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• Fatal Automobile Accident in Kern County

  David Rowell | September 14, 2007 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Patricia Tepetl, 27, from Lamont, was killed in a single-car motor vehicle accident on Friday. The woman was southbound on the Tejon Highway when she lost control of her vihicle and it rolled over. Tepetl, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. She was airlifted to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.For more information on this...

• Child Dies in Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 3-year old Santa Maria child was killed Tuesday in a hit-and-run automobile accident. Witnesses say the driver, 21-year old Miguel Gallardo, was going too fast on the residential street where the slain child lived, and could not slow down when the child ran into the street. Gallardo was arrested on Wednesday and faces felony hit-and-run charges. For more information on this subject matter,...

• Fresno County Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  David Rowell | September 11, 2007 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A Fresno County man was killed in motorcycle accident on Monday. The motorcycle driver, from Tollhouse, was traveling westbound on State Highway 168 near Shaver Lake, when his motorcycle crossed over the center divider. He collided head-on with an eastbound pick-up truck and died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Teenager Killed in Freeway Accident

  David Rowell | August 26, 2007 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 17 year old girl from Downey was killed Saturday night in a fatal auto accident in Southern California. The girl and two other teens were passengers in a pickup truck being driven by an 18 year old male, also from Downey. Police say the driver, who had been drinking, veered suddenly to the left and struck the center divider, causing the truck to roll several times. Two passengers, who were not...

• Woman Injured in Pedestrian Auto Accident

  David Rowell | August 22, 2007 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A woman was seriously injured in a "car versus pedestrian" auto accident Tuesday morning. The woman was crossing Tulare Street, in the sidewalk, when she was hit and run over by a man making a left turn. The driver of the vehicle said he didn't realize that he had hit the woman, and kept driving for a short time, rolling over the victim. Police are investigating the incident.For more information...

• Kern County Death

  David Rowell | August 20, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 76 year old Kern County woman died from West Nile virus, the third West Nile death in Kern County this year. Although there is nothing to suggest wrongdoing by Kern County officials, that is not the case in Butte County. In Chico, a woman whose husband died from West Nile has filed a wrongful death suit against the City, claiming that the City knew of an increased risk of infection because of...

• Food Safety and Defective Products

  David Rowell | August 16, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Massive amounts of food, about $65 billion, are imported into the US annually, and the number is growing each year. The recent discovery of tainted pet food ingredients that sickened or killed some 39,000 American pets, illustrates how important the issue is. And yet, in the face of increasing consumer concern, the government is about to implement rules that will replicate and lock-in the...

• Ford Recalls Cars/Trucks After Deadly Fire

  David Rowell | August 16, 2007 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Ford Motor Company last week announced the recall of 3.6 millon vehicles containing a switch which deactivates the speed control mechanism in certain Ford cars and trucks. Although Ford says the voluntary recall was because of uncertainty about "the long term durability of these switches," an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was underway at the time of the...

• The Rowell Law Office

  Staff Writer | April 17, 2007 4:03 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The Rowell Law Office was established by David L. Rowell in 1996. The firm emphasizes civil litigation in state and federal court. The firm's client base ranges from individual consumers through small family businesses to closely held corporations.Much of the firm's work is in the area of labor and employment law. This practice area can be as varied as the firm's clients. It includes: employees...

• Huge Recall by CPSC for Lead Danger

  David Rowell | October 07, 2007 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission on Thursday may have hit a new high-water mark for defective and dangerous product recalls based on violation of the lead standard. On October 4 alone, the CPSC announced: the recall of about 150,000 bookmarks and journals that contain lead; the recall of almost 200,000 toy key chains containing high levels of lead; the recall of about 15,000 toy...