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Four Hospitalized after Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in San Diego

Four people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning currently due to unknown reasons at a house in the 900 block of Cypress Avenue on January 14, 2013, around 12 p.m. According to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, all of the victims were immediately rushed to UCSD Medical Center for medical treatment. Our personal injury law office sincerely […]

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Jan 10

Allstate Insurance Refuses to Help Hurricane Sandy Victims, Uses Destroyed Home in Ad

In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept through seven different countries and killed approximately 253 people, with damage estimates near $63 billion in the United States alone. Many of the 24 American states that were affected from Hurricane Sandy, also known as Superstorm Sandy, endured heavy flooding, wind, and property damage. Dominic & Sheila Traina’s family […]

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Jan 02

How Your “Private” Facebook Posts Turn Public…and Can Ruin Your Personal Injury Case

Many of us are thrilled to share interesting pictures of ourselves and loved ones on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for the reaction of our friends and followers. Since we have the option under privacy settings to post more personal pictures and status updates privately to certain friends and family, there is absolutely no way that […]

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Dec 03

Older Driver Safety Awareness Week

Unlike shutting off the television or ending a phone conversation, there is one thing that will never stop: time. It is inevitable that we will all grow older, hopefully of course, in wisdom and in age. Just like how we change from childhood to adulthood through mental and physical changes, the same will continue from […]

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Oct 17

Superior Court Judge Appoints Attorney for Pit Bull that Attacked 5-Year-Old Boy

Springfield attorney Claude M. Kicklighter has been appointed as a pro-bono attorney to represent a pit bull named Kno that attacked 5-year-old Wesley Frye in the Paddleford Subdivision on July 24, 2012. A hearing to determine why Kno should not be euthanized will be held in front of Judge William E. Woodrum Jr. on October […]

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Oct 01

October: Auto Battery Safety Month

According to Prevent Blindness America, each year there are about 6,000 eye injuries caused from auto batteries. That does not even take into account skin burns, hand injuries, and other possible injuries from improper use of car batteries. To bring awareness of the dangers of car batteries and share important tips to prevent fatal injuries, […]

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Oct 01

California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars: Google Drives

California Gov. Edmund Brown signed the autonomous-vehicle bill, SB 1298, into law on September 25, 2012 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. So far Florida, Nevada, and California are the only three U.S. states that have passed laws regarding autonomous vehicles. The bill will allow Google to test driverless cars on public roadways in […]

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Sep 24

New Apple iOS 6 Maps Disappoint Users

In June 2012, Apple announced that it was no longer going to use Google Maps as their default mapping system. Since the iPhone is in direct competition with Google’s Android Platform, Apple decided to get rid of the Google Map App on iPhones. Apple then began to use data from TomTom in the U.S. and […]

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Sep 20

The Personal Costs of Texting and Driving

Sending or reading text messages while driving is one of the most dangerous types of distracted driving, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA estimates that the average text takes the driver’s eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds – long enough for a vehicle going 55 miles per hour […]

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Sep 18

Protect the Lives of Children during National Child Passenger Safety Week

During the week of September 16-22, National Child Passenger Safety Week is observed to help remind parents and teach adults to make sure that all children are seated properly in car seats. Since car crashes are currently the #1 killer of children 12 years and younger, this observance week was started to educate the public […]

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