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The recent $765 million lawsuit settlement between the NFL and former pro football players involving concussions certainly did not put an end to litigation over football injuries and deaths in California and nationwide. Recently, the family of a Maryland college football player filed a $1 million wrongful death suit. The player collapsed following days of tough practices and subsequently died. According to the young man's parents and sister who brought the suit, the 22-year-old fullback...

Following years of lawsuits and months of mediation, many California pro football fans, like those across the country, were surprised to hear about a proposed settlement to the lawsuits brought by over 4,500 former National Football League (NFL) against the league. The players contend that their neurological ailments stem from concussions they received playing football. The proposed settlement of $765 million will be used to compensate players for their injuries, pay for medical exams, and...

The parents of a Los Angeles area teen were awarded $3 million by a U.S. District Court judge in their wrongful death lawsuit involving the shooting of their son. However, the federal judge also determined that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officers who killed the teen did not act negligently. The shooting occurred in a parking lot in Studio City in 2010. The 18-year-old, who had just graduated from Granada Hills Charter High, had arranged...

A fiery crash on the 10 Freeway in Pomona on August 19 left one person dead and ten injured. It also left all lanes of the freeway closed in both directions overnight as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames and clean up spilled fuel. Four of the injured people were in critical condition at a local hospital. The car accident, which involved a big rig truck and several other vehicles, occurred around 8:30 p.m. on...

Dear Daniel J. Callahan,I would like to congratulate you again on having been selected by your peers for inclusion in the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for in the practice areas of: Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.This email is to inform you that the embargo on the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America has lifted. The new 2014 list is now available on BestLawyers.com and you are...