California Injury Blog

A 12-year-old girl was injured in a dog bite incident in Riverside County, the afternoon of January 29, 2012. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the dog attack occurred near East Rider Street and Evans Road in Perris. Officials have quarantined the pit bull involved in the attack and the young victim has been hospitalized for her injuries. The extent of her injuries has not been reported and it is not clear if the dog's owner will be cited or charged in connection with this attack.

My heart goes out to the girl who has been injured in this dog attack. I wish her the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.

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Jose Javier Diaz, 55, was fatally injured in a Santa Ana car accident after he was struck by two vehicles while crossing the street. According to a CBS news report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred in the 400 block of South Broadway Street, the night of January 28, 2012. Police say Diaz was walking across Broadway when a white pickup truck traveling northbound hit him, knocking him into the southbound lane where a green Ford Mustang with a black convertible top struck him. Both, the pickup truck and the Ford left the scene. Anyone with information about this incident or the about the hit-and-run vehicles is asked to call Santa Ana police at 714-245-8701.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Jose Javier Diaz, who was killed in this hit-and-run car accident. The report states that Diaz was a U.S. Navy veteran. Heartbreaking! Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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A 57-year-old woman suffered a serious head injury in a San Diego car accident after a vehicle struck her at a street intersection. According to a news report in U-T San Diego, the injury collision occurred at the intersection of Wightman Street and Marlborough Avenue the morning of January 26, 2012. Officials say the 30-year-old driver of a GMC pickup truck stopped at a stop sign and then attempted a right turn. The pickup hit the woman, knocking her to the ground. She was transported to a local hospital with severe head injuries. It is not clear if the driver will be cited for this collision.

My thoughts and prayers are with this seriously injured pedestrian. I wish her the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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An estimated 24 million Americans utilize medications to lower their cholesterol. Be careful which one you choose, because some medications may make high cholesterol look like a scrape on the knee compared to the side effects you may experience. The Zocor attorneys at Bisnar and Chase are helping patients recover monetary compensation for the injuries they have sustained from using Zocor, but according to the firm’s head partners, monetary compensation is not the number one priority. John Bisnar says that recovering monetary compensation for your injuries is a given, but changing the way manufacturers construct products is the goal that will save lives.

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A woman was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident after a car pulled out of a driveway and struck her, the morning of January 25, 2012. According to a news report in U-T San Diego, the pedestrian accident occurred on Coronado Avenue near Green Bay Street in the Nestor section of San Diego. Officials say the driver had dropped off his children and was pulling out when he hit the woman. She suffered a broken femur and hip as well as abdomen injuries. The report makes no mention of whether or not the driver was cited for the collision.

My heart goes out to the woman injured in this San Diego car crash. I wish her the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.

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Many patients who are taking Effexor have experienced great results. The drug was designed to help those who struggle with depression and other mood disorders and it has proven to be successful in some cases. Unfortunately, pregnant women who take Effexor are showing increased chances of giving birth to a child with birth defects. The California Effexor attorneys at Bisnar and Chase are noticing an increase in cases relating to Effexor and are assisting victims by providing free information about Effexor lawsuits.

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Just recently, two dozen people involved in the fatal church bus accident near Twin Peaks have been taken from the scene to hospitals, San Bernardino County authorities said. One person was fatally injured in the accident that occurred about 11:50 a.m. Monday as the bus was traveling westbound down a slippery Highway 189, said Officer Mario Lopez of the California Highway Patrol.

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A Moreno Valley woman and her 6-year-old son were injured in a dog bite incident, the morning of January 24, 2012. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the incident happened on Indian Avenue near Sunnymead Boulevard in a residential neighborhood as the woman was walking with her son and pushing a stroller with a young child. It was then that a 120-pound bull mastiff jumped a chain link fence from a nearby yard and began attacking the boy.

