The author's, Reza Torkzadeh and Allen P. Wilkinson, a pair of prominent and awarded California personal injury lawyers, have presented a comprehensive, organized, easy to access guide, providing information, while geocentric for the Golden State, appear applicable for most any case no matter of locale or location. In his foreword, Torkzadeh, cuts to the heart of the subject in a matter-of-fact way - 'in our society, money is the only justice an injured person or the family of a wrongfully killed person can get... money has a symbolic value. It means that my client's pleas for justice have been heard.' It is this type of pragmatic approach that makes 'Accidents Happen' a clear approach for anyone who wants to be responsibly informed in the area of personal injury law.

The statistics involved with 'Accidents Happen' are eye-opening. Every year in the United States over 60,000 people are killed and more than 4 million persons are injured in accidents. Additionally there are 6.5 million automobile accidents resulting in nearly 40,000 deaths and 3.5 million injuries per annum. To think that you will be immune to being involved in these numbers is negligent. Picking up this book, you will gain insights on how to pick legal representation, on how your case will be evaluated and valued, to the trial process itself, along with how to negotiate and protect your self, your family, your assets, and your rights every step of the way.

Once the fundamentals of civil law and the trial and/or settlement processes are covered, the book then offers an overview on each of the types and examples of common accidents. These include everything from specific types of automobile accidents, to municipal transportation (where the subject of 'common carriers is interestingly covered), along with 'slips and fall' and it's relative 'trips and falls', dog bites, medical malpractice, defective products and even amusement parks and traveling carnival rides. Each subject is comprehensively presented without being legally heavy-handed.

Finally, types of injuries and damages are given an examination, each with experienced insight and thorough detail. Here, you will be appropriately informed about 'whiplash' and soft-tissue injuries, which can be some of the trickiest to proceed with, along with burns, broken bones, and various traumas, both anatomical and psychological. The author's again lend their appreciable expertise, along with an experienced sensitivity to provide the reader a valuable synopsis of these possible life-altering events. You are walked through the processes and machinations involved with trying to reach a sense of justice in the face of dealing with bottom-line insurance conglomerations. There is also excellent advice on how to protect your self before an accident occurs.