The driver of a big-rig was burned badly when his truck crashed into another big rig on the northbound 5 Freeway in Santa Ana Tuesday afternoon. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the 36-year-old truck driver, who has not yet been identified, was trapped in the…
The last two weeks have been like a rollercoaster ride for our federal food safety agencies, some large retailers and wholesalers and most importantly for some, food manufacturers. It all started last week with the second largest beef recall in the history of the United States. Topps Meat Co. recalled…
Talk about a bad day for big rigs and freeways. Wednesday was one of them! There were three separate incidents involving big rigs on different Los Angeles freeways before noon, one of them fatal, which happened about 6 a.m. when a big rig collided with a tractor trailer on the…
Swimming pool accidents are a common occurrence in California. In fact, in California and here in Orange County, it is the most common cause of death among children younger than 5 years of age. Most of it happens in backyard pools when an adult who is supposed to be watching…
Yesterday, we filed a lawsuit against the California Supreme Court and one of its appellate districts. Our suit contends that the courts violated our client’s constitutional rights of due process and equal protection rights. We filed this lawsuit in connection with a recent Appellate Court decision that went against our…
The city of San Dimas has settled a lawsuit brought by a former teen beauty queen in connection with a 2005 auto accident that left her with severe brain injuries. According to an article in the Whittier Daily News, the city and Samantha Palumbo’s attorneys agreed to a $9 million…
By: Carol J. Gibbons, J.D. They take the profits and duck liability. We have all have heard it said, “Follow the Money”, but according to the New York Times, poor Vivian Hewitt is finding it a hard row to hoe after her mom died because of the negligence of Habana…
Funeral home abuse is something you hear about rarely. A lot of people don’t even want to talk about it. Can you blame them? Their loved one dies and then they are given more grief by insensitive, irresponsible and immoral funeral homes and cemeteries, who tend to forget they are…
A 24-year old Northridge man crashed his motorcycle into a left turning Honda Accord Sunday, September 30, 2007 at approximately 2 p.m. at the intersection of Tampa and Atlanta avenues in Porter Ranch according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Valley Traffic Division as reported on DaileyNews.com. The motorcycle was…
By: Staff Writer Last week, a federal jury in Waco, Texas, awarded $6 million to a man who lost four fingers and suffered major injuries to his left leg after his motorcycle collided with an 18-wheeler. According to an article in the Waco Tribune, jurors deliberated for nearly three years…