Utah resort causes death 135
March 22nd, 2011 
admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Minnesota family has filed a lawsuit against a Utah resort over the death of their son, who was training at the resort for a freediving competition. The lawsuit claims the Homestead resort in Utah should have “provided a lifeguard, equipped the [geothermal pool] with better safety and rescue equipment and kept better supervision,” all of which may have prevented the man’s death. The suit says the resort failed to comply with state law that requires that lifeguards be on duty at geothermal pools. San Diego personal injury attorney Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune 02/23/2011
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Man found dead in jail 134
March 22nd, 2011 admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The family of a Colorado man who was found dead in a jail cell has announced they will file a lawsuit against the city and county of Denver. According to the suit, the man was being processed when officers grabbed him, held him down, choked and Tased him before dragging him to his cell and leaving him there. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Denver Post 02/24/2011
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FBI accused of spying 133
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
An Islamic group has filed a lawsuit against the FBI over “indiscriminate surveillance” by a paid FBI spy of several California mosques in the mid-2000s. The suit claims the government paid the man to investigate “people who were more devout in their religious practice, irrespective of whether any particular individual was believed to be involved in criminal activity.” The lawsuit also claims that at one of the mosques the spy investigated, an FBI official had previously told the members that “no such surveillance would take place.” San Diego personal injury attorney Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor 02/23/2011
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Tea lights product liability 132
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 370,000 tea lights due to a potential fire hazard. Imported by Pier 1 Imports, it has been reported that “the flame from the tea lights can burn with a high flame, posing a fire hazard.” The company has received one report of a consumer suffering a minor burn from the product. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/24/2011
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Johnson&Johnson product liability 131
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Johnson & Johnson has announced a recall of 667,632 packages of Sudafed due to a labeling error. The label includes a double-negative that could confuse patients. The label says “do not not divide, crush, chew, or dissolve the tablet.” San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Bloomberg 02/25/2011
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Product Liability for remote controls 130
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 2,270 remote controls for entertainment systems due to the risk of the battery igniting. The company that produces the remotes, Niles Audio Corp., said that if the “battery falls from the remote control during handling, it can rupture and smoke or ignite, posing a fire hazard.” The company has received four reports of batteries falling during use and one of those ignited, burning carpet. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/25/2011
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Police lieutenant lawsuit 129
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The city of Concord, Calif., has agreed to a $47,512 settlement with a city police lieutenant. The lawsuit claimed the lieutenant was transferred and demoted due to speaking out about a sexual harassment lawsuit. The plaintiff also claims he was later falsely accused of sexual harassment himself, and was suspended for 100 hours and forced to take sexual harassment training. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle 02/25/2011
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School bus crash 128
March 22nd, 2011 admin Auto Accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Suffolk Country School Board has agreed to an undisclosed settlement in a lawsuit stemming from a school bus crash in January 2009. The suit was filed by the mother of one of the students on the bus who suffered neck and back injuries in the crash. The suit accused the bus driver of “failure to maintain a proper lookout, failure to keep his vehicle under proper control and failure to keep a safe distance.” San Diego personal injury attorney Hattie Brown Garrow, Virginian Pilot 02/25/2011
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Publicis Groupe SA sexual discrimination 127
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A former public relations employee at Publicis Groupe SA has filed a $100 lawsuit against the company, claiming sexual discrimination. The plaintiff claims in the suit that she and other women have been unfairly fired after returning from maternity leave and that the company hires men and a disproportionately high rate. Also, the suit notes that while women make up “70 percent of the public relations staff,” they only hold about 15 percent of the leadership positions. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status. San Diego personal injury attorney Caroline Humer, Reuters 02/24/2011
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Product Liability for adult bicycles 126
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 1,550 Felt Adult bicycles. Produced by ADK Technologies and imported by California-based Felt Bicycles, the recall was issued after it was discovered that the bicycle’s fork can break, posing a fall risk for the rider. There have been no injuries reported associated with the defect. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/22/2011
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