San Jose Personal Injury Law Blog
$1,225,000 recovery won in Zoom mediation
Alexander Law Group, LLP won a mediated settlement for $1,225,000 after a California resident was injured in a truck accident. Not a typical Monday drive to work On Monday morning November 5, 2018, San Francisco resident Ray Radpay, age 72, was en route to his...
Golf Carts That Burn
Gold cart manufacturer Garcia is currently recalling their gold and courtesy battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) because they catch fire. These carts have a defective fuse that can overheat and melt while the golf cart is charging. Garcia is a Danish company that...
Recycle Your Pacemaker
Encouraging news from a New England Journal of Medicine article finding that the infection risk associated with resterilized pacemakers does not differ significantly from the infection risk seen in new pacemakers. Used pacemakers are safe to use but you won’t see them...
Lenox Tea Kettles Causing Severe Burn Injuries
Popular Lenox tea kettles are currently being recalled due to a risk of severe burn injuries to consumers. These 2.5-quart tea kettles by Lenox are being recalled by Continuum. Apparently, they can expel hot water during use, which poses a significant risk of burn...
Defective Seat Belts on Polaris Utility Vehicles
Popular off-road vehicle manufacturer Polaris is currently conducting a recall of their PRO XD and Ranger utility vehicles due to an injury hazard to users. At this time, Polaris is recalling their model year 2019 PRO XD and model year 2020 Ranger utility vehicles...
Attorney Nina Shapirshteyn named a trial lawyer of the year
For some, it is difficult to get up and fight after an injury or other tragedy. Defeat can feel inevitable and advocates, scarce. When someone is willing to tirelessly fight by your side, it can give you the hope you need to continue working toward a more positive...
Children Crushed to Death by Overturning TVs and Furniture
Sorry for this morbid note, but in earthquake country you would expect everyone would anchor TVs and furniture to walls. Not so. This past week we had two calls involving a child injured by an overturned TV and another by a dresser that tipped-over. Fortunately, these...
U.S. Supreme Court Supports the Top 1%
A Niagara Falls of money will make 2020 the most expensive election in history, especially after the top 1% millionaires and billionaires pay back Trump and the Senate Republicans who gave them the most outrageous tax breaks in the history of the republic, swelling...
Dangerous Electric Bike: Front Wheel Separation
The front fender bolt on the Trek Super Commuter+ Electric Bicycles can unthread, causing the front wheel to detach. The defect is the result of the wrong bolt being installed to secure the front fender to the fork crown. It has caused one known spinal cord injury....
Victory for first civil child molestation lawsuit in Santa Clara County
Dear Richard, In December, 1984 you represented me like a Superhero. My case was the first civil lawsuit in Santa Clara County for child molestation. I was just 6 years old. Despite the bad feeling I had with the trauma I had endured, you went out of your way to make...
