Los Angeles Injury Lawyer Blog

Hermosa Beach is one of Southern California’s most popular ocean-side destinations. Home to more than 20,000 residents, Hermosa Beach is located in Los Angeles County and is considered one of the three Beach Cities of So Cal sandwiched between Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach. Hermosa Beach is known for two long stretches of road: Pacific Coast Highway (PCH, Highway 1) for motor vehicles and “The Strand” for pedestrians and bikers. Getting hurt in Hermosa Beach may mean that you are entitled to compensation for your injuries. Check out our website at www.alawpro.com for more info. If you have been hurt in a fall or crash on the Strand or the PCH, call 1-800-ALAWPRO now to speak to a lawyer for free.

Hermosa Beach’s lovely weather and numerous beachfront walkways make it a popular pedestrian spot for locals and tourists alike. Walkways and ped roads such as the Strand need to be properly maintained in order to be safe for those using it. Joggers, walkers, bicyclists are at risk for tripping, falling or crashing if roadways are not serviced and safe. Road design defects can include uneven surfaces or pavement, broken or missing guardrails, potholes and other obstacles or obstructions. Falling or slipping can have serious consequences such as a broken leg, pelvis, or hip, head injuries and lacerations. Get legal advice immediately if you’ve been injured on a public walkway.

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Within a month of Santa Ana being declared the most deadly OC city for pedestrians by the CHP, a walker has been killed on a Santa Ana street. Our earlier blog discussed more details of the O.C. report that investigated road deaths for 2008. Santa Ana is the deadliest Orange County city for car accidents of all types. It is the second most deadly California city for pedestrians. Pedestrian crashes can occur at intersections, sidewalks, roadsides, and parking lots. Driver error and road defect are two of the most common causes for pedestrian-related crashes. Unfortunately pedestrian accidents are often deadly. Learn more about Orange County accidents and who is to blame at www.alawpro.com or by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO.

The most recent Santa Ana fatality involved an elderly pedestrian and a Toyota Celica. The deadly crash occurred in the morning when the car drove off the road and rammed into a light pole. The senior victim was killed when the car left the road. The accident is under investigation.

If you or a loved one has been killed in Santa Ana accident, get help from a Law Team who understands. At the The Rudman Law Firm, PLC, we have collected more than $150 million for our clients. Let us serve you in your time of need by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation. Help is just a phone call away.

Household appliances can hold numerous dangers for unsuspecting users. Even when used properly, injuries can occur. In some instances, the appliances and products themselves are inherently dangerous due to a design flaw or manufacturing error. Getting hurt at home may be the fault of another, especially when home appliances such as washers, driers, microwave ovens, toasters, or coffee makers are involved. Learn more about product liability at www.alawpro.com. A previous blog recounts how a young So Cal girl recently died in a front-loading washer. A Philips coffeemaker has been recalled due to a potential for causing burns to consumers. If you or a loved one has been burned or injured by a home product in Los Angeles, call 1-800-ALAWPRO for free advice now.

The recalled coffee maker is the “Philips Senseo One-Cup.” The manufacturer has voluntarily issued the recall in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The coffee maker has the potential for a forming calcium buildup obstruction which when combined with an electrical fault can lead to an exploding boiler. The precipitating explosion can result in serious burn injuries to users or bystanders. Burn injuries to hands, arms, chest or face can have serious and long-term consequences.

Been burned or hurt by an appliance in California? Then get in touch with a Law Firm who will help. Contact the Rudman Law Firm, PLC at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for a private initial interview. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do the work and worrying for you. Call us now.

In the current economy, people are looking for ways to save. One solution drivers are using is trading in their midsize, full-size or larger vehicles for popular mini cars. While mini cars may be cheaper and less expensive on gas, are they really a better choice for safety? It appears that the answer is no. A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that minicars fare more poorly than larger cars in head on crashes. Analysts say a minicar can be a deadly choice compared to a large vehicle due to their smaller size and smaller weight. Have you or someone close to you been involved in a crash in a minicar in Southern Cal? Then call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a lawyer for free.

The IIHS report involved three different mini car models: the Smart Fortwo, Toyota Yaris and the Honda Fit. In the experiment, they crashed the mini car with a midsized model by the same makers, with each car traveling 40 miles per hour. As the cars collided head on in an 80 mph crash, the smaller minicar occupants, crash test dummies “fared poorly.” Seemingly, size was the overwhelming factor in the results. Had larger vehicles impacted the mini cars, the results might have been worse. Injuries incurred from head on car crashes include brain and spinal injuries, neck and back injuries, broken bones, paralysis and death. To learn more about car crashes and who is to blame, visit our website at www.alawpro.com.

