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Disclaimer

2010-06-16T18:30:00.000-07:00

This site and all blogs on this site are intended for informational purposes only. The purpose of this site is not intended to create an attorney client relationship or not a substitution for legal advise. Always seek legal advise from a credible lawyer.

As personal injury lawyers at Penney and Associates we will give a reasonable free initial consultation on your injury case, whether a car crash or any other type of injury.

Wrongful Death Lawyers

2010-05-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

We have been set for trial in Solono County October 2010 for a wrongful death accident where we represent a great family who tragically lost their father and husband to a negligent driver. The driver in this wrongful death accident was driving a company truck.

Medical Malpractice

2010-04-23T11:06:00.000-07:00

Recently Kevin Elder of Penney and Associates tried a case to verdict against a doctor that failed to diagnose an infection that lead to a knee replacement.

In Sum. On May 24, 2002, plaintiff David King, a 54 year old carpenter injured his left knee on the job. He was referred to an orthopedic doctor in the Chico, California area. The MRI came back positive for internal derangement. Plaintiff underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery to include a meniscectomy. After the surgery plaintiff's knee continued to get worse. On September 9, 2002, the orthopedic doctor aspirated 45 CC's of blood tinged fluid from plaintiff's knee. This went on a few times until October 8, 2002, the orthopedic doctor performed a second surgery, at which time he observed that the intra-articular cartilage had completely delaminated from the joint and bone. There were large free-floating pieces of cartilage within the joint that were removed. Again the condition did not improved and plaintiff finally showed up at the emergency room complaining of symptoms suggestive of systemic infection. The aforementioned infection in his knee was treated for 10 days at the hospital.

The plaintiff David King, switched orthopedic doctors to an orthopedic doctor in Redding, California who performed a total knee replacement on November 3, 2004. Plaintiff sought damages for a failure to diagnose a developing infection in knee; chondrolysis and knee replacement. The demand was for $179,999.00 by plaintiffs and the offer by defendant doctor was $29,999.00. The jury awarded $276,000.00.

At Penney and Associates we handle all types of personal injury cases, including medical malpractice. Penney and Associates cannot guarantee the outcome of any case, including ones that might be similar to the one noted above.

Rollover Auto Accident

2009-02-10T05:55:00.000-08:00

On February 16, 2008, a jury in Fresno County rendered a verdict in the amount of $1,490,000.00 for the family members of two teens who died in a rollover accident. Unfortunately there were a number of teens in a vehicle when one teen as a joke reached over and grabbed the steering wheel from the driver causing the vehicle to go out of control. The vehicle rolled over many times landing in an open field. Two teenagers were ejected from the car and died. The family members alleged that the driver was intoxicated and was driving at an excessive speed. The defendants argued that the two teenagers who died were comparatively at fault because they were not wearing seatbelts.
Penney and Associates personal injury department handles all types of automobile accidents, boating accidents, dog bites, truck accidents and many other type of injury cases. See http://www.penneyandassociates.com/

Real Property Condemnation

2008-11-25T16:34:00.000-08:00

In California we just recently voted on the issue of condemnation by the government of citizens property. In Los Angeles in 2007 there was legal action concerning the Los Angeles School District condemning property for school construction. One such case was Los Angeles Unified School District v. Gonzalez. Docket #BC345668. Plaintiff LAUSD attempted to condemn the property located at 1007 North Alvarado Street to construct the Central Region Elementary School #14. The defendant was Rosa Gonzalez and her Mexican restaurant called LaFonda De Villa Mexican Restaurant among others. As usual in a condemnation there were lien holders and trustees and many other parties that had their hand out for a piece of the money.

The aforementioned is not unusual in a condemnation proceeding. After each side presented their case to one another all parties agreed to settle for $1,115,000.00. If a government is trying to condemn your property, Penney and Associates can help you preserve your rights and deal with the condemnation process. 1-800-616-4529.

personal Injury

2008-11-05T11:55:00.000-08:00

It is a pleasure to come aboard the Penney and Associates Firm. I am a trial lawyer handling all types of civil trials. I just recently finished a Personal Injury Trial and won. I will discuss this later. See you soon.