Dangerous & Defective Highways

Product Liability Attorneys: Defective Highway Design

"All of a sudden, I lost control and the car flipped over." That's all many drivers remember of a car crash. But what caused the driver to lose control?

A surprising number of vehicle accidents are caused not by cars or drivers, but by hazardous roads, inadequate signage and poor highway design. In many cases, the cause of the accident is not obvious to those who were injured or to police or highway patrols. It takes a thorough investigation by skilled engineers to determine what caused a car accident.

Hersh & Hersh recovered 2.9 million for its client against Caltrans. Hersh & Hersh’s client was severely injured after a motorist traveling westbound on Interstate 80 in Solano County lost control of his truck and crossed over the median into client’s eastbound car. Hersh & Hersh claimed that Caltrans failed to provide a safe and effective median barrier along Interstate 80 in Solano County to prevent cross-over accidents like this from occurring. The case was settled prior to trial.

Passionate Representation in Defective Highway Claims
Contact Hersh & Hersh: When You're Hurt, We Can Help

The attorneys of Hersh & Hersh work with highly respected experts in accident reconstruction and highway design. They carefully analyze the accident scene to determine all the factors that may have contributed to a serious car crash, such as:

• Inadequate signage
• Improper lane marking
• No shoulder or steep shoulder drop-off
• Defectively designed curves
• Poor intersection design
• Defective traffic lights
• Inadequate or improperly placed barriers
• Dangerous exit ramps
• Lack of guard rails
• Failure to maintain roadway
• Dangerous median, lack of median barrier
• Trees or other dangers in the right of way
• Dangerous exit ramps
• Improperly designed construction zones
• Poor Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plans
• Road construction defects
• Failure to comply with state and federal regulations

If you were seriously injured in a car, truck, SUV or motorcycle accident, please contact an attorney at Hersh & Hersh to discuss your case. It costs you nothing to learn if we can be of assistance, and you will pay no attorney fees unless we win financial compensation for you.

From our offices in San Francisco, California, the lawyers of Hersh & Hersh represent people injured by dangerous and defective roadways nationwide.