Southern California Injury Law Blog

Covers car accidents, dog bites, injuries, insurance disputes, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents and wills and trusts.

Author: Allen Flatt Balisdis & Leslie is based in Newport Beach, Calif.

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Recent Posts from Southern California Injury Law Blog

Toyota Continues to blame acceleration cases on floor mats, an excuse that simply does not make sense.
In April of 2009 Jeffrey Pepski asked to reopen his sudden acceleration case involving a Lexus ES 350 from Toyota. Lexus continues to insist these accidents are caused by defective floor mats, which just does…
Toyota Continues to blame acceleration cases on floormats, an excuse that simply does not make sense.
In April of 2009 Jeffrey Pepski asked to reopen his sudden acceleration case involving a Lexus ES 350 from Toyota. Lexus continues to insist these accidents are caused by defective floormats, which just does not…
Toyota Continues to blame acceleration cases on floormats, an excuse that simply does not make sense.
In April of 2009 Jeffrey Pepski asked to reopen his sudden acceleration case involving a Lexus ES 350 from Toyota. Lexus continues to insist these accidents are caused by defective floormats, which just does not…
Toyota Continues to blame acceleration cases on floor mats, an excuse that simply does not make sense.
In April of 2009 Jeffrey Pepski asked to reopen his sudden acceleration case involving a Lexus ES 350 from Toyota. Lexus continues to insist these accidents are caused by defective floor mats, which just does…
California jury awards 16 Milliion for wrongful death. Few contest cases actually get to a jury!
A jury in Sacramento returned a $16.57 million verdict against Entercom Broadcasting's Sacramento subsidiary when a woman died from drinking too much water to win a WII game contest. The winner was the person that…
Highly flammable robes cause nine deaths before a recall. Make sure you do not have one of these robes.
Recent news reports and a blog in Thecaliforniainjurylawyer.com are critical of a delayed recall of robes by a company. After nine deaths and several burn injuries, Blair LLC has voluntarily recalled their full-length chenille robes…
Tort reform does not work! Here is another example courtesy of Cal-OSHA.
I have recently written on the number of examples where tort reform has not worked. Workers compensation is a failure, as workers have no right to sue their employers for negligence. Health insurance companies, operating…
Cause of sudden acceleration cases continue to be swept under the “Mat.”
I have written on a number of occasions about recent unexplained vehicle acceleration claims of many different vehicles, and the failure of government agencies and manufacturers to thoroughly investigate or take these claims seriously. Most…
Cell phone use in California, while driving, may give rise to punitive damages.
Last year the legislature of California passed a law prohibiting the use of cell phones during operation of a motor vehicle, unless using a hands-free device. While the law has had some success in reducing…
Tort reform does not work. Examples are all around us!
Most people will tell you they are fed up with high insurance rates, fraud and waste in medical auto and homeowners insurance. The standard answer by insurance companies is tort reform. They claim that if…