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The Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys Law Firm is proud to be suing Subaru of America on behalf of young Emma Thayer and her father Gregory Jones for the wrongful death of Emma’s mother, Lisa Ann Thayer, who was killed in a Subaru Forester rollover accident. According to court documents, Thayer was buckled up in the Forester and traveling north on Interstate 40 at highway speeds, when the SUV rollover accident occurred.

The sport utility vehicle suddenly veered into the south paved shoulder, rotated clockwise and then swerved north across both lanes of traffic into the desert. The Subaru Forester then rolled over two times causing injuries to Emma and killing her mother, Lisa.

In our opinion, the Subaru Forester was defectively manufactured. It has an unsafe seat restraint system and insufficient lateral and roll stability. We know that during the accident, Lisa’s seatbelt failed ejecting her through the vehicle’s windshield causing fatal injuries.
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La Habra is known for the Children’s Museum, major retail shopping, a friendly environment for non-profit and charitable organizations, and a pleasant quality of life for our residents.

The La Habra personal injury attorneys at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys have represented the seriously injured in La Habra for over 30 years. We specialize in fighting for the rights of those injured by the negligence of others and limit our practice to serious personal injury and wrongful death. Whether you were hurt in an auto accident, suffered a brain injury, or even were the victim in an La Habra dog bite incident, our top personal injury lawyers in Orange County are ready to represent the interests of you and your family.

We do NOT charge a fee until there has been a monetary recovery in our client’s case and we advance all costs and expenses.

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I read this fascinating account of how a plastic surgeon in Pasadena re-attached the index finger of a 2-year-old boy after it was bitten off by a neighbor’s dog. According to this story in the Pasadena Star News, the toddler had stuck his hand through a fence and a neighbor’s pit bull bit off the tip of his left index finger.

Dr. Jeanette Martello, the on-call plastic surgeon at Huntington Hospital, took one look at the boy and was worried because there was no finger tip available to put back and no extra skin hanging off the finger to cover the bone. That would mean severely impairing the boy’s fine motor skills. He would even have problems writing or buttoning up his shirt.

The police had apparently scoured the boy’s and the neighbor’s yards for the finger tip, but couldn’t find it. And then, Dr. Martello had an idea – she thought it might be worth a shot to get the dog to throw up. So she got the required clearances from humane society officials and a veterinarian and administered a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to the pit bull. Sure enough, the dog threw up and out came the fingertip along with other undigested food.

The finger tip was still in good shape. After microscopically removing bits of food from the cut finger tip and drenching it with antibiotics, it took a two hour surgery to re-attach it. The doctor says it was “like a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces fitted perfectly.”

This is such a heartwarming story not just because of this surgeon’s out-of-the-box thinking and her creativity, but because of her courage to experiment and her extreme concern for the little boy. This plastic surgeon is a true hero.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to pay $4.5 million to the only person who survived a mid-air collision of two helicopters at the Torrance Municipal Airport on Nov. 6 2003. According to a Sept. 23 article in the Daily Breeze, 27-year-old Gavin Heyworth, a former Marine, suffered severe injuries in the helicopter crash including two broken legs, a separated pelvis, spine fractures, brain hemorrhaging, collapsed lungs and broken ribs.

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation blamed Heyworth for the crash, but a federal judge ruled that air traffic controller error, negligence and carelessness led to the catastrophic collision. U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper also found the tower to be understaffed and that the air traffic controllers did not adequately communicate with one another when the air traffic in the area increased.
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Cyrus Syadeh, 77, of Woodland Hills, died in an Irvine pedestrian accident on Sept. 22 after he was a struck by a vehicle on Culver Boulevard, The Orange County Register reports. Syadeh was reportedly struck and killed by a 41-year-old Newport Beach woman and was found lying in the street near Sandburg Way. Syadeh suffered multiple injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Irvine Police officials said the driver, whose identify has not been revealed, was driving north on Culver when she hit Syadeh. Police are still trying to determine whether Syadeh was walking against the traffic signal and what color the light was for the driver. The driver has not been charged or detained. If you saw this pedestrian accident, please call Irvine police detective Jonathan Cherney at 949-724-7024.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Cyrus Syadeh for their tragic loss.
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Aliso Viejo is a lively community with award-winning schools, a convenient location, great shopping, dining and entertainment, employment centers, beautiful parks and an extensive recreational program offered by the Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA). With its expanding housing and work options, educational centers, balanced retail/commercial mix, and recreational opportunities, Aliso Viejo continues to offer more reasons for businesses and families to choose Aliso Viejo as their hometown.

