For the past several years, used car buyers in California have had to pay a stiff fee of $30 if they wanted a vehicle history for any car they were considering purchasing. Many other states make such information available over the internet for a mere $2.50, and thankfully California may soon be joining them. California’s high cost was because of a contract between the state and the owner of Carfax—the company that state residents must turn to in order to purchase a vehicle history—and new legislation may soon be changing that arrangement.
The bill recently passed by state lawmakers that will make vehicle histories available for a low fee over the internet has now been sent to the governor for his signature. The expensive (for consumers) agreement with Carfax came about when R.L. Polk & Co., parent company to Carfax, made an agreement to assist the state in providing vehicle information to a federal database, an activity required by a law passed by Congress in 1992. In exchange for the help provided by Polk, the state agreed not to join 14 other states in making vehicle histories accessible online.
Life can already be tough for used car buyers. For years the “used car salesman” has been the butt of jokes—based on the fact that the buyer can’t see under that hood and find out what might be wrong with the car, and salespeople with low morals take advantage. The new law, if signed, will certainly make those lives easier. In addition, however, used car buyers should know their rights under the lemon law.
“A used vehicle is sometimes sold ‘as is’ or ‘with all faults,’” said Norman Taylor, leading lemon law attorney. “Ordinarily, this means that the buyer is simply agreeing to take the vehicle in the condition it is in, regardless of what that condition may be. In such a case, there is no protection the lemon law can offer.”
Taylor knows lemon law well. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate. He is one of the leading California lemon law attorneys in southern and all of California.
It highly benefits a consumer to only buy a used car if a warranty can also be had with the vehicle. “Consider carefully before buying a vehicle without the valuable protections that warranties can provide,” Taylor added.
To be absolutely certain before the sale is closed, the buyer should check the vehicle buyer’s guide where the type of warranty for the car is shown.
About Norman Taylor & Associates
Norman Taylor and Associates have been assisting consumers since 1987. At Norman Taylor and Associates, the goal is to provide clients with the highest quality of legal representation if they are one of the unfortunate residents of California who have had the misfortune of purchasing defective vehicles or goods and who have recourse under the Lemon Law. The firm represents consumers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. With a twenty-two year history of successful cases, Norman Taylor & Associates has established their reputation as a firm of consumer advocates that get the job done.
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Lemon Law: Beware the “Diagnostics”
The necessity for protecting consumers with the lemon law continues to be demonstrated—and not just in the US. China has had an auto recall system in place since 2004, and the system now has to be utilized in the recall of nearly 700,000 Toyota passenger cars with defects in their electric window systems. The faulty equipment can apparently lead to malfunctions, short circuits or even fires.
When a consumer is having a problem with a vehicle defect, the first course of action is always to take the vehicle into the dealer. Dealers have numerous methods of deflecting lemon law claims, however, and much of the time will go out of their ways to “prove” to a consumer that there really is no defect.
Although it may not be intended as such, one such deflective method is that of computer diagnosis. It is not because the dealer isn’t performing diagnosis—it’s that diagnosis is usually ineffective.
“Diagnostic tools in the repair shop seldom find the problem,” said leading California lemon law attorney Norman Taylor. “They only point in the general direction. In fact, during diagnostic tests, a significant percentage of defective electrical and electronic parts typically pass, returning ‘no fault found’ codes even though they are defective.”
Taylor knows of what he speaks. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate. He is one of the leading lemon law attorneys in southern and all of California.
“Additionally, many electrical and drivability problems on today’s automobiles are intermittent,” Taylor added. “Not all technicians can troubleshoot problems accurately. Of those, only a portion can troubleshoot intermittent and more difficult problems.”
This of course means that numerous repair attempts can result in the dealer saying, “No problem found,” leaving the consumer with a defective vehicle and no solution.
For this reason and many others, the most effective action a consumer can take, when a lemon car (aka, a lemon) is suspected, is to contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away.
