62 year old Jose Malena was cooked to death in an industrial oven at a Bumble Bee seafood plant in Santa Fe Springs, California. The police and fire department arrived in response to a 911 call made by a worker who found Malena dead inside the “steamer machine.” Malena had been an employee of the… Read More
Category: Personal Injury
by Amber Cortez | October 31st, 2012 | Blog, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
Worker Cooked to Death at Bumble Bee Plant
by Amber Cortez | October 10th, 2012 | Blog, Negligence, Personal Injury
Determining Legal Liability: The Rule of Carelessness
In almost any accident, fault hinges on who acted the most careless. This “rule of carelessness” is often the determining factor for settlements when it comes to awarding damages and other forms of compensation. Other considerations for determining who was at fault may include: Whether or not the injured party was somewhere they should not… Read More
by Amber Cortez | August 31st, 2012 | Auto Accident, Blog, Personal Injury
Suspected Drunk Driver Injures Teen Motorist and her Mother
A 21-year-old Corpus Christi man is facing intoxication assault charges after slamming into a sedan and injuring a teenage girl and her mother. The 15-year-old girl and her mother were riding in their Volkswagen Passat on August 19 in Corpus Christi when they were struck by a Dodge pickup around 7:30 p.m. After colliding with… Read More
by Amber Cortez | August 21st, 2012 | Blog, Personal Injury
Cowboy’s Fan Sues Organization for Burned Bottom
A Texas woman is suing the Dallas Cowboys Organization after sustaining third degree burns on her buttocks while at a team scrimmage in August 2010. Jennelle Carillo of Cleburne filed a lawsuit in a Tarrant County civil court alleging that the organization was negligent for not having warning signs indicating that the marble benches outside… Read More
by Amber Cortez | July 17th, 2012 | Blog, Personal Injury
Kids Lamps Recalled Due to Fire Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall of Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari Lamps because of a problem with wires being too close to the circuit board and posing a fire hazard. The recall affects roughly 300,000 lamps having a batch number beginning with 584894 or 10128 and also contains one… Read More