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Fatal motorcycle crash takes life of off-duty law enforcement official

Unlike much of the country, California’s mild year-round temperatures allow motorcycle enthusiasts to ride 12 months out of the year. While motorists in the Los Angeles area are accustomed to sharing the roads and highways with motorcycles, every year too many motorcyclists are involved in accidents or near accidents. Los Angeles area residents were saddened to learn of a recent fatal motorcycle accident that claimed the life of an off-duty law enforcement official. According to an initial accident report, the off-duty officer was riding a motorcycle in the carpool lane along the Southern California freeway when the accident occurred. […]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-27T23:36:44-07:00May 1st, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Jury award reflects serious negligence by doctor

A jury award in a medical malpractice case was recently set at $2.88 million, reflecting the serious malpractice on the part of a doctor and his clinic while treating a patient for back pain. The case involves a man who was seeking pain management for back pain and was prescribed the very common treatment of a steroid injection. Although this treatment is routine, any procedure involving an injection must be done carefully to avoid infections. One of the key safety measures needed to protect patients receiving an injection is to make sure the skin is properly sterilized, so no outside bacteria will work its way into [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-27T23:40:25-07:00April 10th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Multiple causes led to fatal plane crash

Both the pilot and the aircraft are to blame for the fatal jetliner crash that took place in California last summer, according to recent reports. The airline operating the jet at the time of the crash released a statement saying that their pilots did have an opportunity to abort the dangerously slow approach to the runway that caused the plane to crash into the seawall, but that equipment on board the plane should have intervened or functioned differently to prevent the situation in the first place. A spokesperson from the airline said that while the pilots were certainly in a position of control and could have [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-27T23:41:04-07:00April 2nd, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

CDC warns of dangerous superbugs from overuse of antibiotics

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that hospitals around the country are putting patients at risk by overusing powerful antibiotics that foster the creation of dangerous super bacteria. There are various factors that go into the overuse of antibiotics, which are often seen as an easy cure to ailments and are frequently requested by patients. However, as with overuse of any other type of drug, overprescribing antibiotics can result in damaging side effects for a patient. In this case, the side effects include allergic reactions or developed immunity to the effect of the drug. Along with that, super bacteria are [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:49:09-07:00March 8th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Investigators look into causes of California plane crash

A small plane crashed late last month off of Highway 25 in California and investigators are still seeking the reason for the crash. The pilot experienced some minor injuries but is not reported to be in critical condition. There was one other person in the plane at the time and that person was apparently not injured during the crash. Witnesses said that trouble began just after takeoff when the plane seemed to lose power in its only engine, causing it to begin to descend from the approximately 300 feet it had climbed. Others nearby who were tuned to the correct radio frequency said that they heard [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:44:39-07:00March 5th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Update: California teen moved to nearby care facility

In a recent post, we wrote about the controversial case of a young girl from California who suffered severe brain damage during a routine tonsillectomy. The girl was declared brain dead by doctors shortly after the complications from the surgery manifest themselves. After that, the family began a long fight over whether the girl is legally dead or whether she could be transferred to another medical facility to receive treatment to save her life. An agreement was made late last week and the girl was moved to a nearby nursing home. One element here that has so far missed coverage is the fact that if the [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:52:16-07:00January 10th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Pilot and passenger survive California plane crash

A private plane pilot and his passenger survived a weekend crash with no major injuries, according to local reports. The plane began to go down after the engine failed, leaving the pair a limited amount of time to devise a plan to deal with the situation. Plane crashes can be devastating in certain conditions, so it is up to those who choose to fly smaller private plans to be sure that their equipment is working properly and to have proper training to handle an emergency situation. In this case the pilot of the plane was trained as a professional pilot and had four decades of in-flight [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:52:48-07:00January 8th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

California family fights hospital after botched surgery

The parents of a teenage girl who has been declared brain dead continue to fight with a California hospital to keep the girl on ventilators. The teenager was declared brain dead after a routine tonsillectomy gave way to cardiac arrest. It is not clear what went wrong during or after the surgery or why she experienced complications, but the end result is that she has experienced what the hospital is calling “whole brain death” in which all functions of the brain and brain stem have ceased. The girl’s family believes that she can still recover and are attempting to have her transferred to another facility. One [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:53:18-07:00January 3rd, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Safety board postpones hearing on California airliner crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has rescheduled a hearing about the fatal crash-landing of an Asiana jet that took place earlier this year at the international airport in San Francisco, California. The aviation accident resulted in three deaths. The safety board is looking specifically at whether the pilots had relied too heavily on computer equipment, causing them not to notice in time when the aircraft began approaching the airport at too low of an altitude, eventually leading the plane to crash into a seawall and tumble across the runway. […]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T07:56:31-07:00December 11th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Investigation concludes in death of California pilot

Air Force officials have concluded their investigation into the death of a California man who was injured and killed in an aviation accident. Experts who examined the evidence found that that pilot experienced a condition known as spatial disorientation during his flight which caused him to become confused and to make the decision to exit the aircraft in unsafe conditions, in this case over a body of water. The aviation accident took place in another country during an Air Force training exercise. A spokesperson for the Air Force said that the experience of spatial disorientation can happen to any pilot at any time, indicating that it [...]

By Vititoe Law Group|2018-05-28T08:01:10-07:00November 1st, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off

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