This week, 10 California hospitals face fines after the California Department of Public Health determined that victims have suffered personal injuries as a direct result of medical negligence. According to reports, errors such as removing the wrong kidney on one victim, failing to assist another bleeding patient, and leaving behind surgical tools have amounted in fines of over $780,000 for…
December 20, 2012
LIABILITY ISSUES OF WRONG-WAY DRIVING ACCIDENTS
Wrong-way driving incidents rarely end well. When a motorcycle, auto or truck operator drives wrong-way on a road, street or highway, they run many risks: an accident with another vehicle, striking a pedestrian and/or causing serious property damage. For anyone that has been injured in a wrong-way driving or lost a loved one to the same, they know personal injury…
December 17, 2012
Head-on Car Accident Results in Injuries in California
A head-on collision that occurred in California earlier this morning has resulted in serious injuries for one of the drivers. According to reports, a female driver who has not been identified, was driving near the Barona Ranch Indian Reservation, located about 30 miles north of San Diego, when she lost control of her vehicle close to Wildcat Canyon Road. As…
December 15, 2012
Fashion Island Shooting, Newport Beach, UPDATE
Minutes after attorney Emery Brett Ledger returned to his Newport Beach home from the KABC studios in Los Angeles where he spent a large portion of his radio show discussing the preschool shooting which took place in Connecticut he heard gun shots ring-out at Fashion Island, the neighboring mall a few hundred yards from his home. Ledger said, "People just aren't…
December 14, 2012
California Radio Host Still Suffering From Severe Injuries
A well-known California Christian radio talk show host is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car last month. Earlier this week, he was transferred to a hospital close to his home. Family and friends are hoping for a successful recovery. According to reports, 55-year-old Frank Pastore, of KKLA radio, was was swiped by a vehicle in the…
December 12, 2012
Scooters: They're Easy To Park, Fun To Drive, Don't Guzzle Gas – And They Get In More Than Their Fair Share of Accidents
Southern California scooter sales, like the rest of the country, have soared since 2008. The reasons are many – convenience, parking and most of all, cost. The cost of fuel for a scooter is only a fraction of what it costs to run a conventional car or truck, especially during these strange economic times. While scooter sales have been spiking,…
December 9, 2012
NO TWO CAR ACCIDENTS ARE CREATED EQUALLY
A car accident is never something that any of want to go through. Nor is it something that we prepare for. Yet, the likelihood of an American driver being in a car accident – a slight fender bender, rear-ended at a light, or even a more serious accident – gets higher and higher the more we drive. The reality is…
December 7, 2012
New York Man Charged After Fleeing From a Personal Injury Accident
A Canton, New York man is facing several charges after fleeing the scene of a personal injury accident after he hit a female student with his car as she was crossing the street. According to reports, police were dispatched to a hit and run accident earlier Sunday afternoon. They pulled over 25-year-old Dustin Rookey afterwards, suspecting he was driving under…
