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Understanding Your Rights After an Accident with an Amazon Delivery Truck
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Navigating the Perils of Scooter Riding in California: Understanding Your Legal Rights
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Navigating the Aftermath of a Motorcycle Accident in California: The Importance of Contacting an Experienced Injury Lawyer
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Trucking Accidents: Liability of Truck Companies to Injury Victims in California.
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Understanding the Rights of Injured Passengers in Uber Accidents in California
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Amazon Product Liability Case May Affect California Consumers
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Holding Drivers Accountable After a California Drunk Driving Accident
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Deadly California Truck Accident Claims Multiple Lives
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What Is the Federal Tort Claims Act and How Does it Affect California Injury Victims?
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Determining Fault and Damages after California Head-on Accident
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What is a “Willful Violation” in a California Product Liability Case?
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Trail Immunity in California Personal Injury Cases
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California Court Finds that Amazon Strictly Liable for Defective Product
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Court Addresses Applicability of California Sudden Emergency Doctrine in Car Accident Lawsuit
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California Appellate Court Addresses Products Liability Claim After Pet Store Purchase
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Court Addresses Ordinary Consumer Expectations Test in California Product Liability Claim
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California Appellate Court Addresses Products Liability Argument in Amusement Park Injury Case
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Rideshare Company Found Not Liable for California Car Accident
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California Appellate Court Issues Evidentiary Ruling in Personal Injury Claim Against the City of Los Angeles
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Appellate Court Addresses Evidentiary Requirement in California Freight Train Accident
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California Appellate Court Addresses Expert Testimony Requirement in Johnson and Johnson Lawsuit
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Court Rejects Arbitration Agreement in Southern California Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit
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California Court of Appeals Rejects Trip and Fall Lawsuit
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California Driver Strikes and Kills Trick-or-Treating Family While Under the Influence
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Establishing the Element of Breach in California Personal Injury Claims
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Court Discusses Scope of Permissible Impeachment Testimony in Recent California Bus Accident
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California Appellate Court Considers Excuse Instructions in Recent Car Accident Case
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Will California Courts Discount Future Damages Awards to Present Value?
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Establishing Causation in California Negligence Claims
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California Appellate Court Discusses “Firefighter’s Rule” in Recent Personal Injury Case
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California School District Escapes Liability in Carnival Injury Case
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Federal Court Overseeing California Considers Whether Time Limits Should Be Extended for Minors in FTCA Claims
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California Appellate Court Considers City’s Liability for Faded Crosswalk in Personal Injury Case
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California Court Discusses Vicarious Liability in Recent Car Accident Case
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Court Determines College Is Not Immune from Lawsuit Under California Field Trip Exception
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California Court Dismisses Appeal Against Ski Resort for Snowboarding Accident
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California Appellate Court Determines Yoga Instructor Did Not Violate Duty of Care in Recent Personal Injury Case
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Insurance Company May Be On the Hook for Negligent Hiring Claim After Employee Commits Sexual Assault
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Case Reinstated Against Restaurant After Customer Bitten by Spider
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California Supreme Court Explains Sudden Emergency Doctrine in California Car Accident Case
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Questions Emerge About Liability in Self-Driving Car Crashes in California
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How Fault Is Apportioned in California Motorcycle Accidents
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The Importance of a Thorough Post-Accident Investigation in California
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Court Discusses How Insurance Coverage Comes into Play When Calculating Damages in a California Personal Injury Lawsuit
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California Court Determines Hospital’s Failure to Follow Patient’s Health Care Directive Was Not Elder Abuse
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“Bounce House” Accident Sends Boy Flying onto California Highway
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The Dangers of Driving in Southern California
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Study Finds that Hit-and-Run Accidents in California Are on the Rise
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Court Allows Case Against Accounting Firm After California Motorcycle Accident
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Plaintiff’s Theory of Liability Rejected by California Court as Too “Attenuated”
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Pure Comparative Negligence and Its Implications in California Personal Injury Lawsuits
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According to Recent California Appellate Opinion, Landlord Has No Legal Duty to Provide Defibrillator Device
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California Supreme Court Finds Colleges Have Duty to Protect Students from Foreseeable Harm
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Three Killed in Southern California DUI Accident
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California Court Discusses Design Immunity in Recent Personal Injury Case Filed Against Caltrans
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California Court Upholds City’s Assertion of Trail Immunity in Recent Personal Injury Case
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California Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Clause Contained in Rental Agreement
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California’s Move-Over Law Protects Emergency Responders
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Seeking Financial Recovery After a California Motorcycle Accident
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Establishing Liability in California Premises Liability Claims
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California Court Finds Parking Lot Owner Not Liable for Aggressive Driver’s Actions
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California Appellate Court Finds Defendant Was Not Liable in Third-Party Workplace Injury Case
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Court Affirms Denial of Tenants’ Premises Liability Lawsuit Against California Landlord
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The Types of Available Damages in California Injury Claims
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California Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in Recent Personal Injury Case
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Negligence Claims in California
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Wrongful Death Claims in California
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California Court Awards Additional Costs After Party Rejects Settlement and Loses at Trial
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California Truck Accidents Caused by Equipment Failures
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California Court Discusses Hotel’s Duty to Guest in Recent Personal Injury Case
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Who Is Responsible When a California Rideshare Driver Causes a Car Accident?
