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16 November 2009 0 Comments

Oakdale Plane Crash Prompts Lawsuit Against Aviation Companies

A plane crash that took the lives of two people in 2006 in Oakdale has prompted a lawsuit against four aviation companies by surviving family members. Dave Mesenhimer and Chuck Billington, both residents of Modesto, took off from Modesto airport on February 8th, 2006 in a Zodiac airplane, only to crash 18 minutes later as [...]

14 November 2009 0 Comments

San Francisco’s Neighbor to Be In Television Spot

The television NBC show called, “Trauma” which had an ample supply of personal injury related cases, has been canceled, but one more episode will still be produced, and it will be shot in Oakland, California. Oakland will be the scene of a staged for TV bank robbery. There will be actors in the uniforms of [...]

14 November 2009 0 Comments

Chicago: Wrestler Suing After Stairs Collapse

Jennifer Fernicola issued a report today November 11, 2009, in the Hot Topics section of the online publication, Chicago Now, under the title, Pro Wrestler sues after he falls out of the ring. Apparently, the stairs leading from the wrestling ring collapsed under professional wrestler Gregory Lee as he left the ring. He is suing [...]

11 November 2009 0 Comments

Bizarre Denver Robbery almost Almost 97 Years Ago

I will be going to Baltimore very sonOn December 18, 1922 a Federal Reserve vehicle was parked outside the front entrance to the mint, and workers were filling in up with five-dollar bills. That was the date that the Denver Mint was successfully robbed in something right out of Bonnie and Clyde. The Buick took [...]

10 November 2009 0 Comments

Immigration Attorney Wins Big battle in Los Angeles

As someone born and raised in Dallas I thought this was quite interesting as Texas is also a border state: a settlement was approved last week in a United States Courtroom in southern California. Of course, with the law passed in Arizona and the national sentiments generally, illegals may need criminal defense attorneys the next [...]

9 November 2009 0 Comments

The Legal and Cultural Implications of the Letterman Scandal

I just got back to Los Angeles and wanted to comment on a famous legal case that is going on right now. My husband loves David Letterman. As we watched the show last night, I got to thinking about Letterman’s scandal and the possible legal implications. First of all, being a Los Angeles resident I [...]

7 November 2009 0 Comments

Iconic Law Cases Become Part Of The National Consciousness

I just got back from Los Angeles (had to talk to a lawyer out there) and was doing some musings: Who doesn’t remember the famous case of the woman who was scalded when she removed the lid of the cup of coffee that she had just bought at McDonalds? That was seventy-nine year old Stella [...]