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• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against California Nursing Homes

  Randy Walton | November 07, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A class action lawsuit for substandard nursing home care was filed in Orange County Superior Court against S&F Management Company, Inc.; S&F Management Company, LLC; Windsor Healthcare Management, Inc.; and its 15 skilled nursing care facilities around the state of California.Stephen Garcia, attorney for the plaintiff, alleges in the complaint that Windsor promotes itself in a misleading way,...

• OfficeMax Task Chairs Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | September 01, 2009 1:14 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Office Max, in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of more than 216,000 Office Max Task Chairs because the back and base post can break while in use, posing a fall hazard. 35...

• City of Encinitas, School District Sued for Wrongful Death

  Randy Walton | November 10, 2007 8:17 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The family of a San Dieguito Academy teenager who died after being hit by a fellow student's car has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Vista Superior Court. Named in the lawsuit are the City of Encinitas, San Dieguito Academy, San Dieguito Union High School and the State Department of Transportation. The driver of the vehicle and his father were also named.The lawsuit alleges that the district...

• Crazy Encinitas Car Accident is Like Law School Exam

  Walton Barber, LLP | July 10, 2008 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  All law students are required to take a class called Torts, which is basically the wrongs that can happen in society such as car accidents, assaults and batteries, malpractice, etc. As part of...

• Product Liabilty - No Duty To Warn For Sophisticated Users

  Scott Barber | April 07, 2008 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Product Liability: The California Supreme Court recently handed down its opinion in Johnson v. American Standard, Inc. (S139184) affirming that the "sophisticated user" doctrine is a valid defense...

• Three Pedestrians Killed in Separate Accidents

  Walton Barber, LLP | February 08, 2008 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  It was a tragic day for pedestrians in San Diego County yesterday. In three separate incidents, all occurring within one hour, a pedestrian was hit by a car and killed.The first accident occurred on Friars Road just after 6:00 p.m. when a 54-year-old man waked into westbound traffic and was struck by a late model Mercedes. Only a half hour later an SUV struck and killed a man near the rodeo...

• Elderly Drivers a Growing Problem?

  Randy Walton | November 03, 2007 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  We're all aware that the aging baby-boomer generation is creating all kinds of societal concerns such as the solvency of social security, the increase in health care costs, and the availability of nursing home care. But what about all the elderly drivers that will be on the road?A few months about I counseled a client in her 80s who was being prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter. She had run...

• Elder Abuse: Woman Dies After Leaving Palomar Heights Care Center

  Scott Barber | November 27, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A 94 year-old resident of Palomar Heights Care Center in Escondido died early Thanksgiving morning after wandering out of the facility and being struck by a car. To compound matters the resident, Maria Cobian, was wearing a bracelet intended to alert staff if she attempted to leave the facility. According to Escondido Police, the only door the bracelet doesn't trigger an alarm. "Either she...

• Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to San Diego Area Chipotle

  Walton Barber, LLP | May 01, 2008 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The total number cases of hepatitis A contracted at a Chipotle restaurant in La Mesa has grown to 18. Authorities from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Department is advising any...

• San Diego County Lists Health Inspection Grades

  Walton Barber, LLP | January 05, 2008 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  If you ever wanted to know the results of the health inspection grades of your favorite San Diego restaurant, now you can.The San Diego County Department of Health unveiled a new web site last week that will allow the public to view the health inspection grades of about 12,000 restaurants. The site also allows people to ask for complete inspection reports, and instructs people how to file a...