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How Do Courts Apportion Liability in California Personal Injury Cases Involving Multiple At-Fault Parties?
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California Car Accidents Involving Auto-Pilot Technology
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California Court Discusses Arbitration Agreements and When They Are Legally Enforceable
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Federal Appellate Court Discusses Validity of Accident-Release Waiver in California Ski Resort Injury Case
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Hit-and-Run Accidents in Southern California
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Third-Party Workplace Injury Lawsuits and California’s Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy Rule
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Filing an Insurance Claim after a California Car Accident
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Aggressive Driving and Intoxicated Driving Are Among the Top Causes of California Auto Accidents
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California Court Discusses Potentially Conflicting Witness Testimony
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Marijuana-Related Car Accidents in California
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Third-Party Workers’ Compensation Claims in California
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California Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Invalid in Workplace Injury Case
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Liability in California Car Accidents Involving Autonomous Vehicles
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Can a Car Accident Victim’s Failure to Wear a Seatbelt Be Used against Them in a California Personal Injury Case?
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Charter Bus Full of Employees Crashes on the Way to Holiday Party
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California Court Holds Government Entity May Be Precluded from Asserting Plaintiff’s Non-Compliance with Government Claims Act, Based on Misleading Statements
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Intoxicated Drivers Pose a Major Threat to California Residents
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California Car Accident Victim’s Case Against Insurance Company Dismissed Based on Overbroad Release of Liability
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California Court Discusses the Scope of Church’s Duty to Parishioner in Recent Premises Liability Case
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Head-On Collisions on California Highways
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Plaintiff’s Case Permitted to Proceed Against Private Company Responsible for Maintaining Traffic Lights
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California Appellate Court Discusses Employer Liability in Recent Car Accident Case
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Court Allows Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Claim Despite Substantiated Claims of Dishonesty
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California Appellate Court Invalidates Arbitration Agreement Based on Its One-Sidedness
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California Plaintiff’s Failure to File a Timely Expert Certificate Results in Dismissal of Case
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Assumption of the Risk in California Personal Injury Cases
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The Workers’ Compensation Program in California
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Truck Driver Charged in 2016 Palm Springs Rear-End Bus Accident
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California Car Accident Plaintiff Misses Out on Opportunity to Cross-Examine Defense Medical Expert
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California Jury Awards Plaintiff over $400 Million in Recent Product Liability Lawsuit
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Wrongful Death Claim Against California Police Department Dismissed on Immunity Grounds
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California Premises Liability Case Dismissed on Appeal for Failing to Raise Alternative Theory of Liability at Trial
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Off-Duty Los Angeles Police Officer Arrested after Fatal DUI Accident
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California Appellate Court Denies Defense Discovery Request in Workplace Accident Lawsuit
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California Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer When Inference Could be Drawn that Employee Was Within Scope of Employment at Time Plaintiff was Injured
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California Court Holds Surviving Family Members Failed to Establish Triable Issues of Material Fact Overcoming Summary Judgment for Employer in Deadly Vehicle Collision Lawsuit
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According to Court, Plaintiff Suffered Similar Harm in California Bus Accident Lawsuit Earlier Litigated, Bars Re-Litigation Claim in Separate Lawsuit
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California Court Holds Plaintiff’s Claims Against the City of Los Angeles Following a Bicycle Accident Were Not Timely
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Fatally Injured California Worker’s Dying Declarations Should Have Been Admitted at Trial as Exception to Hearsay Exclusion
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Court Holds Plaintiff was Injured by Defendant’s Breach of Duties Owed to the Public Under California Law
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California Court Holds No Error in Lower Court’s Judgment Dismissing Plaintiff’s Complaint After Motor Vehicle Collision Because Statute of Limitations Had Run
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California Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Defendants After Finding Plaintiff Injured in Hot Air Balloon Had Not Shown Defendants Breached Duty of Care
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California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiff Had Not Established Error in Jury’s Award of Damages Following Fall, Specifically for Decreased Quality of Life
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According to California Law, Judgment Affirmed in Favor of Defendant Because Plaintiff’s Injury Allegations Were Not Supported in the Record on Appeal
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California Appellate Court Holds in Favor of Defendant, Supports Jury Finding that Rear-End Collision Did Not Substantially Cause Plaintiff’s Alleged Injuries
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California Appeals Court Affirms Decision in Favor of Defendants Because Plaintiff Had Not Met Burden of Showing Triable Issue of Material Fact for Gross Negligence Claim
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Recent University of California Study Indicates Obese Drivers Significantly More Likely to Suffer Fatalities in Car Crash
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Hotel Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Plaintiff’s Negligence and Premises Liability Claims as California Appellate Court Holds Issues of Material Fact Remain
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California Court of Appeal Upholds Award of $99,000 to Injured Plaintiff in Crosswalk Trip and Fall Lawsuit in Long Beach
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California Appellate Court Affirms No Evidence of Contact by Phantom Vehicle Supporting Uninsured Motorist Claim After Rear-End Collision
