Product liability for bicycles 75
March 21st, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 325Rocky Mountain Bicycles due to a defect in the frame. Produced by Procycle Group, Inc., the agency said the front fork steering tube can break, posing a fall injury hazard. The company has received four reports of injuries associated with the product, including one broken wrist. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 03/10/2011
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Woman killed by a motorist 74
March 21st, 2011 admin Auto accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A Maryland jury has awarded $3.3 million in a lawsuit filed over the death of a woman who was killed by a motorist while walking down Pennsylvania Avenue. The lawsuit claimed the state was liable because it failed to install proper safety features on the road, such as guard rails. The suit claimed the death could have been prevented had there been guardrails installed. San Diego personal injury attorney Ruben Castaneda , The Washington Post 03/11/2011
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Boat accident due to drunken driver 73
March 21st, 2011 admin Boating accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against a Connecticutlakeside bar stemming from a fatal 2008 drunken boating accident. The lawsuit claimed bartenders at Down the Hatch continued to serve a man who was well beyond the legal blood alcohol limit. The man then drove off in his boat and caused the fatal accident, the suit stated. The amount of the settlement was undisclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney John Pirro, Danbury News-Times 03/10/2011
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Premises liability for Oil refinery 72
March 21st, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
Several Seattle environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington in order to force them to reduce emissions from local oil refineries. The lawsuit claims state agencies “failed to require reasonably available control technology for greenhouse gas emissions.” The suit, the groups said, is aimed at merely forcing the state to “enforce the laws already on the book.” San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Seattle Post-Intelligencer 03/10/2011
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Suzuki ATV recall due to risk of fire 71
March 21st, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 29,000 Suzuki ATVs due to the risk of fire. The recall covers all 2008-2010 LT-A450X model Suzuki KingQuad ATVs, as well as all 2009-2010 LT-A500X, 2008-2010 LT-A750X, and 2011 LT-A500X and LT-A750X models made before Dec. 11. There have been reports that the plastic fuel tanks on the ATVs can develop holes and allow fuel to leak out. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 03/12/2011
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Product liability for night lights 70
March 21st, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 9,700 lantern-style nightlights due to shock and fire hazards. Sold in Washington and Illinois from September 2004 through last October, there have been 16 reports of the lamps short circuiting. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 03/11/2011
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Product liability for slippers 69
March 21st, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 57,000 holiday infant slippers due to a choking hazard. Sold by Atico International USA, the slippers contain stuffing that may choke small children if consumed. There have been three reports of infants pulling out the stuffing. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, United Press International 03/11/2011
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Premises liability for improper use of teaser 68
March 21st, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
A judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed againstFranklin County, Ohio, against jail officers over the improper use of Tasers. According to the lawsuit, deputies at the country jail “violated inmates’ constitutional rights and the department’s policy on Taser use in the jails.” The amount of the settlement was undisclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney Kathy Lynn Gray, Columbus Dispatch 03/11/2011
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Casino sued for second hand smoke 67
March 21st, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
Employees of Harrah’s in New Orleans have filed a lawsuit against the casino over dangerous levels of second-hand smoke. The lawsuit claims at least one employee developed cancer after working at Harrah’s as a direct result of the smoke in the casino. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status and unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, The Washington Post 03/10/2011
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Doctor fails to diagnose patient with cancer 66
March 21st, 2011 admin Medical Malpractice is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law
An Indiana surgeon who was on the run for over five years faces a negligence lawsuit claiming he caused the death of a woman in 2004 after failing to diagnose her with lung cancer. The suit claims the woman went to see the doctor in 2004 with a scratchy throat, received unnecessary surgery and delayed treatment, and died after lung cancer was not treated. The surgeon was captured in Italy in 2009 and faces more than 350 medical malpractice suits. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Chicago Tribune 03/12/2011
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