Category Archives: Personal Injury Blog
Family of Venice Boardwalk Vehicular Assault Victim Files Wrongful Death Claim Against City of Los Angeles
A claim has been filed against the City of Los Angeles in the wrongful death of a woman killed last year when a vehicle drove onto the Venice Beach boardwalk and plowed into the crowds of pedestrians on the thoroughfare. The woman who was killed was an Italian tourist on her honeymoon. Nathan Campbell… Read More »
Wrong Way Drunk Driver Kills Six in Multi-Car Collision in Diamond Bar
A multi-car collision on Highway 60 east of Los Angeles near Diamond Bar Sunday morning, February 9th, left six people dead. A Chevy Camaro heading east in the westbound lanes slammed head-on into a Ford Explorer before also colliding with a Ford Freestyle. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others… Read More »
Multi-Car Crashes in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley Leave One Dead, Many Injured
The San Fernando Valley just north of Los Angeles saw two separate multi-car collisions along Ventura Boulevard last month. A three-car crash in Woodland Hills left five people injured, while an accident involving seven cars in Tarzana resulted in the death of the woman driving the first car which was hit. A three-car crash… Read More »
Misdiagnosis in San Gabriel Valley Hospital Leads to Child’s Death: Case Settles for $250,000 Due to California Medical Malpractice Damages Caps
Ten-year-old Daniela Zelig died in March 2012 from pneumonia less than a day after her mother took her to an urgent care center in Baldwin Park, a San Gabriel Valley community about 20 minutes east of Los Angeles. Doctors at the urgent care center examined her briefly and then released her with a diagnosis… Read More »
DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Settlement offers $250,000 Base Award to Eligible Patients: Amount can be increased or reduced depending on certain factors
The multi-billion dollar settlement entered into by the DePuy Orthopedics unit of Johnson & Johnson will compensate affected individuals with $250,000 each to cover the costs of revision surgeries and other complications derived from the implant of a DePuy ASR hip replacement. These hip replacement models have been shown to fail at an unacceptably… Read More »
Weekend Collision with Cop Car in Los Angeles County Leaves Two Dead
A collision between a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department patrol car and a Ford Explorer in Palmdale Saturday resulted in the deaths of two of the passengers of the SUV and injuries to the other people involved in the accident. The accident occurred when a sherriff’s deputy patrol car travelling east down Avenue R broad-sided… Read More »
Tesla Motors having troubles inside its California plant as well as on the road
An industrial accident at the Tesla Motors plant in Fremont, California left three workers injured with moderate to serious burns. The workers were burned by hot metal when a casting press failed. The California plant is the production site for the Model S sedans manufactured by electric carmaker Tesla. Although there was no fire… Read More »
Don’t Wait to Contact an Attorney About Your California Personal Injury Claim
In most cases, you have two years from the date of an auto accident or other incident to file a personal injury lawsuit in California. If you fail to file your claim within this period, known as the statute of limitations, you can be forever barred from having your case heard in court and… Read More »
Fiery Multi-Car Crash in Los Angeles Closes Santa Monica Freeway, Leaves at Least One Injured
An accident on the Santa Monica Freeway Sunday morning caused multiple vehicle collisions involving eight or nine cars, with at least one of the cars catching fire and becoming engulfed in flames. At least one person is reported to have suffered injuries requiring the person to be transported to the hospital. The accident occurred… Read More »
Tanker Truck Overturns in Los Angeles
A tanker truck full of milk overturned Monday morning while transitioning from the 10 Freeway westbound to the 5 Freeway northbound in downtown Los Angeles. The road remained closed for most of the day while crews were called in to clean up the spill, right the tanker and move it off the freeway. No… Read More »
