College is supposed to be a time of substantial growth for an individual on an academic, social, and psychological level, not a time of severe harassment, abuse, or humiliation. Hazing is responsible for a wide range of degrading practices with the potential to cause a student to suffer serious injury, illness, or even death. Not
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Decem Yuen v. United States of America, Lenora Herendeen (CV-09-05951-CAS) Hon. Christina A. Snyder USDC Central TOPIC: Personal Injury SUB TOPIC: Auto v. Auto FURTHER DESCRIPTION: Lane Change Collision SETTLEMENT: $500,000 ATTORNEY: Plaintiff – Sark Ohanian (Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP, Los Angeles). Defendant – Terrence M. Jones (Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles)
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The recent death of a 49-year-old American Apparel worker at a Garden Grove factory has raised concern about working conditions and safety standards. The male employee was crushed by a circular knitting machine after trying to remove a jammed roll of fabric. According to The Huffington Post, the circular knitting equipment unexpectedly turned on after
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If you think that the majority of motor vehicle accidents are caused by drunk driving, distracted driving, driver error, and speeding, unfortunately, you wouldn’t be far from the truth. However, other major threats of motor vehicle accidents are caused by unsafe roads, poorly kept highways, dangerous intersections, and a lack of signage. These unsafe circumstances
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At least five people have been killed and dozens injured after a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair on August 13 after opening act Sara Bareilles and while fans waited for Sugarland to perform. Photo appears courtesy of ABCNews The stage collapse was caused by a powerful gust of wind from a severe storm
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Most of us immediately think of car accidents or slip and fall accidents as being handled by personal injury lawyers. However, the scope is much broader. Just last year, the Los Angeles personal injury law firm of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley obtained a $6,897,000 re-trial verdict for a Long Beach bar fight case in which
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Let’s face it, we all have klutzy tendencies. We might trip over shoes left in the hallway at home or bump into the corner of a desk at work. On the other hand, slipping and falling at a supermarket because the floor was wet or tripping over an unmarked step and falling down at a
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The Southern California Personal Injury Law Firm of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley is proud to announce a $669,000.00 re-trial verdict obtained by Candice S. Klein in what turned out to be a contested and challenging pedestrian accident case. In the first trial, after two days of deliberating the jury was deadlocked, which led the presiding
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In the rather rare, yet complex, case of John Doe vs. Jane Roe, Robert J. Ounjian of the Los Angeles Personal Injury Law Firm of Carpenter Zuckerman & Rowley obtained a $1,500,000.000 settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered severe penile injuries after being struck by an SUV driver. Mr. Ounjian argued on behalf of the
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