California Injury Blog

Eloisa Aguilar, a 57-year-old woman, was killed in a Santa Ana car accident after she was hit by an out-of control vehicle while walking on the sidewalk. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the night of September 1, 2010 in the 2600 block of Harbor Boulevard between Warner Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. Witnesses say the 19-year-old driver was speeding south in a Toyota Scion on Harbor Boulevard and possibly ran a red light as he approached Warner.

He then lost control, skidded across traffic lanes and hit the curb before striking Aguilar who was walking on the sidewalk. She died at the scene. The teen driver was also injured and transported to a local hospital in serious condition. Officials are looking into whether the driver was under the influence, speeding, and if he ran the red light at the intersection. No charges have been filed pending an investigation.
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After feeling wrongfully terminated from his job, Cesario Rodriguez contacted the employment lawyers at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys to find justice. After receiving a free consultation, Rodriguez learned that he was dealing with more than just a case of wrongful termination.

During his career, Mr. Rodriguez worked at Teledyne Controls where he was promoted over a number of years to Stock Room Supervisor. As an employee since 1980, Rodriguez was hardworking and dedicated to his work. It may have come as a surprise to him when he arrived at work on September 4, 2009 only to find out he was terminated on grounds of “force reduction.” The company said that there was not enough work and needed to let him go.
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Currently, taking your civil case in front of a jury requires a lot of time and money. Large juries must be selected, and then after the jury is seated, the trial can drag on for days, weeks, or even months. The California legislature hopes to pass a Bill soon that will make jury trials much quicker and less expensive for the parties involved.

Assembly Bill 2284 (AB 2284) is an act that, if passed, will establish the Expedited Jury Trials Act. Currently, all trials heard in civil court are required to be heard in front of a jury of up to 12 people. The new law will require only up to eight jurors. This means it will take less time to get a proper jury seated and ready for trial.
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Last year, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and other hospitals across the country, overexposed at least 330 patients to toxic levels of radiation when the hospital’s CT scan machines failed to work properly. Toxic levels of radiation — in some cases eight times safe levels — of radiation were forced upon unsuspecting patients who were being treated for various ailments. These extremely high doses of radiation could lead to a lifetime of pain and suffering. This suffering could have been avoided if legislation was in place that required State regulation of the CT scanning machines and the technicians who run them.

Toxic levels of radiation exposure occur in CT scans and MRI machines in hospitals across the country. Cedars-Sinai is not the first hospital to overexpose patients in its care. Senate Bill 1237 (SB 1237) is designed to protect your family from over exposure to radiation if you should ever need a CT scan. This will eliminate another tragedy like the one experienced last year at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Jesus Heredia Calixto, 18, and Candice Ann Bustamante, 32, a 16-year-old girl and another 19-year-old man were killed in a violent car accident in Long Beach, which officials say, was caused by two cars racing each other on a public roadway.

The Press Telegram reports that the horrific crash happened on the Long Beach Peninsula the morning of August 22, 2010 when a Ford Mustang and a 1997 Ford Taurus collided. The Mustang then hit a stone marker. All four of the fatally injured victims were occupants of the Mustang. The two teens in the Taurus fled the scene, but were later apprehended. They are expected to be charged with felony hit-and-run and murder.
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