Legal Articles, Products Liability

Comparative or contributory negligence can impact the percentage of damages a person may receive in their case.

In California (as in the rest of the country), the vast majority of the slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall accidents occur in grocery stores and department stores. These accidents mainly occur due to failure to properly maintain the premises and keep it in reasonably safe condition.

A car accident happens when you least expect it so it is important to know what to do in advance. This article describes the tips if you are involved in an Arizona car accident.

One of the most common causes of motorcycle accidents in California, in my experience, is vehicles making left-hand turns in front of motorcycles. When vehicles make left-hand turns, they often don’t see the motorcyclist, either because they’re not paying attention or because they misjudge the speed.

California Disabled Persons are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) including 42 U.S.C. section 12102, California Government Code section 12926(m), Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code section 51, et seq. (“Unruh Act”), and the California Disabled Persons Act, California Civil Code section 54, et seq. (“DPA”). Title III of the ADA provides in pertinent part, “No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by any person who . . . operates a place of public accommodation.” (42 U.S.C. § 12182(a).) “The ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the enjoyment of public accommodations, including with respect to access.” Jankey v. Lee (2012) 55 Cal.4th 1038, 1044.

Many of the commercial vehicle and/or trucking accidents I see in California are caused by speeding. Some truck drivers have a propensity for driving too fast, for various reasons. They also tend to make lane changes without ensuring that there is proper clearance to make that lane change. I also see many commercial vehicle and trucking accidents in California caused by inattention, texting, and being on a cellphone.

The FDA released a report February 4, 2021 indicating that Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR, medicines used to treat arthritis and ulcerative colitis, is linked to an increased risk of cancer and serious heart problems. Lawsuits are being filed and anyone who has used one or both of these medicines and then was diagnosed with cancer or a serious heart problem, needs to reach out to us to see if they qualify.

What factors are involved in filing a claim as a firefighter diagnosed with cancer.

Qualifications for Toxic Baby Food Autism Cases.

Baby foods are linked to Autism. The manufacturers knew that the products were unsafe but chose money over mankind.