Modesto Settles Illegal Search Lawsuit 1251
February 21st, 2014 
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The city of Modesto, Calif., has paid $120,000 to a local woman and her two daughters to settle a lawsuit against local police over a warrantless search of their home. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com According to the suit, police helped a local tow truck driver repossess the woman’s car without a court order allowing the seizure of the vehicle. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After KY Vehicle Accident 1250
February 21st, 2014 admin Wrongful death is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
Highway Star, a Michigan-based trucking company, and driver Ibrahim Fetic have been named in a wrongful-death lawsuit after the deaths of four people in a rear-end collision. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com A Wisconsin family of six was traveling from Florida on Interstate 65 when they were rear-ended by a tractor-trailer. Four of the individuals were “trapped inside the vehicle while it burned, resulting in their deaths.” The lawsuit alleges that the driver was “maintaining two sets of driver log books in an effort to hide information from regulatory agencies” and had “had driven his truck in excess of the allowed number of hours, which resulted in driver fatigue.” San Diego personal injury attorney
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Huffy Slider Tricycles Recalled for Loss of Control Hazard 1249
February 21st, 2014 admin Product liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
Huffy Bicycles has recalled the 2012 20-Inch Slider Tricycle sold exclusively at Toys R Us due to a loss of control hazard. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The tricycle handlebar may unexpectedly loosen, which can pose a crash and fall hazard for the rider. About 5,040 units were sold between January 2013 and February 2013. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Jury Decides in Favor of Johnson & Johnson in IL Hip Implant Case 1248
February 21st, 2014 admin Product liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
A jury in an Illinois state court decided against the plaintiff in case that alleged the Illinois woman had been harmed by a metal-on-metal hip implant. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The case alleged that the hip implant had shed metal into the plaintiff’s body “poisoning tissue and sending metal ions into her blood stream.” Almost 11,000 cases have been filed against DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, over the ASR XL implant that was recalled in August 2010. This is the second case to go to trial in the U.S. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Suit Filed Over Alleged Home Insurance Scam 1247
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A Kentucky resident has filed a federal suit against State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. contending that the increased insurance “limit of liability” on his homeowner insurance is a scam. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com His homeowner’s insurance policy was raised to $503,000 in limit of liability, but the home is only valued at $239,000. The suit alleges that clients “are paying more in premiums but get no more coverage” and that State Auto is raising the limit of liability to increase profits after a tough financial year in 2011. The suit is also seeking class action status. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Galveston County Residents File Lawsuit Over BP Gas Leak 1246
February 21st, 2014 admin Premises liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
A second lawsuit has been filed against BP after a 2011 gas leak at their former Texas City Refinery. 474 Galveston County residents are seeking $1B in damages. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit alleges that BP intentionally mislead “the public about the seriousness of a Nov. 10, 2011, leak that continued for several weeks.” The leak released methyl mercaptan and several other pollutants, The lawsuit contends that BP knew their monitors were incapable of detecting methyl mercaptan, but released a statement that “the monitoring had failed to pick up any detectable levels of” the chemical. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Countrywide to Pay $500 Million Settlement 1245
February 21st, 2014 admin Premises liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
Countrywide, a unit of Bank of America Corp., has agreed to settle a class action suit in Los Angeles over residential mortgage-backed securities for $500 million. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit was led by the Iowa Public Retirement System and sought damages for “downgraded Countrywide mortgage-backed securities after the 2007 subprime collapse.” The Los Angeles settlement will not affect the distributions for the previously settled $8.5 million between Bank of America and “institutional investors in Countrywide mortgage-backed securities.” San Diego personal injury attorney
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Suit Filed over Men Murdered at HOA Meeting 1244
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The widows of two Kentucky men who were murdered during a homeowners association meeting last year have filed suit against the man charged with pulling the trigger. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Police records show the defendant admitted that he planned on killing the men at the meeting over a disagreement. The women are seeking an unspecified amount of damages. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Green Valley Drugs Recalls All Sterile Products 1243
February 21st, 2014 admin Product liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
Green Valley Drugs has issued a recall of all lots of the company’s Sterile products produced and distributed by the pharmacy due to lack of sterility assurance. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com While the company has received no reports of injuries or illnesses associated with the products, observations of certain aseptic techniques led to the recall. San Diego personal injury attorney
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Bullying Led to Girl’s Suicide 1242
February 21st, 2014 admin Wrongful death is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com
A woman in central Texas has filed a lawsuit against the Leander school district over the suicide of her daughter in 2011. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claims the girl was bullied at school to the point of depression, and that school officials did nothing to halt the abuse. The mother is demanding the district implement a “third party anti-bullying program” to educate students and faculty. San Diego personal injury attorney
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