Miscellaneous

• 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...

• Criminal Trial in Dog Bite Case

  Randy Walton | October 09, 2007 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A veterinarian who is afraid of dogs? That's how Nancy Matthews of Valley Center describes her dog bite experience after being viciously attacked by two boxers near her Valley Center home. Matthews was attacked in November while taking a walk with her two young.Pedro Balerio Torres, the owner of the dogs, will stand trial this month on two felony charges for failing to protect the public from...

• FL Longshoreman Settles Serious Personal Injury Lawsuit For $13.2 Million

  Scott Barber | October 03, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A Florida longshoreman who sustained serious personal injury when he was almost crushed to death at work has settled his case for $13.2 millon. It is believed to be the largest such settlement in Florida history.Michael Clarkin, who was employed as a clerk to track the movements of containers, was severely injured when a 20 foot shipping container fell on his Ford Explorer work vehicle. A...

• Tainted Beef Recalled

  Randy Walton | October 02, 2007 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  San Diego County health department officials are urging county residents to throw out beef products from Topps Meat Company. The meat was recently recalled because of possible E.coli contamination.Topps Meat Company announced the recall on September 25, and expanded it to include 21.7 million pounds of frozen products after federal health inspectors discovered new E. coli contamination. The...

• Cooling the Body May Minimize Long-Term Effects of Brain Injuries

  Randy Walton | September 25, 2007 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Every 15 seconds, someone in the U.S. suffers a traumatic brain injury, said Brent Ibata, research coordinator for the division of neurosurgery at SLU. Brain injuries are responsible for 50,000 deaths and 80,000 disabilities each year. Doctors at St. Louis University are performing a study to determine if cooling down the body is the best way to minimize the long-term effects of serious brain...

• Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed Against Midwest Renewable Energy

  Shannon Weidemann | September 08, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  A man suffered severe second and third-degree burns while working at a Midwest Renewable Energy plant and has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the company. The man is an employee of U.S. Water Services Utility Chemicals and was doing some maintenance work on a boiler. Steindorf was monitoring the pH levels and temperatures and watching for stabilization when he was then asked to remove...

• Walton Barber LLP

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Walton Barber LLP is an innovative civil litigation law firm dedicated to the representation of individuals and families throughout Southern California who have experienced personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, or nursing home abuse and neglect. Randy Walton and Scott Barber have prosecuted hundreds of cases involving personal injury or death, and they fully understand impact...

• Randy Walton & Scott Barber, Attorneys at Law

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2007 1:43 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Randy Walton represents individuals, families and businesses throughout Southern California, including San Diego, Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino, and Imperial counties incase of personal injuries, wrongful death, and in the prosecution of nursing homes, residential care facilities, and assisted living facilities, including home health care, in cases involving the abuse and neglect of seniors...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2007 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation.The information found herein may represent the opinions or...