If you or a loved one has been in a mini car crash in LA, you need legal help now. The The Rudman Law Firm, PLC offers more than 50 years combined legal experience. Call us now at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation, and let us do the work and worrying for you.

Saunas exist to provide relaxation and enjoyment by visitors to spas, recreational centers, hotels and other locations. But if not properly maintained and monitored, saunas can be deadly. A man died in a YMCA sauna, and his wife has received an undisclosed settlement as a result. Various factors can make saunas dangerous and deadly including insufficient or inappropriate maintenance, overheating, and malfunctioning of sauna doors, floors, timers or other equipment. If you or a loved one has been hurt in a sauna event in California, call 1-800-ALAWPRO now to speak with a lawyer for free.

The dead victim in the YMCA incident was a 61-year old man. He was discovered unconscious in the men’s section of the sauna, and he died 2 days later. The Family YMCA, located in Indiana, is paying the settlement to the man’s wife. She accused the YMCA of not properly monitoring the sauna and possibly tampering with the sauna timers. Learn more about premises liability and product liability at www.alawpro.com.

Have you or someone close to you been hurt in a Los Angeles sauna? Then you need legal help now. At the Rudman Law Firm, PLC, we have collected more than $150 million for our clients. Call us toll-free at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now for your private consultation with an injury attorney. Help is just a phone call away.

With winter behind this year, Southern Californians are taking to the water, and that can mean danger for adults and children alike. Child drownings are the leading cause of death for children age 1-5 in LA County. A child can drown in obvious places such as private and public swimming pools, but also in less likely places such as bathtubs, buckets and sinks. Water and swimming areas at parks, beaches, private homes and public and youth recreational facilities can hold hazards for young ones. If you or a loved one has been a drowning victim in LA, call a personal injury attorney for free now at 1-800-ALAWPRO now.

Recently, a 3-year old girl was hospitalized in serious condition after a drowning incident in Winetka pool. Sadly, drowning is the number one killer of LA children 1-5 years old. Swimming pools at people’s homes account for 70% of those fatalities. Nationally there are 1,000 child drowning deaths annually. There is a debate about whether swimming lessons for children under 5 increase or decrease drowning potential. Some say lessons give parents and children a false sense of security. Medical experts recommend professional lifeguards in all situations where children are swimming, including home pool parties. To learn more about premises liability in public and private areas, visit our website at www.alawpro.com.

Following is a list of California Water Parks where drowning is a potential hazard:

• Antioch Waterpark
• Golfland/Sunsplash
• The Island Waterpark
• Knotts Soak City USA - Orange County
• Knotts Soak City USA - Palm Springs
• Knotts Soak City USA - San Diego
• Manteca Waterslides
• Mustang Waterslides
• Outrageous Waters
• Raging Waters
• Sengme Oaks Family WaterPark
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
• Waterworld
• Waterworld USA
• The Wave
• Wild Rivers
• Wild Water Adventures

Have you or someone you love been hurt or killed by drowning in LA? Then you need the help of a Law Team who understands. At the The Rudman Law Firm, PLC we have more than 50 years combined legal experience. Call us at 1-800-ALAWRPO (1-800-252-9776) for a free and confidential consultation now. We are here for you.

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California is known as a getaway destination for millions of visitors and residents alike. With the most theme parks of any other state, CA ride parks are one of the most common entertainment attractions for families. Getting hurt at an amusement park, water park, or zoo can quickly destroy any vacation. If you have been hurt on the grounds of a theme park or a public ride, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries and losses. Report if you or a loved one has been hurt and get free legal advice immediately by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO now.

Many elements can cause a person to get hurt on a ride: equipment failure, dangerous design, or operator error. Or perhaps the ride is just plain unsafe. Getting crushed or thrown from a ride or suffering from unconsciousness or numbness are possible grounds for a lawsuit. Work injuries at parks are also a common problem. Learn more about accident injuries and symptoms at www.alawpro.com. Following is a list of potential injuries from California Theme Parks:

• Head and neck injuries
• Brain injuries
• Spinal injuries
• Burn injuries
• Paralysis
• Coma
• Amputation
• Broken bones
• Animal attacks
• Suffocation
• Drowning
• Death

Amusement and entertainment centers are all over California. The big ones are easy to name, but smaller locations such as your local mall, county fair, or block playground, can hold potential for serious injury to adults and children too. Multiple injuries and deaths have been reported from inflatable rides such as slides and bounce houses. Cal OSHA recently called the Yo-Yo ride that travelled to CA fairs elementally unsafe and its owner liable after 21 were injured in the ride’s collapse. Parks are not necessarily required to make injuries and fatalities. You may not know if you are taking your children to a safe place or putting them on a safe ride. Getting hurt may be the first time you consider the potential hazards, and by then it is too late. Following is a list of possible locations you or your loved ones may fall victim park-related injuries:

If you have been hurt at any California theme park, ride park, water park, stadium, or zoo, call the Rudman Law Firm, PLC now at 1-800-ALAWPRO.

