North County Injury Blog

A woman described as friendly and loyal was killed this weekend while selling flowers at her roadside flower stand in Lakeside. According to reports, Gwendolyn Wheeler was talking to a taxi that had pulled over on the shoulder of Lake Jennings Park Road when the driver of a pickup truck drove across lanes and on…

Attorney Scott Barber of Walton Law Firm LLP has filed a lawsuit against the City of Encinitas and Barratt American Homes alleging that actions by the city and the builder have prevented city residents from selling their home. Unbeknownst to Mr. Barber’s clients, the Barratt American home they purchased was encumbered by a city restriction…

Based in San Diego’s North County, Randy Walton and Scott Barber represent individuals all over San Diego County in matters of personal injury and wrongful death. Whether you live in Escondido or El Cajon or Chula Vista, or anywhere else, Randy and Scott can help you obtain monetary justice for the injuries you have suffered.…

San Diego victims of food poisoning, who suffer personal injury as a result, can now prove the cause of their illness through inferences. In Sarti v Salt Creek, Ltd. [No. G037818. Fourth Dist., Div. Three. Oct. 27, 2008.] a California Court of Appeal held that a plaintiff may prove food poisoning via an inference that…

Car accident injury and fatality statistics from 2007 were released yesterday by the California Office of Traffic Safety, and show a wide disparity among Northern San Diego County cities. Escondido seemed to fair the worse, ranking third highest among 52 cities of similar size in alcohol-related accidents per vehicle mile. Faring better was Carlsbad, who…

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed yesterday for the death of a 14-year-old girl who died after she ruptured her spleen while perform a cheerleading stunt. Studies have found that over 16,000 cheerleaders are injured every year, and cheerleading accounted for half of all “catastrophic” injuries suffered by female high school athletes over the last…

Personal injury lawyers frequently spend significant time every case dealing with medical liens. These liens can be asserted by any medical provider or insurer who provided or paid for care, but has not been paid for such care. Usually the lien attaches if there is a monetary award from a third party. Under a new…

Fatal motorcycle accidents and new riders just seem to go together far too often. I don’t know about you, but as a long-time rider I always notice reports of motorcycle accidents in the paper when I read it each morning. (That and my mom still clips them out and sends them to me hoping I’ll…

The driver of a bus that crashed last Sunday in Williams, California had a long criminal history and several motor vehicle offenses. Despite this history, he was allowed to drive a busload of senior citizens traveling to a casino when he veered off the road and into a ditch. Eight people died in the accident,…

Personal injury victims of the walkway collapse in San Diego on August 28th have filed the first lawsuit arising from the accident. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles on behalf of Tyrone and Tina Allen, despite the fact the couple lives in San Diego. The lawsuit names Paramount Scaffold Company of Carson, and Allgire…