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When bars, restaurants, and other commercial establishments serve alcohol to an already visibly intoxicated person, they may share in the liability if that person later causes a car crash or other accident. Under California's Dram Shop Act, injured drivers can hold commercial establishments responsible for these accidents. In addition to filing a personal injury claim or a lawsuit against the commercial establishment, an injured car acciden... Read More

Construction workers have hazardous jobs. This is because individuals working at a construction site are around dangerous machinery and equipment daily. Consequently, they are more prone to slips, falls, crush injuries, and other severe accidents than other workers. In some situations, injured construction workers may be eligible to pursue a workers' compensation claim with their employer's insurance company. However, if their workplace acc... Read More

Car accidents tend to bring about severe injuries and other losses. They can also create far more questions than answers. In fact, many auto accident victims don’t know what steps they should take after their accident to secure favorable monetary compensation and damages for their injuries. Consequently, accident victims should always retain a car accident lawyer to represent them in their case and pursue the compensation they need. Firs... Read More

When someone loses his or her life in an accident, the surviving family members may be able to collect the damages that result by filing a wrongful death lawsuit. These legal actions follow certain procedures. Knowing the process is the best way to protect your family’s right to a claim. Our Irvine wrongful death lawyers can help you bring your claim. What Is a Wrongful Death Action? In California, certain survivors of a decedent may fil... Read More

Although construction work is one of the most important professions in our society, it is also one of the most dangerous. Construction workers routinely work at heights and around heavy equipment, machinery, and vehicles. They must also carry heavy loads of materials and work around exposed wiring, chemicals, and other potential hazards. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the California division of OSHA (Cal/OSHA) ... Read More

If you work in construction and suffered injuries in a construction accident, they likely kept you from working and required extensive medical treatment. You may believe that workers’ compensation will cover you automatically, so you don’t need to get an attorney for help. That is not the case. You must follow certain steps within specific timelines to get the compensation you need in the complex and confusing workers’ compensation cl... Read More

Most workers in California must lift things as part of their jobs. Warehouse workers, construction workers, and agricultural workers routinely lift heavy objects throughout their workdays, but even office workers may have to pick up heavy boxes of copy paper or other weighty items. The same holds true for retail and restaurant workers who must pick up heavy crates or boxes. Whatever your profession, if you suffered a lifting injury at work,... Read More