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| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center accused of discrimination |
Five employees are suing the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, saying the hospital discriminated against them for their race and disability, according to a statement from the law firm Makarem & Associates Full Article |
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| Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Final Fantasy Xi Developer Square Enix Inc |
Class action lawsuit filed against Square Enix, Inc, developer and operator of the online role playing game, Final Fantasy XI, as part of a nation-wide federal class-action lawsuit associated with alleged unfair billing practices Full Article |
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| In Malpractice, Client Discussions During Mediation Can Be Evidence |
The attorney-client privilege has an exception, which is when the client sues the lawyer for malpractice. Full Article |
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| Employment discrimination lawsuits against Harbor UCLA Medical Center |
Makarem & Associates APLC and Rastegar & Matern will represent County of Los Angeles employees in upcoming employment discrimination lawsuits against Harbor UCLA Medical Center. Full Article |
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| Los Angeles Times Article "Ledger Plays A Role In Lawsuit" |
A reporter sues over a video that shows the late actor with what appears to be cocaine. Full Article |
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| AOL Article "Attorney: Ledger drug tape case over" |
Los Angeles - The legal battle over a video that purposrtedly shows Heath Ledger doing drugs two years before his death has ended, an attorney said Tuesday. Full Article |
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| Idea Theft Case Against Mark Burnett Productions Begins Trial |
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| Lilly Hid Zyprexa’s Diabetes Risks, Student Died, Lawyer Argues |
Eli Lilly & Co. didn’t properly warn a patient who took its Zyprexa antipsychotic medication of diabetes risks and the young man died, a lawyer for his family told a jury in the first case to go to trial over the drug.
Cody Tadai, a 20-year-old college student, took Zyprexa to battle mental illness without either him, or his doctor, being properly advised about the drug’s link to diabetes, Ronald Makarem, a Los Angeles-based lawyer, said in closing arguments in the trial of a lawsuit filed by members of Tadai’s family. They contend the student died of diabetes-related ailments in March 2007 and that the drugmaker put profits ahead of the safety of Zyprexa users. Full Article |
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| Suit Claims NBC Network |
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| Breakdowns of the Attorney-Client Relationship |
This article will explore the pleading of a breach of fiduciary duty claim to accompany a cause of action for legal malpractice. Although very often pleaded with almost identical allegations to those supporting the professional negligence claim, breach of fiduciary duty should be recognized as a separate tort, and alleged accordingly. Identifying the principal constituents of this type of claim should not only assist legal malpractice counsel, but should also help all practitioners avoid the conduct likely to lead to the wrong end of lawsuit. Full Article |
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| The Dos and Don′ts of Retainer Agreements; You Can′t Do It On A Handshake |
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| Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. Loses Appeal on former employees Unemployment Insurance Claims |
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| Casitas Care Center Nursing Home Charged with Negligence... |
Press release July 24, 2007
Casitas Care Center Nursing Home in Granada Hills Charged with Negligence, Fraud, Alleged Wrongful Death of a Patient Suffering From Dementia. Full Article |
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| Trump, Burnett to be Deposed This Week For Lawsuit... |
Press Release April 26, 2005
Trump, Burnett To Be Deposed this Week for Lawsuit Alleging NBC-TV's "Apprentice" was ripped off. Full Article |
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| Lawyer in the Hot Seat |
Taking The Deposition of the Attorney-Defendant in a Legal Malpractice Action Full Article |
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| Case Against Nokia and Subsidiary for Breach of Contract |
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| Insurance Bad Faith / Disability Settlement |
Plaintiff Alleged that defendants acted in bad faith in denying disability benefits. Full Article |
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| Wrongful Death Filed Lawsuit Against Eli Lilly For Its Drug Zyprexa |
Makarem & Associates files lawsuit charging drug manufacturer Eli Lilly with wrongful death of 20 year old Cody Tadai who was prescribed Zyprexa®, a prescription drug used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Full Article |
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| Case Pits Mediation Confidentiality Against Client Secrecy |
State Supreme Court will decide which tenet of practice takes precedence. Full Article |
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| Court Weighs Confidentiality in Mediations |
State Supreme Court justices appeared troubled that lawyers can use the state mediation confidentiality law to escape being sued for malpractice. Full Article |
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| Final Arguments Given in Zyprexa Trial |
Eli Lilly and Co. should pay $40 million to a couple because one of its top-selling drugs played a substantial role in the death of their 20-year-old son, who developed diabetes-related symptoms and ballooned to nearly 300 pounds, a lawyer told a Los Angeles jury Friday.
Delivering his final argument in trial of the products liability lawsuit brought against the pharmaceutical company by Randy and Eiko Tadai, attorney Ronald Makarem showed before-and-after photos of the divorced couple’s late son, Cody. In the first, he weighed about 200 pounds, and in the second 280 pounds.
The later photo was taken in December 2006, three months before his death and after 1 1/2 years of taking Zyprexa for treatment of autism and aggressive behavior.
“Now that’s a clinically significant amount of weight,” Makarem said. “I think that’s all you need to see right here. That’s Zyprexa in action right here.”
The suit filed in October 2007 by the Tadais alleges that Eli Lilly knew patients like their son had an increased risk of developing potentially life-threatening conditions after taking Zyprexa, including weight gain, diabetes sand hyperglycemia, but led doctors to believe the side effects were no worse than any other drug.
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| Jury to weigh school role in Ross death |
Closing arguements heard in suit over 2009 shooting of Wilson student. Jurors will consider today whether administrators at Wilson High School were partially responsible for the 2009 shooting death of a 16-year-old student gunned down after the homecoming game.
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| Protecting Consumer Trust in Attorneys: Handling the Legal Malpractice Claim |
Protecting Consumer Trust in Attorneys Handling the Legal Malpractice Claim Full Article |
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| Apprentice Lawsuits Settled |
Plaintiff Settlement Reached in "Apprentice" idea theft case Full Article |
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| Skadden Arps Pays |
Skadden Arps Pays $2.6 Million to Settle Full Article |
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| Verdict Announcement: |
Verdict Announcement Clients Claimed attorney fees were exorbitant Full Article |
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