Four people were killed and seven injured after a crane collapsed at a refinery in Houston on July 18th. All of the victims were contract employees of the facility. The cause of the industrial crane collapse at the LyondellBasell refinery is unknown, but investigators are planning to review material on the security cameras. The crane [...]

A settlement has been reached regarding a college student’s injuries in 2006. 18-year-old Christina Gressak was descending a flight of stairs at a California State University Northridge dormitory. Ms. Gressak slipped and fell on the stairs, which were wet from a storm that evening. She was transported to Northridge Hospital with a severely injured ankle [...]

A case has been settled regarding a 2006 nightclub accident. Ivan Queseda was at LA’s Circus Disco when he fell on the wet dance floor that was littered with crushed plastic cups. He fractured his right fibula, and needed surgery to implant a plate and six screws in his ankle.  Mr. Queseda stated that the [...]

The son of a popular church leader died in an accident on July 24th. 33-year-old Christopher Laurie was traveling eastbound on the Riverside Freeway in Corona when his station wagon collided with a Caltrans truck performing roadwork in the carpool lane. Mr. Laurie died at the scene. He is the son of Harvest Christian Fellowship [...]

The recent accidents involving cranes have shed light on the fact that there are major flaws in New York’s crane system and its operators. A total of nine people were killed after large cranes fell at construction sites on March 15th and May 30th. After a trial in 2006 found that not all crane license [...]

One person was killed after a train accident in Van Nuys on July 23rd. A pedestrian was on the tracks at Raymer Street and Bellaire Avenue when an eastbound Metrolink train engineer saw him. The train was unable to stop in time, as the trains require 1/3 of a mile to come to a stop. [...]

Seven people were killed when an SUV and a septic truck collided, causing both vehicles to fall into a canal in Westley on July 15th. The SUV was traveling northbound on the east side of the Delta-Mendota Canal when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a septic truck that was [...]

A woman was killed and her son was injured in a watercraft accident on July 19th. 47-year-old Jill Hullen and her 14-year-old son were riding on a personal watercraft when it collided with a 23-foot ski boat. Ms. Hullen’s body was found in the water by rescue teams several hours after the accident. The teen was [...]

A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled regarding a teenager’s death in 2005. 14-year-old Andrew Garcia visited the Harbor/UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles for treatment of a fever, nausea, and abdominal pain. After an examination, the staff diagnosed him with gastritis and sent the teenager home. Two days later, Andrew returned to the same [...]

A case has been settled regarding the death of a child in a bus accident in 2006. 2-year-old Audryana Gonzales was struck by a Head Start school bus in Sanger after the driver dropped off her older sister. Her parents filed a wrongful death suit against the bus driver and Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission [...]