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Personal Injury & Torts

Sep. 10, 2013

Passenger in Irwindale bus crash is first to sue

The first lawsuit arising from the Aug. 22 crash of a tour bus carrying senior citizens to the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino has been filed.

By Omar Shamout

Daily Journal Staff Writer


The first lawsuit arising from the Aug. 22 crash of a tour bus carrying senior citizens to the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino has been filed. The plaintiff, Lai Ha Lam, is suing the Monterey Park-based tour operator, Da Zhen International Inc., along with Van Hool NV, the Belgian manufacturer of the bus, and its 55-year-old driver, Jinquan Yang, for damages stemming from negligence and an allegedly faulty vehicle.


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