By: LISA R. WILSON
The fight for marriage equality will rage on another day. On Tuesday, May 26th, California’s Supreme Court ruled to uphold the state’s gay-marriage ban, also known as Proposition 8. The 6-1 decision by Chief Justice Ron George rejected an argument from activists that Proposition 8 revised the California constitution’s equal protection clause. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Personal Injury'
California Supreme Court Rules to Uphold Prop 8 Gay-Marriage Ban
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Adoption · Class Actions · Constitutional · Criminal Law · Family Law · Federal · General · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel Guest Attorneys · Lead Counsel News · Legal Trends · Litigation · Personal Injury · Wrongful Death
Selling Stuff on eBay? How Consumer Product Laws Affect You
May 21st, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
I love eBay… just love it. The whole idea of it, the convenience, the opportunities, the company itself… not to mention the bargains! What you may not realize, however, is that consumer product safety laws and regulations apply to anyone who sells or distributes consumer products. The laws cover not only products [...]
Tags: Business Law · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · How-To's · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Legal Trends · Litigation · Personal Injury · Products Liability
ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) Injuries on the Rise
May 19th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
What’s the picture in your mind when you think of riding an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle)? Sunny afternoon, summer, laughing, kids riding ATVs on beach dunes by the ocean? Or even a rockin’ racing session? How about riding through an ATV park on trails and hillsides? Joy, bliss, fun, excitement!
What you probably didn’t [...]
Tags: Automobile Accidents · Catastrophic Injury · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Legal Experts and Legal Support · Legal Trends · Litigation · Personal Injury · Products Liability · Wrongful Death
What does a class action lawyer do?
May 13th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Class action lawyers specialize in lawsuits related to either defective products or other dangerous situations that have caused many people the same or similar injuries. A class action is filed like any other lawsuit, but a judge must specifically approve the case for class action status. The class action lawyer then speaks [...]
Tags: Class Actions · Corporate & Securities Law · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Heart Device Recall · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Litigation · Personal Injury · Products Liability
Can an attorney really help me get a better settlement than I could on my own?
May 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
If you’ve just been in an accident, or been injured by someone, you might be wondering whether or not you should hire a lawyer. If your injuries are very minor, such as a bruise or a little embarrassment, you might not need a lawyer, but it doesn’t hurt to contact one just [...]
Tags: Automobile Accidents · Aviation Accidents/Disasters · Catastrophic Injury · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Dental Malpractice · Dog Bites · General · Labor & Employment Law · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Litigation · Medical Malpractice · Mesothelioma · Nursing Home Neglect · Personal Injury · Premises Liability · Privacy · Products Liability · Slip and Fall / Trip and Fall · Unfair Insurance Practices / Insurance Bad Faith · Workers' Compensation
Drugs on the Internet? New Rules for Online Pharmacies
April 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ.
Believe me, I know how much pain medication can help when you’ve been injured. Being able to obtain your prescription over the Internet through an online pharmacy can not only come in pretty darn handy, but undoubtedly makes valuable medications accessible to those who ordinarily are not able to physically go to [...]
Tags: Criminal Law · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Federal · Internet and Compute Law · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel News · Legal Trends · Medical Malpractice · Personal Injury
Paper or Plastic?
Colorado Lawmakers Keep Option Alive by Stopping Plastic Bag Ban
February 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: LISA R. WILSON
Colorado shoppers will be able to keep using plastic grocery bags after lawmakers stopped what would have been the nation’s first statewide ban on plastic grocery bags. Lawmakers successfully lobbied that the ban would lead to increased use of paper bags, which take more energy and money to produce, and take up [...]
Tags: Business Law · Criminal Law · Federal · General · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel Guest Attorneys · Lead Counsel News · Legal Trends · Litigation · Personal Injury · Wrongful Death
Lead Regulations Will Cut Manufacturing Jobs: The Lesser of Two Evils?
February 5th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
Garment workers, manufacturers and small-business owners gathered in front of Macy’s flagship store in New York Tuesday to protest a new anti-lead law they say will cut their jobs and devastate wide-spread retail profits.
The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires that all items sold for use by children [...]
Tags: Business Law · Catastrophic Injury · Class Actions · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Family Law · Federal · Labor & Employment Law · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel Guest Attorneys · Lead Counsel News · Litigation · More Legal News · Personal Injury · Products Liability · Wrongful Death
Texas family seeks to clear dead man’s conviction
February 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press Writer
LUBBOCK, Texas — A Texas man’s family will return to a courtroom this week with the hope that they’ll be able to clear his rape conviction from more than two decades ago, giving the state its first posthumous DNA exoneration.
Tim Cole was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges that [...]
Tags: Criminal Law · Federal · General · Personal Injury
Toyota to Recall Over 1 Million Cars Internationally
January 28th, 2009 · No Comments
By: LISA R. WILSON
On Wednesday, Toyota Motor Corp announced it would recall more than 1.35 million Vitz, Belta and Ractis international models to fix a defect in the seatbelt, a component in the exhaust system, or both.
Subject to the recall in Japan are 525,898 Vitz, Belta and Ractis cars built from January 2005 to [...]
Tags: Business Law · Class Actions · Criminal Law · Dangerous Products / Defective Products · Federal · General · Lead Counsel · Lead Counsel Corner · Lead Counsel Guest Attorneys · Lead Counsel News · Litigation · Personal Injury · Products Liability · Wrongful Death
Lindsey O'Neill is the Director of Legal Content and Strategic Development at LawInfo.com. Ms. O'Neill is a California licensed attorney based in La Jolla and experienced in a wide variety of legal and business matters.