This is an “I told you so.” More than a year before the NTSB ruled on the cause of the 33 deaths on the dive boat Conception, on September 4, 2019, two days after the fire and sinking, I published my evaluation on the cause and the responsibility for these deaths. My opinion was based […]
Archives for 2020
Sports Injuries, Accidents, and Liability in California
According to Stanford Children’s Health, approximately 30 million children and teens participate in organized sports in the United States. Nearly one-half of Americans under the age of 18 are currently playing at least one organized sport. Each year in the U.S., an estimated 1.35 million children are taken to hospital emergency rooms with a sports-related […]
Mark Aaronson: a Lawyer to Emulate
Mark Aaronson, emeritus Professor of Law at UC Hastings, is a superbly talented professional who made the personal choice to advance the cause of justice for the poor and underprivileged in lieu of a law practice that would have provided him with substantial financial rewards. His career as a civil rights lawyer, anti-poverty lawyer and […]
San Jose Must Do More to Improve Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian collisions are a serious public safety problem throughout the country. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reports that nearly 6,000 Americans are killed in pedestrian accidents each year. Many tens of thousands more people suffer serious injuries. Five states, California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Arizona account for half of all U.S. pedestrian accident deaths, […]
Lifetime Impact of the Molestation of a Twelve-Year-Old Boy Scout
The facts are true. The victim’s name is fictitious. John Smith’s story of the mental hell inflicted on him by a molester is not unique. It is worthwhile knowing. All we ever learn in the press is that a molester has been arrested. The aftermath of molestation is rarely reported in the detail necessary to […]