Blog Posts in May, 2011
Posted on May 24, 2011 By Jim Burns
It was a beautiful day for boating at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area when a teenage girl and her boy friend accepted an invitation to ride on an inner tube in tow. Unfortunately, they did not ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Jim Burns
Client’s husband, a fireman, was riding his motorcycle on his way home from the station when a pick up truck operated by an inexperienced driver turned left directly in front of him. ...
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Posted on May 18, 2011 By Jim Burns
In May 2009, a straightforward rear-end accident turned into near tragedy for an East Bay couple. Husband and wife were slowing for traffic on I-880 in Oakland when the driver of the car behind them ...
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Posted on May 17, 2011 By Jim Burns
A young hardworking mason was injured in what appeared to be a minimal impact, rear-end car accident. He did not go to the emergency room and waited three weeks to see a doctor. When he returned to ...
Continue reading "Young Mason Receives $190,000 Settlement After Insurance Company Denies Necessity for Surgery" »
Posted on May 16, 2011 By Jim Burns
A Dunnion client was out shopping with her mother when they were hit head on by a left turning vehicle. Liability was never in dispute and the rental car company paid a modest settlement to the mother ...
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Posted on May 13, 2011 By Jim Burns
A Clovis resident had just arrived at Yosemite National Park for a day of recreational hiking when suddenly and unexpectedly his vacation was turned upside down when the driver of a car lost control ...
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Posted on May 12, 2011 By Jim Burns
A San Jose resident was traveling through San Luis Obispo on vacation when she stopped at a gas station to get snacks. She attempted to throw some trash into the trash can placed near the parking ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011 By Jim Burns
Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims paid out in 2010, costing nearly $413 million, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). An ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By Jim Burns
The client, a 54 year old African American, was shopping at The Great Mall when she stepped from the curb and was struck by defendant. The insurance carrier refused to compensate her for any injury. ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Jim Burns
A 33 year old Merced woman, on her way to the store, stepped off the curb into the crosswalk and was struck by a car with such force that it threw her onto the hood, into the windshield and then onto ...
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