We have all heard the commercials, touting the benefits of short term disability insurance from the AFLAC duck to get money to pay bills if you get hurt and miss work. While this is something that is of benefit to some people, most people don’t have this type of insurance…
Should my health insurance payments affect my personal injury award? They say if you like law or you enjoy eating sausage, you should never watch either one being made or, you may change your mind. In my opinion, the decision of Howell v. Hamilton Meats and Provisions, Inc. (2011) 52…
I thought I would start a series about personal injury case law that came from the California Court System. First, it is important to note for laypersons that law gets made in the United States in one of two ways, either by statutes and regulations created by legislatures, or by…
Legal Definition of Negligence Under California Law Negligence is the failure to use reasonable care to prevent harm to oneself or to others. A person can be negligent by acting or by failing to act. A person is negligent if he or she does something that a reasonably careful person…