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Car Accident Attorney Explains Non-economic Damages By: Tricia Mills | - Anyone who has been involved in a car accident knows that the impact that accident has on you is not just physical. It can have a devastating financial and emotional impact as well. With over six million car accidents a year in the United States and an average of 1500 of those being in County alone millions of people are affected by car accidents every year. At some point in the process of healing, most people begin to ask what compensation that are entitled to as a result of the car ... Tags:California accident attorney, attorney, lawyer
Dip In Bay Bridge Accidents After California Highway Patrol Crackdown By: Robert Reeves | - California car accident lawyers have been bringing attention to the new S-curve on the Bay Bridge that has been an accident magnet for the last couple of months. Several accidents have occurred here. While most of these were not serious, a few have caused injuries and at least one accident has resulted in a fatality.
California Highway Patrol Braces For High Accident-risk Holiday Season By: Robert Reeves | - It's Thanksgiving season, and millions of travelers around California will begin driving across the state to visit friends and family. For the California Highway Patrol and local enforcement agencies however, the four day weekend promises more numbers of drivers on the streets, congested traffic, incidents of road rage, and speeding and drunk driver. By all accounts, the California Highway Patrol has a greater challenge on its hands this year, than it did in 2008.
Lack Of Safety Features Increases Risk Of Metrolink-pedestrian Accidents By: Robert Reeves | - California residents in some heavily populated areas that are close to Metrolink track are at high risk of pedestrian accidents. But in spite of a number of such accidents, Metrolink has been slow to install safety devices that can prevent pedestrians from walking onto the tracks.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Metrolink has failed to install safety equipment designed to protect pedestrians in several areas where its tracks overlap onto crowded urban areas. The agency has ins ... Tags:Orange County personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a teenage motorist driving a Honda failed to slow down at a construction zone. The 17-year-old motorist lost control of his car, and the vehicle slid sideways. The passenger side of the Honda struck anther Honda Civic, pushing it into a third Honda. The driver of the Civic and his mother sustained injuries. The teen moto ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
According to the Times-Standard, 27-year-old Maira Montez was driving on US highway 101 when she apparently fell asleep. As she dozed off, her Chevrolet Suburban drifted to the eastern shoulder, and traveled on the shoulder for about 300 feet. When she woke up and steered her car back on the highway, the sudden movement caused the car to spin, resulting in the ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Riverside Man Charged In Fatal Car Accident By: Robert Reeves | - Last year, 2-year-old Sophia Sales died when a pickup crashed into the back of the SUV she was in. The driver of the pickup has now been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
In December, John Sales of Orange was driving with his two children, 2-year Sophia and three-month-old Connor in the backseat. Sales had stopped his SUV on the freeway, because the car in front of him had stopped after experiencing a tire blowout. He was unable to change lanes, and go around the st ... Tags:Riverside personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
La Habra Police Officer May Be Charged In Fatal Car Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A La Habra police officer, who was involved in a fatal car accident earlier this year, may face vehicular manslaughter charges, the Orange County Register is reporting.
On the 5th of April, officer Nancy Garcia was responding to a call for assistance from a fellow police officer. Garcia switched on her emergency lights and siren, and drove off towards the scene. She ran a red light at La Habra Boulevard, and ended up broadsiding a car. In the car were Charles Antuna and his wife S ... Tags:Orange County personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Santa Clara Jury Awards $49 Million To Student Who Was Brain Damaged In Car-truck Accident By: Robert Reeves | - It's one of the largest personal injury verdicts in Santa Clara County in recent years. A jury this week has awarded an accident victim more than $49 million in personal injury damages. The jury found that California transportation officials and two truck drivers were negligent in an accident that left the victim, Bakersfield-resident Drew Bianchi, brain damaged.
Los Angeles Researchers Find Alcohol May Help Treat Brain Injuries By: Robert Reeves | - California brain injury lawyers constantly monitor new developments in the field of brain injury treatment. A new study by researchers in Los Angeles reveals a provocative finding - patients with head injuries may actually be more likely to survive if they have consumed alcohol just before the injury. The researchers however are warning that this must not be taken as a license for more alcohol consumption, because drinking can actually cause a whole range of other complications that can kill yo ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Mill Valley Woman Charged In Fatal Bicycle Accident By: Robert Reeves | - California bicycle accident lawyers have been very concerned about the lack of respect for bicyclists' rights and the accidents that result from such negligence. In yet another accident involving a negligent motorist, a 26-year-old bicyclist from San Francisco was severely injured by a motorist driving under the influence.
