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• Accident on U.S. 50! Wow, what a week...

  Amber Wheat | September 08, 2008 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Friday afternoon, on my way home from work, I witnessed a car vs. motorcycle collision. It happened right in front of me. I am so thankful that I didn’t freak out or hit anybody. At first I was...

• CHP Declares Fourth of July an Operation CARE Holiday

  Amber Wheat | July 02, 2009 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort is a program that facilitates communication and cooperation between different state law enforcement agencies. The states are working together to prevent...

• California Tour Ends in Tragedy When Bus Overturns Near Soledad

  John Demas | May 01, 2009 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Orion Pacific is the newest tour bus company facing hard questions being asked by angry people. This is the third major bus crash to happen in California since the devastating Cache Creek crash in...

• Portable Air Compressors Recalled Due to Fire and Electrical Hazards

  Jenny Albano | March 06, 2008 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Advance Stores Co., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 64,000 Strike Force Portable Air Compressors due to fire and electrical hazards.The compressor's motor can overheat and ignite the protective cover, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Also, the cover might not prevent internal components from being touched, which poses an electrical shock hazard. The firm has received four...

• An ounce of Prevention......

  Laura Mackie | November 29, 2006 7:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Slip and fall accidents are difficult cases to litigate, especially when your client is an older adult. More often than not the injuries sustained during an unintentional fall, if not immediately fatal, can cause functional impairments that may require admission to a nursing home for a year or even longer. The physical and emotional toll this inevitably takes on the client and their family is...

• Woman awarded 2 Million for Unattended Stroke

  Ed Smith | October 10, 2006 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  A woman who suffered a brain injury becase she was neglected in a hospital after suffering a stroke was awarded 2 million dollars by an Illinois jury. Even trained professionals, if they are hurried and unaware may miss stroke warning signs that are vitally important to full recovery.

• Obesity boosts Back Surgery Complications

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 1:23 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  In a recent study from Thomas Jefferson University in Pittsburgh, 332 cases of thoraic and lumbar surgeries were reviewed for complication rates. Extrememely overweight and obese patients were much more likely to suffer complications such as wound infections, blood clots, heart problems and deep vein thrombosis. As the body mass index (BMI) increased over 30 the incidence of complications...

• Bodee LLC, Inc. is Recalling Zencore Tabs Due to Undeclared Ingredients

  Jenny Albano | September 08, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Bodee LLC, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, announced they are recalling the dietary supplement Zencore Tabs because of undeclared ingredients.Representatives of the FDA found these undeclared ingredients during lab analysis and stated that the ingredients are potentially harmful to consumers.FDA asserts that its chemical analysis revealed that one lot of Zencore Tabs contains aminotadalafil,...

• Progressive Insurance Spies on Church Group

  Ed Smith | August 24, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  An unbelievable story to some, but just old hat to attorney's who deal with Progressive Insurance and their outrageous behavior almost every day.Today, it was reported that detectives hired by Progressive Insurance became members of the Southside Christian Fellowship Church in Atlanta in August 2005 in order to get damaging information on two church members involved in a traffic accident.The...

• Drunk Driving....the Aftermath

  Laura Mackie | December 27, 2006 11:27 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA

  When an individual chooses to mix alcohol consumption and operation of a motor vehicle, the results are often tragic. The repercussions of drunk driving are not measured solely in terms of fines and jail time. All too often, innocent bystanders become the unwitting victims of the alcohol impaired driver. On December 26, 2006, Joanne Dues was sentenced to four years in prison for gross...