Determining Ownership In Premises Liability Cases
5/17/21
By: Brian Goldberg
There are fewer more important preliminary inquiries in a premises liability case than determining who owns the underlying land where a plaintiff was injured. Most of the time this is a simple inquiry. But sometimes disagreements may …
Loss of Earnings Calculations – Experts – Damages – California
12/16/19
By: Chuck Horn
California just changed the law on recovery of loss of earnings. Traditionally counsel, and experts, would look to the actual earnings history of the plaintiff, or plaintiff’s decedent, in the years before the accident or injury. Subpoenas …
OSHA Developments Favorable for Employers
10/24/18
By: Amy Bender
Two recent OSHA developments signal good news for employers.
The first relates to the scope of OSHA inspections of an employer’s workplace. In a recent federal court case, after an employee of a poultry processing plant was …
Landowner Scope of Duty
1/11/18
By: Owen T. Rooney
The California Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that limits the scope of duty and liability in premises liability cases. In Vasilenko v. Grace Community Church, plaintiff was struck by a car as he crossed …