Articles Posted in Assault and Battery

Serious injuries often result from accidents or unintentional harm in Valley Center and throughout Southern California, but they can also be caused by intentional acts. While many people assume personal injury lawsuits are only possible after motor vehicle crashes, slips and falls, and related types of injuries caused by another party’s negligence, it is essential…

A Mt. Carmel High School teacher, Stacy Michelle Walker, has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a student in a relationship that spanned over two years. San Diego police reported that the assault occurred between 2017 and 2019. Walker, aged 40, turned herself in and was booked into custody with bail set at over…

Sexual assault within religious institutions such as churches and synagogues, is a sad reality that can lead survivors with profound trauma with lifelong implications. In San Diego cases where individuals have experienced such abuse within a church setting, they can pursue civil claims against not only the perpetrator of the assault, but also the church…

A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife. According to an article in UT San Diego, court proceedings began in El Cajon Superior Court on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Events leading to this trial transpired on September 23, 2010, when Larry Hoagland’s then-wife, Connie, started the engine in her truck, triggering…

Every year, millions of shoppers get out of bed in the wee hours of the morning to trek out to their local malls and shopping centers in hopes of being able to get some great deals on Christmas presents for their loved ones. The best sales are typically offered at the earliest part of the…

Every August the National Football League’s pre-season activities begin and football fans across the United States come pouring back into stadiums to watch their favorite teams play. Dedicated fans will tell you that there is something different in the air during football season, and for many, it is their favorite time of the year. Unfortunately,…

The owners of the two pit bulls who attacked and maimed 75-year-old Emako Mendoza have been arrested. The San Diego County Department of Animal Services have arrested the Alba and Carla Cornelio in connection with the attack, but it’s not clear what crimes they will be charged with. The two women were booked into Las…

There is a very interesting legal story developing in Oceanside. Early on Christmas morning, 44-year-old Jimmy Misaalefua was gunned down in the cul-d-sac where he lived by his neighbor Robert Pulley. According to news accounts, Misaalefua was beloved in his community, a former Marine and college football player, who was an active volunteer in the…

The high-profile case involving the shooting death of a male dancer by San Diego Harbor Police on a charted boat has been settled. The parents of Steven Hirschfield have agreed to a sum of $2.5 million to settle the wrongful death case they brought against the Port of San Diego. Steven Hirschfield was hired to…

A Lakeside residential care facility is the subject of an investigation by the California Department of Social Services for safety violations. The facility, Expanding Horizons, is the same home where a convicted sex offender was living when he wandered away from the home and sexually assaulted two boys. Neighbors of the facility had no idea…