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Posted in Personal Injury,Wrongful Death on December 29, 2015
Briggs v. Merck Sharp & Dohme (United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, August 6, 2015) — F.3d —-, 2015 WL 4645605 Five groups of plaintiffs filed personal injury and wrongful death actions in California state court, asserting various tort claims against manufacturers and a distributor of diabetes drugs. Each of the five cases has…
Posted in Personal Injury on December 22, 2015
Z.V. v. County of Riverside (Fourth District, June 17, 2015) 238 Cal.App.4th 889, 189 Cal.Rptr.3d 570, 15 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7831, 2015 Daily Journal D.A.R. 8237 A 15-year-old who was sexually assaulted by a county social worker while in foster care brought an action against the worker and the County of Riverside. The plaintiff…
Posted in Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury on November 24, 2015
Whitlow v. Rideout Memorial Hospital, (Third District, June 9, 2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 631, 188 Cal. Rptr.3d 246, 15 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5902, 2015 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6373. The children of a woman who died from a massive brain hemorrhage two days after being treated for a headache at a hospital emergency room, filed an…
Posted in Personal Injury on October 22, 2015
Conti v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. (First District, April 13, 2015) 235 Cal.App.4th 1214, 186 Cal.Rptr.3d 26, 15 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3573, 2015 Daily Journal D.A.R. 4094 A woman who was molested as a child by an adult male member of her church congregation filed suit against her abuser,…
Posted in Personal Injury,Premises Liability on September 17, 2015
Grebing v 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc. (2nd Dist., January 29, 2105) 234 Cal.App.4th 631, 184 Cal.Rptr.3d 155. A health club member who was injured while using exercise equipment known as a “low row machine” filed suit against the facility, asserting various theories of negligence and products liability. The plaintiff alleged that a connecting clip…
Posted in Personal Injury on September 14, 2015
State ex rel. Dept. of California Highway Patrol v. Superior Court (Supreme Ct. of Calif., February 26, 2015) 60 Cal.4th 1002, 343 P.3d 415, 184 Cal.Rptr.3d 354. A woman and her child who were injured when they were struck by a tow truck on Interstate 5 brought an action for personal injuries against the tow…
Posted in Personal Injury on September 3, 2015
Gonsalves v. Li, — Cal.Rptr.3d —-, 15 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 375, 2015 Daily Journal D.A.R 473 A BMW salesman who was injured in a collision while riding as a passenger during a new vehicle test drive, filed suit against the driver who had caused the accident. At trial counsel for the plaintiff called the…
Posted in Latest News,Personal Injury on August 13, 2015
Rashidi v. Moser, (Supreme Court of California, December 15, 2014) 60 Cal.4th 718, 339 P.3d 344, 181 Cal.Rptr.3d 59, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 13,880, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 16,440 A patient who suffered blindness in one eye following a medical procedure relating to a nosebleed, filed an action for personal injuries against the doctor…
Posted in Personal Injury on January 20, 2015
Ennabe v. Manosa, (Supreme Court, February 24, 2014) 58 Cal.4th 697, 319 P.3d 201, 168 Cal.Rptr.3d 440, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1870, 2014 Daily Journal D.A.R. 2176 The parents of a 19-year-old man who was killed when he was struck by a drunk minor driving away from a private party, filed a wrongful death…
Posted in Personal Injury on August 21, 2014
Spriesterback v. Holland (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 255, 155 Cal.Rptr.3d 306 A bicyclist who was injured when he was struck on a sidewalk by a car exiting a supermarket parking lot, filed a negligence action against the driver. The plaintiff had been traveling eastbound on a sidewalk on the north side of the street against the…