Posts tagged serious personal injury

• Over 2000 Dog Bites in San Diego County Last Year

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

  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...

• Pacific Law Center Accused of Unethical Activity

  Randy Walton | November 26, 2007 1:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If you listen to Padres games, or watch them on television, you're very familiar with the commercials of the Pacific Law Center. Heck, if you live in San Diego and have eyes or ears you know of this law firm, whose ads can be found all over San Diego County in phone books, newspapers, the radio, and television. Allegations are now surfacing that the law firm was not keeping the promises it makes...

• Families Who Lost Homes in California Wildfires Suing Electric Company

  Jenny Albano | November 19, 2007 2:37 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Wildfires that ravages Southern California, killed two people, and destroyed more than 1,000 homes was caused by sparking power lines. Now, two families who lost their homes from the fires are suing San Diego Gas & Electric Co., claiming that the utility company failed to clear brush around its power poles and didn't insulate power lines to prevent them from sparking. The plaintiffs are...

• Aqua Dot Toys Recalled After Inducing Comas

  Randy Walton | November 08, 2007 4:18 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Chinese-made toy called Aqua Dots contains a chemical that converts to a "date rape" drug when ingested. Two children in the United States went into comas after swallowing the toy.The Aqua Dot toy is a highly-popular toy distributed by Spin Master Toys out of Toronto. The toy can be purchased over the internet and in regular stores, and are arranged into designs then fused together when water...

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

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

  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...

• San Diego Courts Try to Catch Up

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

  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...

• Civil Litigation on Tribal Land Very Difficult

  Randy Walton | October 12, 2007 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  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...

• Several Hot Air Balloon Accidents Raise Questions

  Randy Walton | October 11, 2007 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Several recent hot-air balloon accidents, including one that killed an Oceanside woman, are raising questions about the safety of this romanticized recreational activity. Here in San Diego, it's not uncommon to see a half a dozen balloons drifting in the North County sunsets during summer and fall. The owners of Sky Surfer, a local hot air balloon company, told NBC 7/39 that hot-air balloon...

• Elderly Woman Attacked by Two Vicious Dogs

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

  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...