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When a consumer is having a problem with a vehicle defect, the first course of action is always to take the vehicle into the dealer. Dealers have numerous methods of deflecting lemon law claims, however, and much of the time will go out of their ways to “prove” to a consumer that there really is no defect.
Although it may not be intended as such, one such deflective method is that of computer diagnosis. It is not because the dealer isn’t performing diagnosis—it’s that diagnosis is usually ineffective.
“Diagnostic tools in the repair shop seldom find the problem,” said leading California lemon law attorney Norman Taylor. “They only point in the general direction. In fact, during diagnostic tests, a significant percentage of defective electrical and electronic parts typically pass, returning ‘no fault found’ codes even though they are defective.”
Taylor knows of what he speaks. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate. He is one of the leading lemon law attorneys in southern and all of California.
“Additionally, many electrical and drivability problems on today’s automobiles are intermittent,” Taylor added. “Not all technicians can troubleshoot problems accurately. Of those, only a portion can troubleshoot intermittent and more difficult problems.”
This of course means that numerous repair attempts can result in the dealer saying, “No problem found,” leaving the consumer with a defective vehicle and no solution.
For this reason and many others, the most effective action a consumer can take, when a lemon car (aka, a lemon) is suspected, is to contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Lemon Law and the Differing Warranties
Glendale, CA (The Open Press) September 21,2009-- Honda has just expanded a recall from last year, dealing with a potentially deadly airbag defect—once again illustrating the continuing need for the lemon law. Nearly half a million vehicles have been added to the recall, the models now including 2001-2002 Honda Accord, the 2001 Civic, and the 2002-2003 Acura TL. Owners are being told they will need to have the driver’s side steering-wheel-mounted airbag inflator either fixed or replaced.
Vehicle defects can run from simply annoying to potentially life-threatening—and lemon laws exist to protect all of us from being stuck with defective cars and trucks. It can happen, though, that consumers don’t pursue their rights under the lemon law because their vehicle warranty period has expired; they think there’s no point in filing cases.
It could be, however, that the portion of your vehicle that is defective is indeed covered, even though the warranty period for your overall vehicle has expired. If you take a close look at your warranty manual, you will find that different parts of the vehicle have different warranty periods, some of them far longer than the primary vehicle warranty. For example, the engine, emission equipment and power train may all have different warranty periods, and will be covered even after the regular warranty has run out.
It is also true that defects can be covered even after a warranty has expired.
“A warranty does not necessarily expire when the vehicle reaches the specific time or mileage limit stated in the warranty,” explained Norman Taylor, leading California lemon law attorney. “In most states, including California, a manufacturer’s duty to repair a defect under warranty can continue beyond a warranty period.”
Taylor knows the ins and outs of warranties well. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate.
“When a defect appears during the warranty but repair attempts fail to correct the defect, the warranty period is extended until the defect has actually been fixed,” Taylor explained further. “The warranty period is essentially a ‘discovery’ period, and the warranty continues to cover any defect uncovered during the warranty period, even if the repairs extend beyond it.”
The best course of action: if you think you might be driving a lemon, contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away.
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Vehicle defects can run from simply annoying to potentially life-threatening—and lemon laws exist to protect all of us from being stuck with defective cars and trucks. It can happen, though, that consumers don’t pursue their rights under the lemon law because their vehicle warranty period has expired; they think there’s no point in filing cases.
It could be, however, that the portion of your vehicle that is defective is indeed covered, even though the warranty period for your overall vehicle has expired. If you take a close look at your warranty manual, you will find that different parts of the vehicle have different warranty periods, some of them far longer than the primary vehicle warranty. For example, the engine, emission equipment and power train may all have different warranty periods, and will be covered even after the regular warranty has run out.
It is also true that defects can be covered even after a warranty has expired.
“A warranty does not necessarily expire when the vehicle reaches the specific time or mileage limit stated in the warranty,” explained Norman Taylor, leading California lemon law attorney. “In most states, including California, a manufacturer’s duty to repair a defect under warranty can continue beyond a warranty period.”
