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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
One of the biggest issues in personal injury cases is determining who is to blame from a legal standpoint, also referred to as liability. The easiest thing to do is say that the person or business that led to your injuries should cover the cost of your injuries, but...
If you suffer an injury as the result of a slip and fall in a store or on the premises of a business, it can be difficult to determine whether you can sue and who you should be suing. It’s important to note that you can’t sue just because you fell over in someone’s...
Some people try to handle personal injury claims with their insurance companies on their own. While generally this is a reasonable course of action, in certain cases it’s not the wisest approach. There are situations in which a skilled personal injury lawyer and the...
If you have suffered an injury while you were receiving treatment in a hospital, your first instinct might be to sue the hospital for negligence. However, the hospital isn’t always legally liable, especially if it was the doctor who was responsible for the medical...