Posts tagged injury

• New Ski Helmet Bill Proposed in California as a Way to Prevent a Fatal Head Injury

  Claude Wyle | January 18, 2010 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Last month I wrote about bike helmets for kids and how important they are to bicycle safety. You may recall that studies show 75% of bicycle related deaths are due to head injuries. Because...

• Medicare’s Harsh Collection Practices Hurt Elderly Personal Injury Survivors?

  Claude Wyle | October 23, 2009 3:19 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  At a time when many are questioning the very future of Medicare—financial support for the program is under attack, coverage is shrinking, the number of beneficiaries is climbing...

• Metrolink Settles Most Cases from 2005 Glendale Train Crash

  Paul Kiesel | October 14, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  From the Los Angeles Times: After years of legal wrangling, Metrolink has settled most of the outstanding lawsuits arising from the 2005 Glendale crash that killed 11 people and injured about 180,...

• Metrolink Still Struggling with Saftey Improvements

  Paul Kiesel | September 08, 2009 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  From the Los Angeles Times: As the anniversary of the Sept. 12 Chatsworth train disaster approaches, officials with Southern California's sprawling commuter rail service are facing a vexing array...

• San Jose Teen Unconscious After Car Accident, Expected To Survive

  Chrissie Cole | August 09, 2009 7:35 PM | 0 CommentsSan Jose, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Jessica Huse, 18, of San Jose, suffered serious injuries in a car accident Sunday morning on her way to church. According to her family, she is expected to survive, but she is still...

• Alarming Trend Puts Tahoe Bikers at Risk

  John Demas | July 31, 2009 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  Lake Tahoe boasts 255 miles of mountain bike trails. These trails have been built to be fun and challenging, but were also designed to enable emergency vehicle access and protect the environment....

• Washington Metro Accident Will Prove Costly for Everyone Involved

  Paul Kiesel | July 16, 2009 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  From Bloomberg News: July 15 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. and insurers at Lloyd’s of London are among firms that may face a combined total of more than $100 million in...

• Lax Oversight Forces Metrolink to Hire Own Crews

  Paul Kiesel | May 28, 2009 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  From the Los Angeles Times: In the latest fallout from last year's Metrolink disaster, the Southern California commuter rail agency could begin directly hiring and managing its engineers and...

• EU Warns Us About MP3 Dangers

  Amber Wheat | January 27, 2009 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A new study from the European Union Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks is very concerned about the future of hearing of it’s European citizens. The study...

• DISTRIBUTOR OF DEFECTIVE BABY CRIBS LAX ILLINOIS AG CHARGES

  William Grewe | October 30, 2008 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The distributor of Simplicity brand baby cribs/bassinets has not done enough to protect consumers from its defective product, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has alleged in a lawsuit....