Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney Blog

This is the third installment in my continuing series of famous tort cases that have come from the California court system. Today’s case is Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1976) 17 Cal.3d 425. Facts of the Case: A graduate student attending the University of California at Berkeley met another graduate student at…

What is Stryker hip replacement? In the world of medicine, Stryker Hip Implant was one of those surgical procedures that required no clinical trial due to the fact that it was similar to previous generations of hip prosthetic devices. Because it was such a ground breaking technology, one that seemed ingenious ever since it was…

“…it has properly been said that when a child is endangered, it is not beyond contemplation that its mother will be somewhere in the vicinity, and will suffer serious shock.” (Prosser, Law of Torts (3d ed. 1964) p. 353.) As part of my continuing series of famous case law that came from the California Court…

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 due to the high costs…

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 Cal.4th 541, is an example of how a court can have good intentions but, end…

Que es la verdad sobre Abogado Servicios de Referencia? Porque abogado servicios de referencia gusta gastan millones de dólares al año en vallas publicitarias, en autobuses y en los anuncios de radio y televisión, muchas personas que buscan ayuda legal en los alrededores de Los Angeles que son latinos creen que estos servicios son firmas…

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 case law from courts of…

La importancia de contratar a un abogado no un asistente legal para una demanda por lesiones personales en los Estados Unidos es muy importante saber. En México y en muchas otras partes de América Latina, es común que los asistentes de abogados para prestar asistencia jurídica en diversos tipos de quejas, en particular los casos…

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California law on punitive damages are the legal remedies provided to the citizens of the Golden State when they are harmed by egregious or reckless conduct. What does California Law say on punitive damages? To answer this question, we first have to explain what punitive damages are and when they might apply to a claim…