Keebler product liability 255
March 24th, 2011 
admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Keebler has announced a recall of 17,000 eight-count cartons of their Fudge Shoppe jumbo fudge sticks due to mislabeled packaging. The boxes do not mention the products contain peanut butter, which could cause serious illness for people with peanut allergies. The company said they have not received any reports of illness associated with the cookies. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, The Washington Post 01/27/2011
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Paralyzed after diving in an under-filled pool 254
March 24th, 2011 admin Premises liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Central Texas jury awarded $6.2 million to a man who was paralyzed after diving into an under-filled pool at an apartment complex after a 2005 party. The jury determined the owner of Longhorn Landing Apartments was 51 percent liable for the accident for failing to warn swimmers about the water level or closing the pool. While the jury also deemed the plaintiff responsible for his own actions, it was also determined that “swimmers should be able to expect that an open pool is safe to use.” San Diego personal injury attorney Chuck Lindell, Austin American Statesman 01/27/2011
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Cappuccino machines burns woman’s hand 253
March 24th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Georgia jury has awarded a local woman $1.2 million in a lawsuit filed against QuikTrip convenience stores after she burned her hand on one of the convenience store’s cappuccino machines in 2007. The woman claimed she was using the machine when 190-degree water shot out of it, scalding her hand. The company said the incident was a freak accident and has since replaced the cappuccino machines in all its stores. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff and Wire Report, LA Times 01/27/2011
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Apple product liability 252
March 24th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
iPhone 4 users have filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple that claims the glass casing on the phones crack much easier than advertised. The glass is supposed to be “super-durable and scratch-resistant,” Apple claims, but in reality the casing is very fragile, the lawsuit states. Recent data shows the “latest model of the iPhone broke 82 percent more often than the iPhone 3GS,” the Washington Post reports. The suit is seeking reimbursement for the cost of the phone and repairs. San Diego personal injury attorney Hayley Tsukayama , The Washington Post 01/28/2011
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Northern California airplane accident 251
March 24th, 2011 admin Airplane Accidents are another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A lawsuit has been filed over a plane crash that occurred in February 2009 in northern California, resulting in the death of three people. The suit, filed by the family of one of the passengers, claims the crash could have been avoided had the plane’s owner and pilot took proper safety precautions. The weather was foggy the morning of the crash, and the suit claims air traffic control workers warned the pilot of the risky conditions. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Bonnie Eslinger, San Jose Mercury News 01/28/2011
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Electronic Arts illegal use of image 250
March 24th, 2011 admin Premises Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Former NBA star Oscar Robertson and two others have filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Electronic Arts Inc. over the “illegal” use of their images. The suit accuses the NCAA of violating antitrust laws by keeping the players from receiving compensation following their cessation of intercollegiate athletic competition. The suit sites 25 other former collegiate athletes who are also seeking compensation for the use of their image. San Diego personal injury attorney Nancy Kercheval , Bloomberg 01/26/2011
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College student stabbed by 4 men 249
March 24th, 2011 admin Wrongful Death is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against four young men who allegedly stabbed a San Diego college student to death in 2008. The suit claims the stabbing occurred after the four men were denied entrance into a fraternity party. Since the incident, two the defendants pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon, while the other two received lesser charges, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 01/26/2011
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Ford motors product liability 248
March 24th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
Ford Motors announced last week a recall of more than 400,000 Windstar minivans in cold-weather states. The company said cold weather could cause bracket and mounts to separate from the vehicle’s subframe. The recall covered van models sold between 1999 and 2003 in 22 states across the country. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Detroit Free Press 01/28/2011
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Horse feed product liability 247
March 24th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
A Missouri horse feed manufacturer has issued a recall of a lot a feed distributed on the West Coast because it may contain a medication “that can be fatal to horses if fed at high levels.” Manna Pro Products announced the recall on Friday, but have not received any reports of illnesses or deaths among animals from customers. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 01/28/2011
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Infant teethers recall 246
March 24th, 2011 admin Product Liability is another area of San Diego Personal Injury Law.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 37,000 infant teethers/rattles due to small pieces on the product that can pose a choking risk. The product’s importer, Sassy Inc., said “small pieces of the plastic ball can detach as a result of children chewing on the teether/rattle, posing an ingestion hazard.” The company has received one report of a piece detaching while being chewed by a child, but no injuries occurred. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 01/31/2011
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