Taylor knows the ins and outs of warranties well. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate.
“When a defect appears during the warranty but repair attempts fail to correct the defect, the warranty period is extended until the defect has actually been fixed,” Taylor explained further. “The warranty period is essentially a ‘discovery’ period, and the warranty continues to cover any defect uncovered during the warranty period, even if the repairs extend beyond it.”
The best course of action: if you think you might be driving a lemon, contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Lemon Law and the Differing Warranties
Honda has just expanded a recall from last year, dealing with a potentially deadly airbag defect—once again illustrating the continuing need for the lemon law. Nearly half a million vehicles have been added to the recall, the models now including 2001-2002 Honda Accord, the 2001 Civic, and the 2002-2003 Acura TL. Owners are being told they will need to have the driver’s side steering-wheel-mounted airbag inflator either fixed or replaced.
Vehicle defects can run from simply annoying to potentially life-threatening—and lemon laws exist to protect all of us from being stuck with defective cars and trucks. It can happen, though, that consumers don’t pursue their rights under the lemon law because their vehicle warranty period has expired; they think there’s no point in filing cases.
It could be, however, that the portion of your vehicle that is defective is indeed covered, even though the warranty period for your overall vehicle has expired. If you take a close look at your warranty manual, you will find that different parts of the vehicle have different warranty periods, some of them far longer than the primary vehicle warranty. For example, the engine, emission equipment and power train may all have different warranty periods, and will be covered even after the regular warranty has run out.
It is also true that defects can be covered even after a warranty has expired.
“A warranty does not necessarily expire when the vehicle reaches the specific time or mileage limit stated in the warranty,” explained Norman Taylor, leading California lemon law attorney. “In most states, including California, a manufacturer’s duty to repair a defect under warranty can continue beyond a warranty period.”
Taylor knows the ins and outs of warranties well. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate.
“When a defect appears during the warranty but repair attempts fail to correct the defect, the warranty period is extended until the defect has actually been fixed,” Taylor explained further. “The warranty period is essentially a ‘discovery’ period, and they warranty continues to cover any defect uncovered during the warranty period, even if the repairs extend beyond it.”
The best course of action: if you think you might be driving a lemon, contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away.
Source
Vehicle defects can run from simply annoying to potentially life-threatening—and lemon laws exist to protect all of us from being stuck with defective cars and trucks. It can happen, though, that consumers don’t pursue their rights under the lemon law because their vehicle warranty period has expired; they think there’s no point in filing cases.
It could be, however, that the portion of your vehicle that is defective is indeed covered, even though the warranty period for your overall vehicle has expired. If you take a close look at your warranty manual, you will find that different parts of the vehicle have different warranty periods, some of them far longer than the primary vehicle warranty. For example, the engine, emission equipment and power train may all have different warranty periods, and will be covered even after the regular warranty has run out.
It is also true that defects can be covered even after a warranty has expired.
“A warranty does not necessarily expire when the vehicle reaches the specific time or mileage limit stated in the warranty,” explained Norman Taylor, leading California lemon law attorney. “In most states, including California, a manufacturer’s duty to repair a defect under warranty can continue beyond a warranty period.”
Taylor knows the ins and outs of warranties well. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate.
“When a defect appears during the warranty but repair attempts fail to correct the defect, the warranty period is extended until the defect has actually been fixed,” Taylor explained further. “The warranty period is essentially a ‘discovery’ period, and they warranty continues to cover any defect uncovered during the warranty period, even if the repairs extend beyond it.”
The best course of action: if you think you might be driving a lemon, contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away.
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Protect Your Lemon Law
The lemon law protects everyone, from poor to rich. You might think that someone purchasing a Lamborghini, for example, would never get a lemon. Ralph Gertz, a Seattle real estate investor, probably thought so when he forked over $240,000 for one in 2008. Shortly after he bought the car, though, the brakes started squeaking and squealing—something he certainly did not expect from such an expensive and well-crafted automobile. After five different repair attempts—including one in which mechanics were flown in from Italy—the manufacturer threw up their hands and said that nothing could be done for it. Gertz filed a claim under Washington State’s lemon law, however, and was refunded his entire purchase price.
