Recent Blog Posts
New Evidence Code Section 351.2 Equalizes Rights for Non-Citizens
Until very recently, damages were calculated differently for citizens/residents vs. those not legally in the United States. Typically, in a personal injury case, you can recover medical bills, fees for future medical care, lost earnings and earning capacity, pain and suffering. As it relates to lost earnings and loss of earning capacity, the measuring… Read More »
Further Decline of Jury Trials
The Los Angeles Daily Journal, the leading legal newspaper in Southern California has recently reported facts and statistics regarding the continuing decline in jury trials throughout the United States, especially in Federal Court and in the State of California. Federal Court civil trials have steadily declined in the last 80 years. Commencing in 1938,… Read More »
Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and the Importance of Credible Witnesses
This year’s presidential election is one of the most contentious in recent history. Accusers have emerged, alleging that the Republican nominee for President Donald J. Trump sexually harassed and assaulted multiple women years earlier. Accusers have likewise charged that the husband of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (that is, former President Bill Clinton) has engaged… Read More »
Part 2 – Building a Better Medical Record for Your Catastrophic Injury Lawsuit
In a previous post we began the discussion of how to ensure your medical record helps you following a catastrophic injury (as opposed to hurting your chances of recovering compensation). When presented to a judge or jury, your medical record should “tell the story” of how your injury was inflicted and what steps you… Read More »
Doctor Who Holds Himself Out as Employee of Cedars-Sinai Not an Employee
The recently decided Markow v. Rosner (2016) 2016 Cal. App. Lexis 827, involved Mr. Markow receiving pain management treatment from Dr. Rosner. The treatment concluded with Rosner providing an injection to Mr. Markow’s neck, near the base of his skull, which ultimately resulted in Mr. Markow becoming a paraplegic. Markow and his wife sued… Read More »
Clinton Loses Lawsuit by Default
Hillary Clinton is alleged to be in default in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a family member of one of the individuals killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack. The suit was filed by Charles Woods and Patricia Smith, the latter being the mother of Sean Smith (who was killed when the U.S. embassy… Read More »
Rise in Traffic Deaths, Rise in Litigation?
The United States Department of Transportation has provided statistics showing that in the year 2015, traffic deaths rose by 7.2 percent, with over 35,000 in traffic fatality collisions in the United States. The data provided by the U.S. Transportation Department of Transportation suggests that traffic deaths rose across every segment of the population, with… Read More »
What Makes a Personal Injury “Catastrophic”?
At Heiting & Irwin, our practice is dedicated to helping victims of catastrophic personal injury accidents recover compensation for their injuries. However, “catastrophic” is an ambiguous adjective; what one person considers to be “catastrophic” may not meet another person’s definition. Even amongst personal injury attorneys there is no universally-accepted definition of what constitutes a… Read More »
Attorney James Heiting Selected for 2017 Southern California Super Lawyers
This week it was confirmed that Attorney James Heiting, of Heiting & Irwin, in Riverside, California was selected again as a Southern California Super Lawyer. This particular distinction is only assigned to 5% of all attorneys in Southern California. Mr. Irwin has been a Super Lawyer in 2008, 2010 – 2011 and 2014 –… Read More »
Hoverboard Recalls
Several months back, I wrote an initial blog discussing various aspects of “hoverboard liability.” These products/devices are now becoming the proverbial “accident waiting to happen.” There have been multiple incidents of the lithium battery packs (used to power the device), over-heating, smoking, catching fire and/or exploding, causing serious injury(s) to the user. There is… Read More »
