Miscellaneous

• Class Action Against Wells Fargo is Settled

  Shannon Weidemann | April 26, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. was sued in a California class action lawsuit for unfair mortgage lending practices. It has settled the case and it now needs to be approved by the California Supreme Court. In the proposed settlement, Wells Fargo Financial commits to continue for three years several improvements it had already put into practice, which have further strengthened its nonprime real...

• Lawyer Ethics is No Joke

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | April 26, 2007 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Choosing a personal injury lawyer for an automobile accident case has become somewhat easier with the use of the internet. You can now click on various firms' web sites using Google or other methods. Obviously, I hope that you choose to let me and my firm represent you after a car wreck with injuries. I hope to attract your interest in hiring me through this blog and our law firm's web site at...

• $100,000 Punitive Damage Award "OK"--Virginia Supreme Court

  Ben Glass | April 25, 2007 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Two 20-year employees of General Electric Company ended up in a fight at the plant. One of the employees put his hands on the other's chest and violently slammed him against the concrete wall causing his cap and safety glasses to go flying and a "knot" on his head to develop. The employee who had been knocked down sued, claiming that he had suffered personal injury and was humiliated knowing...

• Los Angeles Child Plays With Lighter and Gets Burned

  Shannon Weidemann | April 25, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 6-year-old girl in Los Angeles was playing with a lighter at her home when her clothes caught on fire. She ran out of her house and caught the attention of a 17-year-old neighbor by her screams. He was able to wrap her in a towel to extinguish the fire. Firefighters and Paramedics arrived at a single-family residence to find a severely burned 6 year-old female, conscious and alert, however,...

• Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed After BBQ Explosion

  Geoff Trachtenberg | April 25, 2007 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  We recently filed suit on behalf of a man who was severely injured as a result of a built-in barbeque explosion.The man, visiting from out of town, was asked to assist in lighting or operating the built-in barbeque. Suddenly the barbeque exploded resulting in 2nd and 3rd degree burns on well over one-half of the man's body.Although the investigation is not yet complete, it appears the built-in...

• Camp Safety

  Spangenberg Shibley & Liber | April 25, 2007 1:32 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  As summer fast approaches, many parents are looking into summer camps to which to send their children. Before deciding which camp is best suited for your children, make sure you get a s much information as possible about the camp, its staff, its location and what safety practices and procedures the camp has implemented. One of the easiest tools to utilize in beginning your research on summer...

• Florida PIP Law May be Extended

  Evan Rosen | April 25, 2007 3:54 AM | 0 CommentsFort Lauderdale, FL

  Barring an act of Florida Congress, Florida's no-fault law will expire by October 1, 2007. Today a senate committee passed a bill that will keep PIP entact. The insurance industry who intially lobbied for PIP/No-Fault Law is now trying to see that it goes away. Meanwhile, doctors, hospitals and some trial lawyers still see it as being a viable first line of coverage to ensure injured people...

• The Basics of Legal Malpractice

  Geoff Trachtenberg | April 24, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsScottsdale, AZ

  The essence of legal malpractice is to show that a lawyer improperly did, or failed to do, something specific that, had the lawyer done properly, would have resulted in a measurably better outcome. Sounds simple enough, but it gets more complicated in practice.First, consider the specific act or omission. It's not enough to say a lawyer "did not do a good enough job." You need something...

• Dog Bites - Watertown - The one free bite rule

  Rob Quattrocci | April 24, 2007 9:21 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern New York, NY

  In New York we have law in effect that requires someone injured by a dog to show that the dog had prior vicious propensities. This can be shown in a number of ways including showing that the dog had bitten someone else prior to your bite or by showing that the dog exhibited vicious tendencies such as bearing his teeth, growling etc. Showing that a dog had prior vicious propensities can be very...

• St. Johns Sheriff's Office Crack-down on Student Threats

  Eddie Farah | April 23, 2007 6:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  School officials aren't fooling around when it comes to copy-cat threats following the massacre at Virginia Tech. A 14-year-old high school student from Bartram Trail has been arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill 100 people.The student is alleged to have sent the threat via e-mail to a female friend. He said he planned to best the 33 killed last week at Virginia Tech. Luckily the...