Blog Posts in February, 2010
Posted on Feb 26, 2010 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
A pedestrian was killed this month when he was struck on the northbound side of the 101 Freeway, just south of Hollywood Boulevard. The accident occurred 7:50 p.m. on a Friday night. At this time it ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2010 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
A Pasadena construction worker who continues to suffer from the effects of a traumatic brain injury has reached a settlement that will provide for his living expenses and cover the cost of his ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Five people are dead and two people are injured following a head-on collision involving a pickup truck and country star Trace Adkins’ tour bus. The accident occurred February 13 when the pickup truck, ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
The family of a coal truck driver in Tennessee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the victim was killed while driving a company vehicle. The lawsuit was filed by the widow of Darrell T. Seiber, ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2010 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
A Northern California woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against General Motors Corporation after she sustained a serious head injury during an accident. The victim, Wendy Leigh Yates, was ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Five people are suffering from injuries after an escalator malfunctioned in a crowded Attleboro, Massachusetts mall. The Emerald Square Mall was particularly crowded February 13 because Disney Channel ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
The latest vehicle model to be included in Toyota’s massive recall is the 2010 Prius. Toyota is recalling approximately 270,000 Priuses in both the United States and Japan after receiving countless ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
Drivers and passengers are at risk of injury any time they are involved in a car accident . While some car accidents are minor fenders benders, others are serious collisions than leave the occupants ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A Manhattan hospital and one of its doctors are being sued by the family a patient who died in their care. The family of Felita Dowdy, a 33-year-old woman from the Bronx, filed a wrongful death ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
Authorities in Lyon County, Iowa say speed was a likely factor in a pick-up truck accident that left a man injured. According to a Lyon’s County Sheriff’s deputy, the man was driving along 481 st ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
Honda is expanding a previous recall by another 378,000 vehicles. In November 2008, the Japanese-based automaker recalled less than 4,000 model year 2001 Accords and Civics after reports surfaced of ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A Riverside County jury has sided with the victim in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Trent Hughes filed a medical malpractice claim against Christopher Pham, a neurosurgeon at Desert Regional Medical ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A 5-year-old Fontana girl and two of her siblings are being treated for dog bite injuries after being attacked by four pit bulls and one pit bull/bull mastiff mix. The girl, Destiny Colon, is listed ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
National statistics prove that Super Bowl Sunday is a dangerous day to be driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly half of the fatal accidents that occurred ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A trucker is lucky to be alive after he was swept up into another truck’s duel rear wheels and severely injured. The trucker was standing outside of his truck locking and inspecting his load. As he ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A California woman has filed a product liability lawsuit against Pepsico, Inc., Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Metal Container Corporation, and New Albertson’s Inc. after sustaining multiple injuries, ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A Northern California woman has filed a lawsuit against Caltrans and Monterey County after sustaining multiple catastrophic injuries in a car accident . The accident occurred about a year ago at the ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2010 By Law Office of Gerald L. Marcus
A Palo Alto man’s efforts to do a good deed certainly didn’t pay off the way he planned. For the last ten years Christopher Bui, 43, has been donating his type-O blood to Stanford Hospital for free, ...
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