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Appellate Court Holds Trial Immunity Does not Apply in Case Involving Serious Injuries Suffered by Falling Tree Branch While Victim Walked on Path in Mission Bay Park, California
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California Homeowner Not Responsible for Tragic Death of Five-Year-Old in Pool
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California Court Finds Truck Collision Victim Entitled to $3 Million Award for Costs of Future Surgeries
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California Court of Appeal Held County Not Entitled to Summary Judgment When Triable Issues Remain Regarding Cause for Tree Fall
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California Court Upholds Summary Judgment in Favor of Elevator Maintenance Company After Plaintiff Suffered Injuries in Falling Elevator
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California Court Finds Plaintiff Assumed Risk Inherent in Horseback Endurance Riding, Not Entitled to Compensation for Injuries Caused by Defendant’s Horse
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California’s Legalization of Marijuana May Lead to Increase in Motor Vehicle Collisions Caused by Impaired Drivers
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California Court Holds Evidence that Defendant Left the Scene of Accident After Striking Plaintiff with Automobile Properly Excluded by Trial Court
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California Court Holds Homeowners May Be Liable for Harm to Contractor’s Employee When They Failed to Disclose Known Hazard
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California Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Firefighters After Plaintiff Suffered Severe Injuries at Fire Base Camp
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California Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Insurer Following Car Accident: Reasonable Jury Could Find Insurer Acted Unreasonably in Denying Plaintiff’s Demand for Damages
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Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Santa Ana Highlights Safety Issues with Particular Intersection
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California Court Holds in Favor of Injured Plaintiffs, “Trail Immunity” Does Not Extend to Public Golf Course that Causes Injuries to Pedestrians Nearby
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Defendant Entitled to Defense as Contractor to U.S. Government, Plaintiff Not Entitled to Recovery for Injuries Suffered from Exposure to Chemicals in California
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California Appellate Court Upholds Jury Verdict that Dangerous Condition Had Not Caused Plaintiff’s Single-Vehicle Accident
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California Court Holds Employer Has Duty of Care to Protect Wife of Employee from “Take Home Exposure” to Asbestos
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California Court Upholds Decision Car Insurer Not Liable for Negligence Per Se, Plaintiff Prevented From Claiming Car Not Total Loss After Accident
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California Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Contention City was Liable for Dangerous Condition at Intersection Following Pedestrian Accident
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California Court of Appeal Holds Parties Had Not Reached a Settlement in Personal Injury Lawsuit Following Car Crash, and Case Should Not Have Been Dismissed
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California Law Proposes “Idaho Stop” for Bicyclists Approaching Intersection in Effort to Reduce Accidents
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California Court Holds Jury Could Reasonably Conclude Plaintiff’s Allegation of Causation in Tree Trimming Accident was Speculative and Evidence Supported Their Verdict in Favor of Defendant
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California Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of City of Pasadena Because Plaintiff Failed to Provide Full Record on Appeal Regarding His Wrongful Death Claim
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California Appeals Court Affirms Jury Verdict Entitling Defendant to Summary Judgment in Case Centered on “Battle of Experts” Following Motor Vehicle Collision
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Fatal Stabbing in Mobile Park Home Not Foreseeable, California Court Upholds Summary Judgment in Favor of Landlord in Lawsuit Alleging Negligence, Wrongful Death
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California Appellate Court Finds School District Not Liable for Injuries Suffered by Student in Off-Campus Student Altercation
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Defendants Entitled to Summary Judgment When Plaintiff Failed to Show Stair Posed Dangerous Defect and Defendants Had Notice of Such Defect, According to California Law
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California Court of Appeal Holds Employee May Have Been on “Business Errand” Benefiting Employer at Time of Motorcycle Collision
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Appellate Court Affirms No Cause of Action for Parent-Child Loss of Consortium Claim in California
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California Court of Appeal Dismisses Plaintiff’s Lawsuit for Damages Following Car Accident Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Cooperate and Intent to Commit Fraud on the Court
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Child Assumed Risks Inherent in Skiing and Relatives Not Negligent, According to California Court of Appeal
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Judgment in Favor of Defendant Transit System Upheld in Vehicle Accident Lawsuit, California Appellate Court Holds No Abuse of Discretion When Judge Excluded Plaintiff’s Expert Testimony
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California Court Upholds Jury Award to Plaintiff Injured in Motorcycle Collision, Determines Plaintiff’s Statement to His Insurer was Privileged
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California Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Beneficiaries’ Claims Following Fatal Aviation Collision; Failure to Allege Facts Supporting a Claim Mandates Dismissal
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California Court Holds Defendant was not an “Affiliate” Entitled to Summary Judgment on Negligence and Premises Liability Claims After Tragic Vehicular Accident
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Court Upholds Offer to Compromise Following Motor Vehicle Collision Lawsuit; Defendant’s Changed Terms Re-Opened a Completed Negotiation That was not Enforceable under California Law
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California Court Upholds Determination that Plaintiff Caused Collision when Trial Court Made Findings of Fault and Credibility Based on their Observation and Evaluation of Testimony
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California Court Upholds Finding that Defendant Not Liable for Incident on Bike Path in Santa Monica, as Plaintiff Had Not Set Forth Uncontradicted Evidence
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California Court of Appeal Finds Dismissal of Juror Prejudiced the State in Wrongful Death Claim Brought by Surviving Family Members after Motorcycle Crash
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California Court Holds Bar Owner & Manager Not Legally Responsible for Intoxicated Patron/Employee’s Fatal Car Accident
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Employer Not Vicariously Liable for Employee’s Negligence in Causing Fatal Car Crash, Due to “Going and Coming” Rule, According to California Appellate Court
