California’s Premier Litigation Firm News Channel

Callahan & Blaine, California’s premier litigation firm, has debuted a litigation news channel on YouTube that will feature periodic video feeds from founding partner Daniel J. Callahan on contemporary legal topics. Today, Daniel has posted a feed on things you should consider when forming a business: Check back here often for more video feeds from…

Orange County Man Injured in Anaheim Car Accident

An Orange County man who was sitting in a police car after being pulled over on suspicion of DUI was injured after another alleged drunk driver crashed into the police car and at least three other vehicles during an Anaheim car accident, according to a news report. A Garden Grove police spokesman said officers had…

Death of 7-Month-Old Girl Causes Reissue of Delta Drop-Side Crib Recall

The death of a seven-month-old Colorado girl has caused the Consumer Product Safety Commission to reissue a 2008 recall of almost one million drop-side cribs manufactured by Delta Enterprise Corp., according to a news report. The Delta drop-side cribs were sold at major retailers, including Target and Kmart, between January of 1995 and December of…

Two Orange County Motorcyclists Sentenced for Causing Fatal Car Crash

Two Orange County motorcyclists have each been sentenced to six years in prison in connection with a 2008 Lake Forest car accident that killed a 46-year-old husband and father, according to a news report. Blaise Aaron Meadows, 21, of Orange and Daniel Cody Burkett, 25, of Santa Ana pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter with gross…

San Juan Capistrano Woman Pleads Guilty in Fatal Bicycle Accident

A 30-year-old San Juan Capistrano woman has pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter in connection with a fatal Dana Point bicycle accident in 2007, according to a news report. Michelle Stearns had been accused of DUI on Oct. 15, 2007 when she lost control of her BMW and crashed into a curb, traffic signal, power…

Westminster Man Killed in Orange Country Motorcycle Accident

A 27-year-old Westminster man was killed in a Orange County motorcycle accident and a 24-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and gross vehicular manslaughter, according to a news report. Joey Ramos was riding his motorcycle when he was struck and killed by a pick-up truck driven by Tania Gallina of Los…

Orange County Woman Killed in Tustin Pedestrian Accident

A 74-year-old Orange County woman was killed in a Tustin pedestrian accident when she was struck by a car and dragged for almost a mile, according to a news report. Berna Martinez was hit by the driver of a Mercury Sable at the bottom of the I-5 freeway ramp while she was attempting to cross…

Riverside Woman Sentenced to Three Years in Bike Fatality

A 38-year-old Riverside woman who pleaded guilty to hit and run manslaughter in the death of an Irvine bicyclist has been sentenced to three years in prison, according to a news report. Patricia Ann Izquieta was driving under the influence of prescription drugs in December of 2009 when she hit 49-year-old Donald Murphy while he…

Orange County D.A. Says Newport Beach Police Not Criminally Culpable in Jail Death

An investigation by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office has concluded that the Newport Beach Police Department had no criminal culpability in the death of William Robert Wedgeworth, who hung himself in the Newport Beach City Jail last July. According to a news report, Wedgeworth’s family had filed $34 million in claims against the city,…