Officials say the big dog latched on to the boy's head partially severing his right ear, before biting the woman in her left hip. The child in the stroller was uninjured. The owner of the dog arrived at the scene and took control of the animal. Both, the woman and the boy have been hospitalized with dog bite injuries and are recovering. The dog has been handed over to animal control. It will likely be euthanized, officials say. The dog's owners have not been cited pending an official investigation.

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There are several ways in which California workers can have their rights violated by employers in terms of work hours and pay. Each of these types of wage and hour violations involves a different type of legal remedy, so it is important, if you have been denied fair payment for your work, that you talk to a good personal injury lawyer who understands the laws regarding payments to employees.

One way your rights can be violated in terms of payment for work is if you are simply denied compensation altogether. An employer might ask you to work “off the clock,” and imply that if you do not you could lose your job. An example of this is when employers tell employees that they did not finish their work in a “timely manner” and must finish “on their own time.” However, it is against California employment law for any employer to require employees to work without compensation.

Another way your rights can be violated is by denying overtime compensation to you based on some classification the employer says you fall under. For example, a salaried employee might be denied overtime pay because she is not an "hourly" employee. However, a salary does not mean that an employer can legally require you to work longer hours for the same pay.

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According to KSL, a 14 year-old from Tremonton, Utah passed away after being shot in the face with a miniature replica cannon. The cannon was designed for displays only and not meant to fire projectiles. This unfortunate event began with two boys handling a replica of an 18th Century Naval cannon, yet it quickly descended into a wrongful death Utah. Our condolences go out to this family and friends of this young teen. This situation is a great example of when hiring a wrongful death attorney is appropriate.

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Victor Joseph Scallo, 44, was killed in a San Bernardino County car accident involving a hit-and-run driver. According to news reports, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred on San Bernardino Avenue near Commerce Street in Fontana, during the early morning hours of January 22, 2012. Scallo was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Officials are looking for the driver who apparently fled the collision site. So far, no witnesses have come forward. A vehicle and suspect description has not yet been made available.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Victor Joseph Scallo for their devastating loss in this hit-and-run car accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Augustine Choi, 97, was critically injured in a Garden Grove car accident after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road, the afternoon of January 21, 2012. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Choi was walking in a marked crosswalk near the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Stanford Avenue when he was hit by a car. The driver and other passersby stopped to help the elderly victim. Choi was transported to an area trauma center and is said to be in critical condition. An investigation is ongoing.

My thoughts and prayers are with Augustine Choi who has apparently suffered life-threatening injuries in this pedestrian accident. I pray that he makes it through these major injuries and goes on to make a complete recovery.

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A bicyclist was severely injured in a San Diego car accident after he was struck by a motorist and pinned underneath a car. According to a U-T San Diego news report, the major injury bicycle accident occurred the afternoon of January 19, 2012 on Sorrento Valley Boulevard near Whispering Heights Lane. The bicyclist, a man in his mid 40s, was eastbound in the bike lane when he was rear-ended by an eastbound Toyota sedan driven by a 75-year-old woman.

The rider was thrown from his bike and run over by the car, which then jumped the sidewalk and crashed into a tree. Rescue workers freed the man from under the car and transported him to an area hospital. Doctors have said that if the man survives, he is likely to be paraplegic. A witness told officials that the driver was using a cell phone just before the collision. An investigation is ongoing.

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For many years, women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse, or POP, could do little to alleviate the problems associated with this condition. Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when pelvic organs, such as the bladder, drop from their normal position into the lower part of the pelvis, creating pressure against the vagina and other organs. This change in position can result in a variety of health issues, such as stress incontinence, bowel problems, and difficulty with sex. Pelvic organ prolapsed is most common after childbirth, although women of any age can suffer from this condition.

When transvaginal surgical mesh products were first introduced, it seemed the answer to POP problems had been found. These devices, which were surgically placed in the vagina to correct the prolapsed organs’ position, provided surgeons with a useful tool to combat the condition. Over 200,000 women each year benefitted from the use of these products, and the Bard Avaulta System, manufactured by C. R. Bard, was one of the most popular.

