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• Truck Driver Not At Fault In Fatal Gambling Bus Accident

  Claude Wyle | December 10, 2007 11:44 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  The CHP have determined that the pick up truck driver who was killed in last week's gambling bus accident was not the cause of the fatal collision. Although the truck driver had been driving aggressively before the bus crash, the deadly bus accident was caused by another driver who sideswiped the gambling bus, and then hit another car behind the bus. The tour bus, on its way back to San...

• San Francisco Motorcycle Accident Attorneys Settle For $2,250,000

  Claude Wyle | November 09, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  We are pleased to announce victory for one of our motorcycle accident clients. Our San Francisco motorcycle accident attorney team recently settled a case for $2,250,000. As our 26 year old client, Dwight L. was riding his motorcycle in Marin County, the driver of a minivan pulled a U-turn across both lanes and directly into Dwight's path. Although Dwight made a statement to the reporting CHP...

• Oakland Motorcyclist Shows Bad Attitude and Causes Bicycle Accident

  Claude Wyle | October 25, 2007 2:53 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  When I ran across a blog by an irate bicyclist who's riding partner was injured by a passing motorcycle rider on Skyline in Oakland on Sunday October 21, it brought to mind some of the problems that we motorcycle and bicycle accident attorneys face when representing bikers. The problem is attitude. The bicyclist's blog is rightfully complaining about a motorcyclist who physically pushed a...

• 635,000 Chinese Toys Recalled by US Product Safety Commission

  Claude Wyle | October 05, 2007 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  More than 635,000 Chinese Toys have been recalled by the US Product Safety Commission. The majority of the toys are unsafe because they contain toxic levels of lead. Children can suffer serious injuries from lead exposure. Other products are unsafe due to faulty manufacturing or design. Since roughly 10% of the recalled items are Halloween toys, the products came off the market just in time...

• Injured Bicyclist Closing in on a $150,000 Settlement

  Claude Wyle | October 01, 2007 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  San Francisco Police Officer, Philip Welsh, struck Robert Kellogg, a bicyclist, approximately three years ago today. Officer Welsh was on duty and dressed in uniform when he smashed into Kellogg at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Stockton and Green Streets. Rather than assisting the injured cyclist, Officer Welsh fled without providing Kellogg with his full name or address, and failed...

• The Dangerous Streets of San Francisco

  Claude Wyle | September 28, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Whether you are driving in San Francisco, or trying to walk across a busy street, you will always be risking personal injuries or wrongful death. Although it's never really been easy to negotiate the Streets Of San Francisco, this year marks a troubling spike in motor vehicle collision deaths, and drivers and pedestrians should be extra careful. San Francisco is on a course for roughly one...

• Wrongful Death of Caltrans Highway Worker

  Claude Wyle | September 27, 2007 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  In Dublin, California, near the 580-680 interchange, a negligent driver lost control of his Porsche, hit a Caltrans truck, bounced off, and struck and killed Djuan Bush, age 24, of San Leandro, before striking another truck. Mr. Bush, a Caltrans employee, was hit by the Porsche as he was working on a San Francisco Bay area highway. Signs were posted near the Caltrans guardrail project advising...

• Manufacturers Had Prior Knowledge of Dangerous Popcorn Chemical

  Claude Wyle | September 15, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  According to documents released to Cox Newspapers, an Environmental Protection Agency report was kept secret after the agency received pressure from the popcorn industry, and popcorn manufacturers knew of the potential health risks associated with a chemical called diacetyl in microwave popcorn for more than a year before announcing they would remove the substance. Diacetyl is fake butter smell,...

• Barbie Barbells Recalled due to Toxic Lead Hazard

  Claude Wyle | September 14, 2007 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Mattel Inc., has issued a recall of Barbie Barbells and other Barbie accessories. The company issued a recall voluntarily after learning Barbie's Barbells contain lead-based paint. This may not be a problem for Barbie, but could be toxic to children and lead to serious injury if children put the toy in their mouths. Parents should immediately take the toy away from their children, and consult...

• Tragic Train Accident Takes Life of Young Woman

  Claude Wyle | September 10, 2007 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Our hearts go out to the family of Britta Aker. At the young age of 27, her life was prematurely taken early yesterday morning as she walked over Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Newark, California. Unfortunately, it will be a tough task for her family to persuade a court to permit recovery for civil damages. This is so because California courts tend to hold that railroad tracks alone are a...