Los Angeles Injury Lawyer Blog

Injuries that happen on public property may be the fault of the property owners or managers. Schools, both public and private, can be liable for accidents that happen on their premises. Accidents such as falls or slips can result in injuries, breaks, and sprains to the legs, ankles, arms, neck, and hips. Locations of such school accidents can include athletic facilities, cafeterias, dormitories, classrooms, and hallways. Maintenance and safe keeping of these areas is nearly always the responsibility of the school, so if you or your child has been hurt on school property in Southern Cal, speak a lawyer at no cost by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO now.

In Nevada, a high school football player sustained a serious ankle injury while on his school’s practice field. He is suing the school for $350,000 and claims that the injury negatively impacted his chances for getting a college scholarship. The lawsuit alleges that the field was in a “deplorable” condition with standing water, rocks, and weeds. The suit also claims that other student injuries had occurred on the field, and that the school was aware of the situation. Get more information about premises liability and your rights at www.alawpro.com.

If you suspect that you or your child was injured and the premises is liable, seek the help of a personal injury lawyer today. The Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP serves Southern California with over 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do all the work and worrying for you when you call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We offer a free consultation and do not collect fees from you until we have collected for you. Don’t wait to get help. Call us now.

Car accidents can be caused by any number of variables, and dangerous or defective roads are a leading cause of crashes. A new report found that LA has the roughest roads in the entire country. The condition of these roads and the traffic they cause cost the city and its residents money, not the mention the resulting accidents, injuries, and deaths. Los Angeles drivers who have been in a road accident may have the city to blame if a deteriorating, dangerous, or congested roads were involved. To find out if you have a case, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak to an LA crash lawyer today.

The road report was released by the nationally recognized transportation research group TRIP. In addition to the fact that LA has the US’s worst traffic congestion, here are some other statistics and information uncovered by the report.

• 874: number of people who died in LA car crashes in 2008
• 92%: percent of Los Angeles roads ranging in condition from poor to mediocre
• $40 billion: amount delays and repairs of bad roads cost CA
• 33%: percentage of “structurally deficient” or obsolete bridges and overpasses in LA
• Roads and intersections ranking the worst in Los Angeles include long stretches of:
• Highland Avenue
• Santa Monica Boulevard
• Venice Boulevard
• I-5 (Santa Ana) Freeway
• 405 (San Diego) Freeway

Potholes, cracked pavement, poor paint, reflectors or signals, all provide potential dangers for motorists. Visit www.alawpro.com to learn more about dangerous and defective roads and your rights.

At the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP, we have collected more than $150 million for our clients. And we don’t collect from you until we have collected for you. Find out more by calling 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation with one of our experienced attorneys. Let us do the work and worrying for you. Please call now.

Nursing homes, also known as convalescent centers or senior residential facilities, should provide ease and comfort as they service residents who are ill and/or late in life. But nursing homes can quickly become places of fear and terror if elder abuse is present. Elder abuse manifests in a variety of forms: physical, emotional, financial, sexual, and more. Abuse of the elderly is illegal, and in nursing homes, elder abuse may appear as negligence in the form of lax, inappropriate, or improper care. Learn more about abuse at nursing homes and who is liable at www.alawpro.com. If you believe you or a loved one has been hurt or killed as the result of nursing home abuse in Ventura County, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak with a lawyer for free today.

A patient at the Fillmore Convalescent Center in Ventura County was abused by an employee, and her family sued the nursing home, ultimately collecting $7.75 million. The family suspected their loved one, who was unable to speak due to a stroke, was being abused and installed hidden cameras to investigate. They recorded a convalescent home worker physically abusing the 71-year-old woman by hair pulling, neck, finger and wrist bending, slapping, and more. Other instances of abuse at the center are also suspected. The residential nursing facility recently got a 5-star rating (the best offered) from Medicaid and Medicare service organizations.

If you or someone close to you has been the victim of elder abuse at a nursing care home or facility, get in touch with the Law Team at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience with which to serve you. Call us for your free and confidential consultation at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We will fight for you.