Since they are there, and since consumers from all walks of life frequently win cases utilizing them, one might take lemon laws for granted. What consumers may not be aware of, however, is that auto makers are constantly laboring to get them weakened or abolished altogether.
“Car companies and their high-powered lobbyists in Sacramento are working behind the scenes to dilute or destroy California’s lemon law so they can stick you with defective cars,” said leading California lemon law attorney Norman Taylor. “Car companies tell lawmakers that the real problem is not their defective cars, but greedy and picky consumers who are out for ‘the pot of gold.’ Of course, we know better.”
And indeed Taylor does. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate. He is one of the leading lemon law attorneys in southern and all of California.
For anyone that has successfully taken advantage of California’s lemon law, Taylor is currently running a campaign to get them to write to their local state representatives. He points out that such letters can be more important than one might at first think. “For every letter they get, legislators figure another 1,000 people feel the same way,” Taylor explained. “So your letter actually has quite a bit of clout. Hand-written letters are fine. If you are a small business owner, using your business letterhead is also appropriate.”
If you think you have purchased a lemon, contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away. And if you have successfully won a lemon law case, help keep that law in place for others by contacting your state representatives, using the particulars of your case to illustrate your point.
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Since they are there, and since consumers from all walks of life frequently win cases utilizing them, one might take lemon laws for granted. What consumers may not be aware of, however, is that auto makers are constantly laboring to get them weakened or abolished altogether.
“Car companies and their high-powered lobbyists in Sacramento are working behind the scenes to dilute or destroy California’s lemon law so they can stick you with defective cars,” said leading California lemon law attorney Norman Taylor. “Car companies tell lawmakers that the real problem is not their defective cars, but greedy and picky consumers who are out for ‘the pot of gold.’ Of course, we know better.”
And indeed Taylor does. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate. He is one of the leading lemon law attorneys in southern and all of California.
For anyone that has successfully taken advantage of California’s lemon law, Taylor is currently running a campaign to get them to write to their local state representatives. He points out that such letters can be more important than one might at first think. “For every letter they get, legislators figure another 1,000 people feel the same way,” Taylor explained. “So your letter actually has quite a bit of clout. Hand-written letters are fine. If you are a small business owner, using your business letterhead is also appropriate.”
If you think you have purchased a lemon, contact a qualified lemon law attorney right away. And if you have successfully won a lemon law case, help keep that law in place for others by contacting your state representatives, using the particulars of your case to illustrate your point.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Adenhart death raises concerns about DUIs, bars
GRAND jury transcripts in the drunken-driving trial of Andrew Gallo, 22, the man charged with three counts of murder in the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and Diamond Bar resident Courtney Frances Stewart, reveal a debauched tale.
As first reported by this newspaper, Gallo and his stepbrother, Andrew Rivera, bar-hopped across West Covina and Covina. The grand jury says the two were drinking so heavily - tequila shots, beers, sake - that they didn't know where they were or where they were headed when they jumped in Gallo's minivan around 10:30 p.m. the night of April8 with Gallo behind the wheel.
The court transcripts tell a disturbing story of overdrinking to the point that Rivera told Gallo outside a strip mall in Covina to drive because he knew he would be "blanking out." The transcripts and news reports say the two had been drinking heavily at two saloons in Covina just a few doors apart in a redeveloped strip mall off San Bernardino Road across from the Home Depot. They were the last places the pair were seen drinking before the crash
that killed the Angels rookie April9.
Gallo, the former Northview High School student, somehow drove to Fullerton shortly after Adenhart pitched his first game of the year at Angel Stadium and was headed to a dance club with Stewart to celebrate. Gallo was apprehended a mile away from the Fullerton intersection in which his car collided with Stewart's, killing the driver, two passengers and severely injuring another passenger, former Cal State Fullerton baseball player Jon Wilhite, who is miraculously recovering from what doctors call internal decapitation. Gallo, according to ESPN.com, told police, "I (screwed) up." Rivera, the transcripts say, sat in a fetal position outside the smashed minivan and repeated over and over: "We killed those people. We killed those people."
