North County Injury Blog

Over the past several months, we’ve mentioned the major NFL concussion lawsuit that has been pending before U.S. District Court Judge Anita B. Brody. More than 4,000 players and their families filed claims against the NFL for failing to warn about the dangers of traumatic brain injury. One of the claims focuses on a San…

As congregants of the Church of the Resurrection in Escondido gathered for a service several children were playing around a golf cart used by church staff. One of those children was a 4-year-old boy. For reasons currently unknown, the cart accelerated forward and onto the young boy, who became trapped. Several nearby adults ran to…

Just last week, a person was hospitalized after a Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) trolley struck the victim near a station in Grant Hill. Although the investigation remains ongoing, this was a very serious MTS accident. The San Diego Fire-Rescue dispatchers received the call just after midnight on Sunday, and they quickly reported to the trolley…

A recent study conducted by researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine suggests that frequent “heading” in soccer can lead to dangerous brain injuries. Heading is a technique “where a soccer player bounces a ball traveling at high speeds off of his or her head,” according to an article in the Huffington Post. Many…

Here at Walton Law Firm we get many case inquiries from pedestrians who were struck by cars. Many times those accidents occur outside crosswalks, and the initial belief is there cannot be a recovery for someone who is injured while “jaywalking.” Indeed, just yesterday a person was struck and killed in Tierrasanta, and commentors on…

Is it safe to be a pedestrian in busy urban areas? Earlier this month, an elderly couple died in a tragic accident in Valley Center when a suspected drunk driver hit them, according to a report in UT San Diego. Pedestrian accidents occur much more often than we’d like to think, and it’s important to…

A Colorado jury’s decision this past April is making waves in the California sports community. That jury found that the country’s largest helmet manufacturer, Riddell, will be responsible for $3.1 million in damages for “failure to adequately warn players wearing their football helmets about the dangers of potential concussions,” according to the New York Times.…

Routine work at California construction sites may seem reasonably safe, but construction accidents can often lead to serious injuries and fatalities. Last month, a construction worker died in an industrial accident in Murrieta. According to the Southwest Riverside News Network, the victim was 38-year-old Antonio Toro of Riverside. Like many other construction workers, Toro died…

Earlier this week, a 6-year-old boy from the San Francisco Bay area died of wounds he sustained from a dog bite at a relative’s home. According to the Sacramento Bee, the boy, Nephi Selu, had been visiting his grandparents’ home in Union City when their dog, a 2-year-old pit bull or pit bull mix, bit…

A recent article in UT San Diego reported that the state of California fined three North County hospitals “a total of $200,000 for preventable lapses in care.” These incidents of medical malpractice included “two deadly falls,” as well as a medication error that led a newborn baby to suffer from seizures. In fact, the California…