Blog Posts in September, 2009
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. made a public statement this week concerning a product recall for certain models. Toyota automobiles have a reputation for being among the safest manufactured cars ...
Continue reading "California Product Recall Reveals Safety Issues with Driver Side Floor Mats" »
Posted on Sep 29, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was ordered to pay $7.4 Million dollars when an infant suffered brain damage due to meningitis that was not timely diagnosed. The mother of the child, an ER Doctor at UCLA ...
Continue reading "Los Angeles Birth Injury Results in $7.4 Million Damages" »
Posted on Sep 29, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers
Two months ago local California resident was biking with his friends when he was struck by a drunk driver and thrown from his bicycle. He landed face down on the pavement and was pronounced dead at ...
Continue reading "LA County Bicycle Accident Victim Remembered" »
Posted on Sep 29, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Friday night was the scene of tragedy when a driver hit three pedestrians, leaving one dead and the others injured. The accident occurred late in the evening when the driver allegedly failed to stop ...
Continue reading "Suspect in Huntington Park Hit-and-Run Accident Comes Forward" »
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers
An article was released in the Los Angeles Times reporting on the in consistencies found in the official Metrolink system records. The article pointed out that the reports in Metorlink's systems did ...
Continue reading "Metrolink Records Show Errors in Accident Reports" »
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorneys
On September 27, 2009 - A family of eight (six children, the children's father and grandmother) traveling in their SUV were involved in an auto accident with a suspected drunk driver who hit their ...
Continue reading "Family involved in SUV Auto Accident Returning From Disneyland" »
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
A Los Angeles Times' study in Metrolink accidents announced that the Buena Vista Street crossing in Burbank and the Sunland Boulevard crossing in Sun Valley are two of the most dangerous intersections ...
Continue reading "Most Dangerous Crossings named in California Metrolink Accident Analysis" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
The California Highway Patrol reports 12 auto accidents in the Los Angeles area for the day of September 27, 2009. Of those car accidents the majority resulted in property damage and no injuries. A ...
Continue reading "Large number of Los Angeles Traffic Collisions on Interstate 10 and 110 Freeway" »
Posted on Sep 27, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded Richard Mraz $55 million dollars when a Dodge pickup ran over him due to a transmission defect that made the truck appear to be in park when it was actually ...
Continue reading "Chrysler Wrongful Death Settlement reached in Death of California Longshoreman" »
Posted on Sep 26, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
A star of Will & Grace, Megan Mullally, was injured last week in a two-car auto accident. The Beverly Hills Police have not yet determined who was at fault, and both parties reported that they ...
Continue reading "Will & Grace Star Injured in Beverly Hills Car Accident" »
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers
The city of Glendale, which is not to far from Los Angeles, hosted a safety workshop last week for local teenagers and their families. A completely totaled Ford SUV was put on display for all to see ...
Continue reading "CHP Officer Gives a Drunk Driving Awareness Presentation" »
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Just 13 minutes North of Los Angeles, a steep portion of State Route 2, was the scene of a horrific Truck Accident when a runaway big rig slammed into a Palmdale resident and his young daughter. 12 ...
Continue reading "Fatal Crash Leads to Ban on Big Rigs on Angeles Crest Highway" »
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
LeAnn Rimes, award winning country singer, was involved in her second Los Angeles Car Accident in less than a month. Rear-ending a Mercedes, Rimes exchanged insurance information and reported the ...
Continue reading "Popular Singer involved in Los Angeles Auto Accident" »
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Here in Southern California we enjoy nice weather year round which means that more and more people are participating in water sports. One of the pass times of Los Angeles residents is that of jet ...
Continue reading "Jet Ski Accidents Kill in Los Angeles, CA" »
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
On Wednesday morning, a motorcycle accident occurred in San Dimas, California, around 30 miles from Los Angeles, on the 210 Freeway causing a Sig Alert. While traveling westbound on the 210 Highway ...
Continue reading "Motorcycle Accident in San Dimas" »
Posted on Sep 23, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Heavy traffic in Los Angeles, CA is an ever growing problem and usually goes hand in hand with catastrophic automobile accidents. Commuters who travel to the inner city using the 5 freeway and the 110 ...
Continue reading "Transit Projects to Provide Los Angeles Car Accident Prevention" »
Posted on Sep 22, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
A fatal truck accident involving a Toyota truck happened in Glendale, CA last Friday. Authorities report that a large box truck ran a red light at hit into the 53 year old Los Angeles man in his ...
Continue reading "Los Angeles Resident Killed in Truck Accident" »
Posted on Sep 21, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
There was a recent automobile accident involving five motor vehicles. This accident resulted in the serious injury of at least six people who were traveling in a church bus. The CHP reported that a ...
Continue reading "Five Car Crash on Interstate 5 Leaves Two in a Coma" »
Posted on Sep 20, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
The Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics has determined the leading causes of fatal bus and truck accidents. Amongst the various manners in which a fatal truck accident could result, the most ...
Continue reading "Major Causes of Fatal Truck and Bus Accidents" »
Posted on Sep 19, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
The most recent study of bus accidents (describing 2006) has determined that California has the highest number of bus crashes resulting in the highest number of injuries. This report has further ...
Continue reading "Bus Auto Accidents Were the Highest in California" »
Posted on Sep 18, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
It was reported on September 16, 2009 that the Xcelerator, a popular Knott's Berry Farm roller coaster, malfunctioned causing the injury of two passengers. A man complained of back pains and a young ...
Continue reading "Two People Injured in California Amusement Park Accident" »
Posted on Sep 17, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney
A recent report from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) found that out of the many children who should be in car seats in the Central Valley, only 80% are actually are using them. Of that percentage ...
Continue reading "Child Safety Seats and Car Accidents in Southern California" »
Posted on Sep 16, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
Car crashes , pedestrian accidents, and hit and run collisions are very common in the Los Angeles area. The CHP has their hands full with the many accidents that occur each day on local California ...
Continue reading "Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Los Angeles, CA" »
Posted on Sep 1, 2009 By Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyers
The Los Angeles County Fire Department reported that at least two firefighters have died fighting the raging wildfires in the San Gabriel foothills near La Canada this past weekend. This wildfire ...
Continue reading "Los Angeles Firefighters Killed in California Wildfire" »
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