A 4-year-old boy from Chula Vista, Julian Alexander Lee Payne, was killed in a car accident on May 26th. The child was playing in a front yard of a home on Ivanho Street near Galopago Street in the La Presa area. He ran into the street and collided with the passenger side of a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder at around 3:45 p.m. A large work truck was parked on the street with blocked the driver’s view of the child. An ambulance transported the boy to Rady Children’s Hospital where he died at approximately 5:00 p.m. The driver of the Nissan was not cited.
If you or someone you know has been injured in an auto accident, contact the law firm of Estey & Bomberger.
The family of a Ross, Penna. man who died of asbestos exposure in 2006 recently won $7 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. In 1968, Mr. Tripoli began working as a union contractor in the Koppers Company building, and continued to work there intermittently for seven years. He also worked at Dravo Corporation and Fisher Scientific International, Inc. He was exposed to asbestos at all three locations. In 2005, Mr. Tripoli was diagnosed with mesothelioma, which is a cancer that is caused by asbestos exposure. He passed away in January of 2006 at the age of 68.
A jury in Allegheny County found Koppers Co., Inc., which was taken over by Beazer in 1988, liable for 40% of the damages. Dravo Corp., part of Belgium’s Carmeuses Group, was found to be responsible for 10%. Fisher Scientific International, Inc., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. was found liable for 10% as well. The remaining charges are to be divided among several other companies that dealt with asbestos products. In a separate case in 2006, An Allegheny County judge found that Kopper officials were aware of the dangers of asbestos exposure since 1918.
If you live in the San Diego area and have been seriously injured, contact the law firm of Estey & Bomberger.
