Consumer Watchdog, an important non-profit organization dedicated to protecting American consumers, recently issued a press release about threats to California’s Proposition 103. Since 2003, challenges filed under Proposition 103 have saved the public $3.4 billion. That’s more than a quarter of a billion dollars saved per year, on average for consumers in California. Proposition 103 […]
Archives for January 2018
Legal Liability for Scaffolding Injuries
When a scaffolding injury occurs, who is liable for your injuries? The answer might not be obvious. Various parties owe duties or have statutory obligations to workers on construction sites. It is important to identify all potentially liable parties so that the injured party and/or his family can be adequately compensated. Statistics show that employees […]
Injured at Work: Pursuing Claims for Negligence and Worker’s Compensation
Injuries in the workplace take place in many forms from overexertion to roadway accidents. Determining what you may be entitled to recover is not always apparent -a single injury related to your employment, such as a car accident, can lead to a variety of claims against various parties. A good starting point is understanding the […]
California Department of Motor Vehicles Drops GMs Proposed Regulatory Language
Consumer Watchdog has some serious concerns about how the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) plans to regulate robot cars, especially those set to be introduced by General Motors (GM). GM is planning to unveil a robot car taxi service in 2019 and was already rolling out its robot cars in San Francisco just last week. […]
Supreme Court Rules GM Cannot Avoid Defective Ignition Switch Litigation
If General Motors (GM) thought it could avoid liability for a defect that killed 124 people and injured 275 others, the U.S. Supreme Court decisively quashed that notion. In April of this year, the Court rejected an appeal by GM to dismiss dozens of lawsuits over defective ignition switches. By doing so, the Court opened […]