Texting and driving is a horrible combination. All too often it results in accidents, injuries, deaths and it’s considered an infraction punishable by fines. At least one member of the California Assembly doesn’t think the law goes far enough. Assemblyman Jim Frazier from Oakley announced a bill this week that
Roseville resident Gene Rogers died from heat stroke after being left in the sun in his wheelchair at Westmont Meadow Oaks. About 2 months earlier an unnamed resident in the Westmont Living facility in Chico facility was also left unattended and later died. The incident at The Terraces Compass Rose
There is often more to a case than what initially gets reported. Sometimes it may be what appears to be a settlement that seems excessive and other times it may be the unreported or under-reported facts. One of the cases where the media under reported the facts happened when California
A New York woman was rescued by emergency services after being trapped in a private elevator for three days. 53 year old Marites Fortaliza was pulled to safety by firefighters after spending three days in the broken-down elevator in the home of billionaire Warren Stephens. The elevator is located in
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
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