Posts tagged serious personal injury

• Over 2000 Dog Bites in San Diego County Last Year

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 31, 2008 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Walton Barber recently represented an elderly woman who was attacked by two bulldogs while walking in her condominium complex. It was a terrible scene. She was knocked down by the dogs, who were able to bite deep into her arms, breaking one of them, before neighbors were able to come to her rescue.In that case, the local San Diego County Department of Animal Control got involved, and after an...

• Woman Sues County After Dog Attack

  Randy Walton | January 31, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In a case that will be followed closely by attorneys who prosecute and defend cases involving dog bites, a Valley Center woman has sued the San Diego County's Animal Control for failing to take prior action against two dogs who later attacked her.There's no doubt the attack on Nancy Matthews was brutal. She was attacked by two boxers while trying to protect her 8 and 11-year-old children, and...

• Lifeguard Truck Accident Lawsuit Settled

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 16, 2008 8:02 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The city of Coronado has paid $141,000.00 to settle a lawsuit filed by a 24-year-old tourist who was run over by a lifeguard truck while sunbathing on a Coronado beach.The city issued a formal apology to Sarah Bouvet who was hospitalized for two days with injuries to her pelvis, legs and ankles. Her lawsuit sought compensatory damages, and also called for a change in the city's lifeguard...

• Pacific Law Center Accused of Unethical Activity

  Randy Walton | November 26, 2007 1:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If you listen to Padres games, or watch them on television, you're very familiar with the commercials of the Pacific Law Center. Heck, if you live in San Diego and have eyes or ears you know of this law firm, whose ads can be found all over San Diego County in phone books, newspapers, the radio, and television. Allegations are now surfacing that the law firm was not keeping the promises it makes...

• Families Who Lost Homes in California Wildfires Suing Electric Company

  Jenny Albano | November 19, 2007 2:37 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Wildfires that ravages Southern California, killed two people, and destroyed more than 1,000 homes was caused by sparking power lines. Now, two families who lost their homes from the fires are suing San Diego Gas & Electric Co., claiming that the utility company failed to clear brush around its power poles and didn't insulate power lines to prevent them from sparking. The plaintiffs are...

• Aqua Dot Toys Recalled After Inducing Comas

  Randy Walton | November 08, 2007 4:18 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Chinese-made toy called Aqua Dots contains a chemical that converts to a "date rape" drug when ingested. Two children in the United States went into comas after swallowing the toy.The Aqua Dot toy is a highly-popular toy distributed by Spin Master Toys out of Toronto. The toy can be purchased over the internet and in regular stores, and are arranged into designs then fused together when water...

• San Diego Law Firm Creates "Helping Handbook" for Fire Victims

  Randy Walton | November 03, 2007 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The San Diego office of the Morrison & Foerster law firm has published the "Helping Handbook" for individuals and businesses affected by the 2007 wildfires. The handbook was created to provide victims an overview of legal issues that individuals and small businesses might face in the aftermath of the fires.You may feel overwhelmed when considering the legal issues you face, and may determine...

• San Diego Courts Try to Catch Up

  Randy Walton | October 29, 2007 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Because of the fires, which shut down San Diego County courts for a week, our local system of justice will be extra busy for the next few weeks.Everyday more than 14,000 people visit the ten Superior Court buildings in the county. According to the court's executive director Michael Roddy, it will take about a month for the court's workload to return to normal. The fires brought to a standstill...

• This Halloween Stay Safe (and Classy) San Diego

  Randy Walton | October 29, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued its annual reminders to parents as to how to have a fun, but safe Halloween. I can't speak for the rest of the country, but Halloween in San Diego now looks more and more like Christmas. Driving around there are lights on houses, artificial pumpkins, and large inflatable ghosts and witches dot every other yard. By the way, what's up with those...

• San Diego Fire Victims Must Not Be Afraid To Ask Insurance Questions

  Randy Walton | October 25, 2007 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Like a few hundred thousand other San Diegans, I spent Sunday night in a grocery store parking lot with my neighbors, and Monday night in a hotel room after being ordered to leave my home because of the encroaching wildfires. I'm one of the lucky ones. Unlike about 1,500 other San Diego County residents, I got to take my wife and kids back to a home that, except for ash and soot, and a bit of...