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• Does Lane Sharing Increase Motorcycle Accidents?

  Claude Wyle | October 31, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  California is one of two states that actually allows lane sharing for motorcyclists. Called filtering or lane splitting, essentially lane sharing enables motorcyclists to pass between cars on multi-lane roads. While most auto drivers believe that motorcyclists are crazy and that this practice leads to increased motorcycle crashes, actual government sponsored studies have shown that lane sharing...

• Rottweiler Owner May Face Dog Bite Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | September 16, 2006 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Residents of a Northern Illinois subdivision are having some problems with a rottweiler running loose in the neighborhood, and several people attended a recent board meeting to voice their concerns. Apparently the dog has charged quite a few people, and the owners, who have been ticketed seven times since 2000 for having a loose dog, are lucky they aren't yet facing a dog bite lawsuit.

• Claude Wyle, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | September 01, 2006 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Claude Armand Wyle is a partner in the law firm of Choulos, Choulos, and Wyle LLP. with offices in San Francisco, California. He is an experienced and dedicated civil trial lawyer who specializes in automobile, bicycle, and motorcycle crash cases, dangerous roadway cases, product liability, dangerous premises cases, vicious animal cases, toxic tort, police misconduct and shootings, and drug...

• Undisclosed Ingredient Prompts Ice Cream Recall

  Claude Wyle | October 02, 2007 6:10 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores have recalled thousands of pints of Private Selection ice cream. This could be tragedy for some ice cream lovers, but could become a matter of life-and-death for people with egg allergies. This is because the ice cream may contain eggs, which are not listed on the label of the ice cream. Consumers with egg allergies could suffer life-threatening or serious...

• Injured Bicyclist Close to $150,000.00 Settlement

  Claude Wyle | October 01, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Approximately three years ago, San Francisco Police Officer, Philip Welsh, crashed into Robert Kellogg, a bicyclist. Officer Welsh was on duty and in uniform when he collided with Kellogg in San Francisco's "North Beach" District. Instead of trying to assist Kellogg, Officer Welsh fled before providing the injured cyclist with his full name or address, and never filed an accident report. ...

• Reckless Teen Driver Causes Fatal Auto Accident

  Claude Wyle | September 28, 2007 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Rachel Vargas, a 14-year-old, was killed when the car she rode in lost control and slammed into the center divider on Interstate 680, near Pleasanton. Vargas was one of four passengers in a car driven by 19-year-old Drori Levi. Police say he was driving at an extremely high rate of speed, which likely was the cause of this auto accident. No criminal charges have been filed against Levi. It...

• Lead Lunchboxes Recalled in California

  Shannon Weidemann | September 22, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Lunchboxes that were distributed by the California Department of Public Health have been recalled due to lead in the vinyl lining. The recalled lunchboxes were made in China and are a soft-sided lunchbox. The recall involves 300,000 items with the words "Eat Fruits and Vegetables" and "Be Active" written on them. The vinyl lining of the lunchboxes contains lead, according to tests done by...

• Is Criminal Prosecution Enough Accountability for Killing a Motorcyclist?

  Claude Wyle | August 30, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A reckless driver involved in a fatal motorcycle-car crash earlier this week, in which an off-duty Flint police officer was killed, was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder, DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving on a suspended license. According to witnesses, 25 year old Ramon Pineda was driving a Camaro about 8 p.m. Sunday on Sashabaw when he rear-ended a motorcycle driven...

• Hi-Heat Aerosol Coating Cans Recalled by Sherwin-Williams

  Claude Wyle | August 28, 2007 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Sherman-Williams is issuing a recall of Hi-Heat cans, After receiving a report of a can exploding in a consumer's face and causing serious head injuries. The consumer's injuries inclused a shattered an eye socket, knocked out teeth, and a broken the jaw and nose. While the cans retail for $20.00, Sherman-Williams is offering only $15.00 refund checks. Go figure!For more information on this...

• Mattel Recalls 9 Million Potentially Deadly Toys

  Claude Wyle | August 27, 2007 7:52 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  Tuesday Mattel recalled 9 million toys due to a potentially deadly magnet. The recall includes toys containing small, rare-earth magnets, which are twenty times stronger than an average magnet. The magnets pose a risk to children because if they swallow more than one, the magnets may attract each other through the intestinal walls and tear into soft tissue. This is exactly what happened to...