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 […]
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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 […]
Office Depot Recalls 1.4 Million Defective Office Chairs
After at least 150 reports of broken chairs causing injuries, Office Depot is finally recalling 1.4 million office chairs. According to the Associated Press, at least one serious injury has been linked to these faulty chairs so far. The chair model being recalled is the 2003-2012 Office Depot Gibson Leather Task Chair. This black leather […]