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Should you ever want to bring a lawsuit against another person or organization, one of the most important reasons to consider consulting an attorney is to avoid missing the statute of limitations, or SOL, which can bar you from bringing your claim if you delay too long. A statute of limitations sets a deadline for...
When is an employer for a personal injury accident caused by an employee? Under California law, employers can generally be found liable for the actions caused by their employees if the employee was acting within the “scope of employment”. The scope of employment is defined by those actions that either have a reasonable relation to...
While Los Angeles accident victims may like to think that it is clear who is to blame and should be held responsible for an accident, the law is not always so cut-and-dried. Multiple parties may be responsible for causing an accident in varying degrees and many states have devised separate rules concerning the issue of contributory...
Professional malpractice cases (including medical and legal) often have special rules that vary from state to state. This is especially true when it comes to medical malpractice cases in California.  Though statue of limitations laws set the maximum amount of time that can pass for one to file a claim after being injured in most...
There is a myth of the slip and fall ‘victim’ who daintily injures herself while heading into the grocery store, or the homeless man who posts up outside a business, waiting for it to ‘rain’ so he can ‘accidentally’ slip and fall and recover millions of dollars from the ‘negligent’ business. Not surprisingly, this is...
It’s rumored that over 50 million people in the U.S. hold a gym membership, and a good portion of those people probably live in Southern California, where fitness is life. Even if it’s true that only about ⅓ of gym members actually use their membership, there are still a lot of people using gym facilities...
Have you been injured by a Los Angeles business’s unfair business practice or practices? Know that you, the innocent consumer, have legal rights. Under California law, a person may bring a lawsuit against any business that engages in any “unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice” as well as “unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading...
Ergonomics is an applied science of designing and arranging things people use at work; such as work spaces, controls, displays, tools, lighting, and equipment, to promote each individual employee’s safety and efficiency and reduce injuries caused by rapid movements.  According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which put the first ergonomic regulation into...
In response to the free-for-all environment that social media has harnessed, many companies and school districts are enacting what they dub “social media policies” to curtail the ramifications of employees’ and students’ behavior online.  However, fact of the matter is that few entities have gotten it right and most are violating state and federal laws...
Every few years a new magic weight loss pill emerges on the market, and a few years later, it is ultimately pulled for being dangerous to consumers. Many Los Angelenos love this seemingly quick fixes, but what happens when these drugs do harm to the innocent consumer? If you or a loved one has been...
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