Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on May 10, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Negotiating an auto accident settlement with an auto insurance company is very common because each year approximately 2 million Americans are injured in automobile accidents of which 20,000 accidents ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Scott Hughes
It is not uncommon for Professional license holders to have to deal with professional licensing authorities at least once during their careers. A qualified individual may be denied a license to ...
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Posted on May 4, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Being injured on exercise equipment is quite common because Fitness and sports centers are very popular in Orange County and Los Angeles County. According to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2012 By Scott Hughes
According to a recent Press Enterprise news article dated March 14, 2012, Animal Control officers seized a Pit Bull dog in Cathedral City, California and euthanized it for rabies after it attacked a ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Motor vehicle crashes are a major cause of death for ages 3 to 14. In 2009, 14 percent of the children age 14 and younger who were killed in motor vehicle crashes were killed by drivers who were ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Scott Hughes
You may have a bad experience with a BUI road trap after party and a little too much "alcohol." The state police may stop you at a "highway" and question you if you are drunk. You ...
Continue reading "Bicycling Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs." »
Posted on Feb 25, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Drivers must know that a DUI conviction can impose fines, penalties, and impact your driving privileges. If you are 21 or older and arrest you for a DUI, you may be charged primarily for driving under ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Texting while driving has been illegal since July, 1, 2011 and is now one of the most dangerous things to do while driving, even more dangerous than drunk driving. Although no research has been ...
Continue reading "Texting while Driving is more Dangerous than driving at a .08 BAC" »
Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Scott Hughes
California's underage DUI laws are among the toughest in the nation. California has a zero tolerance law. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) limit is 0.01% for drivers under 21. This means ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Arrests for DUI for using prescription drugs are on the rise, especially in California. Any substance or combination of substances, other than alcohol, which is capable of affecting the nervous ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Scott Hughes
Once ingested, alcohol is constantly absorbed into, and eliminated from, the body. The entire process of absorption, distribution and elimination can demonstrated on the chart below. The left portion ...
Continue reading "Rising Blood Alcohol Defense to DUI Charges" »