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• Cerebral Palsy Victim Awarded $37.5 million

  Lance Rubin | February 12, 2008 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Five year old Spencer Oram has cerebral palsy today because the obstetrician who delivered him failed to heed warning signs and perform a Caesarean section. Instead, the obstetrician waited. By the time the baby was born, he had been deprived of oxygen for too long and developed cerebral palsy, a life-long, debilitating condition. His twin sister, born half an hour earlier, is fine.Spencer's...

• Brain Injured Teen Gets $7.5 Million

  Lance Rubin | February 06, 2008 7:53 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A West Virginia teen struck by a truck driven by a City employee recovers $7.5 million for his brain injury, even though the City claimed they weren't liable.Seventeen year old Travis Dalton was on his way to a job interview, when he was struck by a truck driven by an employee of the City of Norfolk, West Virginia. Now Travis will never work due to the brain injury he suffered in the accident. ...

• Mortgage Lending Fraud - Class Actions the best answer

  Paul Kiesel | December 19, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Mortgage Lending Class Action crisis in California only gets worse.When we brought the first class actions in California involving the Sub-Prime mortgage mess in June of 2007 I blogged here and said, prophetically, "this is the tip of the ice berg." True to that prediction matters have only gotten far far worse since then, and, I'm afraid, are only going to continue to trouble our economy and,...

• Is Your Doctor on Drugs?

  Lance Rubin | December 18, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  It's one of the most important choices you make -- picking a doctor. But how much do you really know about the people who are supposed to provide your medical care? Thousands of doctors hooked on drugs and alcohol continue to practice medicine while receiving treatment for substance abuse, yet most patients will never know about their physicians' addictions. How much information are patients...

• Natural Balance Dog & Cat Food Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | April 16, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Two more pets foods have been recalled today. Natural Balance has recalled Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison and Green Pea Dry Cat Food. It is unknown if the recall is linked to the massive recall of Menu Food brands dog and cat food. The Food and Drug Administration said the company has received complaints about animals vomiting and developing kidney problems after eating its...

• Settlement Reached in Seven Clergy Abuse Cases

  Michael Eyerly | October 27, 2006 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Seven clergy cases pending against the Los Angeles Archdiocese settle for $10 million.The parties involved in seven clergy abuse cases reached a settlement agreement yesterday. The seven cases settled for a total of $10 million. Two of the victims alleged they were sexually molested while attending a school in Encino. The cases all involved 67 year old Dominic Savino, who was a Carmelite...

• "Absolutely No Other Problems" in Mark Foley's Case

  Cheryl Buchanan | October 22, 2006 12:05 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  The Catholic Church's response to former Congressman Mark Foley's allegations of sexual molestation by a Florida priest has captured lots of headlines. But is anyone really paying attention to the depth of the emptiness behind this "Zero Tolerance Policy" in action? As reported by the New York Times, on October 21st, Father Anthony Mercieca has acknowledged being naked with teenage Mark in the...

• 5 sexual abuse cases against Diocese of San Diego set for trial

  Paul Kiesel | October 18, 2006 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  The San Diego Union-Tribune reports today that 5 cases are scheduled for trial in early 2007 as part of the Southern California clergy abuse litigation against the Roman Catholic Church. The priests whose sexual abuse will be the subject of these San Diego trials include Patrick O'Keeffe, John Daly, Edward Anthony Rodrigue, William Kraft, and Franz Robier. Nicki Rister said she was 17 when the...

• Our Indoor Air May Not Be As Safe As We Think

  Helen Zukin | September 11, 2006 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Our indoor air may not be as safe as we think. Many debilitating and life threatening diseases can be caused by exposure to indoor air pollution. The air we breathe in our homes, offices and schools can make us sick. Over the last few decades, our exposure to indoor air pollution has increased as a result of the construction of air tight buildings, the use of toxic substances in building...

• Product Recall Issued for Children's Toy - The Learn-Around Playground

  Michael Eyerly | September 08, 2006 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls children's toy that poses risk of injury. A voluntary recall issued for the Learn-Around Playground Activity Center. Yesterday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall for the Learn-Around Playground Activity Center. The Learn-Around Playground is a multi-colored, plastic musical activity center geared to...