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Counter top heights lawsuit 378

2011-09-16T11:58:00.001-07:00

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Louie v BFS Retail & Commercial Operations 178 Cal.App.4th (2009) (3) Disabled customer L sued B over countertop heights.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Claim not barred by prior class-action decree on ADA cases–where decree expressly reserved any damage claim–is not res judicata to state-law damage action. San Diego personal injury attorney.

Bus driver fired for performance trouble 383

2011-09-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

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Harris v City of Santa Monica 181 Cal.App.4th 1094 (2010) (2/8) At-will employee bus driver fired for some performance problems but also while she was pregnant.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Trial court refused BAJI 12.26 mixed-motive defense instruction, givinginstead CACI 2500 which omits any mixed-motive factor. Error. Mixed-motive defenses is still good law. [2] JNOV properly denied, where some evidence showed other drivers w/ questionable records not fired, plus some positive performance-review comments, would permit jury to find firing motivated by pregnancy.San Diego personal injury attorney.

Baker vs National Interstate ins. 363

2011-09-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

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Baker v National Interstate Ins. Co. 180 Cal.App.4th 13319 (2010) (2/8) B's decedent C killed in bus once owned by FW.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com FW sold bus to C and performed postsale inspections and repairs. B sued for negligent repair and inspection. N refused coverage under standard products hazard exclusion. Exclusion was unambiguous. FW's inspection constitutes the 'work' under the exclusion definition. Lengthy opinion. San Diego personal injury attorney

FEHA attorney fees case 364

2011-09-02T11:20:00.000-07:00

Premises Liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.comChavez v City of Los Angeles 47 Cal.4th 970 (2010) Kennard 7-0. FEHA attorney fees case filed as unlimited civil matter, but recovery was "less than half the $25K jurisdictional limit for a limited civil case.".San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Plaintiff requested $871K attorney fees. CCP § 1033(a) gives court discretion to deny attorney fees. Trial court must give "due consideration to policies and objectives of the FEHA in general and its attorney fee provision in particular. But in view of "Plaintiff's minimal success and grossly inflated attorney fee request," trial court had discretion to deny attorneyfees totally. San Diego personal injury attorney

Doctor awarded $5 million 328

2011-08-26T13:10:00.000-07:00

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The Supreme Court has stood by a decision that awarded a California doctor $5 million in punitive damages.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The doctor had sued Lawnwood Medical Center after a hospital executive said “he would not send his dog to the doctor for surgery.” The medical center argued the award was excessive, but the decision was upheld. San Diego personal injury attorney Jesse J. Holland, San Francisco Chronicle 01/10/2011

Power balance bracelets product liability 335

2011-08-26T12:53:00.001-07:00

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Power Balance, LLC recently admitted to an Australian court that their Power Balance bracelets don’t have “credible scientific evidence” supporting their claims.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Over 2.5 million bracelets have been sold worldwide and are worn by many popular professional athletes to improve mental and physical performance. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ordered the company to pull its product from the market and provide refunds to consumers. San Diego personal injury attorney Adam Caparell , New York Daily News 01/05/2011

Chicago workers discrimination lawsuit 336

2011-08-26T12:41:00.001-07:00

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Supervalu Inc. has agreed to a $3.2 million settlement with 110 Chicagoworkers in a discrimination lawsuit over firings at local supermarkets.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claimed that Supervalu and its Jewel-Osco chain “had a ‘policy and practice’ of terminating employees with disabilities at the end of their medical leaves.” The suit alleged that since 2003, 1,000 employees had been terminated under this policy. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 01/05/2011

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center medical malpractice 341

2011-08-26T12:27:00.001-07:00

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Los Angeles County has approved a $1.175 million settlement with a female patient at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in a medical negligence lawsuit.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The woman, who was treated at the medical center in 2008, claimed in her suit that one of her blood vessels was inadvertently punctured by a catheter tip during a procedure. The woman suffered further complications from the injury but was released a few days later. San Diego personal injury attorney Rong-Gong Lin II, LA Times 01/04/2011

New Balance false claim ads lawsuit 342

2011-08-26T12:09:00.001-07:00

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Sneaker company New Balance has been targeted in a lawsuit that claims the company makes false claims in ads for its toning walking shoes.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The advertisements claim the shoes burn more calories than regular shoes and improve health. These claims, the suit states, are “false, misleading, and reasonably likely to deceive the public.” San Diego personal injury attorney Lauren Keiper, Reuters 01/04/2011

