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Man Killed In Deadly Banning Construction Accident

Posted on March 27, 2008
A 37-year-old Hesperia man died on the job after a trench collapsed around him while he worked on an underground power line in Banning, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported. Martin Samaniego?s crew from Riverside contractor Pouk & Steinle Inc. was reportedly...

Ford Settles 15-Passenger (E350) Van Rollover Accident Case

Posted on March 26, 2008
Our firm recently won an out-of-court settlement in an auto defect claim involving a Ford E-350 15-passenger van accident. We represented Jose Estrada and Rita Cruz Quintero on behalf of the estate of Jessica Estrada, their daughter, who suffered fatal...

Elderly Driver Hits Motorcycle, 12-year-old Boy Killed

Posted on March 25, 2008
A 12-year-old boy, who was riding in a motorcycle driven by his father, died after their motorcycle was hit by a 90-year-old driver making a left turn. According to an article in the Napa Valley Register, Eduardo Palafox was a...

Six Injured In San Bernardino Chevy Suburban Rollover Accident

Posted on March 24, 2008
A rollover crash in San Bernardino, which officials say was caused by speed and unsafe lane changes, sent six people to the hospital. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, witnesses told police that the driver of...

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Medical Malpractice Cases: Fact and Fiction

Posted on March 23, 2008
My response to ?Frivolous Lawsuits Hurt Patient and Doctor? by Dr. Augusto Lopez-Torres in the Sun-Sentinel and posted on Sun-Sentinel.com. As a practicing personal injury attorney, I naturally see medical malpractice issues differently than Dr. Augusto Lopez-Torres...

Toddler in Washington County is Victim of Brutal Dog Attack

Posted on March 22, 2008
A 3-year-old boy in Hillsboro, Oregon, is in serious condition after being bitten and mauled by two large dogs in Washington County, according to a news report. Anthony Jewell is still in intensive care after the Bullmastiff mixed breed dogs,...

Multi-Vehicle Crash In Orange Leaves 2 Dead

Posted on March 21, 2008
Two people died in a crash involving several vehicles including a motorcycle in a horrific accident on the 55 Freeway in Orange. According to an article in The Orange County Register, California Highway Patrol investigators believe the chain of events...

State of California Agrees To Pay Teenager $10 Million For Crash Involving a Dangerous Freeway Condition

Posted on March 20, 2008
A Los Angeles teenager who lost both her legs in a freeway auto accident after her car hit a broken metal guardrail, will get $10 million from the state of California. According to a news article in the San Jose...

Teenager Dies In Huntington Beach Auto Accident, Police Suspect Street Racing

Posted on March 19, 2008
A 14-year-old boy died after the car he was a passenger in ran a stop sign and hit a car full of small children, The Orange County Register reports. The teenager who died was identified as Phoenix Nguyen. Thankfully, Devin...

Fremont Woman Dies In Fatal Crash On Possibly Slick I-880

Posted on March 18, 2008
A 48-year-old Fremont woman died in a two-car auto accident on the I-880, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Marsha Elizabeth Gonick was reportedly driving her 1982 Mazda with her husband as a passenger when she suddenly lost control of the...

NHTSA Discovered Evenflo Car Seat Defect By Accident

Posted on March 18, 2008
One of the main arguments product and auto manufacturers make in product liability cases is that their product ?complies with federal safety standards.? This article in the New York Times tells the tale of how the recall of more than...

2 Bicyclists Killed, 1 Seriously Injured When Hit By Santa Clara Sheriff?s Deputy

Posted on March 16, 2008
Two bicyclists were killed and one other suffered major injuries when they were reportedly struck by a Santa Clara sheriff?s patrol car that crossed the double yellow line and hit a group of riders in Cupertino, the San Jose Mercury...

Couple Killed in Fiery Mission Valley Big Rig Accident

Posted on March 15, 2008
A Claremont couple was reportedly killed in a big rig accident when their car plowed into a jackknifed big rig on the Interstate 8 in Mission Valley. According to a news article on Fox News? Web site, the tractor trailer...

Stronger Roofs Will Save Lives In SUV Rollover Accidents

Posted on March 14, 2008
It turns out that personal injury attorneys and advocacy groups were right all along on the issue of SUV rollover and roof crush. A study released this week by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals beyond doubt that...

Motorcycle Accident Round-Up

Posted on March 13, 2008
Motorcycle accidents, according to most recent numbers, have climbed at least 25 percent over the last decade. With more motorcycles on the road, there is obviously a probability of more motorcycle accidents, but these stories we found just from scanning...