For the second time in 6 months a big rig truck accident has occurred on the same LA area highway. With 2 dead and 13 injured between both accidents, the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) has put a temporary ban on trucks on the Route 2 (Angeles Crest Highway). Some are saying the action is too late, and that the latest crash and fatalities could have been prevented. Dangerous roads can be the responsibility of CalTrans or other municipal authorities. Learning who is responsible for protecting residents from life-endangering conditions on Southern California roadways can be complicated. To get more information on premises liability and hazardous road design, please visit our website at www.alawpro.com. Or call 1-800-ALAWPRO now to speak to a Southland lawyer for free.

The most recent accident happened when a tractor-trailer carrying cars lost its brakes, crashing into a bookstore and other cars. The truck took a mountainous route forbidden to truckers on his way to the wreck site. Two people, a father and daughter, died in the crash and 12 others were injured. The crash occurred at an intersection of Angeles Crest Highway in La Canada Flintridge. In a September big rig truck crash on the same road, one person was injured, and local authorities asked for a truck ban at that time. Sadly it seems as thought the most recent fatal collision may have been preventable.

Have you or a loved one been hurt or killed in a La Canada crash? Then call the Law Firm who will help. At the Rudman Law Firm, PLC we have more than 50 years combined legal experience. Call us toll-free at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation. Help is a phone call away.

A new California Highway Patrol (CHP) report has shown that Santa Ana remains the deadliest Orange County city for car accidents. Santa Ana is particularly dangerous for pedestrians – the second most hazardous place in all California. Anaheim is number two for the most fatal crashes. The good news is that the number of deaths in both highway crashes and surface street wrecks is down overall. To learn more about victims’ rights and car crashes, visit www.alawpro.com. To speak to a lawyer at no cost, call 1-800-ALAWPRO.

Following are some of the statistics offered by the CHP report on Orange County crash deaths. For more info, check out http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fatalities-automobile-traffic-2319355-vehicular-deaths.

Number of fatal accidents (2008): 51
# fatalities from collisions (2008): 59
# of people killed on surface street crashes (2008): 79
# people killed in Santa Ana accidents (2008): 15
# people killed in Anaheim (2008): 06
# people killed in Newport Beach (2008): 06
# people killed in San Clemente (2008): 06
# pedestrians under the age of 15 killed or hurt in Santa Ana (2007): 53
# victims injured or killed in alcohol-related crashes in Santa Ana (2007): 230

If you or someone close to you has been hurt or killed in an Orange County car accident, get in touch with a Law Firm immediately. At the Rudman Law Firm, PLC, we have more than 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do all the work and worrying for you. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation. Help is just a phone call away.

Southern Californian freeways have a terrible reputation for their heavy traffic and frequent accidents. Freeway accidents have a terrible reputation for being high impact and especially deadly. One of the things that make freeways so dangerous is the large amount of heavy vehicles on the road. Big rig trucks, buses, vans, SUV’s practically outnumber regular-sized cars on some stretches of freeway. Add speed to impact with a large vehicle and the results can be fiery and deadly. A multi-vehicle accident that involved at least 2 trucks and one bus killed 2 people and injured 4 more on the 210 in Irwindale. Call an Azusa injury lawyer for free at 1-800-ALAWPRO now.

The Azusa crash happened early in the morning. Included in the pile-up were four cars, two trucks and a Foothill transit bus. Impact from the crash set at least one of the vehicles on fire. Debris from one of the trucks included a chain link fence littered the freeway during the accident. Two victims died and four more were hurt. Thankfully, there were no passengers onboard the bus. To learn more about truck and bus accidents and who has responsibility, visit our website at www.alawpro.com.

If you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in a crash in Irwindale, get the legal help you deserve. The Rudman Law Firm, PLC have won more than $150 million for their clients. Call now for your free and confidential consultation at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776), and let us serve you in your time of need.

