Miscellaneous

• FAA REFUSES TO UPDATE MANUALS

  Greg Owen | December 26, 2006 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  More than 15 years ago, a request was made to the Federal Aviation Administration to improve flight manuals in order to assist pilots who were low on fuel. The request was made by the National Transportation Board, in an effort to prevent crashes such as the Avianca Airlines plane that crashed on December 24, 1990.The request was denied at that time, and has yet to be adopted by the FAA. Jim...

• Ohio Brings Clarity to Personal Injury Cases

  Greg Owen | December 21, 2006 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Ohio Supreme Court ruled yesterday in the closely watched Robinson v. Bates case. The ruling brings clarity to Ohio's position regarding medical costs incurred as a result of an accident. Yesterday's ruling focused on whether a defendant will be allowed to introduce evidence that a plaintiff's medical carriers settled for less than the amount they were originally billed. The concern was that...

• Wrongful Death Suit Filed in the Death of a Child

  Greg Owen | December 19, 2006 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  A wrongful death lawsuit was filed by April Cooley in Maine. The lawsuit paints a horrifying picture of a home in which Cooley and her children were routinely threatened by Todd Curry. Mr. Curry was charged with killing 13-year-old Anthony Tucker on November 28, 2006. At the time of the shooting, Anthony was trying to help his family to escape from Mr. Curry. According to the lawsuit, in...

• Antifraud Crackdown Helps Reduce Insurance Rates

  Greg Owen | December 19, 2006 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Motorists in Massachusetts received a reduction in the automobile insurance rates. The average vehicle premium will be reduced by $898 in 2007. The rate reduction is primarily a result of the successful anti-fraud efforts. There were several other factors that also contributed to the current reduction, such as stricter licensing rules; a 3 percent decline in accidents since 2003; a steady...

• Defective Products V. Defective Diets

  Greg Owen | December 14, 2006 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In terms of books and products sold, the Atkins Diet is probably the most successful diet of the last few years. The diet works by cutting out carbohydrates, food like bread, rice and potatoes. As the body uses carbohydrates as its preferred energy source, when these are cut out, the body then has to use fat and protein instead. However, it is no secret that many nutritionists and...

• Gregory J. Owen, Attorney at law

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Greg was raised in East Los Angeles in an area where many of the ethnic gangs of Los Angeles originated. At age 11, he was shot in the arm by a drive-by shooter as he walked home from school with his younger sister. He knew that he was not going to follow that path, and he was active from an early age in working to better the community and the legal system. He participated in a public interest...

• Owen, Patterson & Owen

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  For the past 25 years, the partners at Owen, Patterson & Owen have represented victims throughout the world. Each year, accidents cause injuries or death to hundreds of thousands of people. If the accident occurred due to the negligence of another person, you need the best personal injury lawyer you can find. At Owen, Patterson & Owen our practice is limited to representing accident victims. We...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...