Los Angeles Injury News
Fatal Mid-Air Collision in San Diego
At 11:00 in the morning on Sunday, August 16th, a twin-engine experimental North American Sabreliner Sabre 60 collided in mid-air with a single-engine Cessna 172 in San Diego, sending both planes to the ground in flames where they broke up. All four people on board the Sabreliner, as well as the lone pilot of… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed in Southern California Plane Crash
In June of last year, a small private plane crashed in El Mirage Dry Lake, a popular recreational and camping area in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County north and east of Los Angeles. The pilot and co-owner of the plane, an experienced helicopter pilot and 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire… Read More »
Fiat Chrysler to Face Government Regulators over Mishandling of more than 20 Car Safety Recalls
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has scheduled a hearing for July 2nd, where it will take automaker Fiat Chrysler to task for failing to notify customers about vehicle safety recalls in a timely manner. The carmaker has already acknowledged several of its failings and tried to get the NHTSA to cancel the… Read More »
Takata Airbags Recalled after Six Dead and Over 100 Injuries in Car Crashes
Airbags installed in nearly 34 million vehicles manufactured by 10 different car companies may be equipped with dangerously faulty airbags. The fault lies in the airbag inflator, which is a metal cartridge filled with propellant. A combination of faulty design, poor quality control in the manufacture of the component, and the use of materials… Read More »
Defective/Dangerous Drug Litigation Heating Up in Southern California Courthouse
A class of diabetes drugs linked to pancreatic cancer and serious or fatal forms of pancreatitis has led to a massive litigation in a southern California courtroom. Several hundred cases have been filed against drug makers Merck & Co. (Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.), Eli Lilly and Company, Novo Nordisk, Inc. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals…. Read More »
Los Angeles County Settles Medical Malpractice Case for $4.5 Million
On March 31st, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $4.5 Million to a man who was paralyzed after receiving treatment at L.A. County/USC Medical Center. The County further agreed to waive $790,000 in medical bills for the treatment he received and also to cover the $200,000 he would otherwise have… Read More »
“Superbug” Lawsuits Continue Against Medical Device Company Olympus America
A litany of complaints has been filed against medical device manufacturer Olympus America in the wake of the deadly UCLA “superbug” outbreak that has left two people dead and many more potentially exposed to the bacteria. The numerous complaints commonly allege that Olympus America failed to provide the necessary cleaning instructions that would have… Read More »
Truck Meets Train on Socal Tracks: Dozens Injured, Driver Arrested
A Metrolink train heading toward Los Angeles on the Ventura route in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, February 25th, slammed into a Ford F-450 pickup truck stopped on the tracks in Oxnard. The crash pushed the pickup truck about 300 feet down the tracks and derailed the five-car train, with three cars falling over… Read More »
Los Angeles Man Fatally Shot After Car Crash
In a bizarre tragedy, a man was fatally shot last Saturday, January 10th, by the driver of the other vehicle. The accident occurred in the Los Angeles community of Willowbrook, on East 121st Street near the corner of Main Street and El Segundo Boulevard. The victim of the shooting, Darrell Orlando Daniels, first tried… Read More »
Motorcyclist Killed in Multi-Car Collision on Los Angeles Freeway
Around 9:00 in the evening on January 13th, a multi-car collision on the 405 near Mulholland Drive in the Sepulveda Pass injured several and took the life of a motorcyclist involved in the fatal traffic accident. The events began when the driver of a Toyota Tundra traveling northbound on the 405 lost control and… Read More »