When most people think about being involved in a car crash, they envision themselves as the driver, passenger or even pedestrian. But in some freak accidents, just sitting in a restaurant can make you the victim of a car accident. An 88-year old man mistook the gas pedal for his brake and slammed his car into the glass window of a local restaurant, injuring 5 people. Who is to blame when you get hurt outside your home? Visit www.alawpro.com and find out now. If you or a loved one has been hurt in a Redondo car crash, call 1-800-ALAWPRO to talk to a lawyer for free.

The restaurant crash happened midday. The senior driver was attempting to park his Jaguar when he accidentally stepped on the accelerator his brakes. He drove his car into the window of the Ham Supreme Shop. A two-year old boy got thrown into a store next door. A female victim got pinned against a wall. Among those injured were sidewalk pedestrians who were in between the car and the shop. Shockingly, none of the victims was seriously injured, but some suffered lacerations. Protocol requires the driver to be tested by the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) to discern if he is fit to drive.

If you or someone you love has been injured in an LA County car accident, get help from a successful Law Team now. At the Offices of Rudman Law Firm, PLC, we offer more than 50 years combined legal experience. Let us help you when you need it most. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) to receive your free and local consultation. We are here for you now.

Sadly, car crashes happen all the time in the Southland. Rear-enders on surface streets, head-on collisions at intersections, rollovers on highways, and side-impact accidents on local roads are all too common. But a different type of crash seems to plaguing the Los Angeles area recently, and it is deadly: cars plunging off the road and killing the drivers inside. Within a week 4 such car falls happened in Southern California. The cause of each wreck is under investigation to learn why drivers lost control. If a road is dangerous, putting drivers at risk for driving or swerving off the pavement, the responsibility for accidents may lay with the city, county, municipality or state. Road barriers are a necessity in preventing serious crashes on some streets and freeways. To learn more about road design and potential defects, please visit our website at www.alawpro.com. If you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in a car crash in LA, call 1-800-ALAWPRO now to speak to a lawyer for free.

Here’s a brief breakdown of the recent car fall crashes:

• Curving Road: The lone occupant of a car died when the vehicle fell of a hillside in Woodland Hills. The driver was headed down hill on a sharp curve on Topanga Canyon when the car crashed and careened off the hill.
• Surface Street: A man drove off a cliff at Dana Point from a surface street. The car plunged 250 feet into a grassy knoll after driving through two pillars.
• Freeway: A person driving on the I-5 transitioning onto the 170 Freeway in Sun Valley fell off the freeway to their death. The car burst into flames after it landed in the Tujunga Wash.
• Curving Road: A 70-year old woman driving her car on a twisting road in Hollywood plunged off the street falling 100 feet. She landed in a residential backyard against a tree and died at the hospital hours after the crash.

Been injured in a Southern California car wreck? Then call a Law Team who can help. At the The Rudman Law Firm, PLC we have collected more than $150 million for our clients. Let us help you in your time of need. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now for your free and confidential consultation and let us do the work and worrying for you.

Consumers purchase products in the United States with the expectation of safety. Sometimes however, regulators discover that certain products are dangerous to the public and decide to issue a recall. As recently occurred with the peanut salmonella outbreak, food is a common recall product. Medications are also commonly recalled by the FDA. With medicines, packaging, contamination or new information can make these pharmaceuticals dangerous to their users. Lead products can pose a threat to children and adults alike. Lead in paint, toys or jewelry can cause lead poisoning. Lead poisoning can be a silent killer as it is often symptom free. Seizures, coma, behavioral problems, learning disabilities and death can all result from lead products. Recently a necklace made by Pecoware Co. and sold by retailers including Macy’s has been recalled due to lead content and misleading labeling. Learn more about product liability by visiting www.alawpro.com. If you or a loved one has been injured by a product such as food, medication, toys or jewelry in California, call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a lawyer for free.

The recalled necklace is making Los Angeles headlines now because Macy’s, one of its retailers, is refusing to release the names of the people who purchased it. The district attorney’s office has asked for the information in order to notify buyers of the lead hazard. The manufacturer, China-based Pecoware, and retailers, have been charged with false advertising. The jewelry was labeled “lead nickel free.” Macy’s sold the most necklaces of any other store. Following is a description of the necklaces that have been recalled:

(1) cat with pink and silver rhinestones pendant on silver-colored chain
(2) lock, key & heart with pink jewels pendant on silver-colored chain
(3) silver colored heart enclosing a jeweled crown pendant on silver-colored chain
(4) silver key and lock with pink rhinestones pendant on silver-colored chain

If you or someone close to you has been hurt or killed by a defective product in California, you need legal help now. At the Rudman Law Firm, PLC we offer more than 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do the work and worrying for you. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation. We are here for you now.