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Big Rig Driver Charged With Manslaughter and Gross Negligence After Causing “Deadliest Crash in California in Decades”

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Last October, a tour bus load of people was heading home to Los Angeles on Route 10 after spending a night at the casino located near the Salton Sea, southeast of San Diego. Most passengers, tired from a night of gambling, had fallen asleep. However, they were rudely awakened shortly before dawn to screams… Read More »

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Increase in Motorcycle Accidents in California

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Recently, the California Highway Patrol released a report showing that motorcycle accidents increased by 20 percent from 2010 to 2011. The Hartford Sentinel reports that hundreds of motorcyclists die each year and thousands more are hurt. The California Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s assistance to reduce these numbers. Officials have encouraged motorcyclists… Read More »

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BEWARE OF EXCLUSIONS IN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES

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Heiting & Irwin My office was recently contacted by a young woman on a clear liability, rear-end automobile accident. She was driving “her” vehicle (one of many insured by the family) and she assumed she was an insured driver. Wanting to immediately obtain a replacement vehicle (rental car) she contacted “her” insurance company, only… Read More »

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RIGHT TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE

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Regardless of your insurance status, you are eligible to receive emergency medical care within the State of California. You have the right to receive emergency care at any licensed facility with an emergency room. You have the right to be treated until your emergency medical condition is stabilized when you go to a hospital… Read More »

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It is GPS Monitoring, not GPS Tracking

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“Wow…thank you. I didn’t realize GPS would be so interesting.” That was the most repeated comment by attendees at the last meeting of the Riverside County Barristers Association after Petra Fuhriman co-owner of GPS Monitoring Solutions explained the difference between tracking and real-time, 24/7 GPS monitoring. Although it was the second meeting of the… Read More »

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James Heiting cited by “Chicago Lawyer’s” Robert A. Clifford

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I stood before 12 people, a cross-section of Miami-area residents who were to consider the case of a family who lost a loved one in a small plane that crashed off the coast as it attempted to take off. The cause of the crash was a defective part, manufactured by a local company whose… Read More »

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California Supreme Court Finds Liability for Tractor-Trailer Parked Along Freeway

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On February 28, 2011, the California Supreme Court decided the case of Cabral v. Ralphs Grocery Co. (Docket No. S178799). This is another case revolving around a deadly motor vehicle accident in which a tractor-trailer was involved. See my previous article here: In Cabral, Plaintiff’s husband, the decedent, was driving his pickup truck home… Read More »

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New California Case Holds Tractor-Trailer Drivers to Higher Standard

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The California Court of Appeal for the First District (which includes San Francisco and neighboring areas), recently decided a case, [Lawson v. Safeway Inc., (2010) 191 Cal. App. 4th 400] holding drivers of tractor trailers to a higher standard than some other motorists. In the Lawson case, the plaintiffs were the driver of a… Read More »

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PROTECTING A LITIGANT’S RIGHT TO PRIVACY

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In today’s modern social 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, identification… Read More »

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DEMAND EQUAL PROTECTION

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Equal protection is a clever and timely catch phrase and legal issue in these times of gay rights and mandatory health care. The issue also arises in the purchase and maintenance of UM/UIM (uninsured and underinsured) motorist coverage in the State of California. Following up on the prior blog re: UM/UIM coverage, automobile liability… Read More »

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