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• Product Liability: Lawsuit Filed Over Curious George Dolls

  Scott Barber | October 11, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health has sent a legal complaint to Marvel Entertainment Inc., which markets the Curious George Birthday doll. Alarmed by new testing that reportedly found high levels of lead contamination in the doll, the group is brandishing California's Proposition 65 environmental law in its drive to get lead out of the toy chest.California has identified lead as...

• Woman Sues County After Dog Attack

  Randy Walton | January 31, 2008 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  In a case that will be followed closely by attorneys who prosecute and defend cases involving dog bites, a Valley Center woman has sued the San Diego County's Animal Control for failing to take prior action against two dogs who later attacked her.There's no doubt the attack on Nancy Matthews was brutal. She was attacked by two boxers while trying to protect her 8 and 11-year-old children, and...

• Fancy Nursing Home, Shocking Death

  Randy Walton | December 20, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Because part of my law practice involves representing seniors in nursing homes who have been subjected to abuse or neglect, I am frequently asked for recommendations for a "good" nursing home. I respond that I don't know any. But on the other hand, I tell the person asking, I don't necessarily know the "bad" ones either. One thing I have learned, in cases against fancy chain homes or the...

• Doctors Don't Tattle Tale

  Randy Walton | December 04, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A new survey shows that even though doctors believe that incompetent or impaired colleagues should be reported to the appropriate authorities, most don't.In a survey of more that 1,600 physicians by the Annals of Internal Medicine, 45% said they did not always report an incompetent colleague, even though nearly every respondent said the should. Nearly half said they did not report at least one...

• This Halloween Stay Safe (and Classy) San Diego

  Randy Walton | October 29, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued its annual reminders to parents as to how to have a fun, but safe Halloween. I can't speak for the rest of the country, but Halloween in San Diego now looks more and more like Christmas. Driving around there are lights on houses, artificial pumpkins, and large inflatable ghosts and witches dot every other yard. By the way, what's up with those...

• Motorcyclist Killed in San Marcos Accident, Passenger Injured

  Randy Walton | September 17, 2007 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A 20-year-old motorcyclist died early Saturday morning in San Marcos at the intersection of East Mission Road and Mulberry Drive. Motorcycle rider fatalities have been on the rise since 1997. A report card issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for 2004 states that 4008 motorcyclists died in 2004 and 76,000 were injured.A 20-year-old motorcyclist died early Saturday...

• Nursing Home Advocates Rip Governor's Veto

  Randy Walton | November 01, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Advocates for nursing home residents were stunned by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's veto of a bill that would have required state nursing home inspectors to complete complaint investigations of abuse and neglect in a timely manner. The bill, which required that investigations be completed in 40 days, had broad support in Sacramento. "I think its garbage," said Pat McGinnis, executive director...

• San Diego Fire Victims Must Not Be Afraid To Ask Insurance Questions

  Randy Walton | October 25, 2007 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Like a few hundred thousand other San Diegans, I spent Sunday night in a grocery store parking lot with my neighbors, and Monday night in a hotel room after being ordered to leave my home because of the encroaching wildfires. I'm one of the lucky ones. Unlike about 1,500 other San Diego County residents, I got to take my wife and kids back to a home that, except for ash and soot, and a bit of...

• Nursing Home Neglect: Medicare Patients Not Receiving Quality Care

  Randy Walton | October 17, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A UCLA study has revealed that vulnerable elderly patients receive only 65 percent of the tests and other diagnostic evaluations and treatments for a number of conditions, including heart disease and diabetes.The research was gathered from 100,258 community-dwelling geriatric residents in 19 California counties. All the patients studied were enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, and all a mean...

• Personal Injury: Production Company Sued As Pretend Military Training Turns Real

  Randy Walton | October 12, 2007 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Jesse Klinger was an 18-year-old Marine when he arrived at Camp Pendleton from some training before being deployed to the Middle East. One of the training exercises was designed to simulate the ordeal of interrogation by the enemy, and included actors playing the role of interrogator.During the mock interrogation, Klingler's mouth was gagged, he was blindfolded and his wrists and ankles were...