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• Time Limits For Personal Injury Lawsuits

  IB Contributor | December 20, 2006 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Filing late may terminate your rights. The laws setting forth deadlines by which lawsuits must be filed are generally known as the "Statute of Limitations". The "Statute of Limitations" vary from State to State. They vary by who is suing and who is being sued. They vary by the type and subject matter of the lawsuit. Generally, failure to timely file will terminate your right to a...

• $273 Million Credit Card Co. Fraudulent Fees?

  IB Contributor | December 19, 2006 9:21 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Is Bank of America cheating its customers out of millions? Bank of America tried to rip us off for $39.00 last month. How many times has your credit card company ripped you off? How many millions of dollars are they ripping us off for every month? Here is what happened.On our Bank of America credit card statement for November 2006 we found a "Late Fee" charge of $39. According to the...

• Santa's Helper - Check For Toy Safety

  IB Contributor | December 18, 2006 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Product Defects Cost $700 Billion AnnuallySanta's coming and it's time to check which toys have been naughty and which have been nice. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) maintains a listing of naughty toys at their Toy Hazard Recalls website. Over a hundred children's toys are listed.Children can check out CPSC's "Kidd Safety" and his pals. The site features children's on-line...

• Motorcycle Accident Statistics

  IB Contributor | December 17, 2006 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  While working our motorcycle accident cases I have run across some startling statistics regarding not only the increase in the number of motorcycle fatalities but the age and sex of those killed. The statistics make it clear that riding a motorcycle is dangerous. You can increase your odds of survival by wearing a helmet and being a skilled rider.1. The number of motorcycle fatalities in the...

• Traffic Accident Death, Every Day In California

  IB Contributor | December 16, 2006 1:53 PM | 1 CommentOrange County, CA

  Every day, for the past six years, there has been a traffic death in California*. The last day without a traffic fatality in California was September 12, 2000*. Personal injury law firms are likewise called upon daily to assist, counsel and guide the surviving family members and to seek appropriate compensation, from those legally responsible. It is in the best interest of the family of a...

• Rollover Automobile Accidents - 11 Times More Deadly

  IB Contributor | December 15, 2006 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  As I look back at the clients we have represented this year and the types of cases we have pursued on their behalf, a startling statisic emerges. We pursued more rollover accident cases against automobile manufacturers than any other type of auto defect case. It was also clear that our auto defect cases that involved the rollover of a passenger vehicle, the injuries sustained were...

• New Law Restricting Cell Phone Use in Automobiles

  IB Contributor | December 15, 2006 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  With the stated intended purpose of reducing automobile accidents caused by driver distraction, California Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law The California Wireless Telephone Automobile Safety Act of 2006. Generally the Act prohibits drivers from using a wireless phone while operating a vehicle, unless the phone is specifically designed and configured to allow hands-free operation and is...

• Settlement in Air Pollution Case - A Win for the Little Guys

  IB Contributor | December 14, 2006 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  In an air pollution case on behalf of 94 Ohio residents suffering health problems from sulfuric acid plumes, the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ) forced the American Electric Power Company into a settlement to reduce toxic sulfuric acid emissions from Ohio's largest power plant, the coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. The Gavin Power Plant became infamous in 2002 when...

• Loss of Consortium - Six Figure Settlement Offer

  IB Contributor | December 11, 2006 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Last week in a mediation in San Jose, California, a defendant's insurance company offered our client a six figure settlement in a legal malpractice claim. Our client alleged that the defendant attorney, while representing his wife and consulting with both he and his wife regarding her claims, negligently failed to advise him of his right to a loss of consortium claim. The claim was eventually...

• Drug Coated Stents Increase Risk of Blood-Clot Fivefold

  IB Contributor | December 10, 2006 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  An ever increasing amount of evidence strongly supports our position that drug-coated (-eluding) stents, when compared to bare-metal stents, significantly increase the risk of blood clot formation long after they are implanted in a patient. Heart attacks can be triggered from these blood clots. We are actively pursuing Boston Scientific Corporation (Taxus stent) and Cordis, a subsidiary of...