September, 2010 Blog Posts
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 By David Silva
September 30, 2010 - According to a study done by the Highway Loss Data Institute, the California law that went into effect on January 1, 2009 prohibiting motorists from text messaging while driving ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2010 By Sanjay Mathur
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Sunday that automaker Hyundai is recalling nearly 140,000 Sonata sedans. The recall affects certain 2011-model year Sonatas, which were ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2010 By David Silva
September 27, 2010 - According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, an 85-year-old San Francisco man was driving the wrong way on U.S. Highway 395 when he was involved in a car accident that resulted in the ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Sanjay Mathur
The F.D.A. has announced a severe restriction of the diabetes drug Avandia, which can be linked to an estimated 47,000 people who suffered heart attacks while taking the drug between 1999 and 2009. ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Sanjay Mathur
New details emerged Monday about Johnson & Johnson's efforts to buy up defective Motrin packages, the subject of a congressional investigation into whether the company sought to avoid a recall ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By David Silva
September 21, 2010 - An 18-year-old man was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter following a car accident that left his passenger dead. San Jose ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By David Silva
September 21, 2010 - You might remember the tragic April 9, 2009 car accident that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart. The promising young pitcher had just pitched six shutout innings in his season ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By David Silva
September 21, 2010 - According to the California Highway Patrol, alcohol was involved in a Friday morning crash that killed one boy and injured four others. CHP officers said they found empty beer ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By David Silva
September 14, 2010 - A 47-year old Minden, LA man was arrested for driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana late Saturday. The local sheriff's office reported that a deputy tried to pull ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Weinstein, Scharf & Dubinsky
Several adults and children were injured, one critically, last Thursday when an auto accident occurred on Interstate 95 in Hollywood. The auto accident occurred in the northbound lanes of I-95 near ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By David Silva
September 9, 2010 - A hearing is being held at the Coast Guard District Headquarters in Alameda concerning a December, 2009 watercraft accident in which a 33-foot Coast Guard patrol vessel smashed ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Sanjay S. Mathur
A man suffered catastrophic injuries when a rented U-Haul truck rolled over him. A jury found U-Haul International Inc. (UHI) and U-Haul Co. of Texas Inc. d/b/a U-Haul Co. of Dallas negligent and ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Sanjay S. Mathur
Toshiba and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced a recall of 41,000 notebook computers due to the potential for computers to overheat and burn consumers. The CPSC reports the ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2010 By James Roane
Arbitration in car wreck cases is fairly straight-forward. Both parties pick an arbitrator, and these two arbitrators pick a neutral third. I have been the plaintiff's pick in four cases this month. ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2010 By James Roane
My first jury trial was actually going very well. I had a good trial judge, Sue Birch. It was in High Point, and the jury pool was decent. Of course, the case was not very good, your first case ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By James Roane
We all are required by law to buy car insurance. If we cause a car wreck , the insurance is supposed to cover the damage and defend us. However, some insurance defense attorneys don't really represent ...
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