Recent Blog Posts
Default Judgments: What are They and How Common are They?
There is more than one way to prevail in your California personal injury lawsuit. Of course, you will prevail and be awarded monetary damages if your case proceeds to trial before a judge and/or jury and the factfinder determines that the defendant(s) in your case were, in fact, at fault in causing damages in… Read More »
Can You Get a New Personal Injury Trial Based on New Evidence?
Consider the following situation: You and your loved one are traveling in a car when another driver slams into you. You and your loved one are injured and receive medical treatment from the local emergency room. You both incur medical expenses, lost wages, and other losses and as a result, you and your loved… Read More »
Escaping from a Mandatory Arbitration Clause
Businesses like arbitration clauses. Whenever a business contracts with a customer (and especially when the business’s legal exposure is potentially high), chances are the business’s contract includes a provision requiring the customer to submit any claims or disputes it may have with the business to arbitration. In some cases, this arbitration is characterized… Read More »
Police Fault Tennis Star in Fatal Crash; Wrongful Death Suit May be Next
Famous tennis star Venus Williams was allegedly declared to be at fault in a Florida car wreck that took the life of an elderly man. Now the family is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against Ms. Williams and seeking compensation for their losses. Had this wreck occurred in California, the ending of the story… Read More »
Motorcycle Lane Splitting
Lane splitting refers to the process where a motorcyclist passes other vehicles by riding between lanes of stopped or slow moving traffic, or riding between vehicles along the lane line. This practice generally occurs on freeways or multi-lane highways. While considered annoying and even unsafe by most motorists (other than the motorcyclist), if done… Read More »
Consider Having the Same Law Firm Represent You
Third-party actions and workers’ compensation claim–consider having the same law firm represent you if both actions arise from the same accident/injury. Often when an employee is injured on the job, there is not only the recourse of pursuing a claim for benefits available under the Workers’ Compensation system, but also a cause of action… Read More »
Attorney Jean-Simon Serrano Achieves Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest Award
Jean-Simon Serrano, an attorney with Heiting & Irwin in Riverside, CA recently received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest “AV” rating after the completion of a peer review. The Martindale-Hubbell rating system is the oldest attorney peer-reviewed rating system in the US, and one of the most recognizable to all legal professionals. The AV Rating designation is only… Read More »
We Will Miss John Van de Kamp
John K. Van de Kamp (1936-2017) was a man of great stature, conviction, ability and accomplishment. He was a good husband, a good father, a good friend. He was a respected and effective leader in many roles, including his service as the Los Angeles County District Attorney and as our State Attorney General. He… Read More »
I fell in a store. Do I have a case?
I get calls for these types of injuries all the time. A condition or defect on the property of a business causes you to fall and you sustain injuries due to the fall. This could be due to a slippery floor, a crack in the pavement, a pothole, etc. Do I have a case?… Read More »
Will Your Fourth of July End With a Lawsuit?
There is nothing as synonymous with July 4th as fireworks, and nothing as synonymous with fireworks as catastrophic injury accidents. Each year, hundreds of individuals in California visit emergency rooms across the state because of one or more fireworks-related injuries, such as: Severe burn injuries; Loss of eye or other disfiguring injuries; Cuts and… Read More »
