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 ... Read more >
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 ... Read more >
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 ... Read more >
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 ... Read more >
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, ... Read more >
The Butte Fire started on September 9, 2015, near Butte Mountain Road in Jackson, California, spreading rapidly through drought-stricken Amador and Calaveras Counties. By the time the blaze was contained three weeks later, the fire had consumed more than 70,000 acres, destroyed 1,000 structures and ... Read more >
Every once in a while some of you receive solicitations from companies offering to record a homestead to protect your home. The flyers make it sound like you will lose your home if you do not “record a homestead.” Most of the time you need ... Read more >
Under the Health and Safety Code, restaurants are generally required to keep their premises free of vermin, including mice, rats and cockroaches. How about black widow spiders? My last personal encounter with a black spider was in Sacramento when I was young, lighting one on ... Read more >
The US Supreme Court was asked to rule on a partisan gerrymandering case in Wisconsin: Gill. v. Whitford. BLATANT GERRYMANDERING The Wisconsin Republican Party’s technique was by “cracking” aka “splitting” certain Democrat voters among different districts so those voters failed to achieve electoral majorities and ... Read more >
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