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Corrupt Attorney Is Sentenced to Prison After Insurance Fraud Conspiracy

justice4you September 10, 2014

Corrupt Attorneys and Medical Professionals Joseph P. Haddad, an attorney, was sentenced to jail for 51 months by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in July 2014. Haddad, along with two chiropractors and an unlicensed doctor, was found guilty of defrauding insurance companies of more than $1.7 million. Haddad and his co-conspirators were fabricating medical reports, drumming up barely injured car accident victims and prescribing them narcotics and chiropractic treatment all in an effort to increase insurance settlements.  For years, the group leveraged a network of corrupt healthcare and legal professionals to submit fraudulent personal injury settlement claims to insurance companies. The Consequences of Hiring an Attorney With no Ethics Because attorneys have access to confidential and valuable information, it

Arnold Law Firm Congratulates Christopher G. Rudy!

justice4you September 5, 2014

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Christopher Rudy, a renowned litigator, colleague and good friend,  received one of the highest compliments when he was recently appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court Bench. Rudy is originally from Boulder Creek and he earned his Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law. Rudy is a Democrat and is replacing Judge Joyce Allegro who recently retired. Arnold Law Firm has had the pleasure of working with Rudy to resolve legal matters and bring about optimal solutions for all the clients involved. Clay Arnold and the entire team of Sacramento personal injury attorneys at Arnold Law Firm congratulate Rudy on his judicial appointment. We are confident Rudy’s extensive command

NHTSA Launches Recall Database

justice4you August 22, 2014

The recalls just keep coming and many car owners and families are buried under a deluge of recall notices and safety alerts. Now there is an easy and accurate way to identify recalled vehicles. On August 19, 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a program aimed at helping car owners and buyers identify which vehicles have been subject to a recall but have not yet been fixed. The data in the recall search tool, will help owners, dealers and buyers identify recalled vehicles and their history. Auto manufacturers will have to provide the federal agency with the recall data for all of their vehicles over the past fifteen years. This program is especially timely because millions upon

New Drug May Help Victims Of Traumatic Brain Injuries

justice4you June 26, 2014

The University of Cincinnati is spearheading a national clinical trial to identify whether a medicine called Tranexamic Acid (TXA) can improve the conditions of individuals with severe and life-threatening Traumatic Brain Injuries (TB). Researchers are hopeful that the new drug, which is currently used to stabilize bleeding in victims with conditions ranging from aneurysms and liver transplantation, will improve the lives of those with TBI. The study is designed to test whether TXA, if given to TBI victims immediately after an injury, can improve patients mental recovery. University of Cincinnati’s sprawling hospital and trauma center make them a perfect venue to test whether TBI trauma victims with quick exposure to TXA recover more fully or more quickly than their counterparts

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.