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In this economic climate, layoffs are commonplace.  Sadly, some employers use an economic downturn as an excuse for unlawful terminations.  If your employment is terminated for an unlawful reason, you may be entitled to recover damages.

Most employees are "at will" employees.  That means that either the employee or the employer can terminate the employment at any time, for any reason.  However, there are exceptions.  For example, no employer can fire an ...

Slip and fall/trip and fall accidents sometimes give rise to claims against a third party.  Typically, a claim will lie when the accident is the result of unexpected conditions, such as an uneven surface, a slippery substance or other dangerous condition. While such claims can arise from accidents that occur on the property owned, maintained or controlled by another, those accidents commonly occur at restaurants, supermarkets, retail stores, shopping malls and other places ...

Below are some guidelines to help you or a loved one if ever involved as a pedestrian in a motor vehicle accident:

- Do not panic or leave the scene of the accident.
-If possible, call the police.  If anyone is injured, ask for emergency medical personnel. 
-If the police do not come to the scene of the accident, report it immediately to the local police department in the community where the accident occurred.
-Seek medical attention as soon as possible.  Often, very serious inj ...

The Fair Employment & Housing Act requires an employer to engage in an interactive process to determine whether reasonable accommodation of a disabled employee would allow the employee to continue working.  The employer is affirmatively bound to do so and may be found liable for failing to do so regardless of whether the accommodation was provided.   

Feel free to contact our offices if you need the assistance of an employment lawyer in San Diego or ...

Although the loved ones of accident victims are of course focused on the victim's well-being and recovery in the immediate aftermath of a serious automobile or other accident, attention should be paid if at all possible to ensuring that any evidence is gathered and/or preserved. 

This would include:  taking photographs of the vehicles, accident scene and injuries; securing the names and contact information of witnesses; and following up with the law enforcement official wh ...

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In California, dog bites give rise to traditional negligence claims, but also give rise to statutory claims.  The statutory claim provides for strict liability against an owner of a dog that bites someone regardless of the dog's past.  This means that negligence (unreasonable conduct on the part of the dog owner) need not be proven.  While there are affirmative defenses that may be asserted, such as the comparative negligence of the victim, claims assoc ...

Too often, those who are injured at their places of work simply accept workers' compensation benefits, which benefits are extremely limited.  While those benefits are typically all that is recoverable from one's employer, there may be some other person or entity that was responsible for the injuries.  These third parties often include the manufacturers of products being used in the work place or are the owners/operators of an off site workplace.  Either way, an injured worker s ...

Traumatic brain injury   (TBI) cases often prove very difficult in that people simply do not understand the extensive problems caused by brain injuries.  Many times there are no physical signs of a traumatic brain injury , so these cases typically require your traumatic brain injury lawyer to use experts to render opinions regarding damages.  It is important to consider utilizing experts in the following fields: neurology, psychiatry, psychology, lif ...