BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. In a win for personal injury attorneys, the federal judge presiding over hundreds of injury claims filed by drivers over sudden acceleration problems with their Toyota-made vehicles has ordered the car maker to preserve documents held by dealerships which may be related to the controversy. Documents stored at Toyota and Lexus [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. It may take several generations for the true extent of environmental damage caused by the Gulf oil spill to be realized, but the financial impact of the worst environmental disaster in United States history is already coming into focus. BP, the company responsible for the oil rig that exploded in April [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. Starting July 1, 2010, all motorists who are convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in four California counties will be required to use an ignition-interlock device on  their vehicles designed to prevent them from driving drunk again. It’s just the latest in a series of get-tough-on-DUI measures nationwide, [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. Those gossip magazines sold at the end of the grocery store aisle are full of salacious and juicy details about celebrity marriage splits. And who hasn’t heard whispers about the messy break up between neighbors, co-workers, or others in our lives? While as many as one half of all U.S. marriages [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. Imagine you’re renting a house and living there with your family. You pay your rent on time and you think everything is fine. Then one day, out of the clear blue, you find a legal notice taped to your front door or you receive a letter in the mail telling you [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. About 10,000 New York City rescue and clean up workers from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks stand to get more money than they were going to get under an earlier damages arrangement. Lawyers for the city and the injured workers hammered out a new settlement deal, which will pay the [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. A conviction on felony or misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence can cost you thousands of dollars in court-imposed fines, result in the loss of your right to drive, and even endanger the professional license you depend on to earn a living. If you have been arrested for DUI, DWI, [...]

BY TIM GRENDA, J.D. Many business owners consider operating their venture as a limited liability company, better known as an LLC. The business structure is popular for many reasons, most notably because it partially shields owners from liability for the debts and actions of the LLC. An LLC blends parts of partnerships, corporations, and sole [...]