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Pomona Pedestrian Accident Kills Man

Posted on October 19, 2008
Pedestrian Seferino Hernandez Marchan, 73, was killed crossing a Pomona street intersection on October 14, 2008 after a driver struck him. According to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Marchan was crossing Mission Boulevard at Elm Street when...

State Budget Cuts Cripple Orange County Nursing Home Watchdogs

Posted on October 18, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has done victims of Orange County nursing home abuse and negligence a huge disservice by vetoing all state funding for the Long-Term Ombudsman Program. We blogged about the staff cuts suffered by the Orange County Council of...

Driver in Colusa County Bus Crash Was Not Intoxicated, Officials Say

Posted on October 17, 2008
California Highway Patrol investigators are now saying that the driver of a charter bus, who caused a crash near Williams in Colusa County on October 5, 2008 that killed nine and injured several others critically, was not under the influence...

Long Beach Bicycle Accident Kills Elderly Man

Posted on October 16, 2008
A 93-year-old man struck and killed in a Long Beach hit-and-run bicycle accident on October 9, 2008 has been identified as Bernard Nelson. He was riding his bicycle west across the northbound lanes of Santa Fe Avenue at Canton Street...

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Seal Beach Bicycle Accident Kills Mom, Injures Son

Posted on October 16, 2008
Seal Beach mom Cathy Busse was killed, and her 14-year-old son, Sam, suffered injuries in a Seal Beach bicycle accident on October 12, 2008 after a pickup truck struck them, The Orange County Register reports. This tragic 10/12/2008 bicycle accident....

Orange Motorcyclist Charged With Murder in Auto Accident

Posted on October 15, 2008
Blaise Meadows, 20, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Andrew Parker, 46, of Lake Forest who died in an Orange County rollover accident earlier this year. According to an October 10, 2008 news report in...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed In Shasta Helicopter Crash

Posted on October 14, 2008
The family of 25-year-old firefighter, Scott Charlson, who was killed in an August 5, 2008 helicopter crash while fighting a wildfire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Oregon-based helicopter company and three other...

Train Safety Measures Promised By 2012

Posted on October 13, 2008
Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific -- two large freight railroads that share tracks with Metrolink -- have pledged to install advanced track safety measures by the year 2012, the Los Angeles Times reported on October 9, 2008. This...

California E. Coli-Tainted Lettuce Sickens At Least 36

Posted on October 11, 2008
The Michigan Department of Agriculture has determined that the E. coli-tainted lettuce, which has sickened more than 36 people in Michigan, originated from California. . According to this October 9, 2008 article in the Detroit Free Press, the tainted California...

Disneyland Dog Attack Victim Sues Park

Posted on October 11, 2008
The family of Lena Dickerson is suing Disneyland, claiming the toddler was attacked by a dog in the park's petting zoo on October 3, 2006 according to a report on Fox News, The child was bit several times on the...

Contra Costa Dog Bite Victim Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit

Posted on October 11, 2008
Treon Pique, 27, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that a Contra Costa Sheriff?s deputy instructed a police dog to attack him after he had surrendered. According to a September 26, 2008 article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Pique...

Highland Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident Kills Teenager

Posted on October 10, 2008
April Maher, 17, of Highland, was killed in a pedestrian accident on October 7, 2008 after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver who is still at large. According to this ABC News report, April was walking with friends on...

Orange County Nursing Home Advocates Suffer Severe Budget Cuts

Posted on October 10, 2008
Orange County?s Council on Aging is a local nonprofit advocacy group that pays surprise visits to nursing homes and investigates Orange County nursing home abuse and negligence complaints. Unfortunately, the Council has recently cut most of its staff because of...

Calabasas Resident Dies from Nursing Home Abuse

Posted on October 09, 2008
Elmore Kittower, 80, died in November 2007 after he was tortured and physically abused by employees at Silverado Senior Living, a Calabasas nursing home, according to this 10/6/08 MSNBC News report. Los Angeles County Sheriff Department detectives have arrested four...

Marin County Pedestrian Accident Leaves One Dead

Posted on October 09, 2008
William Leo Halstenson, 51, of Kentfield, California, died September 29, 2008 in a pedestrian versus auto accident after he was struck down in a crosswalk. According to an article in the Marin Independent Journal, the 9/29/08 pedestrian accident occurred as...