Paint company $1 million lawsuit 343

2011-08-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

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A California paint company has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of “illegal transportation and mismanagement of hazardous waste and materials.”San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Vista Paint Corp. will pay the settlement to six district attorney’s offices and will also have to improve their training and storage methods. The company allegedly improperly transported paint thinners and solvents, unusable paint materials and rags and absorbents used to clean up spills of hazardous materials. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff and Wire Reports, The Desert Sun 01/05/2011

Desert off-road race wrongful death 344

2011-08-26T11:25:00.000-07:00

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The death of a spectator at a California 200 desert off-road race this past August has prompted a suit against the race promoter and driver involved in the accident.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit claims the race promoter was negligent in allowing spectators to stand in dangerous areas. The accident, which occurred when one of the drivers lost control of his truck, killed eight people. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Phil Willon, LA Times 01/05/2011

“pollution diet” lawsuit 320

2011-08-19T13:12:00.000-07:00

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The American Farm Bureau Federation will file a lawsuit today against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its planned “pollution diet” in the Chesapeake Bay.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The farm lobbying group claims cattleman and growers can’t afford to comply by the swift and drastic changes aiming to significantly reduce pollutants flowing into the water, and that the regulations would ruin agriculture in the region. San Diego personal injury attorney Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond Times-Dispatch 01/10/2011

Agency for workforce violates Florida constitution 318

2011-08-19T13:05:00.001-07:00

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Two legal groups have sued the Agency for Workforce Innovation for allegedly violating the Florida Constitution by not increasing minimum wage by $.06 this year to account for inflation.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The raise could affect nearly 200,000 workers in Florida, and add up to about $15 million over the course of a year. Seven other states also have similar laws where the minimum wage increased on the first the year. San Diego personal injury attorney Bill Kaczor, Bloomberg 01/11/2011

Police fatally shot man behind the wheel 316

2011-08-19T12:48:00.001-07:00

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The family of a former Pace University football player is suing the Town of Mount Pleasant and Village of Pleasantville for $120 million, claiming local police “were negligent and lacked proper training before they fatally shot Henry behind the wheel of his car.”.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The shooting occurred outside of a bar in New York state, and according to the suit, the family’s son had slowed down his car when an officer jumped onto the hood and shot him just feet away. The required notice of claim also states that after the shooting, officers handcuffed Henry and delayed medical care. San Diego personal injury attorney John M. Guilfoil, Boston Globe 01/12/2011

Mother and father wrongfully imprisoned 315

2011-08-19T12:39:00.000-07:00

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A Michigan police department will pay a local family $1.8 million as a result of the mother and father being wrongfully imprisoned for the alleged sexual abuse of their autistic daughter.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Julian and Thal Wendrow were prosecuted and jailed after their 14-year-old daughter, who has the speech and functioning of a two-year-old, reportedly typed during a facilitated communication session that her father had been raping her for the last seven years. The girl showed no physical signs of assault in an examination and the method is widely discredited among experts. In addition, the couple’s son, who suffers from Asperger’s, was reportedly lied to and held in a two-hour investigation with no adult representative and can be seen on tape shaking and crying denying claims that he or his father assaulted anyone. San Diego personal injury attorney John Wisely and L.L Brasier, Detroit Free Press 01/12/2011

Mammoth Lakes, Calif. premises liability 325

2011-08-19T12:34:00.000-07:00

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The Sierra Nevada ski resort in the small town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., has been ordered to pay $30 million for backing out of an agreement in 1997 giving a developer the “right to develop a hotel and buy land in return for improving the local airport.”San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The resort, located in a town of only 7,500, plans on appealing the decision before the Feb. 8 deadline. San Diego personal injury attorney San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle 01/10/2011

Treatment facility videotaped 36 females for promotional materials 326

2011-08-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

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A company that formerly managed a drug treatment facility in Dallas has been sued for allegedly videotaping 36 females without their written consent.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com Residents were told that the DVDs would only be shown to the judges who sent them to the center, but the suit claims they were instead used as promotional materials to grow the business. San Diego personal injury attorney Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle 01/10/2011

Doctor awarded $5 million 328

2011-08-19T12:06:00.000-07:00

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Power plant pollution violation 332

2011-08-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

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The Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit against EME Homer City Generation over pollution violations at their power plant.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit calls the plant “one of the largest air pollution sources in the nation.” According to the lawsuit, plant owners made modifications to the plant starting in 1994 but failed to use acceptable control technology. San Diego personal injury attorneyRich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 01/06/2011

Illegal strip search in jail 225

2011-07-15T13:23:00.001-07:00

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A $1.1 million settlement has been reached with half the plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit over illegal strip searches at the Franklin County Jail in Massachusetts.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit accused jail officers of conducting the illegal searches between 2004-2007. Each of the 250 plaintiffs will receive about $2,900 in damages, the Boston Herald reported. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Boston Herald 02/02/2011

