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• San Diego Law Firm Creates "Helping Handbook" for Fire Victims

  Randy Walton | November 03, 2007 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  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...

• Dummies Make Us Smarter About Accidents

  Randy Walton | October 19, 2007 4:53 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  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...

• Finalists Announced for Consumer Attorney of the Year

  Randy Walton | October 10, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) have announced the finalists for the award of Consumer Attorney of the Year, an award that recognizes a distinguished injury lawyer who has overcome odds to provide justice to victims. This award will recognize one plaintiff's lawyer who has achieved a significant result in a case that was resolved within the 2006/2007 year.San Diego attorney Denise...

• San Ysidro Auto Accident Kills Two

  Randy Walton | October 01, 2007 12:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Two men, both active-duty Marines from Camp Pendleton, died in a fiery crash in the early morning hours. The car accident occurred at the 805 and 905 in San Ysidro where the vehicle lost control and struck light pole, then hit a tree. In addition to the two fatalities, three other passengers suffered injury, the extent of which is currently unknown.For more information on this subject, please...

• Center for Constitutional Litigation Scores Major Victory

  Randy Walton | September 18, 2007 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on September 14 declared the Graves Amendment unconstitutional. That amendment had given immunity to automobile rental agencies for harm caused by their vehicles. The legislation has been a source of concern for the clients of personal injury law practitioners because it allowed owners of vehicles to rent or lease their cars without...

• San Diego Auto Accident Injures Eight

  Randy Walton | September 11, 2007 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The North County Times reported that two children and a pregnant woman were among 11 people sent to area hospitals September 8, 2007 after a five-car accident up in a Vista intersection, according to officials. A toddler and a 6-year-old child suffered multiple traumatic injuries and were flown to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, officials said. The pregnant woman, who officials said...

• Motorcycle Accident Slows Down Traffic, Rider not Seriously Injured

  Chrissie Cole | July 25, 2007 2:55 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A motorcycle accident on Interstate 80 slowed commuter traffic down to a crawl, but had a happy ending when the rider ejected from the bike, was not seriously injured.California Highway Patrol reports, a motorcyclist was traveling along the carpool lane at 6:36 a.m. approaching University Avenue when a pickup truck switched lanes in front of the motorcycle, causing the rider to lose control and...

• Dad Arrested After Accident that Killed his Son

  Chrissie Cole | July 15, 2007 6:20 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A father has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after fleeing from a fatal car accident that claimed the life of his 9-year-old son, who was asleep in the front seat, yesterday.The boy died on impact, authorities said. The boy's father was driving him home when he crashed into the back of a pickup truck parked on the shoulder of the road, said California Highway Patrol.The father, who...

• Two Injured in Motorcyle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A motorcycle accident on Saturday, June 23, closed down Angeles Crest highway for three hours injuring two motorcyclists. The accident started a fire that burned a one-tenth acre in the Angeles National Forest.The two motorcycles sideswiped one another at the highway curve. One of the motorcyclists was, a 41-year-old man of La Miranda and the other was a 32-year-old man, of Torrance. Both...

• Woman Suffers Head Injury after Jumping from SUV

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  San Diego Police say, a 39-year-old woman suffered from a critical head injury after jumping out of a moving vehicle.The woman was supposedly having a dispute with the driver before she jumped from the SUV. She struck her head on the pavement and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.The driver has not been arrested. Domestic violence detectives conducted the investigation...