However, the elation over this new surgical system was short-lived. Instead of correcting the problems associated with POP, many women found that they experienced health problems after their surgery, which were directly attributable to the Bard Avaulta System. These side effects included difficulty or pain during sex, undiagnosed vaginal pain, urinary problems such as incontinence and infection, pelvic pain and inflammation, general infections, erosion or hardening of the vaginal mesh, and damage to other organs. In some cases, the effects of the Bard Avaulta System were actually worse than the symptoms of the POP the device was designed to treat.

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Harold Tolliver, 92, was killed in a San Diego car accident when a vehicle hit him as he crossed the street in an unmarked crosswalk. According to a U-T San Diego news report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at the intersection of Shoreline and Toscana drives in University City, the morning of January 17, 2012. Officials say Tolliver was crossing the road when a 43-year-old driver in a car with "fogged up" windows struck him. Tolliver died later that afternoon in a hospital. Officials have not cited the driver involved in the collision, but the crash remains under investigation.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Harold Tolliver for their devastating loss. My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.

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Aida Gonzalez, 53, was killed in a Garden Grove car accident, which officials say involved a suspected drunk driver, the night of January 15, 2012. According to a news article in The Orange County Register, the fatal DUI collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of the 22 Freeway, near Bolsa Chica Road, in Garden Grove. Authorities report, Charline Vilchis, 21, of Long Beach, was under the influence when she swerved to the left, while driving a Toyota Corolla, and struck a stopped Toyota Camry from behind. The Camry spun out of control and into the path of a Jeep Liberty. Gonzalez was fatally injured in the collision. Vilchis was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence resulting in corporal injury or death.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Aida Gonzalez following this tragic Orange County car accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Irvine, located in central Orange County, California, is often deemed a beautiful suburban city with nice high-rises, education, and a refreshing proximity to the best Southern California beaches. Sadly, the injuries and accidents in Irvine have increased in recent years, dimming the otherwise idyllic city. In 2009 alone, 15 people were killed in car and motorcycle accidents. Four of the accidents were directly caused by drunk drivers involved in a DUI. 12 fatalities occurred in 2009 alone, one of which was cause by a drunken driver. The accidents are quite high from the previous year, where in 2008 7 fatalities occurred, 2 of which were from DUIs. The accidents often occurred on the 5 Freeway, or on popular streets such as Jamboree and Michelson. Contact the Irvine Personal Injury Attorneys if you were involved in a car accident or endured other serious injuries.

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Two people were hospitalized with injuries after a car accident in Anaheim, the afternoon of January 16, 2012. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury crash occurred at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Cerritos Avenue, when a Mazda Protégé and Nissan Frontier collided. The impact of the collision caused the Nissan to tip over to its side. Two passengers from the truck were extricated and transported to an area hospital. The nature and extent of their injuries is not known. Officials are still investigating the cause of this crash.

My thoughts and prayers are with the two injured victims of this car accident. I wish them the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Dogsbite.org, a national advocacy group for dog bite victims, has filed an amicus brief in a landmark appeals case in Maryland. The case involves the parents of a young boy who are seeking to hold the landlord accountable for injuries inflicted by a tenant's pit bull. According to the brief, which was filed this week, the plaintiffs' hope in this case is to show that landlords can be held liable when their tenant's dog attacks a person. A news release issued by Dogsbite.org states that the group filed the brief with a view to "dispel the many myths about pit bulls perpetuated by pit bull advocates and national animal welfare organizations." In this particular case, Solesky v. Tracey, the claims against the dog's owners were discharged in bankruptcy.

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Back in May of 2011, a horrendous story involving a crashed pickup truck left one teen girl brain-dead and another in critical condition. Going out for a birthday party, one of the girls' father was driving his Toyota pickup when the accident happened.

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Motorcycle sales have surged in the past few years as the “over 50” crowd has discovered biking as a relaxing and enjoyable hobby to be shared with friends. Unfortunately, this resurgence of interest in bikes has resulted in a more sinister trend: the increase of deaths in motorcycle-related accidents.

