A 15-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was killed after he was hit by an SUV in an Irvine bicycle accident, according to a news report. Duane Parkison, 42, a detective with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office and an Irvine resident, was riding his bicycle north on Shady Canyon when he…
One of two people injured in a Laguna Beach car crash had to be cut out of the wreckage after his Jeep Wrangler overturned, according to a news report. The Laguna Beach Police Department reported that the collision happened at the intersection of Glenneyre St. and Mountain Road and involved a Jeep Wrangler and a…
A motorcyclist was in serious condition after a collision involving a car and a landscaping truck on the 91 freeway, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that all lanes of the westbound 91 freeway were temporarily closed after a collision involving a motorcycle, a car and a landscaping truck just west…
A 23-year-old Anaheim man was killed and two other people were injured in an Anaheim car crash that sheared one vehicle in half, according to a news report. Authorities said that Wesley Davis was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident after his Buick was torn in half in the collision, which occurred at…
A woman who is three months pregnant was one of two people injured in an Anaheim car accident where four vehicles were involved, according to a news report. Anaheim police said it was unclear how the accident occurred, but it involved four vehicles that collided on Lakeview Ave. at Riverdale Ave. in Anaheim. The pregnant…
On Friday, August 5, 2011, a jury in Fresno, California returned a complete defense verdict for the widow of a Palm Desert man who allegedly ran one of the largest Ponzi schemes in California. Marc P. Miles and Kristy A. Schlesinger of Callahan & Blaine in Santa Ana, California, defended Kathy Otto in a class…
A 24-year-old La Habra man has been arrested in connection with a car crash in Pomona that killed his passenger, according to a news report. Pomona police said that Erik Nicholas Ortiz, 24, of La Habra, was driving his 2008 Nissan Sentra near South Towne and East Franklin avenues when he hit a tree, causing…
On Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Edward Susolik will present “Insurance Issues in Intellectual Property Litigation” to corporate and in-house counsel from Orange County. The presentation is being sponsored by the Corporate Counsel Section of the Orange County Bar Association, and will take place at noon at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California. Mr. Susolik…
Four people were injured – two seriously – in a three-vehicle collision on the northbound I-405 in Irvine, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that a Ford Expedition and a Toyota Tundra hit a center divider wall on northbound I-405 just south of the 55 freeway, and a Scion xB then…
A motorcyclist was seriously injured after being dragged 30 feet following a crash on the 91 freeway, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that the motorcyclist was apparently lane-splitting between the No. 1 and No. 2 lanes on the eastbound 91 freeway when he was hit by a Toyota Camry that…