The man was driving a power boat that was struck by another power boat, driven by his father. Father and son were both on separate boats, and apparently racing at high speeds when the accident occurred. The father seems to have lost control of his powerboat, and crashed into his son's 18-foot boat. The smaller boat was sent out of control, eventually crashing on Ski Beach. The victim was ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Blink 182 Donates To Burn Injury Center By: Robert Reeves | - Rock band Blink 182, spurred on by the recovery of drummer Travis Barker who survived a fiery aviation accident in South Carolina, has pledged to donate $100,000 to the hospital that treated his burn injuries.
Drummer Travis Barker was on a Learjet that burst into flames just before take off from a South Carolina airport. The jet was on its way to Los Angeles at the time of the accident. Two of the passengers and the two pilots died in the accident. Barker and his friend Adam "DJ ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Bakersfield Couple Killed In Motorcycle Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A popular Bakersfield couple was killed over the weekend, in a head-on accident involving their motorcycle and a car in Kernville.
Jim and Debbie Harmon were riding their Harley Davidson motorcycle at abut 9:45 in the morning when they were struck by a Buick. The car was being driven by 74-year-old Hazel Halloran. The Buick drifted off the roadway and when Halloran tried to correct the car she ended up overcorrecting and lost control. The car hit the Harmon's motorcycle head-on. ... Tags:Ventura personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
According to the Los Angeles Times, the accident occurred at the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park on Wednesday. The two who were injured, a man and a 12-year-old boy, were riding on the Xcelerator roller coaster when the cable snapped. The 12-year-old boy suffered lacerations to his leg, while the unidentified man suffered back and neck injuries, and had to be pulled from the ride. The man an ... Tags:Orange County personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
In recent years, several laws have been passed providing some degree of immunity to these cities against liability on certain premises. For instance, skateboarding parks that see a higher incidence of injuries enjoy stronger immunity laws. However as city attorneys are seeing, these laws may protect the city from liability to some ext ... Tags:san bernardino personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
After Spike In Train Accident Deaths, Caltrain Embarks On Safety Education Campaign By: Robert Reeves | - A spike in fatalities on train tracks has Caltrain extremely concerned. The agency has launched an intensive safety campaign called Rail Safety Month to raise public awareness about the dangers of walking on the tracks, as well as anti-suicide awareness.
2009 has been a bad year for Caltrain. Although the first four months of the year saw no fatalities involving Caltrain, there have been a total of 10 deaths on the tracks since May 4th. That makes it one death every 12 or 13 days. ... Tags:California Personal Injury Lawyer, California Accident Attorney
Two Killed In California Skydiving Accident By: Robert Reeves | - Two skydivers were killed in an accident in Acampo on Sunday, when their parachutes got entangled after a collision with a third jumper.
According to Parachute Center in Acampo where the accident took place, the two victims were California-resident Barbara Cuddy and Nevada-resident Robert Begley. The two were experienced skydivers, and were training for a national competition. According to news reports, they were taking part in a complex air formation that included the participat ... Tags:California Personal Injury Lawyer, California Accident Attorney
Motorist Arrested In Fatal Los Angeles Car Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A woman and a child were killed in a fatal van accident in Highland Park in Los Angeles County over the weekend. A female motorist has now been arrested for her role in causing the accident.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, at about 10 pm on Friday, a pickup truck crossed into the opposite lane at Figueroa Street and Avenue 51, and struck a van. A 51-year-old woman, Maria Luisa Dominguez, and a 6-year-old girl in the van were both killed. Dominguez died at the scene ... Tags:California Accident Attorney, Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
California Elder Abuse Penalties Increased By: Robert Reeves | - California nursing home abuse home lawyers will welcome new laws increasing penalties for elder abuse, that were signed last month.
In August, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that increases elder abuse penalties in the state, effective from January 1st, 2010. The bill that was introduced by state Senator Jenny Oropeza D-Long Beach, will increase fines to $10,000 for those found guilty of placing elders or a dependent adult in situations where there is likely to be gra ... Tags:Riverside personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Metrolink Struggles With Safety Reforms After Chatsworth Accident By: Robert Reeves | - September 12th marks the one year anniversary of the Metrolink train accident in Chatsworth near Los Angeles. The agency, as the Los Angeles Times reports, continues to struggle with various challenges on the road to safety reform.
