On Sunday, an 11-year-old boy was seriously injured while riding his bicycle in Danville. NBC Bay Area News reported that a vehicle struck the child as he was riding his bike near Camino Tassajara and Lomitas Drive, sometime around 12:55 p.m. Although very little information about the incident has been released, the driver involved reportedly […]
Safety Concerns for Tesla Autopilot
The recent fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S and a tractor-trailer in Williston, Florida has consumer advocates worried. The company has aggressively deployed and marketed their so-called Autopilot driving-assist system in what they’re describing as a “beta test.” Tesla’s Autopilot technology involves multiple systems including automatic steering, cameras, radar, electronic sensors and other data. […]
Santa Cruz Ocean Cliff Owners Must Remove Exposed Steel Spikes in Seawalls that can Maim and Kill Surfers
On the afternoon of October 19, 2015 at high tide Glenn Harper Glenn descended the sloping, concrete seawall steps at 32nd Street, a popular and high traffic beach access that has been used by Pleasure Point surfers for decades. The seawall was constructed of sprayed concrete, known as shotcrete, and steel reinforcing bars. It was […]
Compensation for Molested Children
Until 1991 it was possible to collect homeowner’s insurance coverage for the damages suffered by molested children. The legal basis was the 1979 decision in Congregation Rodef Shalom v. American Motorists 91 Cal. App. 3d 690 which held that a teenager who set a fire that damaged a synagogue was unable to conduct himself in […]
Spinal Cord Paralysis and Quadriplegia Following Signs of Spinal Cord Compression due to a Ruptured Disk
Summary At midnight on Sunday night March 17, 2013, Dana Vogel, age 43, could walk when she arrived at the Emergency Department of the Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, California by ambulance. On Monday morning March 18, 2013 at 12:20 am Dana was seen by an emergency medicine specialist. The ER doctor knew from […]
