Imagine in less than 8 hours everything you had spent a life accumulating through hard work and personal sacrifice, including in many cases loved ones, was taken from you by the negligent acts of a big company. Now imagine the big company had caused this sort of loss on many
The California Supreme Court rejected AC Transits appeal of a $15.3 million damage award to a Richmond woman whose spine was fractured after a bus careened over a speed bump at over twice the speed limit. Maria Francisco was 21 when the injury occurred and at the time of the
The FDA acted to sequester rather than ban the sale of e-cigarettes as many anticipated. Scientists, the general public and our office hoped for an outright ban on the sale of this dangerous product. Many members of Congress were so certain of the eventual product ban they sent press releases
Have you ever considered what’s In a Juul E Cigarette? Juul markets a fruit-flavored e-cigarette and the overall popularity of this product has increased since the day it was released. Many say this rise in popularity is this product might be a safe alternative to tobacco products. This device is
She was an adrenaline junkie, he took great pride in taking “wow-worthy photos” of themselves posing at cliff edges and jumping from planes. They posted these edgy pictures on social media and even had a travel blog that attracted thousands. The couple and warned even the most courageous to avoid
Sherwin-Williams and Con Agra went to court recently to argue that marketing lead paint boiled down to free speech! The companies’ were aware of the health effects and long term damage and they marketed Lead Paint until 1978 when the Government banned the product. Studies conducted between 2007 and 2010
The rite of passage known as Homecoming will be front and center for the next few weeks. Knowing this there are a few things kids and the parents need to pay attention to. Some of these items were sadly overlooked in Long Island and it lead to tragic consequences. Pay
An article was recently written from the viewpoint of a Disney ride operator who said “The only thing you should be putting in your kids’ shoes is their feet.” The ride operator included a picture of an adult shoving napkins in a child’s shoes to make the kid tall enough
California’s 26 year-old rule penalizing insurance companies for treating customers unfairly during the claim settlement process has been upheld by a State Appeals Court. The Fourth District Court of Appeals upheld allowed insurance commissioner Dave Jones to impose as much as $173 Million in fines against PacifiCare. The insurance company
This past week Governor Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 2989 written by Heath Flora with support from Bird, one of the state’s leading e-scooter rental companies. This bill permits riders over the age of 18 to ride a motorized scooter without a helmet and increased the maximum speed of