Court transcripts said the two men were so inebriated that when they left Covina, they thought they were heading to San Gabriel. They couldn't account for more than 90 minutes after they left Covina until the crash in Fullerton.
California law says bar-
tenders are not to serve
anyone who is intoxicated. Clearly, a key question in this tragedy that apparently began in the San Gabriel Valley is, should bartenders at the bars where this pair was drinking have stopped serving the pair? Would one less drink have stopped the two from blanking out?
Transcripts quote a bartender who said Gallo was drinking at both bars, including one in Covina, where waitresses serve oversize beers called "Boombahs" and wear bikinis. The witnesses put them at the bars around 10:30 p.m. and Rivera told the court that's when they left and when he passed out in the minivan.
The Orange County District Attorney said Gallo's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when arrested. It was revealed later that Stewart, the driver of the MitsubishiEclipse , had also been drinking and had an alcohol level of 0.06, according to toxicology tests performed by the coroner. It is not clear what effect that will have on the case. Police say Gallo ran the red light at Orangethorpe and Lemon going 66 miles per hour and struck Stewart's vehicle.
Covina police make routine patrols at all the bars in town, but told our editorial board it is tough to do more than regular "bar checks" with current staffing levels. The city does participate in a special DUI enforcement program headed up by the Glendora Police Department. It had tried for a state
Alcoholic Beverage Control grant, but didn't get it.
The big question is: Can't more be done to apprehend drivers leaving Covina bars or any other San Gabriel Valley bar so drunk that they don't know the difference in direction between Fullerton and San Gabriel? Can Covina PD step up patrols around these two bars separated by only a few doors in the same strip mall, which together may form a place where people go to get seriously drunk and later end up driving drunk? Do the two bars being so close together make for an unsafe pairing, a situation the City Council could consider examining under the Conditional Use Permit process? Shouldn't all cities re-examine a similar situation where bars are clustered together?
There also is a broader solution to an endemic problem. Recent reports say that many states, including New Mexico, require those convicted of a single offense of driving while intoxicated to install an "interlocking" device on their cars that prevents operation if the driver has been drinking. The driver is required to breathe into a tube in order to engage the ignition. If the driver has been drinking at all, the car will not operate. The program has been credited with reducing the number of DUI deaths in New Mexico from 2004 to 2008 by 35 percent, from 219 to 143, according to a published report.
In Southern California, where driving is often part of nearly every activity, why hasn't this mandatory program been implemented, instead of only in the case of multiple DUI convictions and at a judge's discretion? Here's a tested program other states are using to cut down on drunken driving deaths, and it's not being done regularly - beyond a planned test program somewhere down the line - here in the car capital of the world. California used to be ahead of the curve. On this issue, it is behind.
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As first reported by this newspaper, Gallo and his stepbrother, Andrew Rivera, bar-hopped across West Covina and Covina. The grand jury says the two were drinking so heavily - tequila shots, beers, sake - that they didn't know where they were or where they were headed when they jumped in Gallo's minivan around 10:30 p.m. the night of April8 with Gallo behind the wheel.
The court transcripts tell a disturbing story of overdrinking to the point that Rivera told Gallo outside a strip mall in Covina to drive because he knew he would be "blanking out." The transcripts and news reports say the two had been drinking heavily at two saloons in Covina just a few doors apart in a redeveloped strip mall off San Bernardino Road across from the Home Depot. They were the last places the pair were seen drinking before the crash
that killed the Angels rookie April9.
