San Diego Injury Lawyer Blog

A private residence house party in Escondido celebrating the Fourth of July last Saturday turned fatal when one party-goer was ultimately shot and killed at the festivities. The victim was identified as Daniel Eugene Alexander, 26, of Escondido.

Escondido Police reported that Alexander had been shot in the head while at the party taking place on Vine Street near West Ninth Avenue. Police had been called to the scene at 11:35 p.m. about a fight on the property. Officers arrived on the scene within three minutes and then heard gunshots. They then found Alexander lying in the driveway, and he later died at the scene. SWAT officers were later called in and searched the house but were not successful in finding a suspect. You can read more about this http://www.jurewitz.com/practice_areas/bicycle-and-pedestrian-accidents.cfmfatal Escondido negligent security and dangerous party case in this SignOnSanDiego.com story.

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A Saturday night party on June 20 in Chula Vista turned dangerous and threatening when five people suffered knife wounds and had to be treated at local hospitals after a fight on the premises.

The fight was located on 4th Avenue near Palomar Street in Chula Vista and happened about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. Witnesses told the authorities that there had been several people fighting, but no one had seen the weapon that injured five people at the Chula Vista party.

All the suspects had left before the police arrived, although one had been described as a 25-year-old Latino and was seen wearing a white T-Shirt, while a second suspect was described as a 6-foot-3 Latino, roughly 200 pounds, last seen wearing a collared shirt and blue jeans. You can read more about this Chula Vista negligent security incident in this SanDiego6.com story.

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An unidentified woman in her 20s is currently in critical condition after falling nearly 100 feet down a cliff. The woman was a house guest at a blufftop home in Encinitas when she took the fall around 11 p.m., which left her with serious trauma to her back and head. The injury was reported as happening at a home on Neptune Avenue near Roseta Street, according to Encinitas Marine Safety Captain Larry Giles.

The woman suffering the San Diego County fall injury had been in a hot tub before she got out and walked to a hammock in the back yard, however took a few steps too far and slipped off the cliff and ended up on the beach, about a half-mile north of Moonlight Beach. Alcohol was involved with her incident. When rescuers arrived she had no mobility and could not feel her lower extremities. She was taken by helicopter to a La Jolla hospital. To read more about this San Diego premises liability accident, read this SignOnSanDiego.com story.

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Here is what our client, Rosemary M. of Spring Valley, California, has to say about how our office helped her. The Jurewitz Law Group represented her in a San Diego slip and fall accident and recently obtained a very good settlement for her.

We love hearing from clients who are pleased about our services and the results we get for them. A positive testimonial from a client says more about what we can do than all the yellow page ads in the world.

Here is what San Diego slip and fall clients, Ed and Gloria F. of Vista, California had to say about the Jurewitz Law Group.

The October 2007 San Diego Wildfires were a scary time for most of the region as wildfires raged and traveled great distances carried by powerful Santa Ana winds. It was, we believed, a horribly tragic natural catastrophe.

Now, there is significant evidence that two of these fires--the Witch Creek and Rice Canyon fires--may have been caused by defective SDG&E power lines. Several investigators and witnesses observed SDG&E personnel making repairs immediately following the fires.

If faulty or defective SDG&E power lines did cause these fires, the victims deserve compensation to rebuild their lost homes and to get back on their feet. Luckily, a group of dedicated and prominent trial lawyers have teamed up to help. Their website, SDWildfireHelp.com, provides information for victims and allows them to obtain legal advice.

If you or your loved ones were victims of the Witch Creek or Rice Canyon fires, please visit their website:

As reported by the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog, former Supreme Court nominee, strict constructionist judge, and tort-reform advocate Robert Bork settled his lawsuit against the Yale Club after he fell while attempting to step onto the dais to speak.

The settlement terms were undisclosed, so little is known about the lawsuit other than those pleadings filed with the Court. However, a review of the complaint filed by Judge Bork's attorneys at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher--who are typically defense counsel and presumably represented Bork because of his high profile--reveals two absolute truths about the case: (1) Regardless of whether the Yale Club was liable for Judge Bork's injuries, Judge Bork was seriously injured and required significant medical care to address his injuries; and (2) Judge Bork's lawsuit embodies many of the tactics and strategies that Judge Bork decried in his tort reform efforts.

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The California Department of Insurance has ordered Allstate Insurance Company, who insures about 10% of all California cars, to reduce their rates by 15.9%.

DOI has insisted that insurers adhere to the key rate factors in determining the appropriate risk that an insured will be involved in an automobile accident: a person's driving record, the number of years behind the wheel, and the number of miles driven per year.

"It was very clear that they were charging too much," said Douglas Heller, executive director of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights, the Santa Monica-based advocacy group that successfully championed Proposition 103 in 1988. The voter-approved initiative turned insurance into a highly regulated business, similar to power companies and other public utilities.

DOI is also attacking Allstate for excessive charges for homeowners' insurance, which provide resources to pay premises liability claims.

It is anticipated that the rate ruling will force other insurers to reduce their rates as well.