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California Celebrity Dentist Suspended From Practice for Putting Patients in Danger

February 20, 2017/in Medical Malpractice, Negligence/by Neumann Law Group

Celebrity dentist Sherri L. Worth has been temporarily prohibited from practicing dentistry in California. The state dental board suspended Worth’s license this month, based on allegations that she put her patients in danger. On February 2, Worth’s attorney and Deputy Attorney General Shannon Brubaker signed a Stipulated Interim Suspension of License to “save time and […]

California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff’s Negligence Claim is Barred by Statute of Limitations

February 13, 2017/in Personal Injury, Statute of Limitations/by Neumann Law Group

A plaintiff appealed from the judgment entered against her after the trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the two-year statute of limitations had expired. The incident in which the plaintiff was injured occurred in July 2010. She did not name the defendant in her initial complaint. On June 24, 2014, […]

California Appeals Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Defendant Landlords Following Tenant Fall

February 6, 2017/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability/by Neumann Law Group

Appellant F.G. sued her landlords A.N. and N.Z. for negligence after she allegedly tripped on the metal “nosing” of a step and fell down a stairway in a common area of her apartment building. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, finding they lacked actual or constructive notice of any dangerous condition on […]

Texas Couple Sues Apple in California Court Following Distracted Driving Fatality

January 23, 2017/in Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death/by Neumann Law Group

A Texas couple recently sued Apple, Inc. in Santa Clara Superior Court. The suit claims that the iPhone’s FaceTime app caused the death of their 5-year-old daughter, Moriah Modisette, who was killed in a car crash due to a distracted driver using FaceTime. The child’s parents, James and Bethany Modisette, claim that Apple has failed to […]

California Magistrate Dismisses Claims Against San Francisco Following Pier 14 Shooting

January 16, 2017/in Negligence, Wrongful Death/by Neumann Law Group

Early one evening in July 2015, 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle was shot and killed on Pier 14 in San Francisco. The bullet hit Steinle from behind, piercing her aorta. She quickly collapsed to the ground and screamed for help. Her father performed CPR on his daughter before paramedics arrived. Kathryn died two hours later at the […]

California Appeals Court Holds Negligence Action Against Therapist is Barred by Litigation Privilege

January 4, 2017/in Negligence/by Neumann Law Group

Kimberley Cady and her daughters filed suit for negligence against their former therapist, Helen Cooper, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Pasadena. The trial court granted Cooper’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the complaint was precluded by the one-year statute of limitations prescribed by the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). The plaintiffs […]

Potential Legal Remedies For Victims of Oakland Fire

December 22, 2016/in Negligence, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death/by Neumann Law Group

At the beginning of this month, a fire broke out in an Oakland warehouse known as the Ghost Ship at roughly 11:30 p.m. The Fruitvale neighborhood warehouse had been converted into an artist collective and housing units. The Ghost Ship was hosting a concert promoted by an LA record label. Thirty-six people were killed in […]

California Appeals Court Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to Defendant Restaurant Following Slip and Fall

December 8, 2016/in Personal Injury, Premises Liability/by Neumann Law Group

Shortly after unknown individuals removed a snow grate in front of a door at Whiskey Creek Restaurant in Mammoth Lakes (the restaurant), plaintiff Edgar Ward Jones walked out the door and fell through the opening in the deck. Jones sued defendant Whiskey Creek Restaurants, Inc. (the owner) for negligence and premises liability. Greg Alexander was […]

Former Student Sues Culver City School District for Negligent Supervision Following Rape

December 2, 2016/in Negligence, Sexual Assault/by Neumann Law Group

A former student claiming she was raped by three Culver City High School football players recently filed suit. The lawsuit, which was filed last month in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses the Culver City United School District of negligently failing to supervise the victim and her attackers. The victim’s mother sued on behalf of the victim […]

Herbicide Cancer Lawsuits Consolidated in Northern California

November 18, 2016/in Personal Injury, Products Liability/by Neumann Law Group

This month, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated 37 lawsuits alleging exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer. The lawsuits were consolidated in Northern California, where two of the initial lawsuits alleging herbicide caused cancer were filed.The active ingredient in Roundup–glyphosate–has become the most heavily used agricultural chemical in world history. […]

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