A worker sustained fatal job injuries after he was buried under 11 feet of dirt while working at a Los Angeles area construction site. According to an Associated Press news report, the man was buried in a trench during an excavation the morning of July 29, 2010. Skilled rescue workers…
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10 Of the Most Commonly Broken Bones You Can Suffer in a Car Accident
If you make it into adulthood without breaking a bone, you are lucky. Most people will break at least one bone at some point in their lives. If you are involved in a car accident, your chances of breaking a bone are even greater. Various bones can get broken during…
DUI Collision Causes Major Injuries
Three members of a Tahoe City family — Heather Laboie, 42, Donna Howard, 66, Laboie’s 6-year-old daughter — sustained major injuries in a car accident after a suspected drunk driver crashed head-on into their vehicle. According to a news report in the Sierra Sun, the major injury collision occurred on…
Breast Cancer is Often Misdiagnosed: How New Technology Can Prevent This From Happening
A breast cancer diagnosis is devastating on the patient and his or her family members. When you are diagnosed with this disease, you may think it could never happen to you. Now, imagine how you would feel if you later found out that you were misdiagnosed with a cancer that…
DUI Crash in Mendocino County Causes Major Injuries
Misty Duran, 20, sustained major injuries in a DUI collision the afternoon of July 18, 2010 in Willits. According to a report in The Willits News, Kayla Grace Chesser, 21, was driving a 2003 Honda Civic north on Highway 101 at a high rate of speed when she drifted off…
Ventura Hit-and-Run Collision Injures Bicyclist
Gerardo Rodriguez, 49, was injured in a Ventura car accident after he was struck in a crosswalk by a sport utility vehicle, who witnesses say, ran a red light. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, Rodriguez was using the crosswalk at Oxnard Boulevard and Colonia Road…
Should You Be Concerned About Rental Car Drivers?
The Consumer Attorneys of California believe that you should, and they have been working to protect your interest by sponsoring AB 2039 which is authored by Charles Calderon. The attorneys at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys strongly endorse this bill to revise the California law regarding service of process on…
Girl Injured in Oakland Dog Attack
A 7-year-old girl sustained severe injuries in a dog bite incident the afternoon of July 24, 2010 after a pit bull terrier bit her on the face. According to a Bay City News report, the dog attack occurred at a home on 82nd Avenue. Eyewitnesses told police that the dog…
Radiation Effects of Medical Tests
Medical exams such as CT scans are as common as blood tests these days and not very many people worry about the test itself giving them a medical problem. Unfortunately, this has been the case, when patients have actually lost their hair after this routine test. Apparently, the CT scanner…
Deepwater Horizon Alarm System Disabled Before Oil Rig Explosion
Michael Williams, chief electrician aboard the Deepwater Horizon, testified Friday at a federal hearing that one of the vessel’s critical alarm systems had been purposefully disabled before the oil rig explosion. The general alarm system about the Deepwater Horizon should have sounded an alarm warning offshore workers to move away…