Automobile Accidents

• New Safety Requirements For Minivans

  IB Contributor | February 11, 2007 3:18 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced this week that it is revising safety requirements to require sliding doors on minivans to have a second latch. The change is designed to prevent doors from opening during crashes so that motorists not wearing a seatbelt are not thrown out of the vehicle. People most as risk of being thrown through the open sliding door of a...

• Parents Held Responsible For Babysitter's Fatal Auto Accident

  IB Contributor | February 09, 2007 10:12 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  According to a recent decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeals, you could be liable for your babysitter's actions.An eighteen year old babysitter's employers, William and Lori Kumbalek were sued, because Michael, the babysitter, while driving their youngest son home from day care, ran a stop sign while talking on his cell phone. The 18 year-old babysitter hit another car , killing Scott...

• $10.3 Million Verdict In Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  IB Contributor | February 07, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  School District Knew of DangerA Los Angeles jury on Tuesday has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who struck and killed by a van two years ago in an elementary school parking lot. The jury determined that the Los Angeles Unified School District was largely responsible for the crash.The family of Jordan Sandels filed the wrongful death lawsuit against the school district...

• $50 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Brandy

  IB Contributor | February 06, 2007 1:24 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  The family of a woman who died after being rear-ended on the freeway by singer-actor Brandy Norwood, filed a $50 million civil lawsuit against the entertainer last week according to an article on Billboard.com.The lawsuit alleges that Brandy was driving recklessly when her Land Rover struck the back of a Honda driven by Awatef Aboudihaj" on Dec. 30.The thirty-eight year old Los Angeles...

• Flying Debris On Freeway Proves Fatal

  IB Contributor | February 04, 2007 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Spilled Load Leads To Freeway DeathThe news of his wife's death devastated Alvin Austin and his two children. Beverly and Alvin had been married 23 years and had two children. He was grief-stricken. He was numb and in shook. Beverly and Alvin had lunch together just a few hours earlier. Now he was sick to his stomach. Alvin was also mad, really mad. He was mad at the negligence of the...

• Construction Crane Falls Onto San Diego Freeway

  IB Contributor | February 02, 2007 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Ensuing auto accident injures two and closes freeway.A construction site crane fell into the northbound San Diego Freeway, I-405, triggering a collision between a big-rig and an SUV. The truck swerved to avoid the crane boom and collided with the SUV, resulting in minor injuries to the drivers of the vehicles, according to KGET.com.The crane operator was pulled from the crane cab conscious and...

• SUV Hits Pedestrian, Crashes into Building

  Christina Cole | January 31, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Before crashing into the Chamber of Commerce building, an SUV hit a pedestrian, causing major structural damage and leaving three people with minor injuries, said authorities.The crash occurred at 11:05am on Bradley Road, according to California Highway Patrol, who are still investigating the cause of the accident. Two of the SUV occupants were injured, as well as the pedestrian, but they were...

• Man Speeding, Fatally Crashes into Stalled Vehicle

  Christina Cole | January 28, 2007 12:46 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 24-year-old man was killed on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Bellflower after he crashed into a stalled vehicle that was involved in a previous accident, said the California Highway Patrol.The crash was reported at 4:29am on the westbound Freeway, just west of Downey Ave.The driver, a man from Brea in a 1989 Vokswagen Jetta, was driving at "an unsafe speed" when he crashed into one of three...

• Coronado Sued After Lifeguard Drives Truck Over a Woman on Beach

  Shannon Weidemann | August 26, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A woman vacationing in Coronado last August has sued the city after she was run over by a truck being driven by a lifeguard. The personal injury lawsuit is asking that trucks not be used on the beach anymore and all vehicles should have a warning alarm when they are moving. She is also seeking monetary damages for her injuries and time off from work. The lawsuit alleges that a lifeguard, who...

• Do I Have A Case? - Dangerous Condition

  IB Contributor | July 21, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Question emailed to me:"Do I have a strong case?"I parked in the guest registration parking spot to check out of a motel. I dropped my keys on the way in and bent down to pick them up. When I straightened up, I rammed my head into the corner of a square edged "guest registration parking" sign. The pain was intense, I fell and was gushing blood. A motel employee got me a towel for the...