Miscellaneous

• California Sandstorm Causes 2 Deaths and Many Injuries

  Jenny Albano | October 16, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A sandstorm on Tuesday, October 16 blinded dozens of drivers and caused many vehicles to get into accidents just north of Los Angeles. So far there have been two reported deaths and sixteen injuries, two of those were listed in critical condition.The car accidents took place at 1:40 PM with winds up to 55mph and left tractor-trailers and cars all over the road and tossed onto the pavement and...

• China Airlines 737 Catches Fire On Okinawa

  Courtney Mills | August 20, 2007 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A China Airlines Boeing 737 was billowed in flames on the runway as it came in for a landing on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa Monday, August 20. A single jet engine of the plane caught fire and exploded, and promptly engulfed the left wing of the airplane, according to reports. Passengers were able to exit the plane with dispatch and there were fortunately no fatalities. Some of the...

• Man Killed by Massive Dogs

  Jenny Albano | August 06, 2007 7:38 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Jacob Adam,40, died due to a dog attack at the home of the actor Ving Rhames. Adams had been living on Rhame's property for about two years as the caretaker.Adams was found dead on the front lawn and was covered in dog bites. A number of large dogs were found roaming the property when police arrived on the scene the morning of August 3. Animal control officers took three massive bull mastiffs...

• Bear Stearns -- The First Wave Mortgage Failure

  Paul Kiesel | June 23, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Mortgage loan industry facing continued crisisHaving filed 15 Federal Class Action law suits in the last two weeks against financial institutions that have sold Option ARM Loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers in California we continue to watch with keen interest where the financial markets are going. The financial markets are certainly beginning to feel the impact of these "shaky"...

• Beware Mortgage Crisis - Option ARM Loans

  Paul Kiesel | June 19, 2007 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  California Lawyers file class action against Option ARM loan banks.The New York Times has observed that a "tidal wave of mortgage failures" is on the horizon. As California lawyers we have initiated 15 class action law suits against the largest home lenders in the state of who sold Option Adjustable Rate Mortgages. These mortgages were a trap for the unwary consumer. The Class Action alleges...

• Consumers Don't understand Mortgage Documents

  Paul Kiesel | June 17, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Mortgage disclosure statements prove baffling to most consumers.The Federal Trade Commission completed a study of 800 consumers throughout the country providing them Standard disclosures for "fixed" rate mortgages to determine their level of understanding. Remarkably the majority shown a standard disclosure form were totally baffled. The FTC found that the required disclosures were ineffective...

• Option ARM Loans -- a Tsunami in the making

  Paul Kiesel | June 16, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Option ARM Loans result in class action lawsuitsOption Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) loans can easily confuse consumers hundreds of thousands of whom have acquired such loans in California and throughout the United States. The Los Angeles Times first reported on May 27, 2007 just how dangerous these loans can be. Kiesel Boucher & Larson LLP initiated the first of 15 Federal Court lawsuits...

• Class Action Against Wells Fargo is Settled

  Shannon Weidemann | April 26, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. was sued in a California class action lawsuit for unfair mortgage lending practices. It has settled the case and it now needs to be approved by the California Supreme Court. In the proposed settlement, Wells Fargo Financial commits to continue for three years several improvements it had already put into practice, which have further strengthened its nonprime real...

• Truck Safety A National Concern

  Paul Kiesel | December 05, 2006 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Deaths from trucking accidents take place in part due to relaxed federal regulations.The dangers posed by tractor trailer drivers can not be overstated. These vehicles traveling on our highways, turnpikes, and rural country roads present a clear and present danger to the lives and property of us. Remarkably at a time where we, as a nation, are more and more focused on safety and prevention of...

• Los Angeles Archdiocese Settles 45 Child Molestation Cases

  Cheryl Buchanan | December 02, 2006 11:05 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Cardinal Roger Mahony had just announced the first settlement by the Los Angeles Archdiocese."I never thought I would live to see this day", said John Doe as soon as he heard it was me on the phone. He acknowledged that his flat affect was based on the fact that he had never really had a sense of hope, but felt more of an obligation to come forward. He felt it was his responsibility to speak,...