Holding Government Agencies Responsible For Dangerous Roads
Van Blois Law has extensive experience and an excellent track record of outstanding results in proving public entities liable for dangerous roads and unsafe conditions of public property. Whenever there is a severe injury or fatality occurring in an accident on a roadway, an inspection of the roadway should be promptly undertaken by knowledgeable highway design experts.
Dangerous roads occur when there is a bad design, poor maintenance or failure to correct a dangerous condition. Police investigations rarely indicate a dangerous road is a cause of an accident. If you are involved in a severe vehicular accident, you should promptly contact an experienced roadway design lawyer to determine if a cause of the accident was a bad roadway design, maintenance problem or dangerous condition. The physical evidence at the accident site must be documented and preserved. There is an entire body of the law relating to public entity cases and proving government liability is legally complicated.
We Know California’s Most Dangerous Roads
We have won significant verdicts and settlements for dangerous conditions involving:
- Failure to install traffic signals
- Failure to install guardrails
- Inadequate shoulders
- Poles and objects next to roads
- Pavement edge drop off
- Overhanging trees and vegetation reducing visibility
- Improper banking of curves
- Faded centerlines and missing reflective markers
- Defective guardrails
- Inadequate sight distance
- Unsafe pedestrian crossings
- Insufficient warning signs
- Inadequate lighting
- Poorly designed merge lanes
- Potholes and uneven pavement
- Poor drainage and standing water on freeway
- Unsafe bus stop
- School district negligence
- Unsafe swimming and recreational facilities
We have achieved successful recoveries for our clients for dangerous roads in the State of California, the City and County of San Francisco, and several counties including Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Stanislaus, Mendocino, Monterey, Merced and Butte counties. We have achieved successful results for dangerous roads in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Pleasanton, Livermore, Walnut Creek, Vallejo, Stockton and Tracy.
Get In Touch With Our Law Firm Today
Our lawyers are ready to help following a serious motor vehicle accident. Call 510-343-9570 or 209-478-2400 to set up a free initial consultation. You can also reach us via email. We take all injury and wrongful death cases on a no-recovery, no-fee basis.