Product Liability for three antacid brands 125
March 22nd, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Specific product lines of three popular antacid brands - Rolaids, Pepcid and Mylanta – have been recalled due to various problems or errors in manufacturing. Rolaids recalled four varieties due to consumer reports of foreign materials found in the products. Officials reported a small number of Pepcid bottles had been punctured during packaging, prompting the voluntary recall. Twelve different Mylanta varieties were recalled after it was discovered that the presence of alcohol as a flavoring agent was not noted on the label. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Indianapolis Star 03/01/2011
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4 deaths after helicopter accident 124
March 22nd, 2011 admin Helicopter accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A lawsuit has been filed against Federal Aviation Administration over a September 2008 helicopter crash in Maryland that killed four people. The lawsuit contends air traffic controllers gave the helicopter pilot “inaccurate weather information,” which led to the crash. “Controllers gave the pilot outdated weather information that exaggerated the level of visibility” as he attempted to make an emergency landing, the suit states. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Michael Dresser, Baltimore Sun 02/28/2011
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Police Chief makes racist remarks 123
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A discrimination lawsuit has been filed against the Fresno, Calif., police chief. The plaintiffs, two police deputies, claim in their suit that Chief Jerry Dyer made racist remarks about African-Americans and also inappropriately commented on women’s clothing and cleavage. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle 02/28/2011
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Premises Liability regarding Superbowl 122
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A U.S. District Court judge has given plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against theNational Football League and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over Superbowlseating problems an additional 60 days to decide if they will accept a proposed settlement. The ruling came after lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the NFL provided insufficient information regarding the settlement to the fans. The roughly 2,500 plaintiffs will decide whether they wish to accept the settlement or remain part of the class-action suit. San Diego personal injury attorney Arin Karimian, USA Today 03/01/2011
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Defamation lawsuit for the mortgage meltdown book 121
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The author and publisher of the mortgage meltdown book “The Big Short” have been hit with a defamation lawsuit by one of the asset managersfeatured in the book. According to the lawsuit, author Michael Lewis made “false and defamatory” statements in his book about Wing Chau and his firm, Harding Advisory LLC, and their role in the mortgage crisis. The suit alleges Lewis claims Chau and other were “responsible for the crisis,” a claim the suit says is false. San Diego personal injury attorney Grant McCool, Reuters 02/28/2011
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Product Liability for jogging stroller attachment 120
March 22nd, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
More than 1,500 baby jogging stroller attachment seats have been recalled after it was discovered that the seat may not properly lock to the stroller and could come off during use. The recall covers the Baby Jogger Jump Seat, which has been sold in stores since January 2008. Reports show that four children have fallen out of the seats during use, with one baby suffering a broken nose. San Diego personal injury attorney Terri Gruca, KVUE-TV 03/02/2011
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Low cooker product liability 119
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 7,460 slow cookers sold at Burlington Coat Factory. According to the agency, the cooker’s control panel can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard. The company has received 60 reports of the panels overheating but no injuries have occurred. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 03/02/2011
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Product Liability for resistance tubes 118
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 229,000 resistance tubes and tube kits sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods stores. The agency announced that the “plastic clip that attaches the resistance tube to the handle can break during use causing the tubing, handle or fragments of the plastic clip to strike the user.” Dick’s Sporting Goods has received four reports of users being injured by the tubes. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 03/01/2011
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Police shoots a mentally ill man 117
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A lawsuit has been filed against the city of San Jose over the fatal police shooting of a mentally ill man in his own backyard in May 2009. The suit alleges police used a Taser to stun Daniel Pham and then they shot him 10 times after responding to a report that he had cut his brother with a knife. The suit claims police were aware Pham was a mentally ill patient, and should have used “nonlethal measures” to subdue him or brought in a specialized officer to diffuse the situation. Both officers involved in the shooting have been cleared of any wrongdoing, the San Jose Mercury News reported. San Diego personal injury attorney Julia Prodis Sulek, San Jose Mercury News 03/01/2011
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Premises Liability for juvenile detention center 116
March 22nd, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit this week against Oklahoma County filed over severe injuries suffered by a grade student at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention Center three years ago. The original suit claimed officials at the center “acted with deliberate indifference” to the boy’s needs when it was discovered he was ill. The appeals court agreed, saying lack of immediate actions by supervisors at the center is sufficient evidence of potential indifference. San Diego personal injury attorney Robert Boczkiewicz, NewsOK.com 03/02/2011
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