On late Friday afternoon, a plane crashed in northern Livermore, killing the pilot and starting an acre-wide brush fire. According to FAA (Federal Aviation Association) investigators and nearby witnesses, the now-wrecked plane took off from a Livermore Airport around 5 p.m. before quickly crashing into a field only 2 or 3 miles away from the […]
Motorcyclist Killed in San Jose Big-Rig Crash
On Monday morning, a crash involving a semi-truck took the life of a motorcyclist in San Jose. According to KTVU Channel Two News, the wreck happened just before 7:00 a.m. near Berryessa Road and Commercial Street. First responders arrived swiftly, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead on the scene. Very few details have been released […]
Victory for California Consumers Injured by Defective Products
A recent victory for Alexander Law Group, LLP spells a victory for consumers across California. Francisco Uriarte suffered from interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, which is a very serious personal injury to the lungs, due to being exposed to airborne toxins produced by sandblasting with silica sand. The court’s decision found that the sellers had a duty […]
GM’s Decade-Long Neglect of Fatal Defect
A recent article out of the New York Times goes into detail about General Motors’ (GM) decade-long neglect of the safety defect that has now killed at least 13 people. A report, written by former United States Attorney Anton R Valukas, implicated variety of GM employees in how the deadly ignition switch defect has been […]
San Jose Worker Death Prompts Closer Inspection
Worker deaths at construction sites in San Jose and San Mateo have state safety regulators taking a closer look at area jobsites. KTVU News just reported on California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (CalOSHA’s) closer inspection of Bay Area construction sites. On May 21, 48-year-old Victorino Campos-Tovar died after falling three stories while unloading […]