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Are Legal Aid Groups at Risk?

By Heiting & Irwin |

There are currently (at least) two factors that could put legal aid groups in our State at risk for decreased funding. On the Federal side, President Donald J. Trump appears to have eliminated annual grants for the 11 legal aid non-profit recipients in California in his proposed draft budget for 2018. $43.6 million dollars… Read More »

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Time Limits To Make A Claim Can Be Critical

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If a person has been injured (or killed) due to the negligence of another, there are strict time limits that must be met in order to perfect or pursue a claim. Many people think that they will wait to see how things develop and stabilize before doing anything. This can be a serious mistake…. Read More »

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The Significance of Being Paid “Under the Table” in Personal Injury Cases

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One of the elements of damages in a personal injury or wrongful death case is loss of earnings or loss of earning capacity. This is usually proved by a history of earnings, and education and training that would give a jury reasonable basis on which to analyze and project loss of earnings. When somebody… Read More »

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We Need More Judges

By Heiting & Irwin |

  The California Judicial Council, the body that oversees the courts in our state, reported in October, 2016, that San Bernardino County was 48 judges short of their studied need. Riverside County was just behind at about 47. That means that, between the two counties, we are approximately 95 judges short of what we… Read More »

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Do I Have to go to Arbitration?

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“I wanted to go to trial, but the other party says I have to go to arbitration. Is it true?” Many times when you go to a doctor’s office, hospital, medical provider, car dealer, or you enter into a contract for construction, and in many, and growing, areas and concerns, you are asked to… Read More »

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What is Arbitration?

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Arbitration is a method of hearing cases and deciding cases that is, generally, an abbreviated proceeding. There is no jury, and the arbitration hearing is conducted by one to three arbitrators. The arbitration may be binding, non-binding, or advisory. An advisory arbitration is usually conducted to give the parties some idea of what will… Read More »

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Hoverboard Recalls

By Heiting & Irwin |

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 »

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Tips to Avoid Making An Accident Worse

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We cannot control what other drivers do on the road. Another driver’s thoughtless or careless act can change our lives forever in a matter of seconds. It is frustrating and frightening to think that our lives and the lives of our loved ones could be in the hands of a distracted, drunk, speeding, or… Read More »

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FACIAL DOG BITE WOUNDS

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When dealing with a facial dog bite case, there are a few factors that can be quite important in the overall outcome of the case, separate and apart from establishing liability (responsibility, negligence, carelessness, etc.) of the dog owner. It is very important to have photographs taken at various stages of the dog bite… Read More »

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE PAID!

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In certain serious Workers’ Compensation cases, it is possible to have family members (usually the injured worker’s spouse) paid to take care of the injured worker. Typically this requires a physician to recommend some form of nursing care and/or Home Health care. If it is determined that the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier will or… Read More »

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