Attaining legal representation costs money, and some lawyers give better rates than others depending on their caseload and what practice area a particular lawsuit falls into. The truth is some clients just don’t know exactly what it is they are supposed to be paying....
Month: June 2014
How To Prove Causation in a Legal Malpractice Suit
Causation is when you try to prove that your prior lawyer’s negligence in a previous case that he or she represented you in is the reason that you didn’t get a better settlement or judgment. It has to be completely their fault that you didn’t come out better (much...
Critical Information on How a Malpractice Lawyer can Help You
When you find yourself in the often uncomfortable position of hiring a lawyer, you do so with the confidence that you can trust in his or her abilities to handle your case in an effective, economic, and confidential manner. The same applies with various other...
Are You a Victim of Medical Mistakes?
In the midst of many recent letters to the Walnut Creek Journal under a heading that targeted tragic medical mistakes, a mother by the name of JoAnne Wagnon who had lost her son because of them had this to say about the annual number of victims that this horrible...
Battling Your Ex-Lawyer in the Courtroom
Many people get a lawyer because they want to sue an opposing party. But sometimes, when the lawyer that they hire doesn’t do a good job, they end up suing him or her instead. A few years ago, Law Practice Magazine published an article that showed a long list of what...
Nationwide Protests Against Wage Theft
Before the California Wage Theft Prevention Act came into effect at the beginning of 2012, many new hires didn’t get any kind of written documentation stating precisely what dollar amount or exactly when they were supposed to be compensated for their labor. Many folks...
Is Your Employer Discriminating Against You Based on National Origin?
It is illegal for your employer to discriminate against you based on your place of birth, ethnicity, ancestry or any other issues related to ethnicity, such as your surname, cultural identity, and accent. The problem with discrimination against national origin is that...
Do You have a Sex Discrimination Case?
Though Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn’t initially include any reference to discrimination based on gender and it was only added at the last minute in an attempt to keep the bill from passing, it is now a firm stipulation that employers don’t have the...