Officials in Santa Clarita are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident where a 25-year-old man was killed after crashing into a cement mixer truck. According to an article in the Santa Clarita Signal, http://www.thesignal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=53125&format=print the collision – the second fatal motorcycle accident in just one week in that area – occurred…
Nancy Matthews, a veterinarian, is suing the San Diego Department of Animal Services for injuries suffered during an attack by two boxer dogs more than a year ago. She has filed an amendment to the lawsuit she filed last November, according to the North County Times. Matthews said she spent…
Here is a list of some of the big rig and big truck accidents that occurred around the country recently: “Pig rig crash?”: A stretch of the 60 Freeway in the City of Industry was snarled after a big rig carrying live pigs spilled a load of the animals on…
Evenflo is reportedly recalling about 1 million defective infant safety car seats because they could result in serious injury or death in a collision. According to an article in watchdog Web site Consumeraffairs.com, the models covered by the recall are 390, 391, 534 and 552 Discovery car seat and travel…
A 46-year-old man from Massachusetts is in critical condition with severe head injuries after he was struck on a Corona street by a hit-and-run driver. According to an article in the Riverside Press-Enterprise, David Derosier was in town for a motocross event and was going across the street after having…
A product liability lawsuit involving defective seatbelts in Mitsubishi vehicles is going to trial in a Florida court tomorrow against Japanese auto maker, Mitsubishi Motors. According to a Yahoo! article the lawsuit says the seatbelt in a 2001 Montero sport utility vehicle, designed to introduce 10 inches of slack during…
An 8-year-old boy, who suffered severe dog bite injuries in Fontana, reportedly told police that someone intentionally set the dog on him. The boy and his brother who were walking down a neighborhood street told officers that a teen inside a house opened a door and let a 65-pound pit…
Here is another tragedy that clearly shows how important it is for restaurants, bars and liquor stores to take responsibility and stop providing alcohol to those who are already intoxicated – especially if they are ready to drive away in that condition. According to a news report in the Arizona…
Federal auto safety officials have yet again put off updating a controversial standard for vehicle roof strength, according to a news report in the watchdog Web site, Consumeraffairs.com. This one has been a long time coming not only because the existing standard is more than 35 years old, but because…
A man, who filed a lawsuit against a San Luis Obispo nursing home, is alleging that owners understaffed their facility to save money thereby causing the death of his mother who took a fall and died of pneumonia when she was a resident there. According to a news report in…
