Personal Injury Lawyer Journal

Three nursing homes run by the same operator are facing six lawsuits, all alleging nursing home negligence or abuse, the Chico Enterprise Record reports.

Kirk Hernandez, 41, was killed in a motorcycle accident after he lost control of his bike and crashed on an Oxnard roadway. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the fatal motorcycle crash occurred the night of March 25, 2010 on Channel Islands Boulevard, near Wheelhouse Avenue.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing at least 13 car accidents in San Diego after getting behind the wheel under the influence of marijuana, according to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Federal safety regulators are now looking into the possibility of requiring "black box systems" for all vehicles. So far, having event data recorders or EDRs, which are similar to black boxes in aircraft, has been voluntary for auto makers.

Nursing home negligence and abuse are becoming an increasing and commonly occurring problem in California.

A couple has filed a claim against the cities of Irvine and Orange in connection with an Orange County car accident on Santiago Canyon Road alleging that a dangerous roadway condition caused the major injury collision.

Two people were injured in a San Bernardino car accident after two cars collided at a Joshua Tree intersection.

A pedestrian was injured in a San Diego car accident after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the street in San Ysidro the night of March 15, 2010.

The British government last week proposed that dog owners be forced to get microchips and take out insurance for their pets, according to an Associated Press news report.

All-terrain vehicles are causing catastrophic injuries to children and teenagers in the United States, a new study has found. According to an in-depth study conducted by the Campbell Clinic-LeBonheur Medical Center in Memphis, 28 percent of all ATV-related injuries in 2008 involved children younger than 16.