Although Marta Perez and Rosie Landeros recently received a record, multi-million dollar, verdict in a lawsuit against Gustavo Davalos Torres, the two Bakersfield, CA sisters will never have the lives they did before June 15, 2007. Ms. Perez and Ms. Landeros, 16 and 25 respectively at the time of ...

Department of Justice claimed that a company denied a promotion to one of its employees because he was engaged in military service. A settlement will provide the employee with $5,760 in backpay and interest. DOJ Press release 02/04/2010: Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against MasTec Adv ...

A jury has awarded more than $31 million to two sisters who sustained traumatic brain injuries during a California car crash. The lives of Rosie Landeros, 19, and Marta Perez, 28, were changed forever when a drunk driver who drove past a stop sign struck the vehicle they were riding in on June 15, 2 ...

The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position after a jury verdict for plaintiff. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and loca ...

Rachid v. Perez, --- So.3d ----, 2010 WL 173776 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan 20, 2010) We've all been there: you've been locked in mediation for hours and an unreasonable/ irrational litigant refuses to settle, even if - given the risks and benefits - it's plain to everyone that he&nbs ...

CGL – ADDITIONAL INSURED – "ONGOING OPERATIONS" – REQUIRED BY WRITTEN CONTRACT – DUTY TO DEFEND Town of Fort Ann v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. (3rd Dept., decided 1/28/2010) Juvenile title, I know.  Sorry, just couldn't resist.  Plaintiff Town of Fort Ann retained engineering firm Hey ...

The Denver Post has published an interesting story about 18th Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers' alleged irregular funding of "her prosecution of a high-profile murder case."When facing questions about her spending in the case, which is still pending, Chambers told the court that one of the ...

* Remember the guy who dressed up as a pimp to "sting" ACORN workers? Well, he's at it again, this time caught attempting to bug the office of Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. What a hero. [New Orleans Times-Picayune] * Vinny from Jersey Shore is contemplating going to law school. You know, Yale or ...

Bus and large commercial truck drivers have been banned from texting while driving or using handheld cell phones. The U.S. Department of Transportation now prohibits drivers of interstate buses and trucks over 10,000 pounds from sending text messages on hand-held devices, and is effective immediate ...

Miami - A shooting in the parking lot of a Miami apartment complex left three people wounded and a teenage girl dead Sunday evening. Police originally referred to this tragic incident as a "drive-by shooting," however, sources close to the investigation revealed that the assailants exited their car ...