Long Beach Accident Guide

Long Beach is one of California's largest cities and home to one of the busiest seaports in the world. The Port of Long Beach, together with the adjacent Port of Los Angeles, handles approximately 40% of all US container imports, driving an extraordinary volume of heavy commercial truck traffic on the I-710 (Long Beach Freeway). The I-710 corridor is consistently among the most dangerous in California for truck-involved accidents and has been the subject of major ongoing infrastructure studies. Pacific Coast Highway runs through the city's waterfront neighborhoods, creating a high pedestrian and cyclist exposure zone. Long Beach's dense urban core, active nightlife district, and significant rideshare presence generate frequent vehicle accident litigation. Personal injury cases in Long Beach are handled at the city's own branch of the Los Angeles County Superior Court — the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse — rather than the downtown LA courts.