North County Injury Blog

Nationwide, fatal car accidents involving drunk drivers have been on the decline. But yesterday, a study was released listing the 20 cities in the United States where drunk driving is most prevalent, and San Diego tops the list. Not far behind San Diego was Los Angeles, which ranked seventh. Despite the trend downward, driving under…

Kitchens are full of inherent dangers – stove tops, knives, and other sharp, dangerous items. A tragedy in Missouri has lead to a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a 2 year old, who was killed when the kitchen stove tumbled over onto the child, killing him instantly. Deondrew Watson, Jr. death could have…

As most know, the high-profile case involving the death of a San Diego family when the Lexus they were driving sped out of control and crashed has settled. Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay relatives of the family of Mark Saylor an undisclosed sum to settle the case. How much? We will probably never…

A Lakeside residential care facility is the subject of an investigation by the California Department of Social Services for safety violations. The facility, Expanding Horizons, is the same home where a convicted sex offender was living when he wandered away from the home and sexually assaulted two boys. Neighbors of the facility had no idea…

We have all heard about arrogant doctors (and lawyers for that matter), but this guy wins the prize. Dr. Red Alinsod, a Laguna Beach gynecologist was sued for branding his patients name into her uterus using a cauterizing device. According to reports, Dr. Alinsod carved the name “Ingrid” into the uterine wall, in inch-high letters,…

The criminal investigation into the Coast Guard boat accident that claimed the life of 8-year-old Anthony DeWeese is revealing a startlingly relaxed and sometimes “cowboy” attitude toward the operation of Coast Guard boats. The lead investigator into the accident has testified that boat operators failed to assign lookouts during patrols, used cell phones for talk…

The Boy Scouts of America have agreed to settle a lawsuit with six former scouts who alleged that they were molested in the 1980s by their Portland area scout leader. The settlement is confidential, but to avoid trial, the Boy Scouts have agreed to pay an additional $2.25 million in punitive damages. One of the…

You may recall hearing recently about the federal $75 million cap on damages British Petroleum might benefit from in the Gulf oil spill, well there’s a similar cap for the passenger rail industry. Under federal law, railroad companies cannot be liable for damages that exceed $200 million, and Metrolink has offered that amount to victims…

An empty dump truck ran a red light on Monday and broadsided a small compact car, seriously injuring the woman driving the car. The accident occurred at SR-163 off-ramp to Kearny Villa Road. According to witnesses, the woman entered the intersection on a green light, when the dump truck flew through the intersection, running the…

The San Diego Union Tribune has a story today about last weekend’s tragedy at the California 200 off-road race in Lucerne Valley. Four of the eight killed were residents of San Diego County, as was the driver of the truck that veered into the crowd. Yesterday, a federal investigation was officially launched to determine how…