Legal malpractice can occur for a number of reasons and affects every area of law. To better understand the types of legal malpractice claims, the American Bar Association (ABA) recently completed a study of 42,076 legal malpractice claims filed in the United States...
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Jury: Long Beach School District Wasn’t Responsible for Ross Killing
By Tracy Manzer, Staff Writer Long Beach Press-Telegram LONG BEACH — Wilson High School administrators shared no responsibility in the shooting death of 16-year-old Melody Ross outside the school’s homecoming game in 2009, a jury decided Tuesday. Jurors who heard the...
Wrongful Death Litigation – What are the Differences Between Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in California?
There are two types of civil lawsuits that can arise from of the death of a loved one: Wrongful Death Litigation and Survival Actions. Generally, wrongful death statutes are intended to compensate the survivors for the loss of the relationship with the decedent. They...
What is the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987?
The federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 (NRHA) is a comprehensive set of federal regulations governing the operation of nursing home facilities in the United States. It applies to certified nursing home facilities that receive Medicare payments. NRHA’s basic...
Study Shows Real Estate Litigation Generated the Highest Number of Legal Malpractice Claims
For the first time since 1985, when the American Bar Association (ABA) first began tracking legal malpractice claims, real estate litigation ranked as the area of law most affected by malpractice claims. The study includes over 50,000 claims filed between 2008-2011,...
California Legal Malpractice Lawsuits and the Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege
What is California Legal Malpractice? So what drives California legal malpractice? One of the most popularized aspects of the attorney-client relationship is that certain communications are privileged and confidential. That is to say, if you tell your attorney...
California Supreme Court Depublishes Legal Malpractice Opinion
On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 the California Supreme court depublished it’s opinion issued in Shifren v. Spiro. In this case, the dispute was over an amendment to family trust documents first drafted in 1988. Originally, the trust provided that all property would...
California Sexual Harassment Laws
Sexual harassment in the workplace is nothing new; however, recent changes in state and federal laws hold employers much more accountable than they have been in the past. Sexual harassment occurs under a number of circumstances. It can happen to both men and women, in...
California Elder Care Law
In addition to the federal Nursing Home Reform Act, which applies to any certified nursing facility that receives Medicare, California has enacted a number of state laws to protect its elderly population. California elder car laws have two primary laws which are the...
California Legal Malpractice
What is Legal Malpractice? Legal malpractice is a type of civil law suit used to enforce the standards of professional conduct. When you initiate a lawsuit for California legal malpractice, you’re not only asking the court to compensate you for your damages; you’re...
