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Being the victim of a hit and run accident is uniquely problematic on so many levels. There’s no one to exchange information with, no one to report to your insurance company, no one to interview to determine fault, and no one to sue if you seek punitive damages. But don’t think that your hit and run is [...]

Dermal Fillers Gone Bad. It happens much more often than you think. Sometimes a qualified medical professional has a cosmetic surgery mishap, leading to negative side effects. But more often, an unqualified person is injecting fillers that may not be approved for the intended procedure. In many of these cases, a lawsuit is possible. But [...]

The families of two disabled elementary students won a settlement in excess of $337,000 from a the Kenton County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky for a systematic practice of harmful and unconstitutional handcuffing. This comes after a federal district court ruled in 2017 that the punishment officers inflicted, notably handcuffing the biceps of disabled students behind their [...]

Family … you can’t live with ’em … can’t shoot ’em. But can you sue them for assault or battery? The answer may depend on where you live. But should you? That’s totally your call, but we can touch on that. Hatfields and McCoys Sometimes we hurt the people we love the most, and families [...]

A lot is at stake in tomorrow’s California elections. But workers’ comp is not one of the headline issues. What are some of the knowns and what are “known unknowns” as pertains to California workers’ comp? Polls suggest that Gavin Newsom will be elected governor by a large margin. Workers’ comp is a topic that [...]

Waymo plans to offer driverless taxis in Phoenix by year’s end, and currently has three dozen driverless cars on the road in Silicon Valley. So now that it’s “game on” in the driverless car market, who is liable in the case that one of these driverless cars gets into an accident? Who Do You Save? Passengers? Or Public? It’s [...]

The Los Angeles School District has agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that it failed to supervise a former teacher who molested a student. The settlement comes on the eve of a re-trial, ordered after a change in California’s sexual assault laws. Here’s a look. Suits, Statutes, and Settlements In 2010, math teacher Elkis Hermida, teaching [...]

With such easy access to technology, more of our relationships are being recorded, giving more people access to our relationships, even the most private aspects of them. And sometimes, the people we trust the most cannot be trusted with those private details. Over the past five to ten years, cases of revenge porn — where [...]

Is another workers’ comp conflict in the making? That’s the take by Dan Walters, one of the most senior and savvy journalists on the Sacramento scene. Walters has observed political wars over California workers’ comp going back decades. His most recent piece on workers’ comp predicts that as Governor, Gavin Newsom will be called upon [...]

Medical malpractice suits are on the rise, and leading the pack is cardiology. According to a recent insurance study, between 2006 and 2015, the number of cardiology claims against medical malpractice insurance increased 91 percent, and total liability paid grew 142 percent. A host of issues are at play, most notably improper treatment and diagnostic errors, and to [...]