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Oct
San Jose Car Accident and Injury Statistics: What Local Data Shows About Risk on Bay Area Roads
Santa Clara County recorded 14,890 reported traffic collisions in 2024, and San Jose recorded 41 traffic deaths in 2025, its lowest total in more than a decade. The numbers show real progress, but they also show that thousands of people across the region are still injured on loca...
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Oct
Your Legal Recourse When an Insurer Acts in Bad Faith in California
Your legal recourse against an insurer that handles a claim unfairly depends largely on whose insurance company it is. Anyone can file a complaint with the California Department of Insurance. A lawsuit for bad faith, however, generally belongs to the insurer's own policyholder, n...
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Oct
What Is Your Personal Injury Case Worth in California?
A claim's value depends on the specific injury, evidence of fault, available insurance, and the injury's impact on the person's life and income. Two cases that look similar on paper can resolve for very different amounts. Angela Storey, Supervising Litigation Attorney at Habbas L...
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Oct
Do You Really Need a Personal Injury Attorney, or Should You Settle a Small Claim Yourself in California?
Not every injury claim requires a lawyer. Some minor claims with clear fault and short medical treatment can reasonably be resolved directly with an insurance company. Many others carry risks that aren't obvious at first, and those risks are often where hiring a personal inj...
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Oct
Structured Settlement or Lump Sum? How to Decide Before You Sign in California
When a personal injury case settles or wins at trial, you generally have a choice in how you receive the money: a single lump sum paid all at once, or a structured settlement that pays out over months, years, or decades through an annuity. Neither option is automatically better...
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Sep
No Health Insurance After an Accident? How Treating on a Lien or Letter of Protection Works
Getting hurt in an accident without health insurance does not mean you have to go without treatment. Doctors, physical therapists, and specialists across California regularly treat injury victims on a medical lien or a letter of protection, agreeing to wait for payment until the ...
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May
Omar Habbas Supports the Future of Local Journalism with Educational Initiative
At Habbas & Associates, we have always been committed to serving our community, not just in the courtroom but in all aspects of civic engagement. That is why we are proud to announce that our founding attorney, Omar Habbas, has partnered with San José Spotlight to launch a gr...
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07
May
San Jose Earthquakes 9/2 Game Sponsored by Habbas & Associates
At Habbas & Associates in San Jose, California, we are proud to be active members of our communities and known on a first-name basis by many locals. That's why we are so excited to announce that we are partnered sponsors of the upcoming 9/2 San Jose Earthquakes game at ...
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07
May
Attorney Omar Habbas Receives AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
Attorney Omar Habbas of Habbas & Associates in San Jose is considered a legal leader among his peers. This view of him and his work is clearer than ever now that he has recently received an AV Preeminent® Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®. Martindale-Hubbell® is widely considered ...
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07
May
Attorney Tarik Habbas Selected to 2021 Super Lawyers® Rising Stars℠
Attorney Tarik Habbas might be one of the newer members of Habbas & Associates, having joined in May 2019, but he is already making an incredible reputation for himself. We are excited to be able to announce that he was recently selected to the 2021 California Super Lawyers® ...
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07
May
Severe Emotional Trauma Caused by Dog Bites
Dog bites and animal attacks can leave the victim with permanent scars and disabilities. The physical injuries suffered in such an incident are often so dramatic that it is easy to overlook the emotional scarring and mental trauma suffered as well. Of course, if you want to file ...
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07
May
Cottonelle Recalls Flushable Wipes Due to Bacteria Scare
The start of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States was marked by a surprisingly large number of people buying as many toiletries as they could fit in their homes. Months later, the popular toiletry company Cottonelle® has some bad news for those pandemic preppers: a signi...
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