California Personal Injury & Product Liability Blog

Did you know that over 400,000 personal injury claims are filed every year in the United States? Personal injury lawsuits are filed in California when someone is injured and the injury is at least partially somebody else’s fault. These lawsuits seek to recover financial compensation for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost wages and more …

An FDA document filed on November 9 indicates that Phillips was aware of degradation issues in the polyurethane foam used in its CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator devices as early as October 2015. Phillips recalled over 20 CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator devices in June 2021 because the polyurethane foam in them could break down, enter the …

There were an estimated 212,500 vehicle fires in the United States in 2018, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Mechanical malfunctions or failures were the leading factors in every type of vehicle fire, followed by electrical malfunctions or failures. One particular type of vehicle fire is known as a post collision fuel-fed fire (PCFFF). …

Agricultural workers, farmers and licensed herbicide applicators are all at risk of paraquat poisoning. Paraquat is a toxic herbicide that is manufactured by several major companies, including Syngenta and Chevron Phillips Chemical. Unfortunately, this effective herbicide is killing more than just weeds. Ongoing studies have proven that accidental poisoning can result in severe life-threatening injuries …

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced on Monday that they received a subpoena from the U.S. attorney’s office requesting Dixie Fire-related documents. The utility said, in Monday’s regulatory filing, that they received the subpoena on October 7 and expected to lose at least $1.15 billion in connection with the fire. The Dixie Fire, which ignited …

Five new California traffic bills await the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom: AB 43 – safety-based speed limits: This bill gives California cities more authority to set speed limits based on safety data. Speed limits in California are currently set using the 85th percentile rule. The way this rule works is that traffic engineers survey …

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers is no longer actively retaining Dixie Fire victims. Experts have told The Los Angeles Times that vegetation overgrowth and a lack of prescribed burns are to blame for the size and rapid growth of recent California megafires such as the Dixie Fire. Scott Stephens, a UC Berkeley professor of fire science, …

17 to 18 percent of COVID-19 cases in Butte County, CA and Whitman County, WA, from March 15, 2020 to December 16, 2020, were associated with wildfire smoke, according to a recent study. Harvard University researchers estimated that exposure to particulate matter in smoke which measures 2.5 micrometers across – PM2.5 – may have led …

Drivers in California can see their driver’s license suspended for six months if they accumulate too many Negligent Operator Points. These points are assigned when you are convicted of a traffic violation involving the safe operation of a motor vehicle. Those with class C licenses can get their license suspended for six months if they …

Chevron Corp. and Syngenta AG could face billions of dollars worth of lawsuits alleging that the herbicide paraquat caused Americans to develop Parkinson’s disease. Lawsuits have been filed almost daily for the past seven months regarding the link between paraquat and Parkinson’s disease. The lawsuits are being filed as Bayer AG has set aside up …

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, in a letter read aloud at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bakersfield on September 5, has said that, in their opinion, allegations of child sex abuse against former priest Craig Harrison are credible. “The Diocesan Review Board reviewed all available information regarding each allegation and arrived at the …

Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a type of firefighting foam which contains chemicals linked to cancer, has been banned in Illinois and Connecticut. The PFAS Reduction Act was passed unanimously by Illinois’ legislature on August 6, 2021, and Connecticut’s Public Act 21-191 takes effect on October 1, 2021. PFAS, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), have been …