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• High Incidence of Motorcycle Crashes in North State Leave Two Dead

  Todd Slaughter | June 20, 2008 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  REDDING. Last night, at 12:30 am, witnesses heard the high pitched sound of a motorcycle winding through its gears as it traversed up Placer Street come to a sudden stop. The motorcycle had hit two...

• European Union Proposes Warnings on Magnetic Toys

  Todd Slaughter | May 17, 2008 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  On April 21, 2008 the Commission of the European Communities decided to direct its European Member States to issue specific warnings on toys with magnetic parts. This followed the mass recall of...

• Deputy Rear-ends Truck, Driving at a Safe Speed?

  Todd Slaughter | May 07, 2008 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  RED BLUFF, CA. On Saturday, May 3, 2008, a young couple from Oakland traveling southbound on I-5 were rearended by a Tehama County Sheriff's patrol car. The collision caused the couple's truck to...

• Cell Phone Causes Another Serious Crash

  Todd Slaughter | May 06, 2008 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  PAYNES CREEK, Ca. A 37 year-old woman ran off Manton Road at 9:20 a.m. yesterday with her 6 month-old daughter in the back seat. The car drifted off the shoulder while the driver was talking on her...

• Rain/Speed Cause Death on Highway 299

  Todd Slaughter | April 23, 2008 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  DOUGLAS CITY. A collision between two trucks on Highway 299 in Trinity County resulted in death on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The driver of an eastbound tire truck was struck head-on by a westbound...

• Is Boating Safety Seasonal At Cypress Bridge?

  Todd Slaughter | March 06, 2008 5:19 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  On Wednesday, March 5, 2008, a panel of eight Sacramento River enthusiasts including kayakers, river guides, boaters, and fishermen recommended that the City of Redding close the waterway beneath the Cypress Avenue Bridge construction site when river flows exceed 10,000 cubic feet per second (CFS). The river typically exceeds 10,000 CFS in the summer months.The City appointed the panel to...

• Bridge Construction Presents Boating Safety Concerns

  Todd Slaughter | February 13, 2008 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  As communities in Northern California continue to grow, it is anticipated that many bridges will be built or expanded across the Sacramento River to accommodate increasing transportation demand. Currently, there are two major bridge expansion projects slated for the City of Redding in the next few years: The Cypress Avenue Bridge and the Highway 44 Bridge at Turtle Bay. These projects will...

• Texas Nightclub Sued for Wrongful Death

  Shannon Weidemann | January 14, 2008 7:43 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  A nightclub in Texas has been sued for wrongful death following the shooting death of a man. The man was either killed inside of the nightclub or in the parking lot. Eyewitness accounts contradict the events of the evening. The shooting took place at Club Tiffany in Port Arthur, Texas. In their suit, Allen's parents allege Hatch knew, or at least should have known, that his club was "unsafe...

• E. Coli Forces Ground Beef Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | January 14, 2008 6:45 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  Ground beef patties sold to restaurants and other food services across the country have been recalled over concerns that they may be contaminated with E. coli. The recalled ground beef may have caused several illnesses in California and Wisconsin. E. coli O157:H7 can cause dehydration and bloody diarrhea. The ground beef was produced by the Rochester Meat Co."To date no product produced at...

• Todd Slaughter, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | November 11, 2007 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  Todd E. Slaughter has been trying personal injury cases in Northern California for over 25 years. Mr. Slaughter's caseload encompasses automobile accidents, motorcycle accidents, trucking accidents, defective and dangerous products, construction site accidents, professional negligence and wrongful death. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and is a Board Certified...