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Lesson Learned in Los Angeles Railroad Accident
2008-06-02 16:29:00
The very much celebrated Railroad Accident that besets Los Angles California, as reported by CNN International coined as "Train collision near Los Angeles kills 11", is considered as the deadliest incident in the history of Metrolink.
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Speeding Doesn't Make Sense
2008-05-30 16:44:00
It is a sad story when people got involved in auto collisions. Especially, when it brought about multiple injuries and caused the lives of innocent children. Just like what happened last Monday evening, May 26, 2008, when 5 fatalities, including minors, and 21 injured individuals were reported after a tragic 6-car collision occurred in South Los Angeles.
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Weather and Other External Factors in Road Accidents
2008-03-31 17:37:00
The article, ?Los Angeles Rains Cause Increase in Collisions?, posted on January 29, 2008, highlights the importance of observing safety precaution when driving under certain weather conditions. The article mentioned the long period of heavy rains that hit the San Fernando Valley area and caused an upsurge in the number of car accidents in the area.
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Don?t Take the Risk, Hire Los Angeles Construction Liability Lawyers
2008-03-28 19:29:00
Early this year we are dumbfounded by the news of a collapse of a scaffold causing a worker to fall 20 feet from above. Time and time again, we hear news like this. This is because the construction industry has consistently registered high rates of workplace accidents. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration had been unsuccessful in reducing injuries and fatalities in the construction sites especially among construction workers.
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Auto Collision with a Drunk Driver
2008-03-19 19:41:00
Driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs and/or alcohol is a grave offense in the county of Los Angeles; hence, it follows serious legal consequences. As discussed by a legal blog entitled, ?DUI Overview?, the laws make it a crime to drive or operate a motor vehicle under the intoxication of liquor or any drugs.
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Recovering from a Plane Accident Injury
2008-03-18 17:13:00
No one wishes to get involved in aviation accident of any sort but in case it happens, it is good to know what to do or at least be informed about of it. Plane accidents rarely happen but when they occur, they often end up with disastrous results. According to government statistics, 16,033 civil aviation wrecks were reported in the country in 2006, which resulted in about 316 deaths to aircraft passengers.
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Crash course
2008-03-13 17:00:00
Motor vehicle ownership has become easier to attain. In our modern world, car travel has become the primary mode of transportation. With the increased numbers of vehicles on the roadways, along with the increased travel mileage, risks of motor vehicle crashes increase.
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Industrial accidents: Worker?s Curse
2008-03-12 14:55:00
On March 3, 2008 at around 9 a.m., an on-site contractor died when he fell at IPSCO Koppel Tubulars Corp. Falls are the most common construction-related accident. Sadly, industrial accidents like these are but a common occurrence. This is despite the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which provides men and women with safe work environments.
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Auto Insurance Claim: Steps in Case of Denial
2008-03-10 15:37:00
Being involved in an accident is one of life experiences one will go through. Of course, the next step after an accident is to file an auto accident claim. However, it?s not easy as it sounds. More often than not, the claim is denied. Denial would mean having to bear the expenses incurred in the accident alone which is a burdensome plight.
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Defensive driving, an accident solution or just a notion
2008-03-05 15:32:00
Most authorities have described defensive driving as a form of training for motor vehicle drivers that goes beyond mastery of the rules of the road and the basic mechanics of driving. It focused mainly on the aspect of anticipation of perils of the road.
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Hiring Lawyers for Insurance Compensation Claims
2008-01-24 19:05:00
Problems with accident insurance claims Almost every cases of vehicular accidents in California result in filing of an insurance claim. This is what most victims do in order to recover expenses in paying for their medical treatment, damage to property and other losses related to their accident involvement.
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Hollywood Car Racers Claim another Innocent Victim
2008-01-09 18:29:00
Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood is fast becoming more popular these days, not for the film stars and celebrities that frequent the thoroughfare, but for the more notorious kind that lord over the streets at night - the car racers.
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?Checkpoints and Other Accident Preventive Measures?
2007-12-06 21:47:00
I just read this article, ?Southern California Checkpoint s Prevent Hit And Run Accident s?, posted August 16 which recounts the unusual way undertaken by police to curb road accidents in the area of Los Angeles and several other southern California counties. The article mentioned the setting up of two to five checkpoints throughout the city to check on drunk drivers and people who drive cars without licenses.

