Category : Premises Liability

More Details Emerge in Fatal California Elevator Accident

December 13th, 2011
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A CSULB employee was killed due to a fatal elevator accident

More details are emerging about the fatal California elevator accident at Cal State Long Beach this week that killed a 48-year-old woman.  The woman, a Huntington Beach resident died when the stalled elevator crashed on her as she tried to climb out of it.

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Cooking Equipment Main Source of Home Fires

September 19th, 2011
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Cooking equipment was the number one factor in home fires

According to a report by the National Fire Protection Association, cooking equipment was the biggest contributing factor in most fires in the home between 2005 and 2009.  Cooking equipment was followed by heating equipment as a factor in home fires.

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California Amusement Ride Accident Victims Receive More Than $3.3 Million in Settlement

December 22nd, 2010

The infamous Yo-Yo ride!

A California family, whose four members were injured in an amusement park accident at a county fair in San Jose in 2006, will receive more than $3.3 million in damages. The accident occurred in 2006 at a fair in San Jose. There were more than two dozen children riding on the Yo-Yo carnival ride, when the ride collapsed. Some of the children were thrown to the ground, and were dragged several feet before they crashed into the surrounding rails. The children were seriously injured in the accident. One of them suffered serious head injuries. The family filed an amusement ride accident lawsuit against the owner of the ride, the operator and the manufacturer.

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Amusment Park Accidents Still Occurring as 10 injures at Knott’s Berry Farm

October 8th, 2010

Amusement Park Accidents

Amusement park accidents are still a scary thought for many riders.. At least 10 people suffered injuries in an accident on a roller coaster ride at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park.

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Premises Liability Lawsuit in California Gets Caretaker $903,000 in Damages

August 6th, 2010

Premises Liability Lawsuit in California Fire

A jury has awarded $903,000 in damages to a live-in caretaker who suffered serious injuries during a fire in the patient’s house.  The premises liability lawsuit involved caretaker Lydia Sanchez who was living at the home of Dorothy Kavanaugh.  In 2006, Lydia was sleeping when she woke up to a fire that engulfed the building.  Sanchez said she tried to rescue 92-year-old Kavanaugh, but failed to do so.

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Nine-year-old Child Injured in Carnival Amusement Park Accident

July 29th, 2010
Carnival Amusement Park Accident

How safe are those carnival rides?

A nine-year-old girl was thrown out of an amusement ride at a carnival at the California Mid- State Fair in Paso Robles.  Fortunately, the girl only suffered minor injuries.  The girl had been sitting in the car on the Super Himalaya ride, when she was flung from her car.

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How Health Fitness Centers Can Avoid Premises Liability Lawsuits

July 2nd, 2010

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Recreational and health fitness centers like sports clubs are very successful in California. However, these facilities are not without their dangers and risks. Injury risks can lurk in the form of defective sports or gym equipment, slip and fall risks and other factors.

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California Pool Accident Lawyers Warn about Drowning Accidents This Summer

April 16th, 2010

Drowning Accidents This Summer

Drowning accidents are a big concern this coming season. Summer is almost here, and millions of Californians will hit beaches, lakes and swimming pools around the state. California pool accident lawyers however, will be concerned at the increased risks of drowning and near drownings during the season.

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California Cities Act to Increase Premises Safety, Minimize Injury Liability

September 21st, 2009

The threat of California premises lawyers holding them accountable for negligence has many cities in our state acting to make these premises safer.

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 extent in case of injuries, but are no guarantee against litigation. Attorneys representing cities in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties are advising their clients to enhance safety measures at parks and other premises to minimize their liability further.

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Playground Injuries are Entirely Preventable

September 2nd, 2009

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.

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