On that day, a commuter train crashed head-on with a Union Pacific freight train. Both trains ended up on the same track hurtling towards each other after the Metrolink engineer ran a red light a few minutes earlier. Cell phone records after the train a ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Bakersfield Father Killed In Drunk Driving Accident By: Robert Reeves | - The three-day Labor Day weekend holiday started off tragically for a Bakersfield family. A young father was killed in a drunk driving accident late on Friday night.
According to Bakersfield Online, 28-year-old Rigoberto Palomares was operating a farm harvester when a pickup truck crashed into the machine. Both the pickup and the harvester overturned, and Palomares ended up under the farm machine. He was rushed to the Kern Medical Center, but died soon after. The driver of the pic ... Tags:san bernardino personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Drunk Driver In Newport Beach Accident To Stand Trial By: Robert Reeves | - A drunk driver, who allegedly caused the accident that killed a local Huntington Beach entrepreneur, will stand trial in the death of the man.
According to the Orange County Register, a Superior Court judge has decided Costa Mesa resident Jeffrey Kirby will stand trial on four felonies in the fatal accident. Kirby is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter in the accident that killed Charles Lewis Jr. Lewis was the co-founder of a martial arts clothing company.
Increase In Injuries From Fall Accidents, Prescription Drug Overdoses By: Robert Reeves | - Research conducted by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has shown that the mortality rate from unintentional injuries increased by 11 percent between 1999 and 2005. Most concerning to California personal injury lawyers has been the increase in the number of deaths from falls, and poisonings by prescription drugs.
Chp, Trucking Companies Focus On Truck Safety Over Labor Day Weekend By: Robert Reeves | - The California Highway Patrol, the California Trucking Association and the Insurance Information Network of California are collaborating to draw attention to truck safety over the Labor Day weekend.
Last week, the three agencies conducted a live demonstration at the California Highway Patrol training facility in Sacramento. Big rig drivers demonstrated the dangers arising from a truck's blind spots. Because of the height of the cab, the driver of an 18 wheeler may not be able to s ... Tags:Ventura personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Cyclist Killed In Duarte Bicycle Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A bicyclist has been killed in an accident in Duarte in Los Angeles County. 53-year-old Charles Cosgrove was struck by a car, and sustained serious injuries. Paramedics tried to revive him, but he died at the scene of the accident.
Charles had begun to bike around since a recent wood chipping accident caused corneal injuries. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the vision problems in that eye could have played a part in causing the accident. As of now, all ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Study Focuses On Binge Drinking As An Accident Cause By: Robert Reeves | - A new study shows that half of binge drinkers who drove off after drinking heavily, bought the alcohol at a drinking establishment, like a bar or restaurant. The study was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and focused on 14,000 binge drinkers, who said that they drink at least 5 or more alcoholic beverages in one drinking session, at least once a month. 12 percent of these drinkers admitted that they had driven a car within two hours of the last time they drank heavily ... Tags:Orange County personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Could Lane Splitting Be A Factor In Motorcycle Accidents? By: Robert Reeves | - California motorcycle accident lawyers have been very concerned at the high number of motorcycle accident fatalities in our state. A report in Tenerife News Online offers clues as to why motorcycle deaths may have been increasing the way they have.
It's not just in California that motorcycle accident deaths have continued their upward trend. Last month, the annual fatality report was released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The report revealed that while hig ... Tags:Ventura personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Woman Arrested After Santa Barbara Drunk Driving Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A woman from Newbury Park has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after she was involved in a Santa Barbara County car accident that injured 6 people.
According to the California Highway Patrol, 4 of the people who were injured in the accident were riding in the car of the alleged drunk driver, 28-year-old Adrian Ponces. Ponces was traveling on highway 154 at about 8 pm on Sunday when she made a left turn right in front of a sport utility vehicle. The driver of the SUV tri ... Tags:Ventura personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Playground Injuries Are Entirely Preventable By: Robert Reeves | - Last month, the family of a little girl in New York, filed a lawsuit against the city after their daughter suffered serious burn injures, when she ran on the hot rubber matting after playing near a sprinkler. The incident provides the right time for California personal injury lawyers to focus on the dangers from playground injuries and preventing these.
