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Overwhelmingly ninety-five percent of all lawsuits for personal injuries are resolved without trial once deposition testimony verifies the facts and expert witness have rendered their opinions. Major corporate defendants commonly demand that the terms of the settlement be confidential. Imposing confidentiality in a settlement reached after a lawsuit has been filed and litigated poses the danger […]

Another vehicle parts supplier is facing allegations that it violated consumer protection laws and committed fraud by surreptitiously using defective metal components in cars. Kobe Steel Ltd. (Kobe), the third largest steelmaker located in Japan, provides steel and aluminum components to car, plane and train manufacturers worldwide. Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against […]

In special cases, a court will award punitive damages to a plaintiff. Whereas actual damages compensate a plaintiff by putting him in the position he would have been in had the injury not occurred, punitive damages serve a different purpose. They are meant to “punish” the defendant when the court determines that he acted maliciously, […]

Unlike personal injury claims which are based on negligence, claims for product liability in California typically rely on the theory of strict liability. Strict liability does not require the plaintiff to prove that the defendant was negligent through his conduct (although aspects of negligence law have been applied in product liability law in some cases). […]

Bicycle use is on the rise and most experts agree this is a positive development for individual health and environmental protection. But increased bicycle use has also resulted in a growing number of accidents and elevated costs associated with these accidents. In fact, deaths among cyclists rose at a higher rate than deaths among drivers, […]