A man who fell off a cliff in California has sued the people who brought him there, claiming they acted with negligence and willful misconduct. Although the lawsuit was previously thrown out, an appellate panel recently ruled that the case will be allowed to move forward. The accident took place ...
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan has filed a lawsuit against Walmart over the injuries he suffered in a crash with one of its trucks earlier this summer. The crash took place on June 7, when a Walmart semi-truck collided with a limousine van occupied by Morgan and a number of other individuals. Mo...
Families throughout California are preparing for this weekend's Fourth of July holiday by cleaning off the grill and stocking up on fireworks. Unfortunately, along with the fun and excitement of fireworks comes a very real risk of serious injury. About 240 people per day are treated in U.S. emerg...
It's summertime in California, and for kids that means school's out and it's time to play. For some young thrill-seekers, a trip to an amusement park like Disneyland, Six Flags or even the county fair can be the highlight of a fun-filled summer. But once in a while the thrills turn to spills and ...
A recent report by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration shows the staggeringly high cost of car accidents in the United States: $871 billion in the space of just one year. During the year in question, 2010, traffic accidents caused 3.9 million injuries and 32,999 deaths natio...
After leading the nation for motorcycle fatalities in 2012, California saw a significant dip in fatal motorcycle accidents in 2013, a recent report from the Governor's Highway Safety Association shows. There were a total of 299 motorcyclists killed in California in 2013, down from 345 the previou...
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