Stockton Personal Injury Lawyer

The tragic death of a 14-year-old boy who was struck by at least one automobile while trying to cross Hammer Lane just east of West Lane late Monday afternoon emphasizes the need for safety training. Both bicyclists and motorists need to be trained to be on the alert for situations that may place them in harms way. In this case, Hammer Lane is a major thoroughfare that spans six lanes in some...

Highway 49 is the major arterial road that runs through San Andreas, Angels Camp and Sonora. Due to, among other things, the increased weekend traffic that occurs in the Mother Lode as a result of people looking to get away from the Bay Area and the Central Valley and escape to the Sierras it is not uncommon for increase exposure to injury. This was borne out in the news this weekend when...

The wrongful death of automobile drivers and passengers on rural roads surrounding Stockton is a common occurrence and is happening more and more often as the population in the area grows. The 19-year-old driver of a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse, from Fresno, unsuccessfully tried to pass a 2007 Toyota Corolla driven by a, 21-year-old woman, from Elk Grove, in the Farmington / Linden area resulting in...

Officials are investigating the shooting death of a dog following a dog attack of an 80-year-old man.The man was walking in front of his home when a mixed breed, reportedly bolted out of the house and attacked him. One of the neighbors heard the chaos and ran outside armed with his pistol. While the dog was still attacking the man he fired one gunshot, according to Claremont Police. The dog...

A tragic car accident yesterday claimed the life of a one-year-old Stockton girl while she was playing in her family's driveway.The accident occurred when the child's uncle, 36, moved his white suburban so he could wash it. As he backed out of the driveway, he felt like the vehicle hit something. He later told police he didn't see the little girl playing in the driveway.No arrests have been made...

A truck accident closed down Highway 152 for hours this morning, when a big rig transporting frozen foods struck a telephone pole.California Highway Patrol was first notified about the accident at 5 a.m. As officials worked to remove the truck, officers closed down the highway making children have to find an alternate route to school.Officials had the highway blocked until noon, according to CHP...

A woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking $50 million in damages, against the City of Chico for her husband's death who died of West Nile virus last year. The woman said she considering filing a lawsuit last year and was about to give up when she changed her mind after becoming ill with the virus herself this summer.While she did not go to the hospital, she claims she was sick at home...

Following the arrest of a nursing home worker brought up on sexual abuse charges, several more victims are coming forward, according to Salt Lake Police.In less than one day they have received over a dozen calls from people who may not have been taken seriously in their original complaint against the worker.Detective Jared Wihongi says, "Some of the calls have involved people with elderly...

The Stockton, California personal injury law offices of Lawrence M. Knapp serves the needs of accident and negligence victims throughout Northern California and the Central Valley, from Bakersfield, Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Sacramento, Marysville, Davis and Redding to Oakland, Pleasanton, Concord, Placerville, Tahoe, San Andreas, Angels Camp and Sonora. Our California personal injury lawyer...

Lawrence Michael Knapp was born in Passaic, New Jersey' has lived in San Antonio, Texas and migrated to the San Joaquin Central Valley in 1982. He attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California graduating in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies with minors in History and English. Subsequently he attended Humphreys College School of Law (also in Stockton,...