Police in Fresno have released a video from body camera footage that shows the shooting of 19-year-old Dylan Noble, which also shows that the teen was unarmed at the time. Noble’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Fresno for damages alleging that Noble was killed with an “inexcusable use of…
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Dylan Noble Wrongful Death Case: Body Camera Footage Released
Police Warn Pokemon Go Poses Risks Including Car Accidents Falls and Robberies
The free-to-play Pokemon Go app is the biggest hit of the day. But, according to a CBS report, police say this popular new app is not all fun and games. Police nationwide are now warning that it has led not just to pedestrian accidents, car accidents and trip-and-fall injuries, but they’ve seen incidents where robbers…
Appeals Court Denies GM’s Attempt to Block Faulty Ignition Switch Lawsuits
A federal appellate court has denied General Motors’ attempt to use a bankruptcy shield to block some auto defect lawsuits over faulty ignition switches, The Wall Street Journal reports. The court ruled that the automaker’s failure to reveal defects in its ignition switches that causes a number of fatalities and injuries violated consumers’ due process…
Woman Severely Injured in Dog Attack Still Seeks Owner
Penny Holt, a woman who was severely injured in a dog attack about two weeks ago in San Bernardino is wondering why local animal control officials have made little effort to track the dog that bit her or its owner. According to a KABC news report, Holt was exercising along Valencia Avenue in San Bernardino…
Feds Investigate Tesla Crash While Company Still Defends Autopilot System
Even as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has stepped up its investigation of a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S, the company continues to defend the self-driving or Autopilot technology as safe when properly used. According to a report in The New York Times, NHTSA this week released a detailed set of…
Four Things You Should Know about the Massive IKEA Dresser Recall
Retail giant IKEA has recalled 29 million of its MALM dressers in what officials say has been one of the most comprehensive consumer safety recalls in American history. It also is likely to be one of the more complex products sold over a two-decade span covering remedies ranging from refunds to in-home repairs. If you…
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Investigated for Possible Brake Failure
U.S. government regulators have launched an investigation into complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say they motorcycle brakes failed without warning. According to a news report by The Associated Press, the probe covers about 43,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles with model years between 2008 and 2011. These vehicles have an anti-lock braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety…
New Law to Make Way for Essure Lawsuits
Thousands of women across the country have come forward about Essure birth control devices, which they say have caused them serious health issues. But, so far, they haven’t been able to sue the manufacturer of Essure because of the manner in which the device was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Now,…
Teenager Injured in Newport Beach Car Accident
A 19-year-old man was injured in a Newport Beach car accident after the car he was driving crashed the evening of July 10, 2016. According to a news report in the Daily Pilot, the man was driving a Honda Civic south on Newport Coast Drive just south of Pelican Hills Road North when the car…
E-Cigarette Lawsuits Filed Over Exploding Devices
E-cigarettes hit the U. S. market in 2007, and since then it’s become a multi-billion dollar industry with the devices’ inhalable vapor marketed as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. However, a report in The Wall Street Journal talks about how many personal injury lawyers and consumers say the $3.5 billion industry is not doing…