California Personal Injury & Product Liability Blog

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 …

The financial recovery options for those who have suffered Dixie Fire losses can be broken down into two categories: short-term options and long-term options. Short-Term Options There are two primary short-term options for those seeking to obtain financial compensation for their losses in the Dixie Fire: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and your own insurance …

Millions of Americans with sleep apnea and other conditions are dealing with long delays in receiving replacements for their recently recalled Philips CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator machines. The FDA, in June, announced that multiple CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator machines made by Philips had been recalled because foam used in the devices to reduce sound and …

In recent years, popular weed killer products that contain the harmful herbicide paraquat have resulted in several pending lawsuits, with the claim that exposure to paraquat has caused victims to develop Parkinson’s disease. Many medical professionals argue that the manufacturers that use paraquat have been aware of the dangers linked to this harmful chemical for …

Auto accidents can result in injuries, which can lead to huge medical bills, lost wages and more. Fortunately, those who are injured in auto accidents can often recover damages by filing an insurance claim or a lawsuit. However, there are several common mistakes people often make after being in auto accidents which can reduce the …