Dan Crain of Irvine, California didn’t appear to be in critical condition after he was struck by a car in Orange County on Newport Coast Drive. Nevertheless, the sixty-five year old cyclist died in the hospital from his injuries a week later. Crain was travelling southbound on Newport Coast Drive when he was hit by…
Old Auburn Road in Granite Bay, California was the scene of a near-fatal pedestrian accident recently. A fifty year old woman was taking a walk down the road, near Allegretto way, when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a fifty one year old resident of Granite Bay. There is no indication that the…
In another nationwide precedent-setting case tried by Callahan & Blaine, Fonovisa v. Cherry Auction, swap meet owners were found liable for vicarious and contributory copyright and trademark infringement when counterfeit merchandise is sold by independent vendors at swap meets. The Ninth Circuit determined that swap meet owners sufficiently control their premises enough to know if…
A twenty-five year old Copperopolis, California woman was jogging with her ten year old niece when she was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The young girl was not injured in the incident. Amy Lynn Freeseha and her niece were jogging along the river in the early evening when Freehesa was struck from behind…
A group of Domino’s Pizza delivery drivers was granted class-action status for a federal lawsuit filed in Minnesota. The drivers allege that Domino’s does not reimburse them for travel expenses, which in turns undercuts the drivers’ ability to earn minimum wage, as required by law. Lawyers for the Minnesota plaintiffs argue that Domino’s policy means…
Manuel Moreno, of Valley Center, California had worked at the Evergreen Nursery in Oceanside, California for more than twenty years, most of those on the same piece of equipment. His primary responsibility was to run a machine that sorts soil. Despite his years of experience, however, Moreno was somehow pulled into and killed by the…
Henry Silva, Sr. was clearing brush outside Watsonville, California with a Public Works Crew when he was somehow pulled into the wood chipper he was using and killed on the job. Silva, 61 years old, had worked for the department since 1969. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Co-workers learned quickly about the incident…
Forty-nine year old David Roland Jensen and his wife were enjoying a ride out on the couple’s motorcycle late one evening. As they drove down Interstate 15 between Felicita Road and Via Rancho Parkway, Jensen’s cycle struck two large pieces of road debris that appeared to have fallen off of a truck a short while…
A Metrolink commuter train struck and killed Debbie Ann Schwartz as she walked along the tracks near the Casa Blanca section of Riverside, California. Ms. Schwartz died at the scene. No one on board the train was injured. However, this was not the first fatal train accident to take place in Riverside. In April of…
John Fisher was driving with his wife, Jo Maureen Fisher, along Interstate 20 near the Alabama / Georgia State line when a piece of road debris crashed through the windshield of their car and struck Mrs. Fisher in the head. The debris was reportedly kicked up when a truck hit a pothole in the road…