Gallo, the former Northview High School student, somehow drove to Fullerton shortly after Adenhart pitched his first game of the year at Angel Stadium and was headed to a dance club with Stewart to celebrate. Gallo was apprehended a mile away from the Fullerton intersection in which his car collided with Stewart's, killing the driver, two passengers and severely injuring another passenger, former Cal State Fullerton baseball player Jon Wilhite, who is miraculously recovering from what doctors call internal decapitation. Gallo, according to ESPN.com, told police, "I (screwed) up." Rivera, the transcripts say, sat in a fetal position outside the smashed minivan and repeated over and over: "We killed those people. We killed those people."
Court transcripts said the two men were so inebriated that when they left Covina, they thought they were heading to San Gabriel. They couldn't account for more than 90 minutes after they left Covina until the crash in Fullerton.
California law says bar-
tenders are not to serve
anyone who is intoxicated. Clearly, a key question in this tragedy that apparently began in the San Gabriel Valley is, should bartenders at the bars where this pair was drinking have stopped serving the pair? Would one less drink have stopped the two from blanking out?
Transcripts quote a bartender who said Gallo was drinking at both bars, including one in Covina, where waitresses serve oversize beers called "Boombahs" and wear bikinis. The witnesses put them at the bars around 10:30 p.m. and Rivera told the court that's when they left and when he passed out in the minivan.
The Orange County District Attorney said Gallo's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when arrested. It was revealed later that Stewart, the driver of the Mitsubishi
Covina police make routine patrols at all the bars in town, but told our editorial board it is tough to do more than regular "bar checks" with current staffing levels. The city does participate in a special DUI enforcement program headed up by the Glendora Police Department. It had tried for a state
Alcoholic Beverage Control grant, but didn't get it.
The big question is: Can't more be done to apprehend drivers leaving Covina bars or any other San Gabriel Valley bar so drunk that they don't know the difference in direction between Fullerton and San Gabriel? Can Covina PD step up patrols around these two bars separated by only a few doors in the same strip mall, which together may form a place where people go to get seriously drunk and later end up driving drunk? Do the two bars being so close together make for an unsafe pairing, a situation the City Council could consider examining under the Conditional Use Permit process? Shouldn't all cities re-examine a similar situation where bars are clustered together?
There also is a broader solution to an endemic problem. Recent reports say that many states, including New Mexico, require those convicted of a single offense of driving while intoxicated to install an "interlocking" device on their cars that prevents operation if the driver has been drinking. The driver is required to breathe into a tube in order to engage the ignition. If the driver has been drinking at all, the car will not operate. The program has been credited with reducing the number of DUI deaths in New Mexico from 2004 to 2008 by 35 percent, from 219 to 143, according to a published report.
In Southern California, where driving is often part of nearly every activity, why hasn't this mandatory program been implemented, instead of only in the case of multiple DUI convictions and at a judge's discretion? Here's a tested program other states are using to cut down on drunken driving deaths, and it's not being done regularly - beyond a planned test program somewhere down the line - here in the car capital of the world. California used to be ahead of the curve. On this issue, it is behind.
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Anthem Blue Cross and the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Launch Live Like a Champion Tour
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross, collaborating for a third year with the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, is launching a 15-week statewide mobile outreach campaign designed to get children moving and empower them to make healthy lifestyle choices now and in the future. The Anthem Blue Cross Live Like a Champion Tour will launch at Ventura County's Lemon Fest on Saturday, September 6th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Anthem Blue Cross Live Like a Champion Tour brings interactive games and challenging sports-themed activities to help children bring out their "inner champion." The tour is traveling to local community and special events, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs and other after-school program locations in 10 cities throughout California. Special effort is focused on reaching out to the state's underserved communities.
According to the California Health & Human Services Agency, approximately one in three children in California is overweight or obese. In addition, almost 40 percent of school-aged children are physically unfit. "Encouraging healthy eating and activity routines is a great strategy to help children stay healthy. Research shows regular physical activity during childhood and adolescence helps build healthier bones and muscles and increases self-esteem," said Harvinder Sareen, PhD, Director of Clinical Programs, Anthem Blue Cross.
