Heading into Holidays—Stay Safe on Southern California Roads The holiday season is just kicking off with Thanksgiving around the corner. With millions of people traveling to visit family, go shopping, and attend holiday events, the roads can be more dangerous than ever. It is important to make sure that as…
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Two Counties in Ohio Settle OPIOID Case Against Just Four Defendants for $260 Million!
Two counties in Ohio just settled their claims relating to opioid addiction against four defendants, three of whom are distributors and the other a manufacturer of opioids, for $260 million. The three distributors are AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. The manufacturer is Teva, an Israeli based drug maker. Reportedly, the…
Monsanto Ordered to Pay Two Billion ($2,000,000,000.00) in Damages for Cancer Caused by Roundup
Monsanto, a large American agricultural chemical and biotechnology company, has had several personal injury claims filed against it due to harm caused by its well known product called Roundup. Roundup is a weed killer that has been found to be a “substantial factor” in causing cancer, specifically Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, in…
Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Four
Myth: A personal injury case needs to go to trial in order to obtain a fair result. In fact, most personal injury cases, just like most legal cases, do not go to trial. However, some cases do go to trial and you should know the advantages and disadvantages of settling…
Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Three
Myth: Personal injury lawyers are not as qualified as other types of lawyers. Unfortunately, personal injury lawyers do sometimes get a bad rap. Some people think that people become personal injury lawyers because they can’t cut it in another area of law, or because they went to a bad law…
Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part Two
This is the second installment of a multi part series about the myths that many people think about the field of personal injury, including personal injury lawyers, personal injury cases and personal injury clients. Myth two: Personal injury clients fake their injuries so they can get money and this causes…
Debunking Personal Injury Myths – Part One
Myth: All personal injury firms are mills. All personal injury firms are definitely not mills. However, some certainly are. The key thing, if you are someone who is looking for the right law firm to help you, is to find out what type of firm you are talking to. Do…
California Law on Car Modifications – Part 4
Light emissions/Neon Underglow Lighting In California, neon underglow lights are quite slightly, becoming a rage and are legal to use, but , of course, there are some restrictions. Before installing and using such neon underglow lighting, be sure to check to confirm what is permitted. The following will set forth…
California Law on Car Modifications – Part 3
Lifted Suspension Some car and truck vehicle owners want to give their car’s and truck’s suspension a lift. Again, before doing this, find out what’s allowed in California. For example, in California, one rule is the maximum frame height is 23 inches. Illegal: Screen/Monitor In California, it is illegal to…
California Law on Car Modifications – Part 2
California Law Against Hanging Things from Rear View Mirror Hanging an air freshener, fuzzy dice or other objects from your rearview mirror could be a violation of the law in your state. Specifically, in California the law prohibits placing an object that “obstructs or reduces the driver’s clear view through…