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4 Real and 5 Fictional Seinfeld Lawsuits
By Andy Gillin Jul 1, 2021
Gearing up for the holiday weekend, we thought it necessary to revive GJEL Accident Attorneys' legal humor category. With that, we've compiled 9 Seinfeld-related lawsuits, five fictional and four... Read More
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Here are the Scariest Roads in California
By Andy Gillin Feb 5, 2021
What comes to mind when you think of traffic laws? There are right-of-way rules that say who yields and who proceeds at traffic intersections and crosswalks. And speed limits.... Read More
Wrongful Death Paid in Trial
By Andy Gillin Aug 19, 2020
GJEL Accident Attorneys recovered 13.6 Million Dollars for a client which was paid during trial. View more about the wrongful death verdicts and settlements from GJEL. Read More
Map of California DMV Offices
By Andy Gillin May 17, 2020
Safe driving behavior begins at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Teen drivers are tested by their local DMV before receiving their license, and all drivers must go through the... Read More
Ford Explorer Rollover Settlement
By Andy Gillin Sep 17, 2019
Our client was a fourteen-year-old girl who was in a car with her two friends, who were also minors. The car they were traveling in belonged to our client’s... Read More
Unsafe Lane Change Accident Settlement
By Andy Gillin Sep 17, 2019
Case Details: Our client, an experienced bicyclist, was riding westbound on Lone Tree Way in Antioch, California. He was in the #3 lane approaching the on-ramp for northbound Highway... Read More
Compensation for Pedestrian Hit By Car
By Andy Gillin Apr 16, 2019
About The Accident Our client was assembling furniture for his new residence on the driveway- pavement in front of his space at the garage shared with other condo owners.... Read More
The Top Reasons to Go To Law School
By Andy Gillin Jan 18, 2019
The attorneys at GJEL recently hosted a scholarship program and asked incoming law students why they wanted to go to law school. As a part of this contest, the... Read More
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Most Unlikely Courtroom Comedies
By Andy Gillin Oct 10, 2018
Last week, we brought you some of the most absurd attempts of replicating judicial in the most unlikely courtroom dramas. Ranging from Chicago to Miracle on 34th Street, it... Read More
$4 Million Child Wrongful Death Verdict
By Andy Gillin Feb 9, 2018
In what appears to be the largest wrongful death settlement for a child in California history, the family of a 4-year- old girl killed in a traffic accident has... Read More
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San Jose Alcohol Related Injuries Are Up
By Andy Gillin Apr 26, 2017
Compared to other population centers in California, the San Jose area appears to be doing well at limiting alcohol-involved injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol’s latest report on... Read More
Untangling 27th Street in Oakland
By Andy Gillin Jul 27, 2016
As Oakland remakes key Downtown corridors such as Telegraph, Harrison, and 20th, big changes are also in store for 27th Street. Oakland recently submitted a grant application to the... Read More
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Rethinking BART to Santa Clara
By Andy Gillin May 2, 2016
After nearly two decades of planning, the timeline for completion of the Silicon Valley BART extension remains uncertain. Later this year, BART will open a five mile, $890 million... Read More
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BART’s bond measure: aiming too low?
By Andy Gillin Mar 28, 2016
Over the past few weeks, BART and Los Angeles’ Metro have each made big headlines, albeit for very different reasons. In the Bay Area, BART’s ongoing mechanical problems are... Read More
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Where should a second Transbay Tube go?
By Andy Gillin Mar 2, 2016
There is a growing consensus that building a second Transbay Tube is critical to the Bay Area’s future. Transbay ridership has skyrocketed in recent years – MTC’s ongoing Core... Read More