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Company Owes No Duty to Plaintiffs to Prevent Intoxicated Truck Driver from Loading Truck and Driving, According to California Court of Appeal
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California Court of Appeal Holds in Favor of Injured Motorcyclist Hit by Taxi Driver in West Hollywood; Taxi Company Vicariously Liable for Driver’s Acts
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Weightlifter Assumed Inherent Risk of Injury, California Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Gym
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California Appellate Court Imputes Knowledge of Dangerous Condition to Defendant Landlords, Overturns Judgment in their Favor
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California Court Denies Summary Judgment for Defendants When Plaintiff Shows Triable Issue of Fact Regarding Whether Train Operator was Employed by Defendants
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California Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Car Insurer When Insured Used “Non-Owned” Employer Vehicle Regularly
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California Appeals Court Upholds Rule that Insurance Agent Owed No Duty to Advise Plaintiffs to Purchase Excess Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Insurance to Help Recover Costs from Son’s Accident
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California Appeal Court Upholds Judgment for Defendant Ambulance Services When Plaintiff Failed to Show Evidence that Alleged Delay in Transportation to Hospital Caused Resulting Injury
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California Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Golf Club Owner for Plaintiff’s Injuries from Stray Golf Ball while on Adjacent Trail
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California Court Reverses Lower Court Judgment in Favor of Towing Company after Plaintiff Severely Injured in Freeway Shoulder Accident and Genuine Issues of Fact Remained
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Appeals Court Holds California Law Governs in Tragic Tour Bus Rollover Accident, Noting California Product Liability Law More Favorable to Plaintiffs
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Recent California Appellate Case Holds Employer’s Workers’ Compensation Insurer Has No Right to Recover Benefits When Injured Employee Failed to Recover Damages Against Third-Party Defendant
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Lessee of Vehicle Cannot Recover Compensation for Diminished Value of Car After Accident, According to California Court
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California Court of Appeal Holds Contractor Not Liable for Plaintiff’s Injuries Under “Completed and Accepted Doctrine”
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California Court Holds in Favor of City of Los Angeles Because Plaintiff Had Not Shown City Knew of Allegedly Defective Sidewalk that Caused Injuries
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California Law Makes it Illegal to Hold Cell Phone While Driving
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California Court of Appeal Holds Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board has Jurisdiction to Award Penalties for Delayed Advance Disability Pension Payments Because the Payments are “Compensation”
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California Court Affirms Judgment that Contractor’s Employee Cannot Recover Tort Damages from Contractor’s Hirer
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California Appeals Court Holds City Entitled to Design Immunity Defense for Intersection
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California Court Holds Plaintiff Failed to Present More Than Speculative Evidence Showing Movie Theater’s Negligence Following Fall
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Jury Could Reasonably Find that Employee’s Psychological Injuries Resulted from Employer’s Decision to Stage Mock Robbery and Were Outside the Realm of the California Workers’ Compensation Exclusivity Rule
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California Court of Appeal Holds Plaintiff Failed to Show California Restaurant Owner Had a Duty to Take Preventative Measures to Protect Against Third-Party Harm to Plaintiff
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California Court Upholds Damages Verdict in Favor of Plaintiffs Injured in Truck Accident Because Evidence Overcame any Potential Prejudice from Juror Misconduct
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California Supreme Court Holds that Employers or Property Owners Have Duty to Prevent Foreseeable Harm of Asbestos Exposure to Members of a Worker’s Household
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California Court of Appeal Annuls Writ of Review Because Workers’ Compensation Orders and Decisions Must be Final before Seeking Writ
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California Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Ralphs Market When Plaintiff Who Slipped and Fell Showed Only Trivial Defect
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California Court Holds Injured Employee Did Not Show Defendant Affirmatively Contributed to Injuries
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Appellate Court Upholds Ratio of 10:1 Punitive to Compensatory Damages in California Lawsuit Alleging Fraud and Reprehensible Conduct by Life Insurance Company Following Plaintiff’s Accident
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California Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Regents of California Because Trial Court did not Improperly Instruct Jury Concerning the Kind of Injury That Plaintiff Suffered
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California Court Holds Injured Man Failed to Show Health Club Maintained Shower Facilities in Extreme Departure from Standard of Care
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California Court Holds City Not Liable for Injuries to Girl Hurt on Swingset Because Structure Met Safety Guidelines, and City Had no Notice of Previous Incidents
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California Court Applies Going and Coming Rule in Lawsuit Involving Oil Rig Employee’s Vehicle
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California Court Determines Substantial Evidence Supported the Jury Verdict When Driver’s Failure to Properly Observe Intersection was not Negligent as a Matter of Law
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California Appellate Court Upholds Reasonable Value of Medical Services for Uninsured Victim of Car Accident
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California Court Upholds Judgment Because Evidence Supported Jury’s Determination that Defendants’ Negligence Had Not Been Substantial Factor in Causing Plaintiffs’ Injuries
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California Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Defendants Because Plaintiff’s Injuries From Multiple Car Accidents Had Healed, and Ongoing Medical Issues Were Unrelated to Accidents
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Man Injured in Fall on Steps Outside Apartment Not Entitled to Future Damages; California Court Holds Jury’s Award was Supported by Substantial Evidence
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California Court Holds Injured Woman’s Legal Claim Fails Because Concrete Slabs in Patio Did Not Pose Hazard to Reasonable Person
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California Appellate Court Affirms Judgment and Punitive Damages Award in Favor of Man Assaulted and Injured in Venice Restaurant
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California Appellate Court Rejected Car Owner’s Claim that Insurance Company Breached Duty By Repairing Vehicle and Not Compensating for Decline in Value After Vehicle Accident
