Los Angeles Injury News
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 »
Commercial Pilots Go Down in Southern California Private Plane Accident
On the afternoon of January 14th, a Morrisey 2150 two-seater aircraft went down in the Pacific Ocean about a mile south of Pismo Pier near the Southern California communities of Pismo Beach and Oceano in San Luis Obispo County. The flight had originated about 20 minutes earlier from Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa… Read More »
Lawsuits Continue Against Makers and Users of Granuflo and Naturalyte
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMC), the makers of Granuflo and Naturalyte. Both Granuflo and Naturalyte are products intended for use in dialysis, a medical procedure which cleanses the blood and rids it of toxins in people whose kidneys are not capable of performing this otherwise natural… 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 »
Over Two Dozen Fatalities in December Aviation Accidents: One Airplane and Its Occupants Still Missing
Forty-three airplane accidents and incidents were reported by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for the month of December, including 42 domestic flights and one plane crash in Brazil that left five dead. Twelve of the accidents overall included fatalities, with 29 people total having died in the wrecks. Seven of the airplane accidents… 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 »
