InjuryBoard San Diego

The owner of two nursing homes was ordered by a jury to pay more than $3 million to the estate of a former resident who developed bedsores on his body while a patient at the two nursing facilities. The resident died in 2004.According to reports, the nursing home the verdict stems from a lawsuit alleging that the nursing staff at Barry Manor and White Oak Manor nursing homes were negligent, and...

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The San Diego office of the Morrison & Foerster law firm has published the "Helping Handbook" for individuals and businesses affected by the 2007 wildfires. The handbook was created to provide victims an overview of legal issues that individuals and small businesses might face in the aftermath of the fires.You may feel overwhelmed when considering the legal issues you face, and may determine...

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When 33-year-old Christopher Jones experienced pain in his chest and left arm he did what most people would do, he went to the hospital. When arrived at the Emergency Department he was told to wait until it was his turn.Mr. Jones waited and waited, for more than three hours, the he stepped outside and collapsed on the pavement. A few minutes later he was dead. Is this a wrongful...

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Because of the fires, which shut down San Diego County courts for a week, our local system of justice will be extra busy for the next few weeks.Everyday more than 14,000 people visit the ten Superior Court buildings in the county. According to the court's executive director Michael Roddy, it will take about a month for the court's workload to return to normal. The fires brought to a standstill...

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According to most reports, the evacuation of area nursing home residents occurred in an orderly and safe manner, and in accordance with local disaster planning.Fourteen San Diego nursing homes were evacuated totaling approximately 1,200 patients. In addition, 85 assisted living facilities and two hospitals were also evacuated. While the early news is good, and most of the nursing residents...

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Automobile accident reconstructionists from all over California gathered in Anaheim on Tuesday to take part in the California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists' fall conference. As part of the conference, crash testing was done with crash test dummies.Jerry Eubanks, a nationally recognized forensics expert in the reconstruction of automobile accidents, led the testing, and...

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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, the alma mater of both Randy Walton and Scott Barber, have identified a potential new therapy for chronic spasticity and rigity, and painful condition that is frequently the result of spinal cord injury.According to yesterday's press release, in work with rats it has been demonstrated that an "AMPA receptor antagonist called NGX424...

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A new California law took effect on July 1, 2007 requiring the Department of Public Health to determine whether nursing homes are complying with California standards that are stronger than federal law. The new law, SB 1312, was introduced after it was learned that the department was ignoring California nursing home reform laws during inspection and elder abuse complaint investigations.For more...

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It is simply remarkable how many motorcycle accidents there have been in San Diego County in the last month or so. I have counted at least ten. Sadly, the most recent involved a fatality. The San Diego Union has reported that 22-year-old Michael Duffy Jr. was killed in the Midway area. Apparently the Pacific Beach resident was riding along Sports Arena Boulevard when a sport utility vehicle...

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Today's Wall Street Journal online has on the difficulties plaintiffs have suing for personal injury damages that occurred on tribal land. San Diego is surrounded by tribal lands, and with the rapid development of those lands, primarily in the form of casinos and hotels, litigation by non-tribal members for matters that occur on Indian tribal land is on the rise.In civil matters, it is the...

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