We have all heard horror stories about hit-and-run drivers or automobile accidents where the party at fault has no insurance. In California, it has been estimated that as many as one in seven drivers on the road are uninsured, and as many as one in three are underinsured. The odds of...
In 1986, California’s electorate passed a voter initiative called Proposition 65, or “Prop 65,” which was later enacted into law as the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.” The goal of the initiative was to improve the overall health of California’s residents...
Attorneys' fees are often referred to as the "tail that wags the dog" of civil litigation. Court cases often end up being so costly that the legal fees and expenses dwarf the amount originally at stake in the dispute; this often forces the parties to...
Nothing diminishes the entrepreneurial spirit like an unjust lawsuit . . . except, perhaps, for the six-figure legal costs that often come along with hotly-contested litigation. Wouldn't it be great if someone else paid those hefty legal fee bills? Here is a rule of thumb that...
