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The parents of a 3-year-old child, who suffered severe burn injuries when his toy truck exploded into flames, injuring him seriously, have now filed a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the toy. The boy is now 3 years old.  The accident occurred on June 3 last year, when he was riding his battery-operated toy truck in his yard.  At the time, the boy was......
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Acting in response to a number of recent dog bite incidents involving pit bull breeds, San Bernadino County recently passed an ordinance that would require the licensing of all pit bull breeds. Under the ordinance, all pit bulls and pit bull type breeds that are above 4 months of age, must be licensed.  The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health Animal Care and Control......
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New information from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention seems to suggest that binge drinkers, who San Diego car accident lawyers often find linked to drunk driving accidents, could be drinking more alcohol beverages than earlier believed.  These drinkers are possible consuming around 8 alcoholic beverages at a time. The researchers looked at the drinking habits of binge drinkers, some of the most dangerous......
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is re-examining the safety of lithium-ion batteries that are used in electric vehicles, after a fire involving a GM Volt.  A number of automakers manufacture these plug-in electric vehicles. The incident occurred when the Volt was parked at a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing center in Wisconsin.  The car had been parked after a test crash that had......
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For the first time in the United States, the number of deaths caused by drug related accidents is  higher than the number of fatalities caused in auto accidents.  The spike in drug-related deaths has been boosted by an increase in the number of prescription narcotic overdoses. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the year 2009, drug-related deaths exceeded automobile......
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The Food and Drug Administration has warned companies that promote a controversial treatment for autism and other conditions, called Chelation.  The agency has already sent warning letters to several companies, cautioning them that the products that they promote are unapproved drugs and devices. Chelation is a highly controversial procedure that is currently being promoted to treat a number of conditions, ranging from autism to Alzheimer’s......
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Do the words that fire departments use when they describe a fire diminish the fact that fires are almost entirely preventable?  Are accidental fires really just an “accident”?  There are questions being posed by Fire Engineering, a website dedicated to firefighting and fire prevention education.  Some of the sentiments expressed in the article will be very interesting to California fire and explosion lawyers. Typically, when......
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Recreational and health fitness centers like sports clubs are very successful in California. However, these facilities are not without their dangers and risks. Injury risks can lurk in the form of defective sports or gym equipment, slip and fall risks and other factors. Athletic Business has the following tips for owners and operators of sports and fitness centers to avoid liability. Your facility must be......
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The Scripps Howard News Service has compiled a list of the most dangerous roads in the country. The list is categorized by county, and is based on a survey of 562,712 fatal automobile accidents between 1994 and 2008. Auto accident lawyers in California will not be surprised to know that 50 percent of the list comprises of highways in California. The number one spot on......
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With over 4.7 million fatal dog attacks and bites  being reported in the US every year, and California leading the way with the highest number of dog attack-related injuries, it’s time to put “man’s best friend” in a new perspective. That can seem hard to do in a canine crazy country like ours. Dog enthusiasts insist that there’s no such thing as a “dangerous dog,” and while it’s difficult......
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