Wrongful Death

• Johnson & Johnson Exec. Alleges he was Fired for Safety Concerns

  Christina Cole | December 30, 2006 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Former vice president of two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries claims in a lawsuit that he was fired for seeking recalls on numerous faulty products. One such product includes the Ortho Evra birth control patch which was the subject of at least 1,000 product liability suits. One of the world's largest medical and drug product makers, New Jersey based Johnson & Johnson, said last week they fired the...

• Drunk Driving....the Aftermath

  Laura Mackie | December 27, 2006 11:27 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA

  When an individual chooses to mix alcohol consumption and operation of a motor vehicle, the results are often tragic. The repercussions of drunk driving are not measured solely in terms of fines and jail time. All too often, innocent bystanders become the unwitting victims of the alcohol impaired driver. On December 26, 2006, Joanne Dues was sentenced to four years in prison for gross...

• Vioxx Maker is Liable for Mom's Death

  Christina Cole | December 10, 2006 10:23 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The son of a Port Orange woman that died of a heart attack in 2004 has began a national courtroom fight to get damages from the maker of the once-popular painkiller Vioxx. Mark Golin, 51, spoke about his loss on the two-year anniversary of his Mother's death, who was 80 when she died. "My Mom was a fighter and her heart really failed," Golin said Wednesday, just two days after filing a wrongful...

• $100M Burlington County Wrongful Death Suit filed by Family

  Christina Cole | December 09, 2006 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The daughters of former high school track coach have filed a $100M wrongful death suit claiming police used excessive force that caused the man's death last month. The daughters of Albert Gunter, in the lawsuit, claim police in Lumberton roughed Mr. Gunter up when they attempted to arrest him last month.The lawsuit names Lumberton Police Dept. and the Burlington County government which runs the...

• Fair Oaks Couple Die In Plane Crash

  Ed Smith | November 05, 2006 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A local Fair Oaks couple, Donald and Adeline Dennehey, were killed when their small single engine plane crashed Saturday 15 miles south of Yuba City. The plane was a Zodiac CH 601 and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.In airplane crashes there are a multitude of questions a lawyer must immediately consider.Is it possible to figure out the cause of the crash?How should...

• Woman awarded 2 Million for Unattended Stroke

  Ed Smith | October 10, 2006 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A woman who suffered a brain injury becase she was neglected in a hospital after suffering a stroke was awarded 2 million dollars by an Illinois jury. Even trained professionals, if they are hurried and unaware may miss stroke warning signs that are vitally important to full recovery.

• Groundwater Contamination Continues to Spread

  Helen Zukin | October 02, 2006 3:00 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Groundwater contamination is a serious health threat to the public. Toxic substances in our drinking water pose dangers to our population.Throughout the U.S. groundwater is increasingly becoming contaminated with a variety of toxic substances; ranging from radioactive tritium to trichloroethylene (TCE); to name just a few. The underground aquifers which supply so much of our nations water have...

• Sixth Comair Wrongful Death Suit Filed

  Staff Writer | September 22, 2006 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The family of a woman traveling to Naples, Florida filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court this week in Lexington KY. It is the sixth suit filed against Comair after the August 27 crash and alleges that the company failed to provide proper training to the pilots who took off from the wrong runway. The runway was too short to accommodate such an aircraft, and the plane crashed shortly...

• Bike Accidents--Personal Injury-Deaths- Lead to Road Closure

  Paul Kiesel | August 24, 2006 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Responding to a series of major injury and wrongful death incidents along the Pacific Coast Highway involving bicyclists and pedestrians, the Dana Point City Council voted to ban pedestrians and bicycles along the inland side of the Pacific Coast Highway. The northbound side of the Pacific Coast Highway will be off limits to all but motor vehicles to provide a safer environment for bikes and...

• B.I.G Wrongful Death Suit Sparks New Probe Into Murder

  Staff Writer | August 04, 2006 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  In the wake of a wrongful death lawsuit that ended in a mistrial, the LAPD has assigned six veteran homicide detectives to investigate the murder of Christopher Wallace (aka The Notorious B.I.G.). The department has no new information on the case, but the suit filed by Wallace's mother, Violetta, ended in a mistrial earlier this year when it was discovered that a detective deliberately hid...