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21 May 2013, 8:35 pm
All California lawyers must strictly abide by a code of ethics or risk being disciplined, and in extreme cases of professional misconduct, lose their license to practice law in California. There are different sets of rules for different aspects of the legal process, including the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
The State Bar of California maintains an “Ethics Information” page on their official website. This page essentially serves as a clearinghouse for all matters relating to… [read post]
21 May 2013, 6:03 pm
NY Medical Malpractice & Personal Injury Trial Lawyer516-487-8207Email: Gerry@Oginski-Law.comThere are some things you would prefer to keep private. You choose to 'accidentally' forget to tell him about your DUI conviction. You neglect to tell him you have declared bankruptcy just a few months earlier. You forget to tell him some other legal problems in your history.Can these omissions hurt you during your litigation?Keeping things from your attorney is never wise.Watch the video to learn… [read post]
21 May 2013, 5:49 pm
If someone were to ask you, “What is the #1 cause of fatal car accidents?” how would you answer…
Would you guess driving while intoxicated?
Sorry, if you guessed this, you’d be wrong. Drunk driving is the second leading cause of fatal car accidents, costing the nation approximately $130 billion, and more importantly, many lives. However, there is another factor responsible for taking even more lives.
Did you guess speeding, distracted driver (texting while driving, etc),… [read post]
21 May 2013, 2:51 pm
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21 May 2013, 1:47 pm
I am often asked, "Can I change my lawyer in the middle of my case?" by people who have already retained a personal injury attorney but for a variety of reasons are dissatisfied and want to switch counsel. The answer is yes, but there are a number of issues that require consideration by both the client and soon-to-be-former lawyer about how and when the transfer of the matter can take place.
Over the course of the next several posts, we will examine those issues, including how a client's file… [read post]
21 May 2013, 12:24 pm
College Station Coco Loco restaurant was the source of the E. coli that caused illnesses in the Bryan/College Station area, according to health officials. At a Brazos County Health Department press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials stated they had tracked the bacteria back to ground beef at the Coco Loco location in the 300 block of George Bush Drive. While they said it was not a 100 percent certainty, they said it was “highly likely.”
In all, there were five confirmed cases… [read post]
21 May 2013, 12:18 pm
In an unpublished decision issued on May 21, 2013, a New Jersey appeals court held that a landlord was not entitled to evict his residential tenant, an 89-year old blind man with diabetes, because of the tenant's refusal to sign a new lease. Ochieng v. Bloss, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-0703-12T2.This decision reversed the trial court's ruling which was in favor of the landlord. The appeals court concluded that the landlord failed to follow the required notice… [read post]
21 May 2013, 12:18 pm
In an unpublished decision issued on May 21, 2013, a New Jersey appeals court held that a landlord was not entitled to evict his residential tenant, an 89-year old blind man with diabetes, because of the tenant's refusal to sign a new lease. Ochieng v. Bloss, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-0703-12T2.This decision reversed the trial court's ruling which was in favor of the landlord. The appeals court concluded that the landlord failed to follow the required notice… [read post]
21 May 2013, 11:50 am
A February 27, 2013 Iowa Court of Appeals opinion serves as yet another real-world example of how and why taking the time to set up a formal entity – in this case an Iowa LLC – can benefit and provide protection to the LLC’s owners (whether members or managers). In the February 2013 opinion, the Iowa appellate court upheld a district court’s order that refused to allow a third-party (the plaintiff) to pierce the veil of an LLC in an effort to hold the… [read post]
21 May 2013, 11:28 am
One of the worst things to happen to injury law is the ability of the defense attorney to create a conspiracy between the doctor, lawyer and injured victim. There is no doubt that America now literally hates the injured victim. If you are in a car accident, literally sitting still, and you are hit from behind, you better be lily white and pure if you expect to collect reasonable money from a jury. If you have prior accidents, if you are partially at fault, or if your injuries are… [read post]
21 May 2013, 11:20 am
