California Personal Injury & Product Liability Blog

California experiences devastating wildfires every so often that leave a trail of damaged property, injuries, health complications due to environmental pollution, and sometimes fatalities. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, smoke exposure can lead to several health issues, such as bronchitis, reduced lung function, eye and respiratory tract irritation, and premature death, among other …

The Freedom to Walk Act was signed into law on September 30, 2022, and will go into effect on January 1, 2023. The bill essentially allows Californians to jaywalk when a reasonably careful person would consider it safe to do so. However, the bill may lead to an initial increase in accidents involving pedestrians on …

A U.S. District Judge has extended deadlines regarding depositions and discovery regarding a group of non-bellwether cases which are part of the paraquat multi-district litigation (MDL) which has been consolidated in the Southern District of Illinois. The deadline extensions come months after other extensions pushed back the date of the first trial in the MDL …

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering its decision to re-approve the sale and use of paraquat in the United States. The EPA released an interim decision in 2021 which re-approved the sale and use of paraquat, including aerial application, despite multiple studies linking paraquat exposure with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. However, …

California drivers need to have liability insurance or an applicable alternative. If you don’t have insurance, it could spell trouble. Penalties for driving without car insurance could result in a fine ranging from $100 to $200 or more. If you’re a repeat offender, you could have your car impounded or your license suspended. That said, …

A lawsuit filed on September 20 in federal court claims that a Louisiana infant developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and died because she was fed Enfamil infant formula and fortifier. The lawsuit names Mead Johnson & Company, LLC, and Mead Johnson Nutrition Company as defendants. According to the complaint, the infant was born prematurely on June …

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers Accident Injury Lawyers is no longer actively retaining Mosquito Fire victims. A lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on September 21 alleges that PG&E’s power lines ignited the Mosquito Fire on September 6 near OxBow Reservoir in Placer County, CA.  As of September 26, the Mosquito Fire has burned …

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers Accident Injury Lawyers is no longer actively retaining Mosquito Fire victims. The Mosquito Fire ignited on September 6, 2022, near Foresthill, CA. It began around 6:27 PM near Mosquito Ridge Road. As of September 20, the fire has burned 76,290 acres of land in Placer and El Dorado counties, destroyed 78 …

California has seen a lot of wildfires in recent years, such as the Dixie Fire, which burned 963,309 acres of land in 2021, and the Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and killed 85 people. Many of the recent California wildfires have shared one thing in common: they were started by the carelessness …

As a landowner, or as a legitimate occupier of property, you owe “invitees” a certain duty to keep them safe.  Below we identify who is an “invitee,” as well as the duty owed to invitees.  Whether someone is an invitee, a licensee, or a trespasser matters in some states when determining whether the landowner or …

What duty does a property owner or occupant owe to undiscovered trespassers?  Is it the same as the duty they owe to discovered trespassers?  Or guests?  While each individual state establishes their own laws about what duty a property owner has to an undiscovered trespasser, there are certain common themes that apply from state to …

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is no longer actively retaining Camp Lejeune claimants. The water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina was contaminated by harmful chemicals from 1953 until 1987, according to the National Research Council (NRC). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) known as trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) were discovered in Camp Lejeune’s …