Insurers Must Pay Even If Damage Exceeds Home Value!

The California State Supreme Court recently ruled homeowners whose homes have been badly damaged but not destroyed are entitled to the cost of repair even if the repair exceeds the fair market value of the home. The court denied an appeal from a lower court and the ruling is now

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Venus Williams Defends Wrongful Death Claim

Professional Tennis Player Venus Williams was in the news this week for something completely unrelated to tennis! A wrongful death lawsuit was filed this week against Ms. Williams after her car entered an intersection and was cut off by another car. That set off a chain of events that resulted

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How Your Case Is Handled in Our Office

All lawyers have their own way of representing their clients and nothing we are saying here is meant to vilify anyone’s method of case development. Some attorneys decide on day 1 they can settle out of court while others act as if your case may go to trial.  Here is

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Construction Defects And The Law

The news has been filled with stories about construction defects that have lead to lives being lost and even lives that hang in the balance as a result of defects that should have been uncovered during the initial planning and building phase.  In fact, several of these have been close

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Audit Slams P.U.C. On Deadly Limo Fire

A recent state audit provides evidence that California’s oversight of limousines, shuttles, charter busses and other passenger carriers is “insufficient to ensure consumer safety” in the aftermath of a deadly limo fire on the San Mateo Bridge.  We have written about this fire on several occasions.  The general public has

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