It is always an unfortunate situation when children get hurt, whether it is because of the negligence of others, or because the child just inadvertently injured himself. Injuries on playgrounds can be increasingly common, and may be the responsibility of the people who maintain the area. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission conducted a special study on the injuries and deaths associated with children’s playground equipment and found:

• There were 205,850 playground related injuries in 1999 that were treated in hospitals;
• Seventy-five percent of the above injuries were on playground equipment designed for public use, 22.8% were on equipment for home use and 1.4% occurred on equipment that was homemade;
• About half of the injuries involved climbers in playground equipment and 60% of the incidents occurred on “horizontal ladders”;
• Approximately 79% of the injuries on public equipment involved falls to the ground below and 81% of the injuries on home equipment were a result of falls from the equipment;
• For the ten years between 1990 and 2000, there were 147 deaths to children 15 years old and younger that involved playground equipment.

If your child sustained injuries at a public or private playground, you may still have remedies to recover your damages. You are not alone in this process—the attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP may be able to help you. We may not be able to bring back your child or undo an injury, but we can help you legally. Call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for your free and confidential consultation. Check out our website www.alawpro.com to read more about premises liability lawsuits or product liability lawsuits.

When there is a civil lawsuit filed in court, the party who filed the claim (plaintiff) against the alleged wrongdoer (defendant) must meet certain elements before they can win their lawsuit. For negligence lawsuits, the plaintiff has to show that the defendant had a “duty” to them in a certain situation. For example, unless there is a Good Samaritan law (which California lacks), a bystander on the street does not have the “duty” to help someone who has just been hit by a car. Unless the bystander was the one who pushed the plaintiff in front of the car, the plaintiff will likely not win anything if he sues the bystander for not helping him.

Many professionals have a duty to their clients. Doctors, for example, have a duty to their patients, whether it is disclosing potential side effects of their treatments, or for a certain procedure that they are performing. There are limits on the duty that a doctor has in these cases. A doctor would likely have little to no duty to someone whom he had never met before, much less performed a medical procedure on. However, these circumstances all vary with each case. A person may have duty to another even though they did not directly cause the injury. A primary example of this would be a premises liability lawsuit. If you own a house but failed to maintain your front porch, and your guest trips and falls, then you may be liable in a lawsuit.

There are additional elements in a civil lawsuit, including causation, damages and standard of care. If you want to file a personal injury lawsuit and don’t know where to turn, you need to call Greenberg & Rudman LLP today. Our attorneys have had over 50 years of combined experience and can help you in your case. Pick up the phone and call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for your free and confidential consultation. Or, you can visit our website www.alawpro.com for more information our attorneys and on the different types of civil lawsuits there are.

Walnut is home to approximately 32,000 people and over 600 businesses. Because of the hills and its affluent residents, the city has been recognized as one of the best places to live by Money Magazine, and is one of the top places in California. There is an annual walnut festival in which several streets in the city are closed off for a parade, vendors and local groups. Although Walnut is considered to be a suburb of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, it is also home to a large Sysco headquarters.

Many people in California are injured while doing their jobs every year. These injuries occur most often in the construction industry, but may happen in every single field. But what happens after you are injured, and your family is suffering financially? You can call the attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP for a free consultation of your case now and learn about your rights—you can reach us at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). You can also go to www.alawpro.com for more information on premises liability lawsuits and slip and fall accidents.

La Verne is a city in Los Angeles County and is within driving distance to Pomona, Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga. The city is home to about 31,638 people and is located in the southeastern part of the county. La Verne is also home to the University of La Verne, and numerous famous people including Jessica Alba, Jeff Garcia and Sugar Shane Mosley. There are over a dozen parks in La Verne, some with playgrounds and others with skate parks.

Did you know that if your child was injured in a playground or skate park because the area was not properly maintained, you may be able to obtain compensation for his/her injuries? Call the attorneys of Greenberg & Rudman LLP now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for a free consultation on your case and to learn about your rights. We represent those injured by the negligence of others. Visit www.alawpro.com to read more about the different types of personal injury cases that we cover.

