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After I wrote my legal blog dealing about DUI crashes of a famous Hollywood talent, when I was about to wrap thing up, I suddenly browse-in a news article that relates the same DUI infested car crashes involving Jeep And Tractor Trailer. This happened Last July 11, 2008, which is considerably an older one from the one I just made a blog with.
The crash happened when a Jeep rear-ended a slow moving tractor-trailer on northbound side of the Cuesta Grade. The driver of the Jeep was identified as, Joshua Lowe, 31 year old, who was found to have suffered intoxication at that point.
Lowe and his passenger were taken to Sierra Vista Medical Center for treatment of their moderate injuries. Apparently, Lowe will be dealing with a charge of DUI.
As I constantly aired, people should not drink and drive in order to avoid crippling DUI crashes such as what happened to this case.
Drunk driving should be not be countenanced especially that there are huge volume of cases of injuries and deaths in these causation alone.
As an Attorney, I deeply pressed concern for the continued prevalence of like events that happen in our roads, the same way that I am irked to those irresponsible numbers of abusive road users who are drunk dead in driving.
Wew! We have another worthless addition to the constant road issue that besets us.
If you have been involved in a DUI crashes such as this one, it is worthwhile to seek legal help from an adeptly qualified Lawyer to help you battle your compensation pursuit, at the soonest.
An unfortunate construction accident happened in Anaheim very recently. The accident was reported by the OC Register on line.
The report says that one Arturo Gonzales, 34, died after a forklift tipped over and hit him.
Arturo was taken by an ambulance to the hospital but he didn’t survive.
The “car-sized scoop on the end of an extension arm” of the forklift was reported to have hit him. One fellow construction worker said, “He got totally crushed” due to the accident.
The accident happened in a condominium construction site. Arturo was part of a six-person crew who were tasked to plaster stucco onto the condominium development.
We can just imagine the grief that his family is experiencing now. Presumably, he was their bread winner and they depend on him for support. But now, he is dead…
The California law is not exactly without say on this. But we all know that Arturo’s family won’t be getting much from workmen’s compensation benefits.
The same will not be enough. The loss of a loved one, and a breadwinner at that, entails great loss to the family. Even if they successfully claim for workmen’s compensation, as already mentioned, it won’t be enough.
A piece of legal advice – (1) the family should vehemently pursue the workmen’s compensation claim plus (2) they should also file a claim against his employer for construction liability.
They may also choose to file a third party claim suit. They might want to consult with lawyer whose expertise includes construction accident cases.
My deepest sympathies to the members Arturo’s family.
Airplane, described by many as the fastest, convenient and relatively the safest means of transportation, ever had. To that, I can agree, qualifiedly.
Why qualified or with reservation?
Though, plane has now become part of mass transport, there are reported incidents (in fact many) across all jurisdictions of accident involvement with this particular kind of conveyance. One thing can describe from all these plane accidents, that is, “one incident can cause a large number of fatalities”. That is to show how grave its impact whenever plane is involved in air mishaps.
Like in the recent event that happened in Ventura County, specifically in a Camarillo industrial park, reported by CBS2 (Thursday, 10 Jul 2008) with the heading, “Small plane flips in Ventura County”. The report related that a banner-towing plane has landed upside down in a Camarillo field during an emergency landing.
Luckily, the pilot did not suffer any serious injuries. Still lucky enough, that the plane has not conveyed passengers while taking its course.
Worthy to note then, the event was just the third mishap involving a small airplane in Ventura County in the past eight days.
Terrified! News like this one really irked me!
I express concern with this, as I am an air traveler myself. Traveling through plane medium really is quite a risk, as potentially we can be dead at an instant with no choice to live whenever grave trouble in voyage happened.
With these facts and realities about planes, we air travelers cannot do anything but hope that no complications arise when we take our flight.
For the airline companies, this I say, that they should properly maintain their air conveyances to the maximum level to avoid air troubles while in transit. Or else, when plane accident happens, they can be held liable for the deaths or any injuries to passengers as well as to the damages and loss of its cargoes.
News reported in www.sacbee.com written by Susan Ferriss entitled, “Farmworker's family sues over California heat-related death” related the gloomy incident that happened to María Isavel Vásquez Jiménez, who died in Lodi two days after collapsing in a vineyard on May 14 due to hot vineyard environment. The news was published on Thursday, June 19, 2008.
The family of the teenage girl filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Merced Superior Court on Wednesday, the following day of the death. In its complaint, it alleged that Merced Farm Labor and West Coast Grape Farming Inc. (the company that hired Merced to provide workers) are responsible for the death of their daughter.
Public eyes were open to this issue as there are diverse views on the matter that have been issued and relayed. The labor sector as well as other sectors has expressed their concerns on the tragic wrongful death of the teenage girl. The labor activist has this to say on the event, “They want the suit to send a strong message that California farm companies – not just the labor contractors they hire – should be held accountable for conditions that endanger workers”.
I was shaken by the issue and I expressed deep sympathy to the teenage girl who has been ruthlessly killed while doing her job religiously.
How many of type of cases with this liking have happened in our society? I can fairly guess there are many. This case was just an addition to the many cases of wrongful death that besets our jurisdiction.
Wrongful death cases, have gained advances in the list of most celebrated personal injury law litigated issues. Unfortunately, despite the prevalence of this event, many people have no real inkling regarding their right to claim compensation for their losses coursing through the legal option of filing a wrongful death lawsuit or claim.
Gladly though, the parents of the teenage girl, through its lawyers have wage the proper avenue in ventilating their injury compensation for their losses by filing a wrongful death case. However, for those who failed to opt for this legal remedy, I express my concern.
One thing I must say, especially to the surviving families, when events like this happened, go for this remedy in your pursuit for injury compensation.
