Personal Injury Law Just Got Trickier For Hospitals
We thought the tort law in personal injury cases was fairly well defined, but a new appellate opinion has got hospitals and their attorneys in a dither, while plaintiffs and their lawyers are throwing...
View ArticleLook Around Before You Buy a Firewall, and Watch Out if You Buy a SonicWALL
So, if you’re buying a SonicWALL (including model TZ205 ) as your firewall, don’t waste your money. The price that you pay for renewing the annual software and subscription plan does not include any...
View ArticleJustice Department Asset Forfeitures Outstrip Burglary Thefts
The Justice Department restarted what it amorphously calls the "Equitable Sharing Program" that allows federal, state, county and local cops to seize assets of burglars - up to 80% of what they seize,...
View ArticleWells Fargo Pays Attorney General and District Attorneys to Settle Case;...
Well, that's one way to settle a case: pay the attorneys who sued you, not the victims whose telephone calls Wells Fargo recorded.According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "none of that money will go...
View ArticleMust California Businesses Provide Seats For Employees?
Cubicle workers can't imagine standing all day long at their job, but many bank tellers, shelf stockers, assembly line workers and a host of other employees do. Apparently, howver, some of those...
View ArticleWill the Federal Consumer Protection Bureau and the State Bar Ensure...
The California State Bar has warned attorneys for a long time: don't handle homeowner mortgage foreclosures. In fact, those warnings started in 1978 after our state Legislature. The warnings started...
View ArticleDifferent Rx Needed for Third Leading Cause of Death: Medical Errors
That's right: unless you're having a heart attack or suffering from cancer, you may be better off not seeking medical care. According to the Washington Post, the medical industry itself is the third...
View ArticleThe Sled, our Christmas Book Written for our Grandchildren, Available for...
As many of you know, my wife, Christine, and I wrote a Christmas book where our grandchildren are the main characters. It's available on Amazon for pre-order, Buy yours now, just in time for...
View ArticleUnderstand the First Amendment from Hate Speech to Violence to President...
For the last twelve years, I've recorded a podcast, Lawyer2Lawyer, with Robert Ambrogi, former editor of the National Law Journal. We believe we have the longest running continuous podcast on the...
View ArticlePhishing Alert: Suspicious Emails Targeting California Licensed Attorneys
The State Bar of California has learned of a phishing scam targeting attorneys licensed in California and issued warnings ti attorneys to beware of suspicious emails. The recent phishing attempt claims...
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