Southern California has several amusement parks to offer to families on vacation in the summer and on the weekends. However, if these amusement parks are improperly or negligently maintained, then it may pose a danger to the people who visit. Many of the large amusement parks have special maintenance teams whose sole purpose is to check on the safety of the rides each and every day. If the rides malfunction, and people get injured on the rides, then those injured may be able to obtain compensation for their injuries. Have you been injured at an amusement park because of the negligence of someone else? Then call Greenberg & Rudman LLP now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO).

Two people were injured at Knott’s Berry Farm on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 on the ride Xcelerator. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. and both people were taken to the hospital for their injuries. One of the injured was a 12 year old boy, who suffered lacerations to his leg, and the other was a man who complained of back pain. A video taken of the two was recorded and shows particles flying into the riders’ faces halfway through the ride. A spokesperson for Knott’s Berry Farm stated that the ride is inspected every day and that it was the first incident since the ride opened in 2002.

Since Knott’s Berry Farm, and other amusement parks like it sell tickets to visitors and allow them to come into the park, they owe the visitors a certain standard of care and have a certain duty to keep the park safe. Although these amusement parks may not be completely responsible for freak accidents like lightning storms, they are responsible for the care and maintenance of the rides in their park. Greenberg & Rudman LLP is committed to obtaining compensation for victims injured by the negligence of others. We do not have the power to undo an injury or bring back a loved one, but we can help you seek compensation. Call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) for your free and confidential consultation. Go to www.alawpro.com to read more about our law firm.

Located in Los Angeles County, temple City is home to 33,377 residents. It is within driving distance to Arcadia, Monterey Park and San Gabriel. There is a large Asian population in the area, comprised mostly of Taiwanese expatriates. There are two annual events that take place in Temple City: the Camellia Festival and the Saint Luke’s Festival. There are several public parks in the area, such as the Live Oak Park and Temple City Park.

Personal injury cases depend on negligent actions of a certain person who caused the incident. There are different ways to show negligence, and it takes a knowledgeable attorney to succeed in certain cases. If you have a car accident, wrongful death or premises liability claim, then you should contact the attorneys of Greenberg & Rudman LLP right away for a free consultation. Check out our website, www.alawpro.com to read more about the different areas of law that we practice.

A half dozen LA and Orange County area hospitals received fines for serious violations from the Department of Public Health. Getting hurt at a hospital seems like a impossibility, but these hospitals committed errors which resulted in $25,000 fines each. The hospital errors caused patient deaths, brain damage, and in some cases required additional surgeries. If you or a loved one has been further injured or killed at a Southern California hospital, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak to a medical malpractice attorney for free now.

Following is a listing of the six hospitals that were cited with a brief description of their violation:

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, LA County-USC Medical Center, and South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach: Patients required additional surgeries in order to remove surgical towels and sponges left during original surgeries. Staff fined for failing to follow appropriate surgical procedures.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County: Child left with severe brain injury after drainage following neurological procedure was inadequate. Nursing staff accused of poor care.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach: Patient death after disconnection from cardiac monitor went undetected for over half an hour. Technician accused of failing to notice problem.

Southwest Healthcare Systems, Murrieta: Overcrowding caused surgery beds to be misused as intensive care beds. Additionally, hospital accused of being understaffed.

Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP now if you suspect you or a loved one has received poor or negligent care at a Southern California hospital or medical center. We have more than 50 years combined experience in personal injury law. Learn more about us and cases we have won at www.alawpro.com. We offer a free and confidential consultation when you call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). Help is just a phone call away.

Positioned on the bank of the Los Angeles River, the city of Bell has a population of 36,664 people. The city hosts an annual Bell Family Holiday Parade & Festival, which ends at the Bell Community Center. Bell made national headlines in 2000 when a shipment of Oscar statuettes was stolen from a loading dock. Because Bell is located along the Los Angeles River, there is a two mile biking and hiking path available as well as several public parks and recreational centers.