Drug company artificially inflates medication prices 232

2011-07-15T13:09:00.001-07:00

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A Texas jury has ordered drug company Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLC to pay $170.3 million for defrauding the state’s Medicaid program.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit accused the company of artificially inflating medication prices to receive higher compensation from the state. The trial is believed to be the first of its kind in Texas, the Austin-American Statesman reported. San Diego personal injury attorney Tony Plohetski and Chuck Lindell, Austin American Statesman 02/01/2011

Home broken by police 236

2011-07-15T12:24:00.000-07:00

Premises liability is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com.The city of Antioch, Calif., has agreed to a $750,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former San Francisco police inspector.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The plaintiff claims her home was "broken into" by police during a dispute she was having with a tenant and she was unnecessarily Tased, arrested and taken to jail. Charges were dismissed in 2008 when a judge ruled police had entered the home illegally. San Diego personal injury attorney Paul Burgarino , San Jose Mercury News 01/31/2011

Nebraska priest sexually abuses a teenager 238

2011-07-15T11:56:00.000-07:00

Sexual Harassment is another area of San-Diego-Personal-Injury-attorney.com.The Archdiocese of Omaha has announced a settlement with a Texas teenager in a suit filed against a Nebraska priest.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit alleged Father John Fiala sexually abused the teenager in 2007 and attempted to hire someone to murder him. The terms of the settlement were undisclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report,Houston Chronicle 01/28/2011

Well water contaminated from natural gas exploration 173

2011-07-01T13:01:00.000-07:00

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A lawsuit has been filed in New York by nine local families against the Anschutz Exploration Corporation over alleged contamination of well water from natural gas exploration.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claims the company was negligent in its drilling and accidentally contaminated the families' water supply, exposing them "to combustible gases and toxic chemicals." The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, as well as the cost of future health monitoring. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, PR Newswire 02/14/2011

Man wrongful imprisoned 175

2011-07-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

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The city of La Junta, Colo., has agreed to settle a lawsuit with a New Jersey man who was wrongful imprisoned.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was arrested on an Amtrak train after being accused of "making statements about bombing the train and al-Qaeda" while on his cell phone. Passengers near the man, however, said they heard nothing of the sort and the suit accuses officers of lying in their arrest affidavits. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. San Diego personal injury attorney Felisa Cardona, Denver Post 02/15/2011

Nacho cheese burns 9-year-old child face 179

2011-07-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

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A California couple has filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney after their 4-year-old child suffered burns on his face from nacho cheese while at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claims that the nacho cheese, which accidentally splashed onto the boy's face, should not have been served at a temperature that causes "immediate burns on contact." The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Laura Bly, USA Today 02/14/2011

Glass found in chicken sandwich 181

2011-07-01T11:58:00.000-07:00

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An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against McDonald's, claiming she found a large shard of glass inside her chicken sandwich.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit claims the woman suffered severe "oral injuries" after biting into the sandwich and cutting her mouth on the glass piece. The suit is seeking $50,000 in damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 02/11/2011

Explosion at oil refinery 193

2011-07-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

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A group of Washington families have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a refinery company over an explosion at an oil refinery that killed six workers.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit accuses Tesoro Corp. of “failing to inspect decaying equipment and ignoring industry safety standards and federal laws governing refinery safety.” The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Seattle Times 02/09/2011

School bus crash 128

2011-06-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

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The Suffolk Country School Board has agreed to an undisclosed settlement in a lawsuit stemming from a school bus crash in January 2009.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit was filed by the mother of one of the students on the bus who suffered neck and back injuries in the crash. The suit accused the bus driver of “failure to maintain a proper lookout, failure to keep his vehicle under proper control and failure to keep a safe distance.” San Diego personal injury attorney Hattie Brown Garrow, Virginian Pilot

Panera Bread Co. Lawsuit 142

2011-06-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

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Panera Bread Co. has reached a $5.75 million settlement in a lawsuit over allegedly misleading investors about the success of the company’s Crispani pizza.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The lawsuit claimed that between 2005 and 2007, Panera Bread officials made false and misleading statements about Crispani, artificially inflating Panera’s stock. Officials also failed to report that the product was a drag on sales and gave misleading growth projections. The Crispani product was discontinued in 2008. San Diego personal injury attorney Lisa Brown, St. Louis Post Dispatch 02/23/2011