Motorcyclists are already at much greater risk than passenger car drivers and riders; death rates as much as 35 times as high for motorcyclists have been recorded in the past few years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA.

Some have blamed older motorcycle riders for this increase, stating that reaction time for seniors is too slow to safely manage a bike, on which a rider must be quick to respond to dangers. These people claim that, as the population ages and more people are on motorcycles at more advanced ages, the fatality rates will continue to rise. However, older bikers have countered this argument by pointing to “normalized” scores in which age is not a factor; these figures show that age is not the only thing to contribute to the new fatality figures.

According to NHTSA, the number of drivers killed in an accident involving a motorcycle rose from a low of 55.3 per 100,000 riders in 1997 to 69.33 in 2004. This is an increase of 25% in just seven years; could this really be due to the rising numbers of senior motorcycle drivers, or is there another explanation?

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A bicyclist was seriously injured in a bus accident after an Anaheim Union High School District bus struck him at a street intersection. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury collision occurred at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Empire Street in Anaheim, the afternoon of January 12, 2012. Officials say the bicyclist, a man in his 40s, was pinned under the bus. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The bus was not transporting any students at the time. An investigation is ongoing.

My thoughts and prayers are with this injured bicyclist. I'm relieved to note that his injuries are not life-threatening. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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A bicyclist suffered serious injuries in a Fountain Valley car accident after he was caught in a collision between two SUVs. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury crash occurred the afternoon of January 11, 2012 at the intersection of Bushard Street and Talbert Avenue. Investigators say the two SUVs crashed at the intersection. One of the SUVs then veered off the roadway and struck the 29-year-old Huntington Beach man, who was waiting at a corner for the traffic lights to change. The bicyclist sustained severe injuries, but is expected to survive. Officials are still looking into the cause of the initial collision between the two SUVs.

My thoughts and prayers are with the seriously injured victim of this crash. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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A 20-year-old man was injured in a San Diego car accident involving a hit-and-run driver. According to a City News Service report, the hit-and-run collision occurred on Oleander Avenue near Alamitos Way in San Marcos, the evening of January 9, 2012. Officials say the man was skateboarding when the driver of a car struck him and fled the scene. The victim suffered head injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The male driver admitted to hitting the skateboarder, shortly after the incident, and was taken into custody.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of the 20-year-old man who has been severely injured in this hit-and-run car accident. I wish him the very best for a complete and speedy recovery. Please keep him in your prayers.

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Bisnar and Chase Zimmer knee replacement attorneys in California are experiencing an increase in recent calls and inquiries as more victims continue to come forward. Metal on metal implants have been a hot topic lately as the failure rate has been substantially higher than similar medical devices and patients are forced to fight through pain or undergo revision surgeries to help correct the problem. If you are using a Zimmer NexGen Knee Replacement, contact a Bisnar and Chase attorney at (800) 561-4887.

The Bisnar and Chase law firm has been helping victims for over 30 years, obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars for victims of defective medical devices, product defects, and auto defects. Brian Chase, partner, has achieved numerous outstanding trial attorney awards given to only the top product defect attorneys in the field.

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A husband and wife were injured in a Los Angeles County car accident, which officials say involved a teenage driver running through a red light. According to a news article in The Cerritos-Artesia Patch, the three-vehicle crash occurred on Shoemaker Avenue at Artesia Boulevard in Cerritos, the evening of January 8, 2012. An 18-year-old Fullerton man in a Mitsubishi Lancer drove through a red light and struck a blue Kia minivan carrying the couple. The minivan overturned and crashed into a Toyota Sienna. The man and his wife were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. It is not clear if the driver of the Lancer will be cited for the collision. An investigation into the incident is still pending.

My thoughts and prayers are with the injured victims of this car accident. I wish the injured victims the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.