Having access to public recreational areas is beneficial to the residents of the community, but may also pose dangers to those users. If the property is not well maintained, then visitors may sustain injury while at the property. Depending on the cause of the injury and the special circumstances of each case, the injured person may be able to obtain compensation for his injuries. The attorneys of Greenberg & Rudman LLP can help you evaluate your case in a free and confidential consultation, so call us now at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). Check out our website, www.alawpro.com to read more about premises liability lawsuits.

Summertime in the San Diego area means that thousands people are flocking to the beach each day. Unfortunately many dangers lurk for visitors, and some accidents may be the fault of others. In just one July day around San Diego’s beaches, there were 196 lifeguard water rescues, over 200 medical assistance phone calls and 8 boat rescues. Accidents can include motor crafts like boats or jet skis, or other watercrafts such as wind surfers, parasailing, or boogey boards. If driver error, engine or machine malfunction, or unsafe waterways played a part in an ocean accident, legal help is essential. A father and daughter were seriously hurt when they crashed into another watercraft. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a San Diego boat and water accident lawyer now.

The 33-year-old father was aboard the same craft as his 11-year-old daughter when they crashed into another personal watercraft. The accident happened in Mission Bay. The man and his child were hospitalized with serious injuries while driver of the other craft was uninjured. To learn more about victim’s right and accidents, visit our website at www.alawpro.com.

Been hurt in a jet ski or boat crash in So Cal? Then get the legal help you deserve. The Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP have over 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do all the work and worrying for you when you call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776). We offer a free and confidential consultation when you contact us. We are here to fight for you.

Mobile home park residents, who are often elderly, rely on park owners and managers for many of their necessities and conveniences. Facilities including running water, heating, air conditioning, sewage systems are standard in nearly all Southern California RV parks. Other amenities including swimming pools, hiking trails, views and clubhouses may be included in mobile home resident’s rent. A group or residents at a San Fernando Valley mobile home park sued the park owners for negligence and more, and they have been thousands of dollars in back rent by the presiding judge. If you or a loved one has received poor or unsafe treatment at your mobile home or nursing home residence in So Cal, call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a lawyer for free now.

Mountain View Mobile Estates, containing 156 RV homes, is close to Canoga Park, and five of its residents decided to take action against the park owners after a multitude of dangerous environmental conditions piled up and went unfixed for years at the park. The hazardous conditions left unattended to by the owners included constant electrical outages, unstable soil, power surges, broken appliances, water shut-offs, and sewer backups. Other problems included mud, noise, a poorly maintained spa and pool, and a furniture-less clubhouse. Heaters and air conditioners were often not functional, a dangerous situation for elderly residents especially. Also the faulty electrical system created an increased potential for electrocution and fire.

The claimants received $350,000 in back rent as their settlement, which was come to by a retired judge through a mutually agreed to arbitration service. Given that many RV home park residents are senior citizens, the settlement was seen as a large victory for elderly advocates. Learn more about what constitutes elder abuse and negligence at www.alawpro.com.

Have you or someone close to you been neglected at a mobile home park or nursing home in the San Fernando Valley? Then please seek legal counsel at the Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP now. We have over 50 years combined experience and have collected more than $150 million for our clients. Call for your free and confidential consultation with an attorney at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now. Let us do the work and worrying for you.

Fountain Valley, CA is an Orange County suburb and home to nearly 60,000 residents. Bisected by the 405 (San Diego) Freeway, many Fountain Valley residents commute to work, while an increasing number are coming into the city to work at Hyundai, D-Link, Surefire and other light industry businesses. Getting hurt on the job or on the way to work can be debilitating. Whether you’ve been involved in a rear-end wreck during rush hour traffic, or if you suffered a burn or broken wrist from a workplace accident, you have rights and you should learn who may be to blame. Call a Fountain Valley personal injury lawyer now at 1-800-ALAWPRO if you’ve been hurt on the job or on the go.

The Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP has collected over $150 million for its clients. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience with which to serve you, and you can learn more about cases we’ve won at www.alawpro.com. Call and speak to a lawyer at no cost at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) and receive a personal and confidential interview. Let us do the work and worrying for you.

When most people think of crashes, they consider two vehicles slamming into each other. But in some accidents a single vehicle, such as a car, bus or truck, strikes an non-moving object making the crash dangerous and sometimes deadly. When the object involved in a crash is a permanent one or one placed specifically by the local government, it may difficult to understand who is to blame for damages. Fire hydrants, utility poles, road signs, streetlights, and other permanent objects may be dangerously placed in some instances. To learn more visit our website at www.alawpro.com, or call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a Cal accident lawyer for free.

A crash on Sepulveda Boulevard in LA injured two people, after a car rammed into a fire hydrant. In Pittsburgh, Pa, the family of a woman who was killed by a falling utility pole is suing the city and other entities. The pole struck and killed the woman after a tractor-trailer crashed into it. The lawsuit alleges that the pole was dangerously placed, and that city officials had received complaints about the pole prior to the deadly accident.

If you or a loved one has been hurt in an accident involving a city-placed or permanent object in California, call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP. We have collected more than $150 million for our clientele. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for a free and confidential interview. Help is just a phone call away.

Certain jobs can be more dangerous than others. But even for those who work with heavy machinery, at elevated heights, or with hazardous products, no job should threaten the life of an employee. Tree trimming can been deadly in Southern California, and whether trimmers and gardeners are employed privately or by the city or municipality, workers have rights if they have been hurt. A San Diego tree trimmer was injured after getting trapped by palm fronds this past week, and (as blogged on earlier) an Inglewood tree trimmer died last year after he fell into a word chipper. If you or a loved one has been involved in a work accident in So Cal, call 1-800-ALAWPRO and speak with a lawyer for free.

The San Diego incident occurred at a private residence as the trimmer was cutting a palm tree. The 40-year old worker suffered lacerations from the incident. Thankfully he was working with a partner who called the fire department for help. The firemen were able to rescue the tree trimmer who was buried under the palm fronds 40 feet up in the air, held their by the fronds and his safety line. In similar situations, the trimmer can suffocate and die under the vegetation, trapped by the leaves and the safety line. Learn more about workplace accidents and who is to blame at www.alawpro.com.

Have you or someone close to you been hurt or killed at work in San Diego? Then call the Law Team at Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now. We have more than 50 years combined experience with which to serve you. Call us for your free and confidential consultation now, and let us do the work and worrying for you.

Arcadia, CA is located in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County. Arcadia is home to more than 56,000 and received many more visitors each year due to its multiple attractions, including the Santa Anita Park Racetrack and the LA County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. With easy access from the 210 (Foothill) Freeway, residents and visitors alike take advantage of what Arcadia has to offer. Unfortunately at destinations with a large number of people coming and going, accidents are frequent. Whether you have been paralyzed from a slip on an uneven floor at the Botanic Garden or broken a rib from a fall in a stairwell at the Racetrack, your injuries are important, and you may be entitled to compensation for your losses. If you’ve been hurt in Arcadia, get a lawyer to do all the work and worrying for you when you call 1-800-ALAWPRO or visit our website at www.alawpro.com.

The Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP has collected more than $150 million for clients. We have the experience and desire to fight for you and all of those who have been wrongfully injured in Southern California. Call us toll-free at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your initial private consultation at no cost. Help is just a phone call away.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of workplace fatalities among Latinos has risen 76% since 1992, even though the total of all on the job fatalities has fallen. Nearly 1,000 Hispanic workers were killed at work in 2006. The most hazardous occupational areas for Hispanics include construction, warehousing, agriculture, farming and manufacturing. Deaths have occurred as a result of crushing by machinery, getting run over by motor vehicles, electrocutions, and fall from ladders and roofs. This past week a Latina female worker was crushed to death at a food processing plant in Industry, CA. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a California workplace accident and wrongful death lawyer for free now.