Nursing Home Selection Is Still A Significant Challenge

Posted on October 08, 2008
The higher incidence of nursing home negligence and abuse cases in Orange County and Los Angeles County is making families nervous about selecting the right nursing home for their loved ones. An October 2, 2008 article in the Riverside Press-Enterprise,...

Colusa County Charter Bus Accident Driver Arrested For DUI; Had Criminal Record

Posted on October 08, 2008
Details of the deadly October 5, 2008 charter bus crash on Lone Star Road east of Williams, California in Colusa County are emerging as the California Highway Patrol accident and criminal investigation continues. The bus was carrying 42 passengers from...

Paso Robles Construction Accident Kills Two Workers

Posted on October 07, 2008
Jacob Gaines, 24, of Bakersfield and Manuel Villagomez, 38, of Elk Grove died in a Paso Robles construction accident on October 2, 2008 after an excavator hit a water line and submerged both men who were working on a pipeline....

Big Rig Safety Equipment May Be Required By Federal Agency

Posted on October 07, 2008
Truck drivers may soon be mandated to install alarm systems in their vehicles to make sure that they remain alert while operating their vehicle, according to this KSL-TV news report. Federal investigators have repeatedly found that truck driver fatigue is...

Federal Vehicle Roof Crush Rule Delayed Again

Posted on October 06, 2008
The new federal roof crush rule, which has been delayed several times already, may not be out until Dec. 15, the Detroit News reports. U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is saying that they need to do more ?regulatory analysis? to...

Colusa County Bus Accident Kills Eight, Critically Injures 35

Posted on October 06, 2008
Eight people were killed and at least 35 others were critically injured in a Colusa County, California bus crash yesterday, October 5, 2008, after their charter bus drifted off a rural road near Williams, flipped over and rolled into a...

Pit Bull Owner Sought In Fresno Dog Attack

Posted on October 03, 2008
Residents in a Fresno neighborhood are looking for the owner of a vicious dog that mauled two dogs to death and seriously injured two other dogs. According to this Sept. 30 CBS news report, neighbors near First and Ashlan are...

Simi Valley Dog Attack Kills 5-Year-Old Girl

Posted on October 02, 2008
Katya Teresa Todesco, a 5-year-old Simi Valley girl died in a gruesome dog attack on Sept. 23 when she was playing in a neighbor?s yard and their pit bull attacked her. According to an article in the Ventura County Star,...

Chatsworth Metrolink Train Accident Attorneys

Posted on October 02, 2008
If you were injured in the recent Chatsworth Train Accident or if you lost a loved one, you might need the advice of an experienced California train accident lawyer. Bisnar | Chase, with more than 30 years of experience fighting...

DOT Takes Steps to Help Motorcyclists Identify Safe Helmets

Posted on October 02, 2008
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new rules, which will make it harder for riders to use ?novelty? helmets in states that require DOT-certified helmets. According to this news report, the new proposal will change the agency?s current...

Auto Repair Fraud Legislation Requires California Governor Approval

Posted on October 01, 2008
Several consumer groups around the nation are urging California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Assembly Bill, AB 2825, which is designed to protect California motorists from auto body repair fraud. According to this news report, the legislation has been passed...

Oroville Dog Attack Severely Injures Woman

Posted on October 01, 2008
Wanda Michelle Lawver, 34, of Oroville was mauled by two pit bulls during a Sept. 22 dog attack in the yard of an acquaintance who had invited her over, the Oroville Mercury-Register reports. Lawver says the two pit bulls lunged...

Laguna Hills Nursing Home Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on September 30, 2008
An Orange County nursing home is facing a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit from the family of 83-year-old Luveda Fern Kessler, who died of complications from a fall at the Villa Valencia Health Care Center. According to an article in...

La Palma Personal Injury and Car Accident Lawyers

Posted on September 29, 2008
La Palma is a well balanced city which prides itself on a responsive municipal government and a strong sense of community. The city's small town character allows residents to live in quiet and friendly neighborhoods. With one of the lowest...

Disneyland Dog Attack Victim Sues Park

Posted on September 29, 2008
The family of Lena Dickerson is suing Disneyland claiming the toddler was attacked and bitten by a dog in the park?s petting zoo in 2006. According to this Fox News report, Lena, just 2 years old at the time, was...

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