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California Court Upholds Verdict in Favor of Injured Explosion Victim Against Owner/Builder of Property
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California Court of Appeal Upholds Cancellation of Car Insurance Policy Before Car Accident; Plaintiffs’ Claims for Breach of Contract and Breach of Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Fail
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California Court Holds Target Corporation Not Liable When Employee Left Work and Caused Fatal Car Accident Because Plaintiffs Failed to Show Employee’s Drinking and Resulting Accident Was Foreseeable Occurrence
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California Appellate Court Reverses Judgment in Favor of Injured Pedestrian, Holds Employer not Liable for Employee’s Tortious Conduct on Commute Home from Work
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Defendant Property Owner Not Liable for Fatal Injuries to Tree Trimmer; California Appellate Court Affirms Judgment Holding No Breached Duty of Care
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California Appellate Court Holds Jury Reasonably Rejected Plaintiffs’ Accident Claims, Based on Finding that Testimony was not Credible
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Incompetent or Inconsistent Care Not Enough Under Elder Abuse Act, California Appellate Court Holds; Plaintiff Must Allege Specific Facts to Support Claim
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California Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment in Favor of County of Los Angeles Following Motorcycle Collision in Angeles National Forest
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California Court Finds Landlord Did Not Owe Duty of Care in Lawsuit Following Drowning Accident
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California Court Holds Injured Driver Had Not Shown Dangerous Condition Posed by Construction Site Nor Had He Presented Evidence of Negligence
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California Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of City Because Injured Plaintiff Had Not Sufficiently Pled Facts Showing City’s Duty to Light Crosswalk
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California Appellate Court Holds Paramedic Failed to Exercise Care When Driving Rather Than When Rendering Professional Services, So Two-Year Statute of Limitations Applies and Plaintiff’s Claim not Time-Barred
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California Court of Appeal Finds Condition Outside Pacific Palisades Vons Market Not Dangerous, Plaintiff Not Entitled to Damages for Slip and Fall Accident
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California Court Upholds Grant of New Trial When Plaintiffs Were Misled About Trial Strategy and Prejudiced by Surprise
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California Court Finds Substantial Evidence Supported Jury’s Finding that Defendant’s Negligence Did not Cause Plaintiff’s Injuries in Rear End Collision
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California Appellate Court Affirms Finding Car Insurer Breached Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing and was Liable for Judgment Against Insured
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California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiffs in Slip and Fall Case Unreasonably Delayed in Amending Complaint to Add Proper Defendant
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California Appellate Court Finds that Plaintiff in Car Accident Lawsuit Had Not Properly Proven Reasonable Value of Medical Services Provided, Remands Case for New Trial on Damages
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Appellate Court Holds Sham Pleading Did Not Apply in California Car Accident Case When Plaintiffs Were Unclear on Factual Basis for Liability
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California Appellate Court Holds No Liability for Contractor in Slip and Fall Lawsuit, Due to “Accepted Work” Doctrine
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California Court of Appeal Affirms Holding in Favor of City Because Minor Defect in Sidewalk was Trivial
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California Court of Appeal Opinion Holds Wooden Walkway in Santa Monica Constitutes “Trail,” Providing the City with Immunity from Liability
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California Court of Appeal Finds Plaintiffs Failed to Show Unsafe Condition and Landlord Duty Regarding Water Heater Temperature Responsible for Burns
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California Court Holds Employee’s Negligence Claim Against Employer Barred by Workers’ Compensation Act
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California Court of Appeals Rejects Sanctions Against Defendant in Personal Injury Lawsuit Because Second Summary Judgment Motion was not “Objectively Unreasonable”
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California Court Holds Primary Assumption of Risk Bars Negligence Claim in Recreational Swimming Pool Accident Lawsuit Because Swimming Presents Inherent Risk of Drowning and Injury
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California Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of Town When Plaintiffs Failed to Create Triable Issue of Fact Regarding Dangerous Condition of Property
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California Court of Appeal Holds that Maintaining Overflow Parking Lot Across Street From Church and Directing Invitees to Park in Lot Exposed Church Invitees to Risk of Harm Crossing Street
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California Appellate Court Affirms Judgment in Favor of City When Plaintiff Failed to Show Knowledge of Dangerous Condition of Sidewalk
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California Court of Appeal Finds in Favor of Plaintiff in Car Accident Lawsuit When Evidence Fails to Show Plaintiff’s Consent to Settlement Agreement
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California Court of Appeal Finds Riding a Skateboard Downhill for Thrills Prevents Recovery for Injuries and Fatality Resulting from Fall
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California Appellate Court Holds Jury Instructions on Comparative Negligence Not Erroneous Because Verdict Would Remain Unchanged
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California Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurers When Underlying Intentional Harm is Excluded by Insurance Coverage
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California Court of Appeal Finds Viable Theories of Liability in Lawsuit Involving Unsupervised Student Injury and Reverses Summary Judgment Granted in Favor of School District
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California Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Injury Lawsuit Because Plaintiff’s Failure to Cooperate with Discovery Was Not Shown to be Willful
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California Supreme Court Reviews Statute of Limitations in Medical Malpractice Case
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California Court of Appeal Holds Government Not Liable for Injuries Suffered by Escaping Psychiatric Patient
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California Court Holds Release of Liability at Trampoline Facility was Clear, Unambiguous, and Explicit
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California Court of Appeal Holds Reasonable Inference Supports Finding that Employee’s Death Arose Out of and in the Course of Employment
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California Court of Appeals Holds that Evidence Sustains Jury’s Verdict that Railroad Company was Not Negligent