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Terrell Conner, 26, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after he was struck by a vehicle. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the fatal hit-and-run collision occurred early morning on January 8, 2012 along Vineyard Avenue, near Ninth Street, in Rancho Cucamonga. Witnesses told officials that a Ford F-150 pickup truck was parked near the scene and that a man walked away from the victim toward the truck before driving away. Officials have not said this person is the hit-and-run driver, but they are saying that he is a "person of interest." Anyone with information about this fatal accident is asked to contact the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department at 909-477-2800.

My deepest condolences go out to the family members and friends of Terrell Conner following this tragic hit-and-run car accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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A 62-year-old woman was seriously injured in a Riverside car accident involving a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the hit-and-run accident occurred at Heacock Street and Kernwood Drive in Moreno Valley, the evening of January 4, 2012. Officials say the woman was crossing the street when a dark-colored mid-1990s two-door Honda with a black hood struck her. The driver fled the scene of the crash, leaving the woman with severe head injuries and broken bones. Anyone with information about this crash is asked to contact police at 951-776-1099.

My heart goes out to the injured victim of this hit-and-run car accident. I wish her the very best for a complete and quick recovery.

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The law offices of Bisnar | Chase has decided to sponsor a new video in order to increase awareness to the horrors of D.U.I.'s and their consequences. Named “There are no extra lives when you drink and drive,” the video has a powerful message that is meant to snap teens back to reality about the irreversible tragedy that could occur if they were involved in a fatal DUI crash.

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Upcoming 26-year-old comedian Angelo Bowers was killed in a Los Angeles car accident that was caused by a suspected drunk driver, who also attempted to flee the scene. According to a KTLA news report, the fatal DUI collision occurred early morning on January 3, 2012 at the intersection of Vine and Yucca streets in Hollywood. Bowers was a passenger in a Jeep Wrangler that was northbound on Vine when a Toyota Matrix hit it.

Officials say the 21-year-old male DUI suspect, who was driving the Toyota, had caused an earlier crash by making an illegal U-turn at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue and hitting a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria taxicab. Bowers was fatally injured while the driver of the Jeep Wrangler, Bowers' friend and fellow comedian Josh Adam Meyers, suffered major injuries. The hit-and-run driver is expected to be booked for murder after he is released from the hospital.

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Patricia Dora Martin, 82, was killed in a San Diego car accident after she was hit by an SUV while crossing at an intersection. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at 30th Street and Howard Avenue in North Park, the afternoon of January 1, 2012. Martin was walking across the intersection when a 2011 Toyota RAV4 driven by a man struck her. Martin suffered massive head injuries. She died about six hours later at a local hospital. Police are still looking into the cause of this fatal collision.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Patricia Dora Martin for their tragic loss. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Victims of the defective Depuy ASR unit are coming forward by the masses; thousands of people are claiming serious injuries as a result of the device’s propensity to fail and one Orange County Depuy recall law firm is making sure that they get the compensation that they deserve. The Newport Beach based defective product law firm, Bisnar and Chase LLP, is leading the charge in Orange County for victims of the Depuy hip replacement device and look to compensate victims for their medical bills relating to the device’s failure as well as their pain and suffering.

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Gregory Martin, 54, was critically injured in a Garden Grove car accident after a hit-and-run driver struck him, and a second car then dragged him several hundred feet. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the hit-and-run accident occurred on West Street in Garden Grove, the evening of December 28, 2011. Officials say Martin was crossing the road when 29-year-old Guadalupe Quinonez of Santa Ana, who was driving a gray Dodge Magnum, hit him and left him lying on the roadway. Moments later, a white Ford Explorer failed to see the victim and dragged him about 750 feet before its driver stopped and called the authorities.

Martin has been listed in critical condition following the pedestrian accident. Officials used a license-plate number and tracked down the Dodge, which had been abandoned in Santa Ana. Quinonez turned herself in to the Garden Grove Police Department and now faces felony hit-and-run charges and a misdemeanor charge of driving with a suspended license.

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