According to MercuryNews, 57-year-old Kathryn Marie Marotta was riding a motorcycle, and seems to have lost control or hit an object. According to witnesses, she was ejected from the motorcycle which was on Story Road ramp, to highway 101. Marotta was ejected several dozen feet away from the motorcycle, and sustained fatal injuries. According to the California Highway Patrol, no other vehicles were ... Tags:Riverside personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
The company did this to ensure that proof of structural deficiencies in its vehicles remained hidden. Those allegations are part of a federal racketeering suit filed by Dimitrios Biller, who is former counsel for Toyota Motor Sales USA. Biller claims that his attempts to reveal the company's misconduct has re ... Tags:Orange County personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Child Dies In Modesto Rollover Accident By: Robert Reeves | - An 8-year-old girl has been killed in Modesto in a rollover accident involving a Ford Explorer.
According to the Modesto Bee, the girl was riding in a 1999 Ford Explorer driven by Turlock-resident Amalia Perez on Sunday, when the SUV "began to shudder." Soon, the left tire of the Explorer blew out, and when Perez tried to control the SUV by slamming on the brakes, the SUV veered to the right, and spun out of control. It left the highway and overturned, as it crashed down an embank ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Texting Accident Psa Is Graphic, But Effective By: Robert Reeves | - A Public Service Announcement message video featuring a car accident caused by a text messaging teen, has gone viral on YouTube, and has already had more than 1 million views on the popular video sharing portal. There has been criticism that the video is too graphic, but California car accident lawyers and advocates of stronger laws against cell phone use behind the wheel politely disagree.
It's Time To Focus On Pedestrian Safety For Children By: Robert Reeves | - Across California, school children are getting ready to head back to school after summer break. That means that motorists who might have seen less congested streets, safer crosswalks and empty school zones, will now have to brush up on their safe driving knowledge to avoid accidents.
With hundreds of thousands of school children expected to be riding, walking or being dropped off at or picked up from school, the chances of an accident involving these little children, also increase ... Tags:Riverside personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Pool Safety Is Still An Issue By: Robert Reeves | - Many California swimming pool accident lawyers have firmly supported the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act which went into effect last year. However, there are problems with the manner in which states have been able to enforce the federal law.
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act requires all public pools and spas to install safety drain covers over pools, hot tubs and spas to prevent the entrapment of children and others. The act is named for seven-year- ... Tags:san bernardino personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
60-year-old Susan Herman was walking to the beach near Surface Point with her dog, when she was struck by a car. Herman was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries. The driver of the car that struck Herman, a 16-year-old male, has told police that he didn't see her before the accident. Ventura police are trying to determine who was at fault here. As of now, investi ... Tags:Ventura personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Pedestrian Killed In Santa Cruz Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A Santa Cruz man was killed last week in a pedestrian accident involving a Hummer. The man was walking on the sidewalk at about 9pm when he was hit by the car. The driver of the Hummer, 43-year-old Watsonville resident Reginald Wilcoxen fled the scene of the accident. He abandoned the Hummer less than a block from the site of the accident, and officers spotted him being driven away from the site by his son. Officers managed to stop the vehicle, and Wilcoxen was apprehended after a short chase on ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
In June, 32-year-old Heather Elizabeth Azkoul was found guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. On January 22nd 2007, Azkoul was driving home in Buena Park, when she struck bicyclist Virginia Cordier. 41-year-old Cordier suffered fatal injuries. Azkoul was found to have an alcohol level of .18 at the time of the accident. That's more than twice th ... Tags:Orange County personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
According to the Record Courier, Rebecca Martin was walking with her grandmother in a crosswalk. As they were crossing the road, a car seems to have sped in between two stopped cars. The car struck Rebecca, and she was thrown about 20 feet. She landed on the hood of the car. Rebecca sustained serious injuries, and was rushed to the hospital. She is reported to be in a serious condition. ... Tags:Ventura personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Trucks Banned From Highway After Los Angeles County Accident By: Robert Reeves | - n April this year, a tractor trailer crashed into several vehicles in La Canada Flintridge, killing two people. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill that permanently bans large trucks from entering the highway where the accident occurred.
