GJEL Accident Attorneys' Blog

For decades, Mothers Against Drunk Driving has provided a voice for the families and victims of drunk driving. They’ve effectively advocated for stricter penalties and better methods of prevention while raising the national awareness of the awful things that can happen when people drive drunk. MADD California is the local arm of this organization, and [...]

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Our Winter Charitable Donation Contest (click link to vote!), which highlights five of the finest street safety advocacy organizations in California, is off to a great start! Next week we’re looking for even more involvement and input from the community. We’re asking Californians to vote for which street safety organization they’d like to see win [...]

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Pharmaceutical giant Bayer has come under fire after an Illinois court made the accusations of former FDA commissioner David Kessler, MD, public. Kessler’s expert opinion, filed in a federal court, accuses Bayer of hiding data regarding the safety of two of its birth control pills, Yasmin and Yaz, while conducting extensive off-label promotion in order [...]

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Each year, GJEL serves hundreds of clients who have been injured in roadway accidents around California. Our attorneys work hard to help them repair their bodies and lives, but can only do so much after the fact. The work we do is to correct damage done, but there are plenty of admirable organizations that strive [...]

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A tide of negative news is rising against Takeda Pharmaceutical, makers of the diabetes medication Actos. The world’s best-selling diabetes medication is prescribed, along with diet and exercise, to help patients with Type II Diabetes. But in 2011, the FDA issued a public warning that use of Actos for more than one year “may be [...]

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The holiday season is a happy and relaxing time, but at times it can also be stressful and busy. Between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve, millions of Americans hit the roads each winter to visit family and friends, which means increased traffic and safety concerns. We focus on getting to our destination safely, but as [...]

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This incredible map was put together by The Guardian and ITO using data from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration. In the US, 369,629 passengers, drivers, pedestrians and cyclists died on the road between 2001-2009. In 2009, California had the 15th highest rates of pedestrian deaths by population, though overall roadway casualties dropped by [...]

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Here’s a revolutionary idea: what if walking on the street was safer than walking on the sidewalk? That’s the hypothesis of a new movement that started in Europe and may be making its way state side. It’s called “Shared Spaces,” and it proposes to make streets safer by eliminating barriers between pedestrian and auto traffic. [...]

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Winter is just around the corner, which for many means icy, slick roads. Safety is paramount for drivers, but does that mean buying special snow tires for the winter is a necessity? The answer seems to be: sometimes. Special winter tires can be expensive, costing more five hundred dollars for the parts alone. But based [...]

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