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Consumer Rights
Your dog is not your child, but it sure doesn’t feel that way. For dog owners everywhere, that beloved pet is just like part of the family, and it is tragic for dog-owners when something happens to their dogs. Dog-sitter found on app loses dog Recently, as reported by NBC Los Angeles, a popular dog-sitting […]
Consumer Rights
Too often when we’re shopping online, we don’t even think about the seller’s privacy policy. It looks like gobbledygook to most of us and it doesn’t seem particularly important. However, the privacy policy can have a tremendous impact on your life. If your information is shared illegally, you could be vulnerable to everything from advertising […]
Consumer Rights
As people switch to online shopping because of its convenience, it’s easy to forget that not every website visited is legitimate. Unfortunately, scammers commonly use fake images and low prices to get consumers to visit their website and also give fake ads on genuine websites. Once a consumer makes a payment, either the consumer does […]
Personal Injury
Though it has been illegal to use a hand-held phone in California for the last 10 years, the percentage of drivers using their phones while driving increased in 2018. According to people present at intersections around California, at any one moment, 4.5 percent of drivers were using their cellphones in 2018. This demonstrated an increase […]
Personal Injury
Southern California is experiencing a slew of high-profile car accidents between rapper Soulja Boy in a severe crash and several other car-related fatalities since the beginning of 2019. With so many California drivers involved in accidents, it’s important to know what to look for after an incident and what injuries may be hidden from the […]
Consumer Rights
You receive a call from a company – a creditor or collections agent, perhaps. In most of these calls, they will ask you some questions, and some of these questions will involve very personal information about your finances. But what if that call is being recorded without your knowing it? And what if something happened […]
Consumer Rights
Personal-injury litigation has often been characterized as formalized battle. And for good reason. It can especially seem that way for a plaintiff seeking justice after being harmed by, say, corporate behavior in the consumer fraud realm or concerning an on-the-job issue like harassment or discrimination. Legions of individuals and families with compelling legal claims understandably […]
Employment Law
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and increased scrutiny for sexual harassment, the U.S. Congress has decided to act. In this case, it’s against themselves. Both the House and Senate passed a bill that reforms the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA). That law dictates how Congress handles its sexual harassment claims, among other […]
Employment Law
Flight attendants are at a major risk of sexual harassment in the workplace. According to the Association of Flight Attendants, 20 percent of flight attendants had been victims of sexual assault. Additionally, over two-thirds of those who had been sexually assaulted said the incidents occurred on a flight. Flight attendants said they have been assaulted […]
Employment Law
To anyone in the workforce at any level who is paying attention, it is obvious that gender politics play an important role. With the emergence of the #MeToo movement, the deeper and more disturbing issue of sexual harassment in the workplace have been brought to the forefront, as well. As a law firm, we have […]
Consumer Rights
Retailers are selling their products on craigslist with increasing frequency. More than ever before, buyers can find deep discounts on cars, appliances and other big-ticket items from companies selling multiple items. However, in many cases, these retailers are using craigslist to defraud their customers. Ads that claim to come from an “authorized dealer” selling “brand […]
Consumer Rights
It’s one of the easiest ways to accidentally spend money - start a free trial of a service, then forget to cancel until you find a strange charge on your credit card when the trial period ends. Then when you try to cancel you discover the subscription can only be cancelled over the phone, even […]
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