There was a temporary ban imposed on large commercial trucks on the Angeles Crest Highway after the fatal accident. The ban was set to expire on the 6th of August. With the signing of the permanent ban, commercial vehicles with three ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Air Traffic Controller Was On Personal Phone Call Before Midair Plane Crash By: Robert Reeves | - According to government transcripts, an aircraft controller at New Jersey Teterboro Airport was bantering on the phone with a woman in the airport office, just before the aviation accident that killed 9 people earlier this month.
On August 8th, a private helicopter with tourists on board and a small plane crashed in midair, and both aircraft plunged into the Hudson River. The plane had three members of a family from Pennsylvania, and the helicopter had five Italian tourists and a ... Tags:Riverside personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
The motorist is a 19-year-old driver, and all passengers are under the age of 18. According to the Glendale News Press, the driver was headed north on San Fernando Road when the Ford F-150 pickup truck crashed into the island in the intersection. The truck then skipped across lanes, and crashed into a pole. There was serious damage to the pickup, and the engine ha ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Man Seriously Injured In Drowsy Driving Accident In Placer County By: Robert Reeves | - Yet another car accident in California has been traced to a fatigued driver who fell sleep at the wheel. A Foresthill man suffered severe injuries when he fell asleep while driving and crashed his car.
According to a California Highway Patrol officer, 33-year-old Sheldon Shostek was driving on Thursday morning when according to his statement, he fell asleep at the wheel of the pickup. The vehicle drifted over the shoulder, crashed through a fence and struck a tree. The truck over ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Top 10 Most Dangerous Children's Products By: Robert Reeves | - Over the past couple of years, we've seen a number of children's products being recalled for a series of defects. California product liability lawyers who are deeply concerned about product safety, have been following dozens of these product recalls. However, parents are not always aware of the recalls that are announced.
Jesse James In Amtrak Train Accident Near Soledad By: Robert Reeves | - The 11-year-old son of reality TV star Jesse James had a memorable first train ride on Tuesday. The Amtrak train that father and son were on crashed into a truck outside of Soledad.
According to James, his son wanted to ride on a train because he had never been on one before. The two boarded an Amtrak train from Salinas. The train, with 279 passengers on board, crashed into the back of a truck at about 12:08pm. According to Amtrak representatives, none of the passengers on the tra ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Investigators Probing Slip And Fall Accident Scam By: Robert Reeves | - Investigators in Wisconsin and Illinois are looking into a widespread slip and fall accident fraud involving at least 60 claims.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the scam was easy to operate. The fraudsters worked in groups, and while one person placed liquid or paper on the floor of a retail store, another person would step on it, slip and fall. A third person would act as a lookout to ensure that store employees remained unaware of the accident. They would then file a claim for ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Muni Streetcar-suv Accident Leaves Six Injured In San Francisco By: Robert Reeves | - An accident involving a San Francisco MUNI streetcar with a SUV has left six people injured. The accident occurred on Monday during the evening commute. A streetcar rear-ended the sports utility vehicle, crushing it against the back of another streetcar that had stopped in traffic.
According to witnesses, the driver of a historic orange streetcar was talking to a passenger when the streetcar hit a Silver Nissan Pathfinder SUV. Several of the passengers in the streetcar were throw ... Tags:san Francisco personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Metrolink Urged To Adopt New Safety Measures In Light Of Train Accident By: Robert Reeves | - A panel of rail experts has made a series of recommendations for SoCal's troubled commuter rail system, Metrolink, that are aimed at a complete overhaul of the current safety systems in the wake of the deadly Chatsworth train crash.
Metrolink's safety record has come under intense scrutiny since the September 12th train crash in Chatsworth near Los Angeles, not only from the media, but also from rail safely experts and lawmakers. The cause of the accident was initially traced to t ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyers, california accident attorney
Study Shows That Text Messaging While Driving Raises Accident Risk By 23 Times By: Robert Reeves | - We've always known of the dangers of text messaging at the wheel of a car, but there haven't been studies conducted on exactly how dangerous such behavior can be. Now, a new study shows how the risk of accidents can increase when you text and drive.
The study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute studied the behavior of truck drivers, and covered more than 6 million miles of road. As part of the study, the researchers installed cameras inside the driver's vehicle ... Tags:los angeles personal injury lawyer, california accident attorney
