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Two Bay Area Motorcyclists Killed In Napa This Past Weekend: Rider Error or Other Factors Also?

Two motorcycle riders were killed last weekend in Napa County in two separate fatal motorcycle crashes, both due apparently to the riders crossing into opposing lanes of traffic, and colliding with oncoming vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol. First of all, our condolences go out…

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 May 2017

Two Bay Area Motorcyclists Killed In Napa This Past Weekend: Rider Error or Other Factors Also?

California Motorcyclist Decapitated In Freak Accident

According to the San Bernardino Police Department, a motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries this past Tuesday morning in San Bernardino, California, when wires knocked down by another motorist decapitated the motorcyclist as he was riding down the road. The fatal motorcycle accident happened shortly

By Claude Wyle

/ 28 Apr 2017

Mitsubishi Outlander and Subaru Imprezas On List of 2017 Safety Recalls

Fans of both the Mitsubishi Outlander and Subaru Impreza better get ready for a trip to their dealer, after these car companies rolled out recalls for door latch glitches, and engine control software, as further detailed below: Mitsubishi Outlander: Nearly 36,000 Outlander and Outlander…

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Apr 2017

Mitsubishi Outlander and Subaru Imprezas On List of 2017 Safety Recalls

Recall Alert! Target Recalls Easter Egg Toys, Potentially Life Threatening

Attention all families and parents of small children! The Target Corporation has just issued a voluntary recall of several potentially hazardous products, including the “Hatch and Grow Easter Eggs” “Easter Grow Toys” and “Hatch Your Own Dino” children toys. The toys were sold at Target…

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Apr 2017

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Crash Causes Suspension of Program

Uber Technologies Inc, the ride-share giant and one of the companies pioneering the self-driving car movement, has suspended its pilot program for driverless cars last month after one of their vehicles equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway in late March. This self-drivin

By Claude Wyle

/ 12 Apr 2017

Driverless Car Crashes: Who Caused the Crash? And Who Is Accountable for The Damages?

A driverless car is driving itself down the street, when a man steps into a crosswalk. The car, unable to stop itself in time, must make a quick decision. Does it hit the pedestrian, or veer off of into other vehicles, potentially harming others? This would be a terrible…

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Apr 2017

The Oakland Warehouse Fire: Too Many Deaths That Must Have Been Preventable

By now, news of the Oakland Warehouse Fire, and the many wrongful deaths caused in this fire, has spread across our nation. The confirmed deaths are 36, as of Monday afternoon. This Oakland warehouse fire has been titled the worst fire disaster in Oakland’s history. Those…

By Claude Wyle

/ 6 Dec 2016

E-Cigarette Battery – Explosion Causes Burns and a Legal Claim

As a San Francisco e-cigarette accident attorney, it feels like I can’t go one day without hearing a new e-cigarette battery explosion story. The injuries from e-cigarettes batteries just keep piling up. This time, an exploding e-cig battery caused a man to suffer first and second degree burns to

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Jun 2016

Fatal San Francisco Para Transit Van Accident Involving Pedestrian With Walker

The San Francisco Police Department is investing a San Francisco pedestrian fatality involving an elderly pedestrian, who was struck and killed this past week by the very same para transit van in which she had just been riding. The San Francisco fatal pedestrian accident occurred…

By Claude Wyle

/ 14 Jun 2016

San Francisco Bay Area Clif Bar Recall – Concerns About Possible Listeria Food Poisoning

Three types of Clif bars were announced for recall earlier this month due to potential Listeria contamination, as certain varieties of the nutrition bars were found to contain sunflower seeds linked to manufacturers subject to a shutdown and recall from an outbreak of the bacteria. As…

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Jun 2016

San Francisco Food Safety Lawyer Asks: Should California Consumers Beware of E.coli Outbreak?

An outbreak of E. coli that caused at least 38 people across 20 states to become sick has been traced back to flour produced at a General Mills plant in Kansas City Missouri, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a San Francisco…

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Jun 2016

Summer Trips and Family Pets – Tips To Keep Your Animals Safe From Car Accidents and Other Automobile Hazards

Summer means road trips with the entire family, and for some of us that also includes our four legged friends. While we are all strapped in with lap and shoulder harnesses, our beloved pets often are left hopping around the car, and greatly exposed in…

By Claude Wyle

/ 3 Jun 2016