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California Court of Appeal Holds Employee of Six Months Failed to Prove Psychiatric Injuries Resulted from a “Sudden and Extraordinary Condition”
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California Appellate Court Affirms Finding of No Liability for Assault Against Man Outside Ozzy Osbourne Concert
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California Court of Appeal Holds Defendant’s Decision to Drive Drunk Caused Vehicle Accident, Not Hotel’s Decision to Throw Defendant Off Premises
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California Court of Appeals Holds Collateral Estoppel Bars Relitigating Issue Determined in Small Claims Proceeding
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California Court Holds Dodger Stadium Not Liable in Slip and Fall Case
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California Appellate Court Upholds Finding that Plaintiff Partially Caused Motor Vehicle Collision
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California Court Holds State Owed no Duty to Protect Child From Falling Tree at Campsite
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California Court of Appeals Finds California Law Applies in Lawsuit Against Car Insurance Company Despite Fact that Collision Occurred in Arkansas
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Finding in Favor of Ice Center Under Primary Assumption of Risk When Ice Hockey Game Spectator Injured by Stray Puck
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California Appellate Court Upholds Judgment in Favor of Hotel Where Plaintiffs Injured by Independent Security Guards During Election Protested on Hotel Premises
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California Court of Appeal Reverses Judgment in Favor of Cable Company When Triable Issue Remains Regarding Duty to Remedy Exposed Cable
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Waiver of Liability for Spiritual Substance Abuse Home Because Waiver Supports Nonessential Activity that Benefits the Public
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California Court of Appeals Holds Good Cause Existed to Reopen a Case Involving Disability Award Due to Change in Injured Employee’s Disability
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California Court of Appeal Upholds Jury Verdict in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Prove Negligence Substantially Caused the Harm Suffered
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California Supreme Court Approves Public Entity Design Immunity Defense in Intersection Car Accident Case
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California Court Holds Prevailing Defendants in Personal Injury Lawsuit Can Recover Expert Fees Only When Judgment Entered as to All Defendants
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California Court of Appeals Allows Cross-Defendant to Recover Costs in Car Accident Lawsuit, Remands to Determine Reasonable and Necessary Costs
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California Court Remands Case for Retrial of Insured’s Bad Faith and Breach of Contract Claims
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California Court Upholds Right of Entertainment Center to Recover Attorney Fees from Arcade Game Manufacturer for Defending Injury Claims Brought by Injured Plaintiff
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California Court Finds Plaintiff Pursuing Premises Liability Claim Did Not Prove Property Owner Knew of Dangerous Condition of Stairwell
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California Court of Appeal Holds Supplier of Mineral Spirit Used in Cleaning Solvent Not Entitled to Component Parts Doctrine Defense
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California Court of Appeal Holds that Personal Representative in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Stands in Position of Heirs
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California Court Holds County Has Right to Recovery of Funds Held by Car Accident Victim
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California Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant Due to Failure to Meet Burden of Proof Regarding Negligence Claim
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California Court of Appeal Reverses Judgment Holding Public Utilities Commission Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Personal Injury Claims from Effects of Stray Voltage
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California Court of Appeal Holds Evidence of Industry Custom Relevant in Lawsuit for Compensation Following Car Accident
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California Court Holds Government Not Liable for Fatality Caused by Alleged Dangerous Condition of Public Property Due to Lack of Control
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California Court of Appeals Holds that Mixed Use Bikepath Provides Trail Immunity to UC Regents for Personal Injury Claims Based on Condition of Path
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California Court of Appeal Holds City of San Francisco Had Valid Lien on Victim’s Recovery in Lawsuit Following Car Accident
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California Court Provides Leave to Amend Complaint When Plaintiff Potentially Alleged Non-Preempted Claim Under Workers Compensation Act
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California Court Holds University Had No Duty to Protect Delivery Driver Against Injuries Resulting from Inaccurately Labeled Package
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California Court Holds Proprietors of Horse Ranch Do Not Have Duty to Reduce Inherent Risk of Horseback Riding
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California Court Holds Witness Testimony Should Not Have Been Excluded as Evidentiary Sanction
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California Court Holds Car Accident Victims Cannot Recover from Negligent Driver’s Automobile Insurer Due to Teenager’s Regular and Exclusive Use of Non-Covered Vehicle
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California Court of Appeals Holds Government Not Liable for Risks Inherent in Use of Tree Rope Swing Located In County Park
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California Appeals Court Holds Substantial Evidence to Support Contrary Finding Does not Compel Conclusion of Insufficient Evidence Supporting the Judgment
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California Court Holds Employer as Premises Owner Did Not Owe Duty to Protect Family Member from Secondary Exposure to Asbestos
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California Court Rules in Favor of Haunted Hotel as Risk of Fear from Haunted Trail is Risk Inherent in the Activity
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California Court Excludes Evidence of Third-Party Payment to Medical Providers for Lien in Car Accident Case
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California Court Limits Insurance Coverage When One Collision Was Proximately Caused by Two Negligent Acts
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California Supreme Court Reviews Workers’ Compensation Laws and Benefits for Police Officers, Holds That Sworn, Salaried Officers Not Entitled to Maximum Indemnity Benefits
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California Supreme Court Reverses Judgment for City Because Plaintiff Need Not Prove Dangerous Condition Caused Third-Party Conduct
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California Court Holds State Workers’ Compensation System Provides Injured Employees Ample Opportunity for Review and Does Not Violate State Constitution
