Law Offices of Arne J. Nelson

When the earthquake rolled through the Bay Area at 5:04 PM, Tuesday, October 17, 1989, I was on the 24th floor of the Steuart Street tower, of One Market Plaza, at the foot of Market Street and a block from the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco.   A building eng...

Just Another Motorcyclist At Fault (or Not?): In 2013, my office was retained by a motorcyclist who was seriously injured while “splitting lanes” in morning commute traffic on southbound I-880 in Hayward. Our client was the father of a 2 year old girl and was then just...

Whenever a prospective client uses the phrase “Full Coverage,” I become concerned that this person’s insurance may be less than what is either needed, or what they could have afforded and therefore should have purchased, had they only understood the significance of the...

Premises liability injury cases (trip/slip & fall) are based on negligence principles: (1) duty, (2) the property owner’s breach of that duty, (3) proximate (legal) cause of the injury, and (4) damages.  The “duty” generally comes from a specific law.  Claims for injur...