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• Medical Malpractice: Waiting In E.R. Can Be Deadly

  Randy Walton | October 31, 2007 7:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  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...

• San Diego Hotel Blast Under Investigation

  Walton Barber, LLP | May 21, 2008 12:21 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The explosion at the San Diego Bayfront Hilton that injured 13 workers is still under investigation. Investigators from California Occupational Safety and Health Administration have been sifting...

• El Cajon Motorcycle Accident Kills Passenger

  Randy Walton | November 12, 2007 8:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A motorcycle crash in El Cajon Saturday killed a passenger on the vehicle and left its driver with multiple injuries. Shanna Vogel, 33, of El Cajon died shortly after the crash, which occurred about 7:10 p.m. Saturday near Bancroft Drive and Lemon Avenue, the Medical Examiner's Office said. The motorcycle ran off a curve on Bancroft Drive. La Mesa police were investigating the cause of the...

• Widow Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Buffer Manufacturer

  Chrissie Cole | September 14, 2007 7:38 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A Texas widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit for her husband's death, against OPC/Floor Blazer and American Honda Motor Company, the manufacturers of a floor buffer that she believes was defective and dangerous and to blame for his death.In January, while he was working as a floor technician, he was sent to clean floors at an office building in Longview. He used a propane powered floor...

• Elderly Woman Attacked by Two Vicious Dogs

  Randy Walton | September 12, 2007 8:29 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Walton Barber represents an elderly woman who was seriously injured after being attacked by two vicious dogs while she was walking in her neighborhood. The two english bulldogs broke through their yard gate and attacked the woman and her small dog, causing serious injuries to both.In California, the owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while...

• Commercial Truck Accidents Cause Injury in Separate Accidents

  Walton Barber, LLP | June 17, 2008 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  One person was killed and three injured yesterday in separate accidents involving commercial trucks. In North County, a 45-year-old La Mesa man died when his car crashed into the back of a...

• Elderly Woman Killed After Wandering From Escondido Nursing Home

  Randy Walton | November 27, 2007 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Cases involving nursing home wanderers are not uncommon in the nursing home abuse and neglect arena. I have had them, and I know my colleagues have as well. When an elderly resident of a nursing home wanders away, usually because there is some memory impairment, it rarely ends well.That was the case in Escondido on Thanksgiving Day when 94-year-old Maria Cobian, a resident of Palomar Heights...

• Feds Unveil School Bus Safety Rules

  Walton Barber, LLP | November 21, 2007 11:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Last week three children were hospitalized in the Mira Mesa area after a school bus accident. The children were riding iin the bus when it was sideswiped by a SUV. Luckily, none of the kids were seriously injured. Coincidentally, the federal government was preparing to unveil new rules to improve the safety of school bus seats, and to expand the use of shoulder belts.Last Monday, U.S....

• Man Killed in Head-On Collision with Suspected Drunk Driver

  Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2007 3:51 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A 45-year-old man lost his life in a tragic car accident, Saturday, in a head-on collision involving an alleged drunk driver.He was traveling east on SR-78 in his 2007 Toyota Tacoma when a 2000 Ford Expedition crossed the double yellow line and smacked into the left front side of his pickup.The Expedition drifted first onto the right side of the road and then turned left into eastbound traffic,...

• Scaffolding Company To Blame For Deadly Collapse

  Chrissie Cole | February 25, 2009 3:39 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Paramount Scaffold Inc. is to blame for the fatal collapse of a temporary walkway cover in downtown San Diego that killed one man and injured at least 14 others in August 2008. The cover...