Last month in San Diego, a 9-year-old skateboarder was severely injured after he collided with a city trash truck. The truck accident caused the boy to suffer a serious leg injury. His left leg had to be amputated in order for him to fully recover.

The family of the young boy is suing the city of San Diego, claiming that the truck driver was negligent in his actions that led to the accident. The boy was riding his skateboard on the sidewalk when he turned around to see where his other friends were, and hit the side of the truck.

The truck driver was attempting to make a three-point turn at the time of the collision. The lawsuit was filed against the city as well as the truck driver responsible for the injuries.

The world’s largest maker of luxury carmakers, BMW AG, has announced the recall of nearly 1.3 million vehicles across the nation. This recall affects the 5-and 6-series BMW models made between 2003 and 2010 and 386,00 were recalled in the U.S. alone.

According to BMW officials, the recall was made after a faulty cable cover was found in the trunk of some vehicles.

The car company has written car owners telling them to take their vehicles into the dealership to have repairs done. Officials have stated that repairs will only take 30 minutes to an hour and less then 1 percent of cars brought in have experienced this issue.

If you or a loved one has been injured a result of a mechanical auto defect, you need experienced representation on your side that is committed to helping you fight for the justice you deserve. Contact a San Diego personal injury attorney at Ritter & Associates by calling 619-296-0123 today.

A 31-year-old motorcyclist is currently in the hospital after he suffered numerous injuries as a result of colliding with a motor vehicle.

The man was operating his motorcycle in Normal Heights around 4:30 p.m. last Friday near Meade Avenue. According to police, the motorcyclist was traveling at accelerated speeds, and performing tricks on his bike. His motorcycle collided with a Honda sedan that was turning onto Meade from Wilson Avenue.

The impact of the crash caused the 31-year-old to become airborne. He suffered serious head injuries, and fractured his femur. He was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries. Police determined that alcohol was not a factor in the accident.

Please contact the San Diego motorcycle accident lawyers of Ritter & Associates by calling 619-296-0123 today if you or someone you know has been injured in a motorcycle accident.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M70z and M90z all-in-one computers are being voluntarily recalled for a defect in the power supply that could cause them to overheat and start a fire. Customers with affected computers are encouraged to stop using them immediately.

Lenovo has received two complaints worldwide of fire that have permanently damaged the machines. About 50,500 machines are subject to the recall. They were sold online, over the phone, and in stores from May 2010 to January 2012.

Not all ThinkCentre M70z and M90z computers are defective. A support page on the Lenovo website allows you to check if your computer is affected by the recall by entering its serial number.

If you or someone you love has been injured by a defective computer, contact the faulty consumer products lawyers of Ritter & Associates at 619-296-0123 today.

A San Diego family was returning home after a beach visit when the vehicle they were in was hit from behind.

The car accident happened around 7 p.m. on the San Diego Freeway in Mission Hills. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and four others were taken to hospitals after sustaining severe injuries. Two of the injured are currently listed in critical condition.

The Los Angeles Fire Department had to remove someone from their vehicle after they were trapped. Police are investigating the accident, but at this time the cause of the collision is not known.

Our thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends during this tragic time.

A driver suspected of drunk driving was arrested last night after crashing into nine cars. According to San Diego police, the first collision occurred near Del Mar Heights and Mango. The driver continued driving, hitting six other cars, before a San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy was able to pull him over.

The man’s vehicle stopped for a moment, but suddenly took off southbound on Interstate 5, fleeing police. The driver continued until crashing into two more cars. Around the onramp from Carmel Valley, police were able to stop the man once again, and called in for backup. The driver has been charged with DUI, resisting arrest, and evasion. Fortunately, only minor injuries were reported in the accident.

If you or someone you know has been the victim of an accident caused by a drunk driver, contact the San Diego drunk driving accident lawyers of Ritter &  Associates at 619-296-0123 to speak with one of our compassionate and experienced injury attorneys today.

Last Friday afternoon, a group of 22 University of Washington students were involved in an accident on Highway 101. The students were on their way to a conference on leadership in Santa Maria, and were traveling in two vans, each carrying 11 people.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the vans were driving side by side in the southbound lanes of Highway 101. The accident occurred near Bradley when the van on the right veered into the lane to the left and hit the other van’s passenger side, causing it to swerve and drive into the road’s shoulder. The van that was hit flipped over when it ran off the road.

Two students riding in the van that overturned were ejected out of the vehicle. Both were flown to a hospital’s trauma center. Two other students suffered minor injuries in the accident, and were taken to the hospital in ambulances. Five students suffered minor injuries in the accident, but were not treated at hospitals.

If you have been injured in a car accident caused by another person’s negligence, you may be able to receive compensation for your injuries. Contact the San Diego auto accident attorneys of Ritter & Associates by calling 619-296-0123 to learn more.

The family of a 90-year-old nursing home patient who died falling down a staircase at a nursing home in Woodland Hills recently won a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home’s owner, the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF). An investigation by the California Department of Public Health resulted in an $80,000 fine against the MPTF.

The victim–an Alzheimer’s patient–was tied into her wheelchair when she fell down a stairwell at her nursing home in October 2010. The family’s case was taken to the Los Angeles Superior Court, which found that the fund had “failed to ensure an environment free of accident hazard with adequate supervision, leading to the death of a patient.”

A southern California couple recently filed suit against Crocs Inc. because their 4-year-old daughter lost one of her little toes on an escalator while wearing children’s Crocs. Since 2008, the Colorado-based footwear company has been sued several times by other families with similar stories about children suffering injuries to their feet while wearing the shoes on escalators.

In the most recent lawsuit filed in court in Santa Ana, the family seeks $2 million. According to the lawsuit, the 4-year-old was injured while wearing pink children’s Crocs in August 2011 at a JCPenney department store. The child’s left shoe was caught in the side of an escalator at the store, hurting her left little toe. She lost the toe and skin on the bottom of her foot in the incident.

The family argues that Crocs has known about their children’s shoes’ risks and that they do not provide sufficient warning to consumers. In 2008, the company sent a letter to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, informing them that they had received 186 reports of injuries on escalators caused by their shoes.

If your child has been injured by a dangerous children’s product, contact the San Diego faulty children’s product attorneys of Ritter & Associates at 619-296-0123 to learn more about your rights.

Last Friday, a woman was critically injured in a pedestrian accident in Pacific Beach. According to San Diego police, the 46-year-old pedestrian was hit shortly after 5 p.m. on Loring Street.

The woman was struck as she was exiting a vehicle stopped in the westbound lanes of Loring St. near the intersection at Cass Street. A Jeep with a trailer attached traveling westbound on Loring hit the pedestrian as it tried to pull around the stopped vehicle.

The 46-year-old became trapped underneath the Jeep’s trailer, suffering serious head injuries. Paramedics responded to the scene of the accident and transported the victim to a nearby hospital in critical condition.