Report: Paul Walker Killed Due to Car Crash & Burns
In our last post we covered the tragic car accident death of Paul Walker, a popular actor and star of the Fast & Furious movie franchise. Paul Walker died last weekend as the passenger in a 2005...
View ArticleTragedy In Oakland: Deadly Warehouse Fire Claims 36 Lives
Thirty-six people died after a fire broke out in a converted warehouse hosting an electronic music show in the Fruitvale District of Oakland near midnight on Friday, December 2, 2016, making it the...
View ArticleReflections On The Devastating Oakland Warehouse Fire
Nearly a year and a half ago, the Bay Area was rocked by the senseless deaths of six young people who died in the collapse of an apartment balcony in Berkeley. Last Friday night, we experienced another...
View ArticleA Lesson From Ghost Ship Tragedy: End Fire Department Inspection Immunity
My heart, and those of the entire Bay Area, go out to the families and friends whose loved ones died at the Ghost Ship on December 2, 2016. The horrific inferno at the converted, two-story warehouse...
View ArticleGhost Ship Fire Lawsuit News: Deadline For Claims Against City, County &...
On the night of Friday, December 2, 2016, 36 people perished, almost all young adults, and many more suffered physical and psychological injuries in a horrific fire that consumed the Ghost Ship...
View ArticleAttorney Chris Dolan Calls For Criminal Charges To Be Brought Against Ghost...
On June 5, 2017, Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Almena and his second-in-command, Max Harris, were arrested and charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in conjunction with the December 2,...
View ArticleThe Ghost Ship Fire: What Next?
This week’s Article provides a brief update on the goings-on of the civil lawsuits filed as a result of the Ghost Ship Fire on December 2, 2016. What was the Ghost Ship Fire? On December 2, 2016, a...
View ArticleWho’s Responsible For Maintaining Hazardous Conditions To Power Lines?
Today’s question comes from Tom M. in the Excelsior District who asks, “My parents own a home in Santa Rosa. It burned down in the fires last week. I have heard that PG&E may have known that there...
View ArticleCalFire Investigators June 8th Report Explained
Alexis writes: I live in Napa County and my property was damaged in the Atlas Fire last October. Thankfully, we’re alright but we wonder whether we should join one of the many lawsuits against PG&E...
View ArticleIncreased Fee In Utility Bills May Come To PG&E Customers Due To North Bay Fires
This week’s column expands on last week’s discussion of the implications of CalFire’s recent reports faulting PG&E for a dozen of last October’s wildfires. While last week I focused on the...
View ArticleResources for Those Affected by California’s Wildfires
Written By: Megan Irish and Christopher B. Dolan Sarah from the North Bay writes: Q: “I just heard on the news that my friend’s neighborhood was evacuated for the fires, what can I do to help her, what...
View ArticleChris Dolan Awarded California Lawyer CLAY Award
Thank you, California Lawyer, for this honor. On December 2, 2016, there was a music and art event in an old warehouse in Oakland. This “artist colony” was an unpermitted space where people were...
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