Police in San Francisco have a new entity, a type of watchdog/public eye, to contend with: The Bike Accident Tracker App. According to baycitizen.org-the creators of the app– police will write an accident report only if an ambulance is called. As you can imagine, a lot of reports go unwritten…
A recent class action against Dial argues that there are no reliable studies showing that Tricloasn–the active ingredient in Dial Complete–provides any of the results allegedlly promised by Dial or that it provides a benefit over washing with regular soap and water. Sadly, it is often the case that a…
According to SFAppeal.com, six people were injured at around 2am on Sunday Morning after a taxi cab and limousine collided in an intersection near Nob Hill. After they collided, the limousine struck and shattered the bottom sleeve of a nearby light post. Two pedestrians were hit with the debris. Four…
According to SFGate.com, a class action lawsuit has been filed in California by two Safeway shoppers, Dee Hensley-Maclean of Montana and Jennifer Rosen of San Francisco, with the aid of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The lawsuit says that Safeway failed to notify its regular customers about…
Plavix, a popular drug used to prevent blood clots in people at risk for a heart attack, has been linked to some serious side effects, including bleeding. According to its label, Plavix can lead to gastrointestinal and cerebral hemorrhaging, bleeding of the eye (conjunctival, ocular, retinal) bleeding, musculosketal bleeding, fatal…
Last Saturday a train hit a truck in Watsonville at Kirby and Elkhorn road just after 1pm. The engineer did try to apply the emergency system to bring the train to a stop, but there was not enough time to do so. The train ended up hitting the truck at…
The parents of the 22-year old Nils Yannick Linke, the young man who was killed on Masonic Avenue last August after being run down by a negligent driver, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The complaint describes the sad details of the accident, from the behavior of the two defendants…
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Jogging Strollers, which were imported by phil&teds USA Inc, have been recalled for repair due to risk of amputation and laceration hazards. The CPSC reported that when someone is opening or closing the stroller they can get a finger caught in…
According to ConsumerAffairs.com, hundreds of Toyota Prius owners have been complaining about a headlamp related problem since 2006. The complaints are similar: the headlamps flicker and then go out. Some Prius owners had their headlights go out while they were driving at night, and one person in particular was going…
California Watch reported last week that, since 2010, five lawsuits have been filed against nursing home operators, all of which allege neglect or abuse due insufficient staffing. The lawsuits are a “big wake-up call,”according an attorney representing one of the plaintiffs. State data was used by prosecuting attorneys to identify…