The Industry food plant fatality is being investigated. The female victim was discovered crushed inside the robotic food-packaging machine at the Golden State Foods Plant. Possible causes for the record number of Hispanic worker fatalities include language barrier, lack of training, worker exploitation and poor communication skills. But there is no excuse for an unsafe work environment for any employee. If you or a loved one has been hurt or injured at work, no matter your status, please get legal help now. Learn more about workers’ and victims’ rights at www.alawpro.com.

Have you or someone close to you been hurt or killed at work in the Los Angeles area? Then get in touch with the Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP now. We have more than 50 years combined experience and have collected more than $150 million for our clients. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) now for your free and private interview with a lawyer. Help is just a phone call away.

The Virginia Graeme Baker Act requires all US public swimming areas to be fitted with anti-entrapment drains. Older drain systems have been responsible for the mutilation and death of children and adults in swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, since their antiquated mechanism can cause the victim to get suctioned to the drain. Now an LA area local news investigation has found that though the summer is nearly halfway over, many Southland public pools are not in compliance with the law. Swimmers young and old are in grave danger swimming in a pool that lacks the special drains. If you or a family member has been hurt or killed in an LA pool or spa, call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to an attorney at no cost.

The investigation discovered that thousands of Southern California area municipal and public pools lacked the required safe drains. The reasons for the lack of compliance are many: it’s too expensive; overseers weren’t aware of the law; the law is federal and therefore not mandated by the LA Health Dept.; and a lack of funds to ensure compliance on the federal level. The excuses do not protect at risk swimmers. All pools and spas available to the public, including hotel, apartment and health club pools, are affected by the Graeme Baker Act. There have been 4 old-drain related drowning incidents in the LA area. In Arcadia a girl is on life support after nearly drowning in a private pool.

Following is a summation of municipal pools not in compliance with the new drain law in Southern Cal. To learn more about premises liability and drowning, visit our website at www.alawpro.com.

• Los Angeles County: 16 non-compliant municipal pools
• Long Beach: 4 non-compliant public pools
• Orange County: only 1 Santa Ana Municipal pool is non-compliant
• Pasadena: all 4 public pools are non-compliant
• Riverside County: no non-compliant pools listed
• San Bernardino County: only 1 public pool in Barstow in non-compliant
• Ventura County: all pools are compliant

Have you or someone you love been injured or killed by drowning? Then get in touch with the Law Team that will fight for you. The Law Firm of Greenberg & Rudman LLP has over 50 years combined legal experience. Let us do the work and worrying for you in your time of need. Call 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation today. We are here to serve you now.

Workplace accidents can be fatal or have injury impact on unsuspecting employees. Whether you work at an office, factory, construction site, shipping port or processing plant, you know the inherent dangers in going to work each day. Repetitive motion injuries or high-impact traumas can both have long-term and devastating consequences on your professional and private life. No matter whom you work for or where in California you work, if you have been injured or know someone who has been killed on the job, you need legal assistance now. Learn more about workplace injuries at www.alawpro.com, or call 1-800-ALAWPRO to speak to a personal injury attorney for free.

As reported in an earlier blog, a blast at a ConAgra Slim Jim processing plant in North Carolina killed 3 employees. Now two workers who were hurt in the explosion are suing a sub-contractor hired by ConAgra. The lawsuit comes after the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted an investigation finding that the blast occurred as the result of a gas leak started in a pump room. That pump room was last serviced by the sub-contracting company being sued. The employees launching the legal action sustained injuries including serious burns as well as head, back and leg injuries. One of them remains hospitalized.

In another deadly food plant-related incident, Tyson Foods must pay $500,000 and serve probation for one year as the result of a worker death that occurred in an Arkansas plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) investigation found that the food giant committed “a willful violation of worker safety regulations,” after an employee was poisoned to death by hydrogen sulfide gas fumes created by chicken feather decomposition. Tyson is calling the incident accidental.

If you or a loved one has been hurt or killed in a work-related accident in Southern California, please contact the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP for help now. We have more than 50 years combined legal experience. Call us at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776) for your free and confidential consultation. We are here for you now.