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San Diego Injury Lawyer Blog

Covers San Diego injury news, cases, and issues with a focus on California Law.
By Ross Jurewitz

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Last Entry: March 15, 2011 at 02:43:09

Quick Safety Tips to Avoid San Diego Motorcycle Accidents

Posted on March 27, 2009
The best way to avoid a San Diego motorcycle accident is simple: Motorcyclists need to make sure that they are visible to car and truck drivers. There are several easy ways to do that. They are: First of all, remember that San Diego drivers tend to have a difficult time spotting motorcyclists and reacting in time...

Pedestrian Struck by Car, Killed in Chula Vista Accident

Posted on March 24, 2009
When cars driven by drunk drivers strike pedestrians in San Diego County, the result is never good. Unfortunately that was the case again this past Sunday, March 22, when Ester Quinette Monroe, 28, of Spring Valley, was struck by a suspected drunk driver as she walked on Broadway between C and D Streets in Chula Vista...

Champion Bike Racer Lance Armstrong Falls and Breaks Collarbone

Posted on March 23, 2009
Earlier today, 7-time Tour De France Champion Lance Armstrong fell during the first stage of Spain's Vuelta Castilla y Leon. As a result of the fall, he was rushed to the hospital and treated for a broken collarbone. You can read Lance's statement about the crash here...

San Diego Bicycle Accident Causes Serious Injury

Posted on March 23, 2009
A San Diego bicycle accident took place at the intersection of Genesee Avenue and Linda Vista Road on Friday, March 20, shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the Linda Vista area of San Diego. A car hit the bike rider, leaving him severely injured and forcing the closure of the intersection...

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Oklahoma Tort Reform: An Unfounded and Misguided Attack on Injury Accident Victims

Posted on March 22, 2009
About a month ago, we wrote about the emerging and ongoing efforts by Oklahoma Republican legislators and former medical malpractice defense attorney and Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee (R-Oklahoma City) to initiate a new batch of tort reform measures...

What You Say on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace Can Ruin Your San Diego Personal Injury Case

Posted on March 22, 2009
Like many San Diegans, our office has enjoyed embracing the emerging social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and even MySpace (although we do not use MySpace any more for a variety of reasons). In fact, part of our office's outreach to our clients, San Diego, and injured people throughout the United States has been the creation and growth of our social networking presence (you can befriend us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or join our LinkedIn network)...

San Diego Boy Hit by Car and Seriously Injured in Carmel Valley

Posted on March 20, 2009
A 7 year-old-boy was hit by a Volvo station wagon driven by a 59 year-old-woman at about 5:20 p.m. on March 18 in the Carmel Valley area of San Diego. The boy was skateboarding in the parking lot of an apartment complex when he was hit by the car. The boy slid under the car and broke several of his bones including a broken pelvis, fibula, and tibia...

California Senate Reviews Boating Under the Influence Bill

Posted on March 19, 2009
The Daily Point of Orange County reported last Thursday, March 12 that the California State Senate is reviewing a new bill that would allow California and San Diego authorities to treat boating under the influence in our San Diego waters just like they would treat driving under the influence on our San Diego roads...

San Diego Pedestrian Hit by Car While Crossing Linda Vista Road

Posted on March 18, 2009
On March 17, just before 7:30 a.m., an 82-year-old San Diego pedestrian was struck crossing Kramer Street in the Linda Vista area of San Diego. 21-year-old eastbound driver said that at the time of the car accident the sun was in her eyes and did not see the pedestrian crossing...

San Diego Pedestrian Struck By School Bus West Of Balboa Park

Posted on March 18, 2009
Yesterday morning, a San Diego pedestrian walking just east of I-5 near Balboa Park was hit by a San Diego Unified School District bus, suffering minor injuries. You can learn more in this 10news.com story. View Larger Map The bus crash happened at around 8:30 a...

Arthur Newman Faces A Year In Jail If Charged With Death Of Bicyclist Walter Joller

Posted on March 17, 2009
Arthur Newman has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter for causing a San Diego bicycle accident back in January when his car ran into Water Joller, an experienced Rancho Bernardo bicyclist. According to a Gina Coburn, a spokeswoman for the San Diego City Attorney's Office, the 55-year-old Newman faces a year in San Diego County jail if he is found guilty...

Car Crashes into MTS Bus in Downtown San Diego

Posted on March 16, 2009
On March 12, a man driving a black Volkswagen Jetta caused a serious San Diego car accident after he ran a red light on Seventh Avenue and collided with a San Diego MTS bus that was eastbound on Broadway. The driver of the Jetta initially denied running the red light but after several witnesses reported otherwise, the investigating San Diego Police officers concluded that he indeed ran the light...

