Legal News & Injury Law Trends – San Francsico Legal Examiner

Another Cyclist Killed In San Jose

It seems like I barely get done typing an article about one cyclist death when another gets announced on the news. This time, a cyclist in San Jose was killed near Martial Cottle Park, by a driver in a pickup truck, around 8:20am Monday. …

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Dec 2015

Cyclist Killed, Driver Arrested in San Francisco Bicycle vs. Car Crash

San Francisco police are investigating another fatal bicycle vs car accident in San Francisco’s Portola neighborhood. The motorist was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. This deadly bicycle collision occurred at approximately 10:15am, on the 500 block of Goettingen Street, according t

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Dec 2015

“The Most Interesting Man In the World” Just Got More Interesting, And More Notorious

We all know the photos of Jonathan Goldsmith. Well, we may not know him as Jonathan Goldsmith, but we certainly know him as the man behind the “Most Interesting Man In the World” commercials, sponsored by Dos Equis. The “Stay Thirsty, My Friends” guy, remember?…

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Nov 2015

E-Cigarettes – Hazardous For Your Health – And Not Just Because of the Vapor

Did you actually think that E-Cigarettes and Vaporizers were healthy alternatives to regular cigarettes? Maybe they might be incrementally healthier, but certainly E-Cigarettes and Vaporizers remain hazardous to your health. More and more studies are being released stating that E-Cigarettes and Vap

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 Nov 2015

Major Recall Alert: Thirteen Manufacturers, Distributors Recall Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard

As a San Francisco bicycle accident attorney as well as an attorney who handles defective products cases, I try to warn consumers about the potential dangers of products, as I learn of them. Well, I just learned of a massive recall involving thirteen bicycle manufacturers,…

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 Oct 2015

KPFA Radio Host Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

I am sad to report that Wesley Burton, an Oakland California husband, father of three, and local public radio host in the San Francisco Bay Area, was killed this past weekend by a hit-and-run driver who has yet to be identified. Hit and Run drivers make…

By Claude Wyle

/ 23 Apr 2015

Silent Recalls – Manufacturers Hiding Defects Don’t Protect Consumers

As a San Francisco Dangerous Product attorney, I thought that this story had great import to those who care about product safety in the U. S.A. The Safety Institute, a group which provides health and safety consultations to organizations domestic and worldwide, has discovered that…

By Claude Wyle

/ 22 Apr 2015

Gravel Truck Operator Clearly at Fault in Deadly Martinez Accident

Tragedy struck in Martinez last week, when a gravel truck tipped over in a residential neighborhood, killing a pregnant woman while she was moving her car out of a driveway on Shell Avenue. Lindsey Combs, 32 years old, was inside her car, in front of…

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 Apr 2015

Making Our City Safer: San Francisco Pedestrian Safety Changes

It appears that pedestrian voices are finally being heard in San Francisco! This past Thursday the city’s Richmond district started instituting new pedestrian safety changes in order to combat the dangers our city streets pose to pedestrians. City crews began repainting the crosswalk at Emerson…

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 Apr 2015

Fraud in Advertising? Diet Soda Not Living Up To Its Name.

Looking to shrink your waistline? Put down that diet soda. New research by the Journal of American Geriatrics Society shows that drinking diet soda may actually boost belly fat and increase your risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings are just one of many studies that…

By Claude Wyle

/ 31 Mar 2015

$10 Million Wrongful Death Settlement for Family of Comedian Killed in Tracy Morgan Crash

Jamel McNair and Denita McNair, the children of James McNair, a comedian killed in the New Jersey Turnpike crash which injured Tracy Morgan, have received a $10 million wrongful death settlement from Walmart, which will go towards annuities paying for their monthly expenses, starting at…

By Claude Wyle

/ 30 Mar 2015

San Francisco Jury Awards $4 Million to Parents of Bicycle Rider Killed by Truck

As a San Francisco bicycle accident attorney, my passion is making sure that injured riders and the families or riders who are killed by the careless conduct of others all get their day in court, and that those who injure or kill California bicyclists are…

By Claude Wyle

/ 9 Feb 2015