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Antelope Valley Personal Injury Lawyer

The latest personal injury updates from Lancaster, CA
Serving: Acton, Desert View Highlands, Edwards AFB, Lake Los Angeles, Lancaster, Littlerock, Palmdale, Quartz Hill, Rosamond
Posted by Rick Patterson
May 10, 2008 11:02 PM

Hydrox Labs, Elgin, have issued a voluntary recall of a mouthwash product that is believed to be contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia. Unfortunately, this particular defective product has been...

Posted by Rick Patterson
May 02, 2008 11:10 PM

Minnesota teen drivers have been getting a bad rap, and it is undeserved. It has been widely reported that teen drivers in Minnesota have the highest teen fatality rate as a result of motor...

Posted by Rick Patterson
April 19, 2008 3:05 PM

Between the California Highway Patrol, California Teachers Association, state legislators and other groups California is working hard to bring public awareness to all in an effort to reduce the...

Posted by Rick Patterson
April 18, 2008 3:04 PM

As far as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned dietary supplements that contain ephedra (a source of ephedrine alkaloids) poses a health risk due to the fact they contain ephedrine...

Posted by Rick Patterson
March 31, 2008 4:50 PM

Just when consumers are trying to recover from the pet food recall, the Hartz Mountain Corporation has announced a recall on one of their products. This recall involves vitamins, of all things. There is concern that the product might be contaminated with Salmonella. This is not the first recall of this kind by Hertz. Just last November, they recalled particular lots of vitamins due to similar...

Posted by Rick Patterson
March 30, 2008 6:15 PM

When Deputy David Pike made a house call in response to a complaint pertaining to a damaged mailbox, he got more than he bargained for. The homeowner's German shepherd attacked him biting him in the thigh.In order to fend off the attack, Deputy Pike used a chemical spray on the dog. Fortunately, the dog did not break the deputy's skin. Due to the attack, the owner of the dog was issued a notice...

Posted by Rick Patterson
March 19, 2008 4:31 PM

The United States health regulators have been able to identify the heparin contaminant. The culprit, over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate, was added during the manufacturing process in China. As previously reported on this site, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is slow to say this contaminant caused the deaths of 19 people who were using heparin, since they were already very ill. Although,...

Posted by Rick Patterson
March 12, 2008 6:09 PM

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a rise in injuries due to nursery products. In fact, these various injuries sent more than 65,000 children to the ER in 2006. The increase in infant injuries is substantial. At this time, it is unknown what has caused such a sharp increase. Deaths for which coroners listed Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as a cause were excluded. Additionally, no...

Posted by Rick Patterson
March 09, 2008 5:47 PM
Category: Miscellaneous

In the case of Padilla v. Rodas, the Los Angeles' 2nd District Court of Appeal refused to hold homeowners liable for accidents involving children when the parents are on the premises at the time of the incident. " Justice Robert Mallano wrote, "even when the parents are also present on the premises, a burden that is beyond all reasonable expectation of both homeowners and their guests." This was...

Posted by Rick Patterson
March 05, 2008 6:24 PM

Should a Sikh be permitted to lawfully ride a motorcycle without a helmet due to the fact that it won't fit over a turban. Consider the fact that the turban is a tenant of his religion. That is a questions before the Canadian courts. Baljinder Badesha, 39, of Brampton is the first to challenge Ontario's motorcycle helmet. Although, it is certainly not the first time the law has been challenged...

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