According to The Southern Florida Business Journal, a Boca Raton brokerage firm, vFinance Investments Inc., was fined $65,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for “conducting a $5.95 million private placement for a company that was on a “restricted list” of firms that should not be dealt with.” In addition, FINRA cited vFinance “for having employees use their personal email accounts to solicit investments and not… [read post]
21 May 2013, 11:06 am
Drug charges in North Carolina vary depending on the type of drug you possess, and the severity of such charges may also vary depending on the amount of the drug that was possessed. In North Carolina, drugs are broken down into different schedules. Schedule I is the most severe and Schedule VI is the least [...]The post Drug Classifications and Schedules in North Carolina appeared first on . [read post]
21 May 2013, 11:03 am
Reema Bajaj, the comely young Illinois lawyer who pleaded guilty to prostitution, is back — with a vengeance. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Amanda Adams, Amanda T. Adams, Attorney Misconduct, Bajaj v. Johnson, Calvin C. Campbell, Calvin Campbell, Calvin Clay Campbell, Camic Johnson, Campbell Johnson & Hotopp P.C., Crime, David Camic, Defense attorney, Defense Lawyers, DeKalb County, Hotties, IIED, Illinois, Intentional Infliction… [read post]
21 May 2013, 10:57 am
The investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O157:h7 infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Georgia has found solid evidence linking the illnesses to the BBQ Shack in Toccoa, GA. Ten people from Georgia have fallen ill, and one from South Carolina. Five of these people developed HUS, a complication of an E. coli infection that causes renal failure, heart attack, stroke, acute diabetes, pancreatitis, respiratory distress and other serious health problems. HUS-E. coli O157 can be fatal.
E.… [read post]
21 May 2013, 10:48 am
Colorado law, including Department of Health regulations, provide that an individual suspected of drunk (or drugged) driving must be given either a breath test or a blood test within two hours of the last time they drove. This is designed to get the most accurate reading of the chemical content in a person’s system, close to driving.
Refuse a Test = Suspension of Driving Privileges
Colorado courts have decided that drivers must cooperate (in other words not interfere) with this process. Any… [read post]
21 May 2013, 10:42 am
South Florida Condo Ownership is Different Than Owning a Single Family Home
For those looking into buying a Florida condo or townhome, as well as those who own a condominium here in Florida as either their home or as an investment property, one of the key considerations in this type of real estate ownership is the reality of dealing with an association or board. Buying, owning, or renting out a single family home means you make the decisions yourself: will there be a hot tub? what color will… [read post]
21 May 2013, 10:08 am
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, and Fayetteville lawyer Steven Lawrence filed a lawsuit today against the Holiday Inn Bordeaux. The lawsuit was filed in Cumberland County Superior Court on behalf of Fayetteville resident Lucille Thompson, who alleges she became ill with a Salmonella infection after eating food purchased from the Holiday Inn.
According to the complaint, Lucille Thompson was one of at least 70 people who fell… [read post]
21 May 2013, 9:56 am
E-commerce and virtual storefronts are a booming industry that is only expected to grow. E-commerce was a $40 billion business in 2012, and that number is expected to grow more than 10 percent by 2015, according to a report by Transport Intelligence.
If you have a business with a virtual storefront, there are things that you must do in order to remain competitive:
Speed: If your business is a virtual storefront, then you will be shipping the items that your customers purchase. Two-day or… [read post]
21 May 2013, 9:30 am
Attorneys give more of themselves than do those in other professions? They may be fightin’ words.
I discovered that this past weekend, when I repeated (via Twitter and in person) new research showing that attorneys rank pretty highly in the generosity department. They came out near the top in a “professional social responsibility by professions” ranking.
First, I have to say that the findings didn’t surprise me. Most of the lawyers I know give legal services for free or at a… [read post]
21 May 2013, 9:00 am
I’m teaching a CLE with a colleague today, and I’m excited about both the topic and the presentation. Teaching a CLE, however, can be a lot of work. I have heard more senior attorneys wonder if the non-billable work (creating the materials, the powerpoint, and the presentation) is worth it. Will the CLE help their reputation? Their business? I have no idea, but I can speak first hand to benefits new attorneys can reap when they jump into the CLE-teaching… [read post]