"As the state's largest health insurance provider, Anthem Blue Cross recognizes its responsibility to respond to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. We are committed to addressing the issue and empowering families and communities to adopt healthier lifestyles," said Leslie A. Margolin, President of Anthem Blue Cross.
A select group of Governor's Council celebrity athletes lend its support to the Live Like a Champion Tour to help raise awareness and promote physical fitness for all Californians. They serve as role models and share their favorite exercises, fruits and vegetables on life-size posters throughout the event-site. "Governor Schwarzenegger and I want to inspire young people across the state to get moving and feel the benefits associated with eating right, staying active and having fun," said Jake Steinfeld, chairman of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. "Through innovative campaigns like the Live Like a Champion Tour and the Governor's Challenge, we hope to encourage children to develop healthy habits now and in the future."
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The Anthem Blue Cross Live Like a Champion Tour brings interactive games and challenging sports-themed activities to help children bring out their "inner champion." The tour is traveling to local community and special events, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs and other after-school program locations in 10 cities throughout California. Special effort is focused on reaching out to the state's underserved communities.
According to the California Health & Human Services Agency, approximately one in three children in California is overweight or obese. In addition, almost 40 percent of school-aged children are physically unfit. "Encouraging healthy eating and activity routines is a great strategy to help children stay healthy. Research shows regular physical activity during childhood and adolescence helps build healthier bones and muscles and increases self-esteem," said Harvinder Sareen, PhD, Director of Clinical Programs, Anthem Blue Cross.
"As the state's largest health insurance provider, Anthem Blue Cross recognizes its responsibility to respond to the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. We are committed to addressing the issue and empowering families and communities to adopt healthier lifestyles," said Leslie A. Margolin, President of Anthem Blue Cross.
A select group of Governor's Council celebrity athletes lend its support to the Live Like a Champion Tour to help raise awareness and promote physical fitness for all Californians. They serve as role models and share their favorite exercises, fruits and vegetables on life-size posters throughout the event-site. "Governor Schwarzenegger and I want to inspire young people across the state to get moving and feel the benefits associated with eating right, staying active and having fun," said Jake Steinfeld, chairman of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. "Through innovative campaigns like the Live Like a Champion Tour and the Governor's Challenge, we hope to encourage children to develop healthy habits now and in the future."
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Law firm: Jackson had slight pulse when doctor found him
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's father says he is concerned about the last moments of his son's life and about the personal physician who found the pop icon unconscious at the singer's estate.
"I have a lot of concerns," Joe Jackson told CNN's Don Lemon on the red carpet leading up to the BET Awards ceremony Sunday night. "I can't get into that, but I don't like what happened."
Michael Jackson's personal physician, who was questioned extensively by investigators over the weekend, found the singer not breathing in bed when he entered the singer's estate last week, according to the law firm representing the doctor.
However, Jackson did have a slight pulse when Dr. Conrad Murray discovered him Thursday, and Murray tried to resuscitate the singer as he awaited paramedics, a representative with the law firm of Stradley, Chernoff and Alford law firm in Houston, Texas, told CNN Sunday.
Attorney Edward Chernoff is representing Murray. The law firm said reports that Murray injected Jackson with powerful painkillers, such as Demerol or Oxycontin, were false
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"I have a lot of concerns," Joe Jackson told CNN's Don Lemon on the red carpet leading up to the BET Awards ceremony Sunday night. "I can't get into that, but I don't like what happened."
Michael Jackson's personal physician, who was questioned extensively by investigators over the weekend, found the singer not breathing in bed when he entered the singer's estate last week, according to the law firm representing the doctor.
However, Jackson did have a slight pulse when Dr. Conrad Murray discovered him Thursday, and Murray tried to resuscitate the singer as he awaited paramedics, a representative with the law firm of Stradley, Chernoff and Alford law firm in Houston, Texas, told CNN Sunday.
Attorney Edward Chernoff is representing Murray. The law firm said reports that Murray injected Jackson with powerful painkillers, such as Demerol or Oxycontin, were false
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