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• The FDA, part 2

  Amber Wheat | September 25, 2008 4:11 PM | 2 CommentsSacramento, CA

  The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for a wide range of products, but the one people think of most often is prescription drugs. As I said in my earlier post, the FDA was originally...

• The FDA, part 1

  Amber Wheat | September 24, 2008 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  With all the news about China’s milk and recent litigation involving skin creams and eye washes that are having nasty side effects (and, of course, the BPA plastic scare) I began to wonder what...

• The "Egg Shell" Client

  Laura Mackie | November 29, 2006 9:05 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  When it comes to evaluating a client's injury for possible settlement, there are many factors to take into consideration. It is often the position of defense counsel and/or insurance carriers that pre-existing conditions do not substantially increase the value of a claimant's general damages. There is also the possibility that any claim for damages will be "devalued" by opposing counsel based...

• Teenage Drivers: A parental nightmare

  Laura Mackie | November 21, 2006 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  One of the most frightening aspects of being the parent of a 16 year old is the knowledge that your teenager will soon be driving. Experience gleaned from dealing with the legal fallout associated with car wrecks is a burden to every litigator/parent. Researchers tell us that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among adolescents 16 to 19 years of age. The first six...

• Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but Nanotubes may heal me

  Laura Mackie | November 09, 2006 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Researchers at the University of California at Riverside have found a way to create a stronger and safer frame than the artificial bone scaffolds currently being used by medical professionals to repair broken bones. Enter the nanotube.Although Human bones can easily be shattered in accidents or ravaged by time and disease, scientists are excited about a new weapon in their battle against the...

• Fatal South Sacramento Accident Sunday Nite

  Ed Smith | October 23, 2006 12:37 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Sacramento police are looking for a woman who fled the scene of a fatal accident Sunday evening. The accident happened at 24th street and Matson Drive when a white car ran a red light and struck a maroon colored car. One person in each vehiclew died.

• Fatal Sacramento crash involving teen driver

  Ed Smith | October 20, 2006 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  An investigation is underway after a deadly crash occurred involving a 17 year old girl where a passenger in the car was killed. The accident happened just before midnight Thursday, October 19th, at Greenback and Elkhorn lane . The victim was identified as 18 year old Kimberly Barcenas of Arcata. Her car apparently ran a red light and was hit by a driver in the intersection.The CHP continues...

• Is the Spree of Hit and Runs a Product of a Bad Economy?

  John Demas | November 13, 2008 6:23 PM | 1 CommentSacramento, CA

  Insurance is one of those monthly bills that people believe they can cut back on or do without during hard economic times. There are times when I really wish I didn’t have to shell out...

• The State could have Prevented the Incident by building a fence

  Amber Wheat | September 10, 2008 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  In 1997, a man was left in a vegetative state because a 15-year-old threw a 2 ½ pound chunk of asphalt at traffic on I-5. The driver was struck in the head and his life has never been the same....

• Fatal Hit and Run in Fair Oaks

  Amber Wheat | September 08, 2008 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Never leave the scene if you are involved in an accident.California Vehicle Code section 20001, et seq. states quite clearly that if you are involved in a collision, YOU MUST STOP. Information that...