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Car insurance.  We all have it, don’t we?  The State requires that we do.  But do you really know what you’ve purchased from your local, or on- line, broker?  The right time to learn about your insurance is now and not, after you’ve been in a car accident; when you really need it. Boiled down [...]

If you see the cashiers at Rite Aid sitting on the job don’t be surprised. Under a recently settled class action lawsuit, Rite Aid must provide seating to its 23,000 cashiers. Same goes for CVS Pharmacy. And some predict that most retail store cashiers will soon be entitled to sit while on the job. Ironically, [...]

In the old days, people would negotiate a contract by discussing each side’s objectives and concerns, informally ironing out the details, and shaking hands to seal the deal.  Oral contracts were quite common.  Nowadays, it’s often said: “get everything in writing.”  In contrast to simpler times, even the most straightforward agreements seem to require lengthy [...]

In an aggressive legal maneuver, MGM Resorts, owner of Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, sued more than 1,000 people, along with their families, who were killed or injured when Stephen Paddock inexplicably opened fire from his room at Mandalay Bay on the Strip. That’s a sure way to tarnish your brand. MGM [...]

Our case today does not involve a dirk or a blackjack – which are deadly weapons as a matter of law – our deadly weapon case involves a key fob. Does anyone else prefer an old fashion key to a key fob or am I the only one? RENTAL CAR COMPANY THEFT Brian Keith Koback, [...]

For the personal injury practitioner located in close proximity to the Nevada/California border –  especially if practicing near the Interstate 80 corridor – it is not uncommon to encounter clients who were injured in a motor vehicle accident in one state, but who purchased uninsured/underinsured (“UM/UIM”) motorist coverage in the other. In such circumstances, it [...]

I have wanted to write about Trump’s legal matters for some time. The list of cases he has lost is voluminous; the cases he has won are seemingly few. Per a study by USA Today, Trump has been involved in 3,500 legal cases in the past three decades – unprecedented for a U.S. President. For [...]

We live in one of the most beautiful locales in the world and are blessed with world-class snow skiing and boarding. Not this week, however, as we are inundated with smoke from the destructive fires in Northern California. Our new paradigm. LAST RUN OF THE DAY Kathleen Willhide-Michiulis was boarding at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area [...]

California’s State bear, the grizzly, is protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. Is there ever an occasion where you can shoot a grizzly bear? That’s the question Brian Charette found out the hard way. “GRIZZLY IN MY YARD” On the morning of May 11, 2014, in rural Montana, Brian Charette awoke to his dogs [...]