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Posted in Car Accidents, Hit & Run Accidents on Mar 30th, 2009
There are approximately 700,000 hit-and-run accidents each year in the United States. California perennially ranks at or near the top of all states for having the highest number of hit-and-run accidents, including hit-and-run accidents that result in death. It is estimated that over 11 percent of all traffic accidents in California involve hit-and-run drivers. The [...]
Posted in Aviation Law on Mar 24th, 2009
In a tragic plane crash in Toyko Japan on Monday, a FedEx cargo plane crashed while landing in Toyko. The flight left Guangzhou China and two American pilots were onboard. Both died upon impact. The plane burst into flames. The cause of the plane crash remain unknown and an investigation continues.
Here is the video of [...]
Posted in Car Accidents, Personal Injury on Mar 21st, 2009
Section 27315 of the California Vehicle Code requires that all persons 16 years of age or older be “properly restrained by a safety belt” when riding in a motor vehicle. The law was passed by the Legislature based on its findings that a mandatory seatbelt law would contribute to reducing highway deaths and injuries by [...]
Posted in Burn Injuries and Burn Accidents, Construction Site Accidents, Electrocution Injuries, Employer's Liability, Government Entity Claims on Mar 12th, 2009
Electrical burns make up 4% to 6.5% of all admissions to burn units in the United States and result in approximately 1,000 deaths (electrocutions) each year, most of them preventable. Electrical accidents and electrocution are one of the highest causes of death for workers in the construction industry. When a worker’s body or tool he [...]
Posted in Construction Site Accidents, Employer's Liability, Government Entity Claims, Road Construction Accidents on Mar 9th, 2009
Construction is a dangerous industry, with high rates of fatal and nonfatal injuries. Each year, several thousand construction workers are killed and hundreds of thousands are injured in work-related accidents. The construction worker may be injured or killed during the construction (or demolition) of a singe family residence, a planned community, a strip mall, a [...]
Posted in Government Entity Claims, Muni Accidents, Train Accidents on Mar 6th, 2009
Metrolink is a 512-mile rail transit system which is the result of a five-county united effort to meet the needs of working commuters and others, linking communities to employment and activity centers. Those five counties are represented by the coming together of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transporation Authority (MTA), the Orange County Transportation Authority [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2009
Last week, a woman on a scooter was struck and seriously injured by Felicia Stenson, 35, of Oakland. Stenson was arrested for driving under the influence. The victim, not yet identified was riding her scooter in West Portal, when Stenson made a left turn onto Claremont Avenue. Stenson struck the woman in a catastrophic impact. [...]
Posted in Bus Accidents, Government Entity Claims, Muni Accidents on Mar 5th, 2009
Early this morning, in the Marina, a Muni bus crashed into a car injuring three. The crash occurred near the intersection of Lombard and Franklin at around 1:30am. The three people who were injured were taken to a nearby hospital.
The three injured people were all traveling in the car and it is not clear whether [...]
Posted in Construction Site Accidents, Government Entity Claims, Road Construction Accidents on Mar 4th, 2009
Among its various duties, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, repair, and management of more than 45,000 miles of California’s highways and freeways. Caltrans and its predecessors have been active in moving the people and commerce of California for more than 100 years from a loosely connected [...]
Posted in Types of Injuries on Mar 2nd, 2009
Loss of a limb due to a traumatic injury is the most common reason for amputations among people younger than 50. For instance, a car may rollover while trying to negotiate a curve too fast, resulting in a passenger’s arm being pinned between the car and the roadway, and cutting the person’s arm off may [...]
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