Vista Drunk Driving Suspect Arrested After Car Accident and Abandoning Injured Passenger

Posted on March 13, 2009
On Thursday, March 12, at about 5 p.m., a 19-year-old teenage drunk driver was heading southbound on North Indiana Avenue in the North San Diego County city of Vista. The teen failed to stop before the turn, which caused the car to hit the curb and blow a tire out...

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Posted on March 11, 2009
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Motorcycle Rider Seriously Injured in San Diego Motorcycle Accident

Posted on March 09, 2009
On Friday, March 6, at approximately 6:30 a.m., a motorcyclist was riding west on Barnett Avenue in the Midway neighborhood of San Diego when a car changed lanes striking the motorcycle with its driver's side door. The motorcycle rider ended up pinned under the car and was later taken to UC San Diego Medical Center after emergency personnel responded to the car accident...

Workers' Compensation Coverage is Still Effective for San Diego Workplace Accidents Even When Worker is at Fault

Posted on March 06, 2009
Most of the time, when San Diego workers are injured on the job, worker's compensation should cover the costs of the injury. It usually does not matter whether the worker is at fault for the injury or if the injury is caused by an unsafe condition on the site...

Jens Roger Noet Identified as Man Killed in Ramona Pedestrian Accident

Posted on March 06, 2009
Yesterday we posted a story about an unidentified pedestrian killed in Ramona car crash. Our post can be found here.That pedestrian turned out to be Jens Roger Noet, a 34-year-old man, or, according to 10 news, a "transient." Noet was headed down Main Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets in Ramona on Wednesday when he was fatally struck by a semi-truck...

Ramona Pedestrian Killed After Being Hit by Truck

Posted on March 05, 2009

San Diego Wrongful Death Verdict to be Reviewed by California Supreme Court

Posted on March 05, 2009
A San Diego jury awarded the widow of a motorcycle rider and his two children $4.9 million after he was struck on a motorcycle by a truck driver. After the verdict was read, the judge--as is typical--polled the jurors for their votes. However, the judge forgot to get the answers from one juror to two of the 13 questions asked during the polling process...

Four Tips to Avoid San Diego Boating Accidents

Posted on March 04, 2009

El Cajon Psychiatrist, Dr. Wayne Funk, Accused of Collecting And Dispensing Surplus Medication Pills to Patients

Posted on March 03, 2009

Pedestrian Mohamed Abdirahman Husien Struck By Car And Killed On Way to Services in San Diego

Posted on March 02, 2009

San Diego Police Office Killed in Head-On Motorcycle Crash

Posted on February 27, 2009

FDA Issues Warning to San Diego About the Psoriasis Drug, Raptiva

Posted on February 27, 2009

Pit Bull, Rottweiler, and Wolf Hybrid Dog Bites are Still Rampant in San Diego

Posted on February 27, 2009

San Diego Boy Dies in National City ATV Crash

Posted on February 24, 2009
On February 21, 2009, a San Diego boy died in an ATV crash in National City when he lost control of the ATV motorcycle and crashed into a wall. The victim, 12-year-old Julio Lizarraga of San Diego, was taken to a hospital around 3 p.m. but was pronounced dead shortly after being admitted...

The Oklahoma Expert Certification Tort Reform Bill: A Good Idea or Does It Not Go Far Enough?

Posted on February 22, 2009
The Oklahoma legislature is currently considering a tort reform bill that would require people wishing to file a civil lawsuit for professional negligence (medical malpractice, accounting malpractice, legal malpractice, etc.) to obtain and attach an affidavit that the person has consulted with a qualified expert who has reviewed the facts of the case...

San Diego Medical Malpractice Caused by Unlicensed Doctor

Posted on February 19, 2009
A Chula Vista woman was sent to jail recently after pleading guilty to committing medical malpractice by performing abortions without a medical license. Bertha Bugarin plead guilty to nine counts of practicing medicine without a license, one felony count of grand theft, and one misdemeanor count of "dispensing dangerous drugs" to her patients at her Chula Vista clinic where she claimed to be a doctor...

San Diego Man Allegedly Committed Medical Malpractice by Selling Unapproved Medical Devices

Posted on February 19, 2009
James Folsom, 68 of San Diego, faces 26 felony counts for medical malpractice by selling illegal medical devices in San Diego that he claimed would treat a variety of medical conditions through the passage of electrical currents. He faces 140 years in prison and $500,000 in fines if convicted, according to this news story in the San Diego Union-Tribune...

Hit and Run Driver Arrested After Causing San Diego Bicyle Accident

Posted on February 18, 2009
On the morning of February 7, a 19-year-old woman committed a "hit and run" car accident when her vehicle caused a Mira Mesa bicycle accident near the intersection of Calle Cristobal and Camino Miranda. The bicycle rider, a 51-year-old man, suffered serious injuries to his head, back, and sides...

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