The Aliso Viejo personal injury attorneys at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys have represented the seriously injured in Aliso Viejo for over 30 years. We specialize in fighting for the rights of those injured by the negligence of others and limit our practice to serious personal injury and wrongful death. Whether you were hurt in an auto accident, suffered a brain injury, or even were the victim in an Aliso Viejo dog bite incident, our top personal injury lawyers in Orange County are ready to represent the interests of you and your family.

We do NOT charge a fee until there has been a monetary recovery in our client’s case and we advance all costs and expenses.

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Danielle Underwood, 16, of Rialto died in an auto accident Sept. 20 after her 1984 Jeep Wrangler collided with another vehicle. According to this news report, the Wrangler collided with a 2000 Mazda truck near the Fifth Street off-ramp on the 215 Freeway. Danielle, who was in the front passenger seat of the Jeep was ejected.

Two others suffered injuries and were transported to area hospitals. The Jeep reportedly hit the guardrail following its collision with the Mazda. California Highway Patrol officials are still investigating the collision.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Danielle Underwood for their tragic loss.
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The City Council and staff are dedicated to live up to our motto of keeping Fountain Valley . . . “A Nice Place to Live” The City of Fountain Valley encourages our residents to participate in the wide variety of programs, activities, and services offered to our residents.

The Fountain Valley personal injury attorneys at Bisnar Chase Personal Injury Attorneys have represented the seriously injured in Fountain Valley for over 30 years. We specialize in fighting for the rights of those injured by the negligence of others and limit our practice to serious personal injury and wrongful death. Whether you were hurt in an auto accident, suffered a brain injury, or even were the victim in an Fountain Valley dog bite incident, our top personal injury lawyers in Orange County are ready to represent the interests of you and your family.

We do NOT charge a fee until there has been a monetary recovery in our client’s case and we advance all costs and expenses.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that protects the rights of nursing home residents to hold long-term care facilities accountable in court for negligence and abuse. According to this news report, the bi-partisan bill titled The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 – is sponsored by Senators Herb Kohl, a Democrat and Mel Martinez, a Republican.

The need for this legislation was spurred by the fact that a number of nursing home residents and their families were finding out that they were unable to sue negligent nursing home facilities. This was because they had signed binding contracts at the time of admission stating they wouldn’t sue the facility. Basically, by signing these agreements, residents and their families sign away their right to hold negligent and abusive facilities responsible even in case of serious injury and/or death.
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The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday passed an emergency order banning all train operators from using cell phones and other personal electronic devices while on duty. According to a Sept. 18 Associated Press news report, the decision to ban came less than a week after the Chatsworth Metrolink train crash, which killed 26 people and injured at least 135.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) who looked into Metrolink engineer Robert Sanchez’s cell phone records said they did discover that he was texting on duty on the day of the catastrophic accident. Another Associated Press report states that NTSB officials are still trying to pin down the exact times when Sanchez was texting.

But they have said that a few teenage train enthusiasts received a text message from Sanchez minutes before the accident occurred. Sanchez reportedly ran the train through a red light, crashing head-on into a Union Pacific freight train. Thursday’s order from the PUC will temporarily ban the use of cell phones by all California railroad employees while on the job. The Commission will determine at a later date whether to make this ban permanent.
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