Disneyland lawsuit 141

2011-06-24T12:07:00.000-07:00

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A group of Disneyland employees have filed a lawsuit against their employer over ID cards that are embedded with their Social Security numbers that can be read by smart phones.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The suit is seeking class-action status and accuses Disney of “invasion of privacy and violations of the California Constitution and business code.” San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report , San Francisco Chronicle 02/22/2011

Implant medical malfunction 98

2011-06-17T14:27:00.000-07:00

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A group of Rochester, New York, residents have filed a lawsuit against DePuy Orthopaedics over faulty hip implants.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The plaintiffs claimed they suffered injuries after having the implants put in and have to have additional surgeries. The company failed to adequately test the product before putting it out on the market, the suit alleges. The implants were recalled in 2010. San Diego personal injury attorney Tiffany Lankes, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 03/05/2011

Dallas man beaten by police 96

2011-06-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

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A Dallas man has filed a lawsuit against the city police department after being beaten during a traffic stop, an incident the man claims was racially motivated.San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com The plaintiff claims in his suit that his civil rights were violated during the stop in January where he was kicked by officers, handcuffed and sprayed with pepper spray. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. San Diego personal injury attorney Wire Report, Houston Chronicle 03/04/2011

Attorney case fee 402

2011-06-08T12:41:00.001-07:00

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Pellegrino v Robert Half Internat. Inc., 182 Cal.App.4th 278(2010) (4/3) Wage-and-hour case [1] San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer.com fees properly awarded where P prevailed on combined Labor Code and B&PC § 17200 claims, where claims largely intertwined, but also proper to reduce lodestar by 15% to reflect portion of fees due to separable 17200 claim. [2] 1.75 multiplier proper in view of complexity & novelty, lawyer skill, contingent fee arrangement,and extent litigation precluded lawyers' accepting other work. [3] Error to apply multiplier to attorney fee motion in that these multiplier factors are lacking. San Diego personal injury attorney.

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2010-12-17T20:09:00.000-08:00

At the law offices of Robert B. Colosia we also have experience handling wrongful death case, San Diego Wrongful Death Attorney San Diego Personal Injury Attorney, and often obtain large results for these cases.

A Virginia jury has awarded $10.5 million to the family of a woman who died in 2007 after a concrete mixer truck fell onto her car on the freeway. Local experts say the verdict might be the largest award ever in a wrongful death suit in Virginia. San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Tom Jackman , The Washington Post 12/16/2010

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Holiday Driving Tips

2010-12-05T11:12:00.000-08:00

During the holidays we typically find ourselves rushing from one mall to the next frantically trying to fulfill our christmas gift list. This distracted driving combined with the worst weather of the year adds up to an increase in personal injury auto accidents. So it is very important to drive defensively and cautiously during the month of December.

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2010-09-06T16:18:00.000-07:00

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2010-06-10T17:42:00.000-07:00

Recent June Gloom Rain in San Diego! Believe it or not a summer shower is the most dangerous type of rain as it raises all the oil and grime causing the highways to be slick. If you are in an accident it is important to hire a leading experienced lawyer, Robert Colosia, 16 years practicing law in San Diego Personal Injury Attorney

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2009-11-18T18:42:00.001-08:00

Rainy season is here again in San Diego, and with that will come auto accidents. Often in these accidents in San Diego, many drivers endure a personal injury and need a great san diego attorney to help get them the most money possible as well as handling all the personal injury case in a professional and empathetic manner. The top San Diego Personal Injury Attorney is Robert Colosia of the Law Offices of Robert B. Colosia, 110 West C St Ste 1717, San Diego, CA 92101, phone 619-231-8340, fax 619-795-2273.

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2009-11-18T18:25:00.000-08:00

San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Summer Update

2007-06-12T18:41:00.001-07:00

San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Summer Update

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Summer is here, and the weather is beautiful, but surprisingly auto accidents and personal injury accidents are still happening.

Recently I had court in Riverside, and as I was heading out of San Diego, I saw a horrible rollover accident on the 163, many of you saw it on the news. It was a fatality. Then as I was returning from court heading up the hill on the 15 from Temecula, I saw another rollver accident, this time on the otherside of the freeway.

PLEASE be careful out there! Wear your seatbelts, and slow down a little!

And of course call me immediately after you are involved in an accident,

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April Personal Injury News

2007-04-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

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State Farm Insurance Company v. Rosenthal
In an insurer's declaratory judgment action against an insured alleging that his personal injury underinsured motorist claim was time barred by Pennsylvania's four-year statute of limitations on contract claims, a ruling for the insured is affirmed on alternate grounds, based on a prediction that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would start running the statute of limitations on the date on which an insured settles with or obtains an award from the adverse driver for less than the value of his damages.Avoid these problems by consulting a top San Diego Personal Injury Attorney right away after your auto accident.

