The Los Angeles City Council voted to spend $6.1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a motorcyclist to settle claims resulting from an accident in 2015. The city agreed to settle with Philip Alvarez in December 2018 and in early February 2019 the council voted 12-0 with 3 members
A 24 year old man has died after a vape pen exploded in his face as he was using it. Texas resident William Brown was using the e-cigarette when it suddenly blew up. A small piece of the vape pen shot through and severed his carotid artery causing irreparable damage.
Conventional wisdom (and state law) suggests distracted driving would be on the decline while the number of people driving while illegally using car phones actually rose in 2018! The Office of Transportation Safety (OTS) positioned people around intersections and they noted that at any one moment 4.5 % of drivers
Johnson & Johnson along with 4 subsidiaries have agreed to pay $120 Million to settle allegations they violated State consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of the DePuy hip implant device. California will receive $8 million dollars of the settlement according to State Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Ford is recalling more than 950,000 cars and trucks worldwide to replace potentially defective Takata air bag inflators. The passenger air bag inflators can explode and hurl shrapnel into the occupant. This recall includes over 750,000 vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest recall in the nation’s
Allstate, State Farm and USAA delivered another potentially staggering blow to PG&E as a result of their potential blame in the recent wildfires in Santa Rosa and Paradise. PG&E already faces problems and allegations of negligence as a result of the Camp fire and these insurance companies among others expect
2019 has arrived and there are several new vehicle-related laws that went into effect on New Year’s Day. As California litigation Attorneys we hope that these new laws will serve to increase the safety on the roadways in our Golden State. Drunk driving: A new law requires repeat DUI
An informal study was recently completed… the question asked was why people involved in an accident with a distracted driver were often hurt worse than those impacted by a driver who was paying attention. On the surface it would seem the injuries would be similar and a further look shows
Many people, when they see someone in a neck brace and they’re told it’s from a car accident cast a disbelieving eye and some may even question the motives of the victim. Most of those who fall into this category have never been the victim of a car accident and
The East Bay Times reported the head football coach Aaron Becker was overseeing a swimming lesson as part of a physical education class he was teaching in May when 15 year old Benjamin Curry drown. A lawsuit was filed against both the teacher and the district after it was alleged