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California Court Holds Injured Plaintiffs May Show Value of Medical Services through Medical Testimony, Not Unpaid Medical Bills
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California Court Holds that General Duty to Maintain Reasonably Safe Premises Supports Claim against Restaurant for Stray Soccer Ball Injury
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California Court Rejects Report from Expert Retained Solely to Rebut Opinion of Agreed Medical Expert
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California Court Holds Evidence of Marijuana Use Inadmissible in Car Accident Lawsuit Because Causal Connection Not Shown
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California Court Rules in Favor of Injured Prison Guard in Premises Liability Lawsuit
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California Court Upholds Verdict Despite Improper Testimony and Misconduct by Attorney
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California Court of Appeal Rejects Insurance Policy “Resident Exclusion” Denying Recovery to Car Accident Victim
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California Court of Appeal Holds Truck Driver Parked Illegally May be Liable for Teenage Driver’s Injuries
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California Court of Appeal Holds Release of Liability Bars Negligence Action in Kickboxing Class Injury
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California Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment in Favor of Insured When Uninsured/Underinsured Liability Coverage Limit Had Been Met
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California Court of Appeals Holds Landowner Has Duty to Warn Patrons of Potential Dangers When Exiting Restaurant Off Pacific Coast Highway
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California Court of Appeals Holds Cumulative Injuries within the State Provide Legitimate Relationship to Invoke Worker’s Compensation Laws
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California Court of Appeal Affirms Strict Adherence to Jurisdictional Restrictions in Appeal from Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Affirms Workers’ Compensation Act Applies When Substantial Cause of Injury is Work-Related
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California Court of Appeals Holds Plaintiffs Entitled to Costs of Proof Due to Defendants’ Failure to Admit Requests for Admissions
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California Court of Appeals Reverses Judgment in Case of Insurer Bad Faith Following Car Accident
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California Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Vehicle Accident Case as Forum Issue Remains Unsettled
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California Court of Appeals Reverses Judgment for City as Design Immunity Does Not Apply
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California Court of Appeal Rejects Injured Employee’s Attempt to Rebut Her Designated Disability Score
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California Court of Appeal Affirms Judgment in Favor of City Due to Public Entity Immunity
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California Court of Appeals Holds Evidence of Pretrial Settlement Between Plaintiff and One of Two Defendants Should Have Been Admitted at Trial
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California Court of Appeals Reviews Summary Judgment in Favor of Doctors and Healthcare System in Professional Negligence Lawsuit
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California Court of Appeals Rules that Statute of Limitations is Tolled Upon Payment in Medical Malpractice Action
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California Appeals Court Remands for New Trial in Car Accident Case Involving Issues of Credibility
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California Court of Appeals Rules on Liability of Motor Carrier for Negligence of Contract Driver
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California Court of Appeals Applies Premises Line Rule to Determine Employee is Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Appropriate Standard of Causation in Workers’ Compensation Death Case as Contributing, not Substantial Factor
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California Court of Appeals Rules on Noneconomic Damages and Prejudgment Interest in Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Holds that Defendant Passenger is Intended Beneficiary of Executed Release
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California Court of Appeals Holds that Denial of Right to Cross-Examine Plaintiff Deprived Defendant of Right to Fair Trial in Workers’ Compensation Case
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Court of Appeals Reverses Judgment in Favor of California Fitness Center when Failure to Maintain Exercise Machine May Have Contributed to Plaintiff’s Injuries and Potentially Shows Gross Negligence
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Finding that Defendant’s Negligence was not Substantial Factor in Plaintiff’s Injuries
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California Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Passenger Defendant Due to Special Knowledge of Road and Encouragement to Speed
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California Court of Appeals Holds that Professional Negligence Claim Requires the Negligence Have Occurred in the Rendering of Professional Services
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California Court of Appeals Rules in Car Accident Award Appeal
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California Court of Appeals Sides with Doctor in Malpractice Action
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Grant New Trial on Damages in Bus Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Finds for SCRAMP in Fatal Motorcycle Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Clarifies Foreign Body Language for Medical Malpractice Claims
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Evidentiary Ruling in Grocery Store Slip & Fall Case
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Caitlyn Jenner Faces Second Lawsuit Stemming from Southern California Fatal Car Accident
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California Court of Appeals Rules in Potential Joint Liability Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Car Accident Case
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Car Crashes into LAX Terminal, Hits Little Girl
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Google Admits to Self-Driving Car Accidents in California
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California Court of Appeals Rules in Health Club Injury Case
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California Court of Appeals Denies “Power Press” Exception in Work Injury Case
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California Court of Appeals Fails to Find Duty to Preconceived Child in Workplace Chemical Exposure Case
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California Supreme Court Upholds Medical Malpractice Award
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Decision in Respondeat Superior Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Enters Decision on Car Accident Case Anti-SLAPP Motion
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California Court of Appeals Rules on Trucking Accident Workers’ Compensation Case
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California Court of Appeals Rules in Unsafe Intersection Case
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Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Los Angeles Doctor in Malpractice Decision
