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• Christmas Recalls of Dangerous Products

  Claude Wyle | December 15, 2006 10:41 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Almost every day, dangerous and defective products are recalled by our government, with the coperation of manufacturers and distributors. Amongst the most recent Christmas recalls are: 1. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. who recalled their Christmas Light Sets for Shock and Fire Hazards; 2. Clarion, who recalled their Vehicle Navigation and Entertainment System Batteries for Burn and Fire Hazards; 3. ...

• 13.5 Million Settlement for Dangerous Toys

  Claude Wyle | December 11, 2006 2:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Loose Magnets in Children's Toys Can Be a Deadly Hazard for Children: Since 2003, at least one child has died and 19 more have needed to undergo surgery because they swallowed loose magnets from dangerous toys. The most dangerous of these magnets seem to be the tiny but powerful "rare earth" magnets, that can cause damage to the internal organs by clasping tightly together inside a child's...

• What You Can Do To Prevent Slip And Falls

  Claude Wyle | December 10, 2006 11:16 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Slip and fall and trip and fall accidents and injuries have reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., particularly for persons over 65 years of age. Fortunately, there are several ways to help prevent slip and fall and trip and fall accidents, which are listed herein below. If you are injured due to another's negligence or because of a dangerous or defective condition on someone's property, you...

• More E. Coli Tainted Food, This Time at Taco Bell

  Claude Wyle | December 09, 2006 10:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Wow, with the most serious outbreak of E. Coli toxins since the spinach scare of this last September, at least 39 people were infected, and two of them critically through food traced to Taco Bell. Shockingly, Taco Bell covered up the news for at least several days, hoping it would all go away before the public panicked. This food poisoning attorney believes it is the responsibility of anyone who...

• $400,000 for Oakland Motorcycle Accident Survivor

  Claude Wyle | December 07, 2006 2:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  Our motorcycle accident attorneys fought for, and won a $400,000 settlement, for an Alameda man who suffered serious personal injuries, including multiple fractures and the crushing and eventual amputation of his left foot, in a motorcycle accident in Oakland, California. The offending driver, an Oakland woman, turned left directly into our client and struck the motorcyclist, as he was...

• How to Prevent Dog Bites, For Children and Owners

  Claude Wyle | December 06, 2006 10:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is an absolute epidemic of dog bites to children. As dog bite attorneys, we know that most dog bites are preventable, and that what we need is comprehensive dog bite prevention education and greater accountability for the owners of aggressive dogs. Both children and adults need to be trained how to interact with dogs who...

• Auto Crash On Interstate 80 Kills Truck Driver

  Claude Wyle | December 05, 2006 10:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  This morning, in Contra Costa County on Interstate 80, near Pinole, another multiple car crash resulted in a wrongful death. First, a Honda caused a minor automobile collision, then another car crash occurred, and then a pick up truck driver crashed into a tow truck that had responded to try to clear the freeway. The driver of the pick up truck died in the multi motor vehicle collision, and the...

• Pedestrian Accidents Reduced in Oakland By Pedestrian Scramble Device

  Claude Wyle | December 02, 2006 11:04 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Our team of pedestrian accident attorneys is keeping a close watch on ways for California cities to improve pedestrian safety. With high concentrations of traffic and pedestrians in Chinatown in Oakland, the rate of pedestrian accidents is very high. A recent study showed that elderly pedestrians were actually not being given enough time to clear the intersections before traffic lights allowed...

• Driver Causes Serious Injuries in San Francisco Truck Crash

  Claude Wyle | December 01, 2006 10:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  A driver of a work truck Tuesday afternoon crashed into a car, then rear-ended a Muni bus, and then smashed into another car, in the intersection of Fourth and Howard streets in San Francisco. This serious auto accident, sent two occupants of a Honda struck by the truck to San Francisco General Hospital in critical condition. The man who caused this truck accident with serious personal injuries...