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September 13, 2018

Lawsuit Alleges Uber Saved $500M by Misclassifying Its Drivers As Independent Contractors

In past blogs, we have written about the financial and legal incentives Uber has to continue classifying its drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. Indeed, we also extensively covered an important California Supreme Court decision that increased the likelihood Uber and Lyft drivers will become employees in the state of California. Months after we wrote about the highest California court's decision…
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September 13, 2018

What the Two-Year Timeline of Uber’s Self-Driving Car Testing Reveals

In 2016, the city of Pittsburgh was home to a host of reporters who gathered to get a glimpse at the future of driving. Namely, those reporters attended media briefing sessions concerning Uber's newest pilot program involving self-driving cars. It has been two years since those briefings, and the road has been an objectively rocky one for the ride-hailing company.…
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February 19, 2013

Assault Victims Injuries & Legal Rights

There seems to be more and more instances of physical assaults, injuries, shootings and even deaths in the news these days. A lot of what happens winds up being talked about around the dinner table at home, or around the water cooler at work. In our law offices, we tend to have more and more conversations with clients about physical…
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February 6, 2013

ARE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHILDREN AT RISK ON THEIR BIKES, SCOOTERS & SKATEBOARDS?

Every single year, thousands of children suffer a wide range of injuries while they are doing such things as bicycling, scootering, and skateboarding. Here in Southern California most kids spend hours and hours outside, playing and riding. That's a good thing. Recently there has been an alarming increase in personal injury cases related to youngsters, pre-teen and early teens. Many…
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January 11, 2013

OJ Simpson Prosecutor Marcia Clark To Appear On Ledger On The Law KABC AM790

Marcia Clark, best know as OJ Simpson's prosecuting attorney, will be interviewed tomorrow by KABC talk radio show host Emery Brett Ledger. Ms. Clark has moved past her days as a prosecutor and is living a much better life than O.J. Simpson who is behind bars in the state of Nevada for an unrelated criminal act. Attorney Emery Ledger will,…
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August 31, 2012

MOTORCYCLE RANDOM BITS AND HELPFUL TIPS

Did you know that in 1896, Roy C. Marks of San Francisco produced the first motorcycle made in the USA. It became what would be called the “California Motorcycle.” 100 year old bike! Since then, millions and millions of men, women and children have enjoyed the back roads, winding streets and open highways that only travel aboard a 2-wheeler can…
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April 24, 2012

Fatal Truck Accidents

We, in the United States, are heavily dependant on the trucking industry to transport everything from eggs to building supplies to vehicles from one side of the country to the other. Estimates are that there are over 3.5 million commercial trucks on the nation’s highways. While the vast majority of those trucks arrive safely at their destination without incident, collisions…
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April 8, 2012

Wrongful Death in California

Wrongful death in California is similar to other personal injury cases, with a couple of exceptions. A wrongful death in California is brought by the executor of the deceased’s estate or a loved one. The executor or the loved one becomes the plaintiff in the lawsuit. The plaintiff is entitled to certain compensation because of the loss of his or…
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April 8, 2012

Wrongful Death Complaint in California

If a loved one died in an untimely manner because of a vehicle accident, boat accident, truck accident, plane accident, medical malpractice or a product liability issue, contact a California wrongful death attorney as soon as possible. To start a legal action against the defendant, a California wrongful death complaint must be filed with the Court before the statute of…
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April 8, 2012

California Wrongful Death Statute

The California wrongful death statute governs wrongful death action under the Code of Civil Procedure 377.60-377.62. While the statute of limitations may be tolled in certain circumstances, most wrongful deaths must be filed within a year of the date of the wrongful death. You should contact a California wrongful death attorney immediately following the untimely death of a loved one…
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