Tuesday, December 4 2012 10:32 PM EST2012-12-05 03:32:36 GMT
A Mission Hills man paralyzed by a falling palm tree is speaking out about his lawsuit against the city.
A Mission Hills man paralyzed by a falling palm tree is speaking out about his lawsuit against the city.
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A man who is suing the city for negligence after he was paralyzed by a falling tree took the stand Monday.
Michael Burke's legs were crushed when a 60-foot palm tree fell on him during a storm nearly three years ago. He claims the accident is the result of budget cuts to tree trimming services and inspections.
Burke says he was putting his computer in a friend's car when the tree toppled onto him.
"I fell on the ground and the palm tree was on top of me and I was in severe, severe pain," Burke said.
Burke is asking for $8 million in damages. The city says it has no way of knowing if a tree will fall during a storm.
Saturday, May 25 2013 2:34 PM EDT2013-05-25 18:34:57 GMT
An armed-robbery suspect who stormed into several Bay Terraces-area homes Friday, shooting one resident and holding another hostage for a time, died in a fusillade of police gunfire when
An armed-robbery suspect who stormed into several Bay Terraces-area homes Friday, shooting one resident and holding another hostage for a time, died in a fusillade of police gunfire when he tried to drive past a clutch of SWAT officers to make his escape, authorities reported.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:32 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:32:07 GMT
Ten horses seized in Ramona were in the care of the county Department of Animal Services Friday, and an investigation was underway into the death of another of the owner's horses.
Ten horses seized in Ramona were in the care of the county Department of Animal Services Friday, and an investigation was underway into the death of another of the owner's horses.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:07:23 GMT
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States,
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began nearly two decades ago.
