A lawsuit filed on Monday alleges that Scott Dekraai wrongfully, carelessly, recklessly, wantonly, and unlawfully used a gun to shoot and kill Christy Lynn Wilson, a long time salon employee at Meritage Salon located in Seal Beach, California. The lawsuit was filed by Ms. Wilson’s sole remaining heirs, including her husband, Paul Wilson, and their…
The National Transportation Safety Board has delivered its findings after a year-long probe into the Sept. 9, 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes, and found that the accident was “clearly preventable,” according to a news report. In a prepared statement, NTSB chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said:…
The body of Dr. Kenneth Litwack, a Newport Beach internal medicine physician and infectious disease specialist who checked himself in to the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Center earlier this month, has reportedly been discovered on the grounds of the 30-acre facility, according to a news report. Dr. Litwak, 71, went missing from the mental health and…
The Fullerton city manager has submitted a request to the City Council to bring in a specialist in examining law enforcement agencies following the July 5 altercation between a mentally ill homeless man and six Fullerton police officers that has sparked outrage in Orange County, according to a news report. Kelly Thomas, 37, who had…
The city of Costa Mesa has hired a private investigator to look into the alleged suicide of city employee Huy Pham, who plunged to his death from the roof of City Hall on March 17, according to a news report. Several City Council members reportedly expressed concern that the City does not know everything it…
Families of two Huntington Beach drowning victims say the city is to blame for not having enough lifeguards on duty and failing to warm swimmers about dangerous conditions, according to a news report. Shao Moua, 20, and Johnshua Lee, 24, both of Banning, drowned on August 28, 2010, when they went swimming and were knocked…
Like every state, California imposes a statute of limitations — the period of time in which a plaintiff must begin legal proceedings– on filing personal injury lawsuits. Here are some California personal injury statutes of limitation: Personal Injury – legal claims must be initiated within two (2) years from the date of injury. Medical Malpractice…
A three-year-old disabled boy was pronounced dead shortly after being found unresponsive aboard a school bus, according to a news report. Kevin Cisler of Alisa Viejo was riding the bus home from a special needs school in Dana Point when a parent taking another child off the bus noticed that he was unconscious in his…
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…
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,…
