Women-Owned Business

California Supreme Court Sides With Firm’s Store Owner Client

August 08th, 2015/By Admin/In Appellate and Writs, Business/Intellectual Property Law, Firm News, General Litigation, Locations, Los Angeles

The California Supreme Court denied a Petition for Review brought by an adversary plaintiff, challenging a California Court of Appeal decision to issue a Peremptory Writ of Mandate directing the Trial Court to set aside its order denying a Motion for Summary Judgment (“MSJ”) filed by the Firm on behalf of a store owner client.

In this case, plaintiff sought to hold the Firm’s store owner client liable in negligence for loss of property as a result of plaintiff’s claim that while shopping at the client’s store, her wallet was stolen by an unidentified Hispanic male and an unidentified Hispanic female accomplice.  Read More

California Strengthens Teen Driver Laws

August 01st, 2015/By Admin/In Blog

A recent article posted by Claimsguides.com notes that California is trying to reduce the number of accidents on State highways by tightening its teen driver laws.
The article states “California has strengthened its laws for teenage drivers to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on state roadways. The American Insurance Association (AIA) has commended Californians for the decision.

According to AIA, California has one of the strongest graduated driver licensing laws in the nation. A new evaluation of that licensing program by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) finds a 23 percent overall reduction in per-capita crash involvement rate of 16-year old drivers. Read More

California Cracks-Down On Uninsured Motorists

July 19th, 2015/By Admin/In Blog

California is ramping up its efforts to crack down on uninsured drivers and has sent more than 180,000 letters in the last two months to car owners warning them their auto registrations may be suspended if they cannot prove they have insurance.

An article posted by Claimsguides.com states: “The notices follow authorization by the Legislature on Oct. 1 for the Department of Motor Vehicles to begin a systematic review of 22.4 million private vehicles registered in the State. Read More

18TH ANNUAL USC CMAA GREEN SYMPOSIUM

June 22nd, 2015/By Admin/In CE Training, Real Estate and Construction Law

Firm Associate Daniel Freedman will be moderating a panel discussion on the topic of Smart Energy Options for Healthcare Facilities at the 18th Annual USC CMAA Green Symposium to be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California on April 24, 2012. Issues to be addressed by the panel include the exploration of green building and sustainability processes for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Read More

LIMA SOLUTIONS 2012 CONSTRUCTION DEFECT SYMPOSIUM

June 22nd, 2015/By Admin/In CE Training, Real Estate and Construction Law

Firm Partner Robert Freedman will be participating in the LiMa Solutions 2012 Construction Defect Symposium to be held at the Westin Key West Resort and Marina in Key West, Florida on July 26, 2012. At the symposium, Mr. Freedman and his fellow panel members will be addressing strategies for reducing construction defect costs for carriers, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors.

If you would like more information about this important event, please contact Mr. Freedman at (818) 205-9955. Read More