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California Court of Appeals Says PG&E Failure to Trim Trees Case Can Move Forward
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California Court of Appeals Affirms Jury’s Purported Use of Math in Accident Verdict
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Default Judgment in Faulty Brakes Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Judgment in Favor of Driver in San Francisco Pedestrian Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Written Stipulation in Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Arbitrator’s Monetary Award in Motorcycle Accident Case
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Southern California Court Fails to Hold Employer Liable in Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Rules on Insurance Issue in Tractor Trailer Wrongful Death Case
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California Court of Appeals Rules in Car Accident Case Alleging Jury Misconduct with Toy Cars
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Court of Appeals Affirms Ruling in San Jose Road Rage Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Rules in Case Alleging Premature Declaration of Death
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California Court of Appeals Sides with City of San Jose Employee in Workers’ Compensation Case
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California Court of Appeals Issues Ruling in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Case
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California Court of Appeal Sides with Target in Slip and Fall Ruling
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Decision in Low Speed Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Upholds $1.25 Million Jury Award in Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Award in Three-Car Accident
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California Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Decision in Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeal Sides with Insurer in High Speed Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Sides With Hospital in Fall Case
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Federal Court Clarifies Meaning of Use for Terms of Insurance Coverage in California Car Accident Case
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California Court of Appeals Issues Ruling in Multi-Car Collision Lawsuit
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What You Need to Know About Your Personal Injury Case, Before Settlement.
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Things You Need to Know If You Have Been Injured Because of A Dangerous Condition of Public Property or Injured As A Result of A City or County Train or Vehicle Accident?
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What Happens if I Have Been in an Accident and I have lost Time from work?
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My Car’s A Wreck: Now What?
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Importance of Getting the Right Kind of Medical Care in a Serious Injury Accident
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How To Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents During This Rainy Season
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A Bicyclist was killed in a Car Accident in Irvine
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Riverside Bus Driver is Seriously Injured in a Multi-Car Accident
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An Irvine Woman is Killed in a Single Car Accident in San Bernardino
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Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July Weekend!
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Tragic Fatal Head On Auto Accident in San Bernardino Claims Life of A Local Man
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A Pedestrian Is Struck by Vehicle in Fontana – A Reminder of How Dangerous The Roads Are!
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An Auto v. Motorcycle Accident Claims a Life in Malibu, Near Los Angeles
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What is Medical Payment (Med-Pay) Coverage and Why Should I Purchase it?
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Woman Settles Her Case Against the County of Los Angeles For $1.175 Million
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I was in an auto accident; what is my claim worth?
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Jury Convicts Drunk Driver for Killing Three People in a Car Accident
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When Injured, Don’t Fall Victim To Dirty Insurance Company Tactics
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Finding Liability in a Slip and Fall or a Trip and Fall
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Who Is Entitled To Loss Of Earning Capacity?
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Compensation For Loss Of Earnings After An Accident
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Auto Accident Check List
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Distractions Cause Accidents
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How to Avoid Intersection Accidents
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What Any Los Angeles Boat-Owner Should Know About Boating Accidents
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Are Car Accident Victims Entitled to General Damages (Pain and Suffering)?
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Employer May Be Liable in a Fatal Car Accident in Orange County
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What You Need to Know About Motorcycle Accidents.
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IF YOU ARE A PASSENGER IN A VEHICLE AND INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT; YOU HAVE RIGHTS!
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I Was In A Car Accident, But Didn’t Have Insurance. Can I Still Recover Damages For My Injuries?
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Passenger Van Accidents Result in Injuries and Fatalities.
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A Car Crashes Through The Window of a Restaurant in Los Angeles.
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MEMBERS OF A CALIFORNIA FAMILY DIE IN A HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT
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Can I Sue an Automaker For Injuries Resulting From a Defect in My Car?
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Assumption of Risk – How Does It Affect My Injury Claim?
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Why Should I hire a California Injury Attorney When Injured in California.
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What Are the Elements of An Injury Claim?
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How Much Time Do I have to File a Lawsuit For My Injuries?
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COMMON INSURANCE COMPANY EXCUSES:
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What is loss of consortium?
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Personal Injury Cases and Work Injury Claims – What are your rights?
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What To Do In Case of a Hit And Run Accident
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Do Not Deal With Insurance Companies Alone
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Pedestrian Injury Accidents
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Making Drunk Drivers Pay For Your Injuries.
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Mandatory Auto Insurance Requirements In California
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WHY HIRE AN INJURY LAWYER?
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