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• Sailor Killed In Motorcycle Accident Near San Diego

  Chrissie Cole | August 21, 2008 11:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A sailor, 27, was hit by a car and killed Monday after losing control of his motorcycle on a road just north of San Diego, local authorities report. Construction Mechanic 2nd Class (SCW)...

• Over 2000 Dog Bites in San Diego County Last Year

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 31, 2008 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Walton Barber recently represented an elderly woman who was attacked by two bulldogs while walking in her condominium complex. It was a terrible scene. She was knocked down by the dogs, who were able to bite deep into her arms, breaking one of them, before neighbors were able to come to her rescue.In that case, the local San Diego County Department of Animal Control got involved, and after an...

• San Diego Courts Try to Catch Up

  Randy Walton | October 29, 2007 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  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...

• Insurance Companies Must Pay the Claim, or Pay the Piper

  Randy Walton | October 05, 2007 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  It goes without saying that in the political battles between the insurance industry and consumer organizations like trial lawyer groups the insurance industry has one giant advantage: money... and lots of it. This perennial battle continues up north in Washington where the insurance industry is trying to overturn a law that would force insurers to pay up to triple damages and attorney's fees if...

• CHP Believes Alcohol was Involved in Fatal Car Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2007 4:04 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A fiery car crash yesterday morning on Interstate 8 claimed the life of one passenger and officials believe alcohol was a factor.The driver of a 2000 Ford Taurus was driving recklessly just after midnight, trying to pass another vehicle by driving in the center line. He lost control of the vehicle when the tires hit the dirt causing him to swerve across the highway striking a BMW, according to...

• Upset about Nursing Home Care? Complain!

  Randy Walton | September 14, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  As a lawyer who sues nursing homes and residential care facilities for the abuse or neglect of their residents, I frequently get calls from people who feel that they or their loved one have been a victim abuse or neglect. When I hear genuine stories abuse or neglect, or of highly questionable conduct on the part of nursing home staff, I always ask whether or not anyone complained about it to...

• Nursing Home Complaint Investigation Improvement Act of 2007 Heads to Governor's Desk

  Randy Walton | September 13, 2007 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The Nursing Home Complaint Investigation Improvement Act would require the Department of Health Services (DHS) to complete investigations within 40 working days; send complainants a written summary of findings about their complaint; investigate facility-reported complaints of abuse and neglect within the same timeframes as public complaints; and extend the number of days a complainant has to...

• Air Force Enlistee Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 27, 2007 6:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A 22-year-old U.S. Air Force enlistee was killed in a fatal motorcycle accident after being thrown from his motorcycle, on Interstate Highway 80, early this morning.The motorcyclist was heading south on Interstate Highway 505 on his 2003 Honda motorcycle when he ran off the south side of the I-505 transition road to west I-80, according to California Highway Patrol.The motorcycle crossed all of...

• Teen Suffers Head Injury in Slow Speed Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 03, 2007 10:15 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A 17-year-old girl was transported to St. Joseph Hospital after suffering a head injury in a slow moving accident, on Sunday, in a parking lot on State Highway 299.According to California Highway Patrol, the girl was with three companions in a 1994 Chrysler LeBaron when they stopped to rest on the wayside. At which time an unlicensed male passenger borrowed the car keys from the driver to...

• Quarrel Between Two Drivers Ends in Accident

  Christina Cole | March 28, 2007 7:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A man suffered serious injury in a car accident on Wednesday after losing control of his car during what police say was a quarrel with another driver. The 20-year-old man was driving a Chevy north on Interstate 15 when he got into an argument with the driver of a Jeep Cherokee, said police.Both drivers exited the freeway and drove onto Poway Road heading east. The man in the Chevy flashed his...