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• Drunk Drivers Exposed to Punitive Damages

  Larry Knapp | September 18, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  When a drunk driver causes an injury in the state of California like Herondina Pinherosias is accused of doing to Clement Cope yesterday afternoon in the Sonora area on Highway 120, the Civil Justice System enables a jury to punish the drunk driver by including money in their verdict for punitive damages. The purpose of these damages is to send a message to the driver that their conduct is so...

• HIV Scare in VA Hospitals Stirs Concern of Medical Malpratice

  Marlon A. Scarlett | April 09, 2009 7:17 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  Recently the VA hospitals in TN, GA and FL openly admitted that over 10,000 patients may have been exposed to HIV and other fatal diseases. This breach of duty is due to the VA's failure to maintain...

• Truck Accident Under Investigation by California Highway Patrol

  Chrissie Cole | September 07, 2007 9:10 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A truck accident that happened last week is still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).A 79-year-old truck driver was traveling westbound, on Highway 96, carrying logs, when for reasons still unknown, the truck ran off the south edge of the road.CHP is trying to determine how fast the driver was driving at the time of the crash. The truck went over the shoulder and down the...

• Tire Maintenance a Key to Preventing Car Accidents

  Marlon A. Scarlett | April 02, 2009 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  I recently returned from a 15 hour road trip down the east coast. In preparation for that trip I had to undertake certain vehicle inspections to verify that my vehicle was road ready, and to my...

• President Obama: Look at the Medical Malpractice Facts.

  Lawrence Knapp | June 15, 2009 7:35 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  I have commented on this before. It is a fact that the medical malpractice insurance industry managed to blackmail California into passing caps on medical malpractice cases in 1975. It is a fact...

• Nursing Home Abuse Caught on Tape

  Chrissie Cole | September 01, 2007 9:27 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A hidden video camera captured a home caregiver abusing the 90-year old man she was supposed to be caring for.The man's daughter suspected nursing home abuse and neglect and set up a hidden camera. The video was horrific as you might imagine..."She takes her fist and hitting him in the chest. She was hitting him in the stomach. Hitting him in the arm, and when we look back a few days before, she...

• Modesto Woman Killed In Car Crash Near Oakland

  Chrissie Cole | February 14, 2009 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A Modesto woman, 24, was killed in car accident on Friday when her vehicle veered of the road, spun out and crashed into an abandoned home on Patterson Road, according to California Highway...

• California Fire Victims Need to Be Prepared

  Larry Knapp | October 26, 2007 6:39 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  If you have lost property in the Southern California Disasters this past week be prepared to make a claim with your homeowner's insurance company. First thing you need to do is prepare an inventory. This must be painstakingly detailed. You will need to get as much evidence as possible to back up your inventory. Once you are allowed to return to your home, do not allow the remains to be...

• Do your Duty. Jury Duty.

  Lawrence Knapp | June 04, 2009 5:41 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  As a trial attorney, I am always disheartened when I hear friends and acquaintances bash jury duty. I represent folks who have spinal injuries, broken arms and legs, head injuries or a family member...

• Insurance Companies Only Pay Kicking and Screaming

  Lawrence Knapp | June 25, 2009 7:05 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  I tell my clients all the time. Insurance companies are in the business of collecting premiums, not paying claims. If you don't believe it take a look at this article where another insurance...