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• Dog Bite Injures Toddler's Eye

  Chrissie Cole | July 31, 2007 8:34 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A two-year old boy was transported to the hospital, Tuesday, following a dog bite that injured his left eye. The boy was taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital and then moved by helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. His name was not released and as of Tuesday evening there was no update on his condition.The boy's mother was house-sitting while the homeowners were in California, when...

• 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...

• Is Lawsuit Involving Little League Bat Wrong?

  Larry Knapp | May 19, 2008 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  Today a brain injured child's lawyer filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the metal bat from which the baseball that hit the boy in the chest just above his heart (causing the heart to arrest...

• 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...

• Dangerous Truck Drivers

  Lawrence Knapp | June 05, 2009 5:43 PM | 3 CommentsModesto, CA

  I recently commented on internet comments in my Stockton Blog. In this instance, two trucking companies and their drivers are being sued over a 2008 accident on I-15 in Las Vegas in which two...

• QVC Issues Recall of Toasters Due to Fire Hazard

  Courtney Mills | October 02, 2007 2:11 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  The giant TV retailer QVC along with the U.S. CPSC has issued a recall for about 5,200 'Cook's Essential' Electric Toasters. There appears to be a risk of toasters catching on fire and burning up, and consumers who purchased these toasters from QVC should stop using them immediately.QVC has received ten reports of its "Cook's Essential" toasters turning on spontaneously, including one incident...

• Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Festival Accident

  Chrissie Cole | August 29, 2007 8:04 PM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  A wrongful death lawsuit was filed last week by the parents of a Menasha girl, 16, who was killed on July 14th, when she fell from the "Giant Swing" free-fall ride at a Lifest Christian Music Festival.The wrongful death suit seeks unspecified damages and names the operators and organizers of the festival where the tragic accident occurred.A preliminary investigation discovered the device holding...

• Consumers to get the wrong end of the Stick in Fiat Chrysler deal.

  Larry Knapp | June 03, 2009 5:53 PM | 1 CommentModesto, CA

  Fiat will be protected from any product liability lawsuits arising from alleged flaws in Chrysler vehicles sold prior to the sale’s closing later this month. That means anyone filing such...

• Modesto Drivers Need Aggressive Representation

  Larry Knapp | December 08, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsModesto, CA

  Insurance companies are in the business to collect premiums and keep the money. They are not in the business of paying claims. It's not profitable. A perfect example is property damage claims. Most people are entitled to loss of use damages and rarely claim them from the responsible party. Here is the law.Where property is injured, recovery is allowed for loss of use during the time...