5 Killed in California Bus Accident, Many Injured
Posted on Saturday, July 24th, 2010
A Greyhound bus traveling to Sacramento from Los Angeles has crashed on a state highway in California’s Central Valley, killing five and wounding many others.
California Highway Patrol Officer Michelle Sigmond says the bus driver swerved [...]
Wrongful death suit filed against Napa county jail
Posted on Monday, May 17th, 2010
A woman has filed a wrongful death suit against Napa County after her son committed suicide while incarcerated at the Napa County Department of Corrections.
Gayle Brock alleges that jail officials did not provide Scott Mostek [...]
Family sues Calif., Caltrans for wrongful death
Posted on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
The family of a trucker who lost his life on the Bay Bridge is filing a claim against the state of California and Caltrans for wrongful death.
Tahir Sheikh Fakhar fell to his death on November [...]
LA Weight Loss Wrongful Death Suit Settled
Posted on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
A wrongful death lawsuit against L.A. Weight Loss Centers Inc. has settled for $700,000 in Madison County.
According to a March 3 order approving the settlement, L.A. Weight Loss will make payment to the two children [...]
Woman gets $23.4M for paralyzing crash in Ford
Posted on Saturday, February 20th, 2010
A California jury has awarded a woman $23.4 million in a civil judgment against Ford Motor Co. for a 2007 freeway accident that left her a quadriplegic.
Cynthia Castillo lost control of her 1997 Ford Explorer [...]
Schwarzenegger faces ‘uphill battle’ getting tort reforms
Posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has made tort reform part of his five-point economic agenda for his final year in office, but it’s unlikely the Republican governor will get the changes he seeks to the state’s [...]
continue readingBoy Killed in San Diego Boat Accident
Posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
An 8-year-old boy was killed and five adults are in serious condition tonight after the recreational boat they were aboard collided with a Coast Guard patrol boat in San Diego Bay, authorities said.
A 33-foot Coast [...]
Bay Bridge Truck Accident Claims Life
Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009
The driver of a big-rig went out of control and plunged over the side of the Bay Bridge early Monday morning. The driver of the truck that was involved in the accident and was employed [...]
continue readingCA Wrongful Death Suit Awards Family $16 Million
Posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Sky News is reporting that the family of Jennifer Strange has been awarded $16 million in the wrongful death case against Sacramento radio station KDND-FM. Back in 2007 a “Hold your Wee for a Wii” [...]
continue readingBus Accident Kills Sacramento Women
Posted on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
A 49-year-old woman is dead after getting hit by a Greyhound bus in downtown Sacramento.
Police say the woman was hit by the bus as it pulled out of the city’s downtown station Wednesday afternoon. She [...]