Ford Loses Appeal In $82.6 Million Explorer Rollover Lawsuit

Posted on March 12, 2008
Ford Motor Company has lost an appeal in an $82.6 million lawsuit involving an Explorer rollover accident, which left Benetta Buell-Wilson, a mother of two, paralyzed from the waist down. Ford?s attorneys had previously succeeded in reducing a $109 million...

BLOG EXTRA: 3 Injured in Suspected Orange County DUI Crash on 22 Freeway

Posted on March 12, 2008
Two women suffered injuries when their car broke down on the 22 Freeway and they were struck by a car driven by a drunken driver. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Reyna Poblanu, 47, of Anaheim...

Ford F-250, F-550 Super Duty Trucks Recalled for Driver Seatback Defect

Posted on March 11, 2008
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 100,000 of its 2008 F-Series trucks because of a flaw in the driver?s seat, consumer watchdog Web site, Consumeraffairs.com reports. Ford officials are saying that the weld connecting the driver?s front seat back...

Drunken Driver On Wrong Side Of Orange County Freeway Causes Accident, Injures 5

Posted on March 10, 2008
Five people went to the hospital after they were injured in a crash reportedly caused by a drunken driver who was heading the wrong way on the 5 Freeway in Anaheim. According to an article in The Orange County Register,...

Loose Tire Flies Off Dump Truck, Causes Fatal Minnesota Auto Accident

Posted on March 09, 2008
One person was killed in a Minneapolis traffic accident when a tire flew off a dump truck into oncoming traffic, according to an Associated Press news report. Not much information was available about the victim, but the report states that...

Los Angeles and Orange Counties Lead Nation In Auto Accident Costs, Study Shows

Posted on March 08, 2008
A new report released by AAA shows that traffic accidents in Los Angeles and Orange counties cost nearly $11 billion annually, the highest in any metropolitan area in the United States. These counties lead the nation in massive costs associated...

Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Filed against Modesto Home For Man?s Choking Death

Posted on March 07, 2008
The family of a 91-year-old nursing home patient, who died after he choked on a piece of fruit, has filed a lawsuit against the Modesto nursing home alleging abuse and negligence. According to an article in the Modesto Bee newspaper,...

2 Dead, 6 Injured In Arizona Ford Expedition Rollover Crash

Posted on March 06, 2008
Two people died and six suffered severe injuries after their 2003 Ford Expedition lost control and ran off Interstate 19 in Tucson, ramming into a tree. According to reports on KOLD News? Web site, Idalia Montano, 34, and Margarita Gonzalo...

Caterer Hit by Truck and Killed in Redondo Beach Accident

Posted on March 05, 2008
A 22-year-old caterer died after she was hit by a delivery van when she was preparing food for a large party in Redondo Beach. According to an article in the Daily Breeze, the woman was working in the loading dock...

Off-Duty Orange County Firefighter Dies After His Toyota Tacoma Veers Off the 241 Toll Road

Posted on March 04, 2008
A 21-year-old off-duty U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service firefighter died in a crash on the 241 toll road north of the 133 in Irvine, a news article in The Orange County Register reports. The off-duty firefighter, identified as Patrick...

Bisnar Chase Files Seat Back Defect Lawsuit Against Nissan Motor Company

Posted on March 03, 2008
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/02/28/079176.htmlLast week, we filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Nissan Motor Company alleging that the auto maker knowingly designed and manufactured the 2000 Nissan Frontier with defective and unsafe seats and seat backs...

Anaheim?s Tree Negligence Costs a Life and $700,000

Posted on March 02, 2008
Anaheim City Council members apparently settled in a hurry authorizing the payment of $700,000 to the family of a 49-year-old man who died when a large Ficus tree came crashing down, smashing his parked van. Michael Gandy, a church maintenance...

Community Heroes in Blythe Save Dog Bite Victim From Vicious Attack

Posted on March 01, 2008
An off-duty police chief and two neighborhood women had to fend off two vicious dogs as they brutally attacked a woman on the street in the city of Blythe, the Palo Verde Times reports. According to the article Blythe Police...

Florida Jury Awards $11 Million To Parents of SUV Rollover Victim

Posted on February 29, 2008
A Florida jury has ordered auto maker Mitsubishi to pay $11 million in compensatory damages to a couple whose son was killed after being partially ejected from the Montero sport utility vehicle that rolled over, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The...

Ford Settles Expedition Rollover Accident Case After Three Week Trial

Posted on February 28, 2008
Ford Motor Company has agreed to an out-of court settlement in an automobile defect/rollover accident case that we have been pursuing for our client, Gloria Levesque. She was seriously injured in a Ford Expedition rollover accident five years ago and...

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