Bad Call on a Slip and Fall Injury
2007-12-04 20:49:00
The article ?Trip-and-Fall Causes Serious Injury ?, posted October 23 which tells an interesting and unusual story about a woman who had a slip-and fall accident inside a 7-11 store in Orange County, in southern California.
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http://theaccidentlawyer.blogspot.com/2007/11/plane-crash-in-hollywood-mary
2007-11-30 19:16:00
The news article ?Plane Crash in Hollywood , Mary land Was Caused by Mechanical Problems?, posted August 16, was about the plane crash accident in ollywood, Maryland where two people were injured. However, the pilot?s mother, one of the two passengers, did not survive the accident.
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?A New Design for Safety Features In Vehicles?
2007-11-14 15:26:00
I just read the news article, ?Car Crashes: Fatigue, Slippery Roads, And Inexperience More Critical than Thought?, posted in November 2 which I find very interesting. The article was based on a study conducted in Sweden by researchers of the International Journal of Vehicle Safety .
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Birds and Other Odd Creatures Of Car Collisions
2007-11-06 16:16:00
I just read a news article ?Steven Gerrard In Car Collision ?, about a car accident involving Steven Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool?s football team, and a 10-year old boy. The incident happened October 2 along Grantham Road in Birkdale, Merseyside in London.
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A police officer, subject in a motorcycle accident
2007-08-28 02:09:00
Last month, I have read from news on the internet that Officer Kevin Schmidt, a police officer in Flower Mound, Texas, has been injured in a motorcycle collision. This news from the internet really struck me and partially caused me some concerns. It seems very unlikely. Who would you believe that even an officer, who is supposed to make a report of an accident scene, is the one who is actually the subject of the case? You may see the full news article at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/d ws/news/city/denton/flowermound/stories/D N-fmofficer_26wes.ART.North.Edition1.4222 d99.html .
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Watch Your Steps
2007-08-06 18:37:00
Slip and fall accidents as well as trip and fall accidents are general terms for premise liability where a person slip, trip and falls from a property owned by another resulting in injuries.
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Duty of Utmost Care for Passengers
2007-08-06 18:36:00
Due to the worsening traffic congestion especially in California streets and highways, a lot of people are turning more and more to public transport as their central means of transportation.
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Stairs Scare
2007-08-06 18:34:00
If you are a property owner, do you know that you can get in trouble for defects in the construction in your property? I know what you are thinking? You are thinking that you should not be made liable for things that you do not know about. You may say that you are not an architect or an engineer and that you only contracted the building of your house or property and, hence, you should not be held responsible for the end product.

To Commute or Not to Commute
2007-08-06 18:33:00
A lot of people especially in California prefer to commute everyday to work or to go places rather than rent a car or drive their own cars. More savings can be done by commuting.
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Car Safety for Our Young Ones
2007-08-06 18:32:00
Tens of thousands of children ride in cars or school buses to go to school everyday. Sometimes a lot of parents through one reason or another prefer to carpool than let their kids ride in school buses.
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School Bus Warning Signs
2007-08-06 18:31:00
School bus transports hundreds of thousands of grade school children throughout the United States. In California alone, school buses abound with the growing number of schools in the state.
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To Tow Or Not To Tow
2007-08-06 18:30:00
Nobody wants to get into an accident but sometimes it just can?t be prevented. Accidents do happen on the road especially in California where traffic is heavy due to the ratio of people and vehicles in the state.

Helmets Save Lives
2007-08-06 18:29:00
A lot of people, especially in California, prefer motorcycles as a mode of transport more and more each year. The increases in heavy traffic as well as the growing costs of the prices of vehicles and gas prices are also factors which make a lot of people in California drive bikes more than their regular cars.
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Evel Knievels
2007-08-06 18:28:00
Motorcycles are among the chosen instruments of speed demons and excitement junkies. The motorcycle has all the characteristics needed for a good rush. It is light, it is fast and it offers little or no protection to the rider making it a dangerous machine to operate.

Failure To Yield
2007-08-06 18:27:00
Car accidents in California may be avoided or minimized if we just drive defensively. There are a lot of times where accidents and consequently injuries can be avoided if we just maintain a cool head and give way to other drivers who have the same right as ours to use the road.
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Fractured Bone Personal Injury Lawyers
2007-08-06 18:26:00
Millions of people sustain fractures everyday. A fracture simply put is a break in a bone. Treatments of fractures vary on the type of the fracture and the seriousness of the break of the bone.
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The Truck Accident Lawyer
2007-08-06 18:25:00
Vehicle accidents happen everyday. It is a normal occurrence for cars to hit one another for various reasons like driver?s negligence, weather conditions and unworthy maintenance of the vehicles. It is another matter however, when collisions involve trucks. Due to the sheer size and weight of the trucks, accidents involving them almost always result in serious injuries or costly damage to properties.
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