Posts tagged serious personal injury

• 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...

• 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...

• Several Hot Air Balloon Accidents Raise Questions

  Randy Walton | October 11, 2007 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Several recent hot-air balloon accidents, including one that killed an Oceanside woman, are raising questions about the safety of this romanticized recreational activity. Here in San Diego, it's not uncommon to see a half a dozen balloons drifting in the North County sunsets during summer and fall. The owners of Sky Surfer, a local hot air balloon company, told NBC 7/39 that hot-air balloon...

• Elderly Woman Attacked by Two Vicious Dogs

  Randy Walton | September 12, 2007 8:29 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Walton Barber represents an elderly woman who was seriously injured after being attacked by two vicious dogs while she was walking in her neighborhood. The two english bulldogs broke through their yard gate and attacked the woman and her small dog, causing serious injuries to both.In California, the owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while...

• 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...

• 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...

• Civil Litigation on Tribal Land Very Difficult

  Randy Walton | October 12, 2007 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Today's Wall Street Journal online has on the difficulties plaintiffs have suing for personal injury damages that occurred on tribal land. San Diego is surrounded by tribal lands, and with the rapid development of those lands, primarily in the form of casinos and hotels, litigation by non-tribal members for matters that occur on Indian tribal land is on the rise.In civil matters, it is the...

• Personal Injury: Production Company Sued As Pretend Military Training Turns Real

  Randy Walton | October 12, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Jesse Klinger was an 18-year-old Marine when he arrived at Camp Pendleton from some training before being deployed to the Middle East. One of the training exercises was designed to simulate the ordeal of interrogation by the enemy, and included actors playing the role of interrogator.During the mock interrogation, Klingler's mouth was gagged, he was blindfolded and his wrists and ankles were...

• Cooling the Body May Minimize Long-Term Effects of Brain Injuries

  Randy Walton | September 25, 2007 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Every 15 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a traumatic brain injury, said Brent Ibata, research coordinator for the division of neurosurgery at SLU. Brain injuries are responsible for 50,000 deaths and 80,000 disabilities each year. Doctors at St. Louis University are performing a study to determine if cooling down the body is the best way to minimize the long-term effects of serious brain...

• 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...