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Pomona Garey Teenager with Severe Brain Injury Sues Riddell for Defective Football Helmet
Pomona Garey Teenager with Severe Brain Injury Sues
Riddell for Defective Football Helmet
August 24, 2010 - Baum Hedlund has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 18-year-old Edward Acuna against Riddell, the manufacturer of a defective football helmet he was wearing during a high school football game. He suffered a severe traumatic brain injury.
   
Ohio residents, Thomas and Martha Grossenbacher, filed a lawsuit against Marten Transport, Ltd. and its truck driver, for a 2008 tractor trailer crash, which left Mr. Grossenbacher severely injured.
Ohio Residents File Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Wisconsin
Truck Company and Driver Responsible for 2008 Pennsylvania Truck Crash
August 19, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA - Ohio residents, Thomas and Martha Grossenbacher, filed a lawsuit against Marten Transport, Ltd. and its truck driver, for a 2008 tractor trailer crash, which left Mr. Grossenbacher severely injured.
   
A small bus carrying 14 passengers crashed on Interstate 15 in southern Utah on Monday, killing three Japanese tourists who were traveling from Las Vegas to Bryce Canyon National Park

Small Tour Bus Crashes in Utah, Killing Three and Injuring Others
A small bus carrying 14 passengers crashed on Interstate 15 in southern Utah on Monday, killing three Japanese tourists who were traveling from Las Vegas to Bryce Canyon National Park.  The bus veered of the left side of the interstate and rolled over. The driver of the bus,is believed to have been drowsy at the time of the crash.

   
Statute of Limitations on Reglan Lawsuits Running Out
Statute of Limitations on Reglan Lawsuits Running Out
According to Baum Hedlund attorney, Kate Gillespie, patients who suspect they have suffered Reglan side effects should contact an attorney as soon as possible. Although there are approximately six months before the statute of limitations on filing a Reglan lawsuit runs out, attorneys need time to evaluate and prepare the case.
   
Two School Buses, Pickup and Semi Collide in Missouri
Two School Buses, Pickup and Semi Collide in Missouri
Two people are dead and about 50 are injured after a multi-vehicle crash involving two buses carrying high school students, a pickup truck and a tractor trailer. The collision occurred at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, as all vehicles traveled eastbound on Interstate 44 in Missouri, about 30 miles from St. Louis.
   
California Greyhound Bus Crash Leaves Six Dead, Others Injured

California Greyhound Bus Crash Leaves Six Dead, Others Injured
Excessive speed and unsafe driving will be among the causes crash investigators will be probing in determining the cause of a fatal Greyhound bus accident on Highway 99 in Fresno killing six and injuring others.  On average, bus accidents cause approximately 330 deaths and 12,000 injuries a year in the U.S.
   
Taiwanese Hemophiliacs Infected by US Made HIV-Contaminated Medications Petition Supreme Court to Proceed in California
Taiwanese Hemophiliacs Infected by US Made HIV-Contaminated
Medications Petition Supreme Court to Proceed in California
Baum Hedlund attorneys filed a writ petition on behalf of Taiwanese hemophiliacs infected by HIV-contaminated medications challenging the lower court's dismissal of their case, which they believe conflicts with federal and state law.
   
Commercial Transportation Disaster Attorney, Ilyas Akbari, Feature Story
Commercial Transportation Disaster Attorney, Ilyas Akbari, Feature Story
Southern California Rising Stars has featured Ilyas Akbari in an article entitled, First a Personal Disaster, Then Mass Disasters, describing his family’s dangerous escape from war-torn Afghanistan to his success as a bioengineer and mass disaster attorney at Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman.
   
Four Baum Hedlund attorneys listed in the 2010 Southern California Rising Stars

Four Baum Hedlund attorneys listed in the 2010 Southern California Rising Stars
Bijan Esfandiari, Kate Gillespie, Roger Drake and Ilyas Akbari are listed in the 2010 edition of the Rising Stars publication published by Super Lawyers®, which recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state - those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
   
Baum Hedlund is investigating a possible connection between Effexor and birth defects
Baum Hedlund is investigating a possible connection
between Effexor and birth defects
Effexorbirthdefect.com discusses Effexor, Effexor XR and birth defects including, serious heart defects, lung defects, brain and spinal cord defects, craniosynostosis, infant omphalocele, club foot, anal atresia, and cleft lip or cleft palate.
   
New Semi Truck Legislation on the Horizon
New Semi Truck Legislation on the Horizon
According to BH truck accident attorney, Robert Foss, one of the major causes of trucking accidents is driver fatigue.  This is one of the primary topics being addressed as the United States Senate and the Truck Safety Coalition work to improve trucking safety throughout the country.
   
Metrolink Crash Attorney Comments on New Passenger Cars
A Los Angeles television news station interviewed Baum Hedlund train accident attorney Paul Hedlund about Metrolink’s new passenger rail cars with added safety features. “It’s a step at lessoning injury, increasing survivability, but it does nothing for avoidance which is the ultimate aim,” Hedlund stated.