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2007-03-24T17:18:00.001-07:00

Most Recent Personal Injury Auto Accident Case Information

Padhiar v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (03/07/07 - No. 06-1121) In an action brought by insured seeking reformation of an automobile insurance contract, summary judgment for the insurer is affirmed where 1) as a matter of law, the insurer did provide written notice of enhanced personal injury attorney protection (PIP) coverages that were available to plaintiffs; and 2) as a matter of law, the insurer made a sufficient offer of optional enhanced PIP benefits under applicable law.

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Tips for driving in the rain

2007-02-19T17:33:00.001-08:00

San Diego Personal Injury Attorney

Driving in the rain can be dangerous; in fact thousands of car accidents each year are caused by wet driving conditions.

Routinely Check Your Tires

It is a good idea to always check your tires before you hit the road. To ensure your tires are working at their best, make sure you do the following routine maintenance:

Keep your tires properly inflated. The correct air pressure for your tires is specified by the vehicle manufacturer and can be found on the vehicle door edge, door post, glove box door or fuel door. It is also listed in the owner's manual. The number listed on the side of the tire is not the recommended air pressure for your tire -- it is the maximum air pressure for the tire. You should check your tire's air pressure at least once a month.

Check the tires tread depth. Tires should have 1/16 inch tread depth in order to perform the in the way for which they were designed. Proper tread depth will help prevent skids and hydroplaning.

Have your tires rotated at least every 6,000 - 7,000 miles. This will aid in detecting alignment problems and help prevent irregular wear.

Slow Down

As rain falls, it mixes with grime and oil on the road creating slick conditions perfect for skids. The best way to avoid skidding is to slow down. Driving at a slower pace allows more of the tire's tread to make contact with the road, which leads to better traction.

Recover From a Skid

Skids can even happen to the most cautious drivers. If your car does skid, remember not to slam on the brakes, and do not pump the brakes if you have an anti-lock braking system (ABS). Instead apply pressure to the brakes in a firm manner and steer the car in the direction of the skid.

Keep a Safe Distance

It takes about three times longer to break on wet roads than on dry roads. Since more distance is required to brake, it is important not to tailgate. Keep more than two car lengths between you and the vehicle in front of you.

Recover from Hydroplaning

When it rains, water creates a barrier between the road and your tires. The liquid film that forms can cause you to lose traction and glide or hydroplane across the water's surface. If this happens, do not brake. It is better to take your foot off the gas, hold the steering wheel in place, and lightly apply the brakes. If you have a manual transmission, push in the clutch and let the car slow down on its own. Lastly, always hire the best San Diego Lawyer

Major Rain equals Major Accidents

2007-01-30T19:10:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, major storm today has brought a lot of rain and of course with that will be automobile accidents. So if you have been injured in an accident call the top San Diego Lawyer Law Offices of Robert B. Colosia immediately for a free consultation and get protected right away. Don't Win, Don't Pay!

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Rainy Season and Auto accidents

2006-11-14T18:21:00.000-08:00

Rain has finally hit San Diego, so please drive safely! If you are unfortunate and have an auto accident please contact this office right away at 619-231-8340 for FREE CONSULTATION, Don't Win, Don't PAY!

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2006-04-07T20:46:00.000-07:00

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EU OKs Sony-BMG Deal, to Eye Music Sector Closely

By Jeffrey Goldfarb and Jeff Mason

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission unconditionally approved
a merger between record companies Sony Music and BMG but warned on Tuesday that
it would look closely at any further proposed consolidation in the industry.

The deal creates a rival to market leader Universal Music and shrinks the
number of music majors to four companies from five. Vivendi-owned Universal and
Sony BMG, as the new company is to be called, account for about 46 percent of
music sold worldwide.

"The Commission will keep a close watch on the music sector as it becomes
even more concentrated and would very carefully scrutinize any further major
concentration in the industry," EC officials said in a statement.

Because Sony BMG will become the second company besides Universal Music to
have more than 20 percent market share, industry executives and sector analysts
say the two smaller rivals, EMI Group and Warner Music, might need to merge to
keep up.

Despite the EU's cautionary tone, Bear Stearns analysts said on Tuesday they
thought EMI and Warner could pull off a deal.

"Although EMI/Warner would have a combined market share of 26 percent
globally (up to 30 percent in Europe), we believe these issues could be
addressed through small disposals," the analysts wrote in a note.

courtesy of Reuters

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