The San Francisco Examiner is reporting that a 49-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a 90-year-old driver while he was crossign the street at approximately 9:30 at night this Sunday. At the time I am writing this details are not yet available to the public. Therefore, an analysis of the cause of the accident is [...]
December 27, 2011
Johnson & Johnson Chief Testifies Before Congress
Johnson & Johnson has been a trusted name for medical products for generations. However, product recall notifications have resulted in more families taking a closer look at how the company manufactures and tests products. Johnson & Johnson was called to testify before Congress regarding a Tylenol recall (and other health products). However, one thing that [...]
December 5, 2011
Design Flaws in Scalding Cups of Noodles Cause Severe Burns
I was listening to NPR this morning when I heard an interesting story about those ubiquitous “Cup Noodles” on supermarket shelves (and cupboards at law offices). I’ve never been much of a fan of them, and therefore didn’t think much about them. Until this morning, when NPR’s story – and it’s focus on burn surgeons [...]
November 29, 2011
San Francisco’s Most Dangerous Intersections for Cyclists
ABC-7 recently poured through thousands of CHP records looking for Bay Area bicycle accident trends. Not surprisingly, San Francisco topped the list of Bay Area cities with the most accidents, accounting for almost 20% of accidents surveyed in the study. San Jose and Oakland came in second and third, respectively. 1. San Francisco (>1800 accidents [...]
November 10, 2011
Another Toyota Recall
In what has now become a string of recalls for Toyota, the company announced yesterday that it is recalling 420,000 cars. The reason is a steering defect. Apparently, without warning, the steering in several of its vehicles can become very difficult, obviously a safety risk to an unsuspecting driver. The cars involved in the recall [...]
October 31, 2011
Taxicab runs over pedestrian in crosswalk
Local media originally reported that this past Sunday a San Francisco taxicab ran a red light hitting a pedestrian crossing the street in a marked crosswalk. Updated information clarified that the victim was actually a bicyclist. This case is remarkably similar to a recent case I handled where a taxicab sped through a yellow light hitting a bicyclist on [...]
September 30, 2011
Not Surprisingly, “Hot Coffee” Targeted by Business Interests
The well-received and informative documentary “Hot Coffee” is not only providing the public with the truth about the civil justice system, it is also frightening major business interests. ”Hot Coffee,” directed by attorney Susan Saladoff, focuses on the truth behind the McDonald’s hot coffee case from 1994, as well as its use by business interests to [...]
September 29, 2011
Treatment Options for Tramatic Brain Injuries Remain Limited – Researchers Continue to Study New Methods
Victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have long been told that there are only limited treatment options for their injury. Typically, traumatic brain injury patients are given cognitive therapy and taught compensatory strategies for dealing with common TBI symptoms including memory loss and cognitive deficiencies. Occasionally, TBI victims will be prescribed medications for treatment of anxiety and [...]
September 28, 2011
Specialized Recalls Select 2011 Bicycle Models
Specialized Bicycle has issued a voluntary recall of nine 2011 model year bicycles with Advanced Group carbon fiber forks. This recall affects about 14,200 units shipped by Specialized. Apparently, the bicycles’ brake components can disengage from the fork, creating a risk that the brake assembly will get tangled in the rotating wheel spokes. This could [...]
September 19, 2011
DePuy “Skeptical” Of ASR Criticism
The National Joint Registry of England and Wales recently released a report that further confirms what has become obvious: the DePuy ASR hip implant fails at rates much higher than other similar devices. The National Joint Registry tracked several groups of people who received the device, categorizing each by the year the device was implanted. [...]
January 16, 2012
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