Road Debris Kills Driver, Injures Two Passengers in North Carolina

William “Alex” Williamson, a 59 year old Virginia Department of Forestry employee, was driving his SUV with three passengers when an unidentified metal object glanced off the highway and crashed through the windshield of his car, striking him in the head. Alex was struck unconscious, and the front-seat passenger struggled for the next five miles…

Beloved North Carolina Hospice Nurse Killed While Running Errands

Folks in Orange County, California love their cars, but drivers beware: the car wash can turn deadly. Hospice nurse Jolynn Banner of Lincolnton, NC was innocently enjoying her day off recently, when she pulled into the local gas station for a quick car wash. A few minutes later, police got a call saying that someone…

Homeless West Coast Man Killed by Drunk Truck Driver on I-405

A homeless man sleeping near an underpass was killed instantly when he was struck by an out of control pickup truck. According to police, the pickup truck was headed northbound on I-405 around 11 pm when the driver lost control of the vehicle; the truck skidded off the highway and flipped over, striking and killing…

Callahan & Blaine Wins Largest Jury Verdict in Orange County, California History – $934 Million in Corporate Fraud Case

Beckman Coulter manufactures medical instruments for hospitals, clinics and research centers worldwide. One of these instruments is the LX20 Blood Analyzer; after a yearlong search process, Beckman Coulter decided to outsource the manufacture of the circuit boards to Dovatron Manufacturing, Inc. Beckman Coulter and Dovatron entered a partially written, partially oral contract in 1998 for…

Can Orange County, California Insurance Companies Deny Coverage for Autism Treatments?

Figuring out what your health insurance does and does not cover can be challenging under the best of circumstances. But when your child is diagnosed with autism or an autism related disorder, it can be even more difficult to determine what coverage you are entitled to under your health insurance policy. According to the website…

Meet One of Orange County, California’s Premier Catastrophic Personal Injury Litigators: Brian McCormack

What makes Callahan & Blaine California’s Premier Litigation Firm? It’s our team of exceptional senior lawyers, like Brian McCormack. Brian is a principal at Callahan & Blain in Santa Ana, California, where his practice focuses on high-stakes, complex litigation, including serious personal injury, wrongful death and product liability cases. Brian has been recognized year in…

Orange County, California Pedestrians Take Note: Jaywalker Killed By City Bus

Luis Rivera of the Bronx, NY was trying to cross a busy street seventy five feet from the marked crosswalk when he was struck and killed by a city bus. The driver reported that he never saw the twenty two year old, but felt a “bump” and stopped the bus immediately. When he left the…

Worker Killed by Own Forklift While Adjusting Load

Unfortunately, workplace accidents happen all the time in Orange County, California and around the world. In what is being called a “freak accident”  that took place in Bristol, PA a worker was crushed and killed by his own forklift while working at a local warehouse. Tyrone Rucker, Sr. had apparently stepped down from the forklift…

Orange County, California Olive Oil Manufacturers and Retailers Found to Have Misrepresented Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Callahan & Blaine recently filed a class action lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against some of California’s largest distributors and retailers of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.  The defendants are olive oil manufacturers, distributors and retailers who sell their product in the state of California and have been knowingly misleading and defrauding California consumers for…

Callahan & Blaine Get $7.5 Million for Man Injured in City Bus Accident

Ronald E. Cunningham had a blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal driving limit and was carrying two 18-packs of Budweiser when he attempted to board an Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus at the corner of Main and LaVeta in Orange. The attempt caused Cunningham a catastrophic personal injury that led…