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Are Personal Injury Award Settlements Taxable?

September 30, 2022
By Samer Habbas, Esq
In Accidents, News & Information,

Delayed Injury Symptoms After an Accident

February 5, 2020
By Samer Habbas, Esq
In News & Information, Orange County Personal Injury,

Motor vehicle accidents are generally horrifying experiences – even when the damage is not severe. Victims of car accidents can suffer various types of injuries depending on the severity of the collision. It is important to note that not all injuries manifest immediate symptoms after an accident. When you are in an accident, your body […]

California Distracted Driving Laws

January 30, 2020
By Samer Habbas, Esq
In Accidents, News & Information,

There were more than 485,866 motor vehicle collisions last year in California. Most of these crashes were caused by simple distracted driving mistakes that were completely preventable. That’s why the state of California has enacted a list of laws aimed at dealing with and reducing distracted driving. What is Distracted Driving? California laws define distracted […]

Do I Have a Case for My Accident?

January 16, 2020
By Samer Habbas, Esq
In Accidents, News & Information,

Main Components of Your Accident Case: Liability, Coverage and Damages When you get into an accident, you expect the party at fault to compensate you for your injuries. Although the ideal situation is for the liable party, or their insurance carrier, to simply tender a check for their policy limits, it is rarely a case. […]

The Value of Practicing Good Vehicle Posture

January 9, 2020
By Samer Habbas, Esq
In Auto Accidents, News & Information,

According to Harvard Health Watch, the average person spends 101 minutes a day driving. That equals approximately 37,935 hours of driving in an average lifetime. With all that time sitting upright in a vehicle, it starts to take a toll on the body. Especially on longer trips, people begin to situate themselves to a comfortable […]

Vaping Death Toll Surpasses 50 in the U.S.

December 17, 2019
By Samer Habbas, Esq
In News & Information,

United States health officials have reported that the death toll in the vaping illness outbreak has topped 50. The 52 deaths in 26 states are among the 2,409 hospitalized cases that have been reported across the nation this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hospitalized cases have been most common […]