California Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

Man Charged in Fatal Sacramento Drunk Driving Accident Had Just Had License Reinstated

March 9th, 2010

Injury lawyers in California have always spoken out against some of the weaknesses of the state’s license suspension and reinstatement laws. It now appears that a man who has just been charged in a fatal accident in Sacramento, California had just had his license reinstated the previous week.
The accident occurred in the early hours of [...]

Six Killed in Arizona Bus Accident, Los Angeles-based Bus Company Ordered to Cease Operations

March 8th, 2010

Six people have been confirmed dead in a tragic bus accident just outside Phoenix, Arizona, and the California-based company that was operating the bus has been ordered to cease its operations immediately.
The bus was on its way from the Mexican state of Zacatecas, and entered this country at El Paso, Texas. It was on its [...]

Glaxo’s Avandia Tops List of Adverse Events and Injuries for Third Quarter of 2009

March 5th, 2010

In the third quarter of 2009, Glaxo Smith Kline’s anti type II diabetes drug Avandia, was linked to the highest number of adverse events and injuries. That information comes via a report by the Institute for Safe Medicine Practices.
According to the report, there have been a larger number of adverse events and injuries linked to [...]

Food Poisoning Costs US $157 Billion Every Year

March 4th, 2010

It’s no secret to injury lawyers in California that the millions of people who fall ill to food poisoning every year incur heavy expenses in the form of hospital visits, intensive care costs, education costs and other expenses. Past estimates of the total expenses from food borne illnesses were pegged at between $6.9 billion and [...]

San Jose, California Children Rank Number One in Bicycle Safety

March 3rd, 2010

The city of San Jose has been named number one in a report that compares young students based on the level of training that they receive in bike safety.
That information comes via a report titled 2010 Benchmark Report by the Alliance for Bicycling and Walking in the US. The report conducted a survey of 50 [...]

Critical Safety Programs in California Affected by Senate Filibuster

March 2nd, 2010

California injury lawyers will be particularly concerned about how the cutbacks and furloughs at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will impact critical programs that involve reducing drunk driving crash fatalities and curbing distracted driving.
Up to 2,000 federal transportation employees have been furloughed without pay after a measure extending unemployment benefits to them was blocked [...]

Food Safety Study Shows that American Consumers are Very Aware of Safety Issues

March 1st, 2010

Consumers in the US are highly concerned about food safety issues, and would like to see more third party certifications guaranteeing that a product is safe. That information comes via a study conducted by Michigan State University. The study shows that American consumers are highly aware of food safety issues, and also that they believe [...]

California Accident Lawyers Follow Toyota Hearings

February 26th, 2010

The mother of two of the victims in the tragic Toyota Lexus crash in Santee, San Diego has testified before Congress.  This accident and its aftermath has helped focus worldwide attention on the sudden and unintended acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.
It was, as to be expected, it was a highly emotional testimony by Fe Lastrella, [...]

Multi Vehicle Accident in Los Angeles Kills One Person

February 25th, 2010

One person has been confirmed dead in a multi vehicle crash involving at least eight vehicles in Los Angeles. The accident occurred on the 101 freeway.   The victim was declared dead at the scene.  Several people have been injured in the crash. The California Highway Patrol says that at least one big rig was involved [...]

Woman Killed in Los Angeles Semi Truck Accident

February 24th, 2010

A woman has been killed in a truck accident in Los Angeles, the tragic accident occurred on Monday.  The victim was traveling in a Honda Civic, which was rear ended by the tractor trailer.  The Honda Civic lost control and crashed. The woman inside sustained serious injuries. She was declared dead at the scene.
Investigations into [...]