In a previous blog, we touched on how much guacamole will be consumed nationwide during the Super Bowl (that would be 8 million pounds). Chances are, when you dip a chip into the green gold this upcoming Super Bowl Sunday, you can thank San Diego County for making it possible. According to the California Avocado […]
Learn More About Welcome to the Avocado Capital of the NationSan Diego is famous for its beaches, major attractions, and temperate summer climate. It’s a go-to vacation spot that hosts some 32 million visitors a year. Many of those tourists flock to San Diego in the summer when the beaches are sunny and the water is (somewhat) warm. But once the summer crowds have left, […]
Learn More About Five Free Things to Do in San Diego This WinterMany throughout the nation have already heard the shocking story: A nurse refused to perform CPR on 87-year-old Lorraine Bayless that collapsed on the dining room floor of Glenwood Gardens, an independent senior living facility in California. The nurse stated that it was against company policy for any staff member to perform CPR. By the […]
Learn More About Helping Someone in Distress under California’s “Good Samaritan Law”15 years after the incident‚ the McDonald’s coffee case continues to be criticized and cited as an example of how an average citizen used a “frivolous” lawsuit to take advantage of America’s legal system. However‚ that story is far from the truth. Director-producer Saladoff‚ who spent 25 years practicing law in the civil justice system […]
Learn More About San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Lawyer I Hot Coffee the MovieBy now‚ everyone has heard of the famous McDonald’s Coffee Case in which Stella Leibeck‚ an elderly woman from Albuquerque‚ spilled hot coffee from the drive through of her local McDonald’s restaurant on her lap and then sued “because the coffee was hot” and won millions of dollars after a civil trial. The McDonald’s Coffee […]
Learn More About New Movie Examines Tort Reform and Runaway Juries | San Diego Personal Injury Lawyer AttorneyNegligent driving is a huge concern and the cause of thousand of injuries and the loss of many lives on California roads. The reckless attitude of some drivers is one of the prime causes of auto accidents throughout the State. These auto accidents not only harm the reckless driver but also other innocent people. To […]
Learn More About Proposed California Law Would Install Vehicle Cameras in Cars | San Diego Auto Injury Lawyer AttorneyEven as a lawyer who regularly represents plaintiffs in civil litigation lawsuits‚ I still shake my head at the fact that some claims get filed in court. There are some civil lawsuits which just make you wonder why they were brought in the first place. Then there are lawsuits which just infuriate me because‚ in […]
Learn More About Lindsay Lohan’s Frivolous Lawsuit Against E-Trade: Hurting Plaintiffs with Real InjuriesEarlier we reported about the San Diego Man‚ James Sikes‚ who was saved by California Highway Patrol officers after his Toyota Prius allegedly experienced uncontrollable acceleration‚ speeding up to 90 mph on Interstate 8 (I-8)‚ before being stopped by the officers. Now‚ bloggers and other journalists are starting to doubt the story. When reported accidents […]
Learn More About Did the San Diego Driver of the Runaway Prius Make up the Accident?Toyota and its’ executive leadership have had a tough week before a House Subcommittee investigating the nature and impact of what many believe is a serious product defect involving the gas pedal-floormat-electronic accelerator which has led to sudden acceleration of their vehicles. One of the most prominent accidents allegedly arising from this defect was the […]
Learn More About Toyota Sudden Acceleration Defect Demonstrates Government Conflict of Interest and Need for Trial Attorneys to Hold Manufacturers Accountable for Dangerous ProductsThe California Court of Appeals handed down perhaps the most important case in favor of injured Californians in the last decade earlier this week when it issued it’s ruling in Howell v. Hamilton Meats and Provisions‚ Inc. The ruling made it clear that the collateral source rule is still California law and that negligent people […]
Learn More About Major Defeat for Insurance Companies in San Diego Appellate Court