InjuryBoard Santa Clarita Archives

• More Toys Tainted with Lead

  Susy Owen | December 25, 2007 5:22 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  After the Tribune tested the lead content of toys coming out of Chicago-area stores, they found that many of the toys are tainted with lead. Some of the toys that were tested had levels more than 10 times as high as what is considered safe. The tests were conducted on as many as 800 toys and other items sold in the United States, and dozens violated the federal safety limit. It would be naive of...

• Doctor Guilty of Medical Malpractice - Wife Dies

  Susy Owen | December 22, 2007 5:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  After illegally prescribing drugs to his wife for years, a prominent San Diego neurologist's wife died due to an overdose and as a result of her husband's medical mal practice. James Grisolia, M.D. is currently on probation due to the fallout of the investigation. Doctor Grisolia has had quite a fall of late. At one time, he was a respected San Diego Neurologist, in fact, he was in line for the...

• Cousins Die on Motorcross Bikes

  Susy Owen | December 19, 2007 6:38 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  Cousins Richard Aaron Dale, 19, and Cameron Ian McClintock, 15, were killed on March 17 when their motocross bikes collided in mid-air while they were riding at the family farm. A recent inquest is hoped to bring some measure of closure to a terrible family tragedy. Richard and Cameron were cousins, which makes the tragedy all the worse. Both Richard and Cameron were riding at a family farm....

• Dog Owners to Face Tougher Rules In Switzerland

  Susy Owen | December 15, 2007 6:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  So how is Switzerland handling the dog bite issue? Well, to begin with they want people to be responsible for any damages their dog(s) do to others. Under a draft law, dog owners would also have to take out mandatory insurance. Great idea.Switzerland is currently dealing with approximately 300 dog attacks on people by dogs each and every year. The justice ministry would like to ensure that...

• Three Teens Die in Alabama Car Accident

  Susy Owen | December 12, 2007 12:45 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  Last Saturday, three Alabama teens were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in hit a tree and went off an embankment. Four other teens were injured in the same car accident. All of the teens attended Hayden High School and were on their way home from a cheerleading clinic at the time of the crash. The driver, Sarah Elizabeth Agee, 17, in addition to Brittany Lovejoy, 17, Ariel Nibblet,...

• The Pit Bull and the Service Man

  Susy Owen | December 08, 2007 12:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  When Scott Saterbo heard screams coming from his neighbor's yard, he ran to assist Greg Young who was being viciously attacked by a large pit bull. Saterbo beat the pit bull off Young with a shovel and is sure that if he had not done so, Young would not have lived. How brave is the 19 year-old Saterbo.Young, who works for Suburban Propane, was on a service call at the house. By the time Saterbo...

• Medical Malpractice Troubles in New York

  Susy Owen | December 03, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A report named "A Self-Inflicted "Crisis:" New York's Medical Malpractice Insurance Troubles Caused By Flawed State Rate Setting and Raid on Rainy Day Fund' was released this week by Public Citizen, New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) and the Center for Medical Consumers. The report concludes that New York's government in the 1990s are responsible for the so-called medical...