By John Gomez and Max Halpern You have spent the last few weeks deposing company employees and PMKs in your slip and fall case. You have done everything you can to prove notice pursuant to CACI 1006. You have a solid premises liability case. You have found your way around the notice requirement. (CACI 1012; See […]
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By John Gomez and Bibi Fell [profileleft][/profileleft]Defamation law is “…a forest of complexities, overgrown with anomalies, inconsistencies, and perverse rigidities.” McNair v. Worldwide Church of God (1987) 197 Cal.App.3d 363, 375. Consumer attorneys often shy away from these cases rather than diving into the defamation abyss for fear of coming upon one of these “perverse
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Spinal fractures are common outcomes of many impact accidents, such as motor vehicle collisions, falls from heights, gunshots, or sports incidents. The spinal cord is a complex bundle of nerves and vertebrae, responsible for delivering messages between the brain and the body. When the spine suffers a fracture or a break, it can have devastating consequences. There are
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[profileleft][/profileleft]People who are 65 years old and older should be able to enjoy their lives after decades of hard work, perhaps raising a family and generally pushing towards a lifelong goal. While many people in this age group are able to do so, this is also a time in life that can present several different
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[profileleft][/profileleft]Pokémon Go is a game that has taken the entire world by storm. Millions of people continue to play it on a daily basis. While the game is obviously fun, somewhat addictive for some players and requires some light exercise, it also involves danger. Media outlets have published a high number of Pokémon Go stories in
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[profileleft][/profileleft]Estimates indicate that more than 2 million residents of Southern California will drive to different destinations for Labor Day Weekend. Nearly 300,000 people are expected to visit San Diego County beaches alone. This is the holiday that marks the unofficial end of the summer season, and people tend to take advantage of the extra day
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A Jefferson fracture, or atlas fracture, is a bone break within the anterior and posterior arches of the C1 vertebra, named after the British neurosurgeon (Sir Geoffrey Jefferson) who wrote reports about the fracture in 1920. This type of C1 fracture stems from axial loading along the axis of the cervical spine. Axial loading occurs when the head
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An orbital fracture, or a broken bone in the eye-socket, is a common type of traumatic facial injury. The eye socket, or the orbit, surrounds the eye and protects it from external forces. The floor and nasal sides of the eye socket are paper-thin, making fractures occur frequently in any kind of impact that involves the head or
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[profileleft][/profileleft]Some developments may not receive an enormous amount of coverage in the news, yet these happenings can still have a profound effect on a large number of people. Such was the case yesterday when word came out that California Governor Jerry Brown was signing AB 2159 into law. AB 2159, put simply, ends a decades-long
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