Archive for March, 2009
Representing Yourself in a California Personal Injury Case is Just Plain Dumb!
Thursday, March 12th, 2009Recently I talked to a man who was rear ended in a car accident, and suffered injuries. He received medical treatment which totaled approximately $5,000.00. He stated that the insurance company told him to submit a demand, which he did. He then told me that the insurance company kept telling him to wait just a [...]
Suzuki Issues Urgent Recall For GSX-R1000 Motorcycles
Monday, March 9th, 2009Chatsworth, California – American Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that an extraordinary safety defect in 2005 and 2006 GSX-R1000 model sport bikes has been causing cracking and breakage in the front wheel/fork assembly and behind and below the steering neck of the motorcycle. Frame fractures are serious safety defects that destabilize and otherwise adversely affect the [...]
Two Car Accident’s Caused By a Possible Drunk Driver
Monday, March 9th, 2009Castaic – California Two traffic accidents involving five vehicles on the Interstate 5 early Saturday morning led to an arrest on suspicion of DUI, the transportation of four people to the hospital and lane closures, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ben Ellis. A sedan and a tractor trailer collided on the southbound I-5 just south [...]
Federal Hearing Regarding Chatsworth California Metrolink Disaster Confirms Engineer Warned About Cell Phone Use!
Friday, March 6th, 2009NTSB federal panel hears Connex Railroad testimony about fatal Chatsworth, California Metrolink train crash. Los Angeles, CA The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) www.ntsb.gov heard testimony in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, regarding the conduct of the engineer who died while operating the fatal Chatsworth Metrolink commuter train crash. Robert M. Sanchez was the engineer, [...]
The Supreme Court strikes Preemption Argument In Drug Company Case.
Thursday, March 5th, 2009In one of the most eagerly awaited decisions of this Supreme Court session, the justices today ruled that drug companies are not shielded from personal injury claims even if the feds approved their products and packaging. The 6-3 decision is a victory for Diana Levine, a Vermont musician, now in her 60s, who sued drug [...]
California Medical Malpractice Cases In a Nutshell.
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009What you need to know about California Medical Malpractice Cases.
Man killed in highway crash with big rig Truck.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009YERMO – California A passenger died Monday night after the pickup truck he was riding in crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Interstate 15 near Yermo, according to a report from the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner’s Department. County coroners have not yet released the man’s name pending notification of his family. He and [...]