Recent Blog Posts
PRIVACY: LIMITING THE SACRIFICES OF INJURED PEOPLE
In today’s modern social-media rich environment, it has become increasingly important to manage one’s personal and private information in order to protect against identity theft, fraud, and the like. As participants in a lawsuit, plaintiffs and defendants alike are often required to disclose a great deal of personal information, including financial and medical documents,… Read More »
California Senator Proposes Changes to Jury Selection – James Otto Heiting Responds
California Senator, Marty Block, introduced Senate Bill 213 which would, in criminal misdemeanor jury trials, reduce the number of peremptory challenges from 10 to 6. An interview with Senator Block, as well as reactions from those in the legal community, including our own James Otto Heiting, can be found here.
Summer’s Not Over Yet—Check Out these Fun Events in Riverside
The days are only getting hotter, and the kids are once again gearing up for another school year. But before you dust off the backpacks and lunch boxes, there’s still plenty of summer fun left in Riverside, California. Here at Heiting & Irwin, we like to relax with our families at Riverside’s Fairmount Park…. Read More »
PURSUING A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM? CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING…
As an attorney who specializes in Workers’ Compensation law it is easy for me to recommend that you get an attorney to represent you if you are injured on the job. The reason for this is simple, there are so many twists and turns, as well as pitfalls in the current Workers’ Compensation system,… Read More »
Passenger may be liable for death after telling driver to “go faster!”
Be careful when encouraging your driver to take risks. A recent California case held that a passenger could potentially be found liable by a jury for her role in encouraging a driver to “go faster” along a road which ultimately led to a crash and a death.
YES, YOU DO HAVE A RIGHT TO YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS
PART III: PHOTOCOPIES WITHIN 15 CALENDAR DAYS In my prior posts, I discussed that you actually have multiple laws that entitle you to your medical records, and if you live in California, the Patient Access to Health Records Act is a state law that provides“access to health care records or summaries of those records… Read More »
YES, YOU DO HAVE A RIGHT TO YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS
PART II: Physical Inspection of Records Within 5 Working Days In the original post, I discussed that you actually have multiple laws that entitle you to your medical records. If you live in California, for example, you may have heard of “PAHRA” (the Patient Access to Health Records Act), which is a state law… Read More »
Should We Raise the Speed Limit?
I recently read an article titled, “Roads are Better. Cars are Safer. Let’s Raise the Speed Limit” written by Stephen Boyles, an Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering at the University of Texas. In this article, he discusses that not only do our current speed limits not increase safety; they actually make things worse. According… Read More »
Clean Air Vehicle Decals
You’ve probably seen cars in the carpool lane with special stickers; however, did you know that there are actually three different kinds of stickers? California law allows single-occupant use of carpool lanes by certain qualifying vehicles. There are the Yellow stickers – which are no longer valid as of July 1, 2011. Current, valid… Read More »
4th of July – Be Smart. Stay Safe.
The 4th of July is a great holiday for us to kick back, relax, and spend the day with family and friends. With so many Americans traveling during the same short time period, there are bound to be some unfortunate complications on the road. Be prepared to make the trip as safe as possible…. Read More »
