Recent Blog Posts
What is the Difference between Murder and Wrongful Death?
As an experienced Riverside, California, wrongful death lawyer, clients and friends often ask me a seemingly difficult question: what is the difference between murder and wrongful death? First, I should say that both murder and the loss of a loved one due to the negligence of another is very hard on survivors and family…. Read More »
When is It Time to Fire My Doctor?
At Heiting & Irwin, we speak with many medical malpractice victims on an annual basis. We often find that they are frustrated and emotionally hurt by the lack of professionalism exhibited by the doctors or medical professionals who caused their injury. The importance of the relationship between you and your doctor should not be… Read More »
What Should I Do if My Car Breaks Down on the Freeway?
Each year, countless individuals are injured along the freeways of California. It often starts with a flat tire, smoke from under the hood, or a mechanical breakdown that forces drivers to pull off to the side of the road. While unavoidable, this is extremely dangerous, putting the driver and all passengers at risk. In… Read More »
Drive Out to the Riverside Drive-In Theatre
Some great ways to bring family and friends together during the summer are watching movies, playing around outside, and having a cookout. At the Riverside, California drive-in theatre you can do all of those things at once. The Riverside Van Buren Drive-In Theatre is the perfect place to get together on a warm night…. Read More »
James Otto Heiting and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California
Judge Harold Hopp, James Otto Heiting, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, James Latting, and Jacqueline Carey-Wilson (President of the Riverside County Bar Association). The photo was taken on March 17, 2014, at a reception in Sacramento following the Chief Justice’s annual address to the legislature on the state of the court. Earlier that day,… Read More »
Cycle Safety as Summer Heats Up
As summer heats up and daylight creeps past 8 pm, cycling-enthusiasts, both new and veteran, will be traveling the streets, for both exercise and transportation. I’ve been cycling on a road-bike for about a year now, and I love it; however, I try to stay on paths with restrictions on motorized vehicles, but I… Read More »
SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM
PART ONE: HOW TO RUIN YOUR “COMP” CASE Workers’ Compensation insurance carriers often hire private investigators to determine whether you are as injured as badly as you claim to be. With social media sites like Facebook, defense attorneys often do not even need private investigators to try and turn a trier of fact against… Read More »
What’s With All the Auto Recalls?
Car recalls have been on the rise, or so it seems. Getting wind of the General Motors scandal and investigation after a recall of 6.3 million vehicles has caused companies like Toyota and Ford to make recalls for even more millions of vehicles. But why?
Prison Death Could Mean Neglect
A prison is a place where convicted criminals go to serve their time, but when neglect happens behind prison walls the same consequences arise: pain an suffering on behalf of the neglected party, even if they are a convicted criminal. A recent story was released about the death of an inmate in New Philadelphia… Read More »
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RECOVERY WITHOUT AN IMPAIRMENT RATING
When an examining physician finds an injured worker to have received reasonable treatment to help cure an injury, and determines that no further treatment will help improve the condition, the employee is considered stable, as the condition has reached a medical plateau. The employee will then be deemed Permanent & Stationary, or considered to… Read More »
