Los Angeles Injury News
Suspect Arrested in Venice Beach Boardwalk Fatal Car Crash
Only hours after a man drove a 2008 Dodge Avenger onto the Venice Beach Boardwalk on Saturday, August 3rd and plowed through the crowds, killing one person and injuring over a dozen others, the police had a suspect in custody. Nathan Louis Campbell has been charged with murder and several other felony counts and… Read More »
Jury awards $2 Million in Compensatory and Punitive Damages in Transvaginal Mesh Trial
Earlier this month, the jury reached a verdict in the first of four bellwether cases of the more than 20,000 lawsuits consolidated in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia regarding the safety of transvaginal mesh implants. Following a two-week trial and 12 hours of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict… Read More »
Documentary About TWA Flight 800 Disputes NTSB Findings
July 17th marks the 17th anniversary of Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) explosion shortly after takeoff from New York’s JFK Airport, resulting in the death of all 230 people onboard. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report 13 years ago, concluding that the fuel tank explosion was the result of… Read More »
California Jury Awards $58M for Brain Damage Suffered in Bar Beating
A California jury unanimously awarded $58M to Antonio Lopez Chaj, after a beating at a bar left him with half of his skull permanently caved in and with brain damage so severe he is unable to speak. The verdict is one of the largest personal injury verdicts in California. Chaj was attacked at Barra… Read More »
Ford Infotainment System Crashes Could Lead to Actual Crashes, Lawsuit Alleges
A class action lawsuit was filed earlier this week against Ford Motor Company, alleging dangerous product defects in its MyFord Touch, MyMercury Touch and MyLincoln Touch infotainment systems. These touch screen systems deliver information and access to a variety of features, including GPS navigation, satellite radio, the car’s climate control system, the rear-view camera,… Read More »
Fatal Crash in San Fernando Valley May Have Been Caused by Street Racing or Road Rage
A fatal car crash in the community of Northridge in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley may have involved racing between two of the cars involved, or the drivers may have been involved in a road rage incident. The events leading up to the crash have not yet been fully determined. The accident occurred on… Read More »
Court Holds Doctors Can Be Liable For Their Recklessness Under California Elder Abuse Act
The California Court of Appeals issued a ruling on May 24th exposing a group of doctors to liability for reckless neglect under California’s Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, even though their patient was not in a custodial care facility at the time. This decision marks a big step forward for the… Read More »
Potential Theories of Liability and Recovery for Passengers on Asiana Flight 214
It is never wise to assume facts or jump to conclusions regarding aircraft accidents and the causes behind them. More often than not, an airline crash is the result of a series of events or mistakes that by themselves may be benign, but mixed together create a recipe for disaster. Such was probably the… Read More »
Asiana Flight 214 Crash in San Francisco Leaves Two Deceased, Dozens Injured
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, July 6th, killing two teenage girls and injuring dozens of the 307 passengers onboard the Boeing 777 jetliner. The flight originated in Shanghai and stopped in Seoul before continuing to its final destination in San Francisco. Most of the passengers… Read More »
California Couple Awarded $5.5 Million against Maker of Vaginal Mesh Implant
As reported by KGET.com, a Bakersfield, California couple was awarded $5.5 million against C.R. Bard Medical, the maker of a vaginal mesh implant called Avaulta Mesh. With hundreds of lawsuits involving vaginal mesh pending across the country, this is the first jury win for a woman who has suffered severe complications after undergoing vaginal… Read More »
