The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is the federal agency responsible for inspecting consumer products, including those imported from other countries. You might assume that this is a big agency, with lots of resources and legislation to back it up, but the truth is that the commission regulates very few of the thousands of products…
As published in KTLA, KABC, and Daily Breeze, on April 8, 2015, three men were convicted and sentenced to decades in prison in the 2013 Westchester Nordstrom Rack take-over robbery case. During the takeover, Raymond Sherman, Jr., Troy Hammock and Everett Allen demanded 14 Nordstrom employees to strip down to their underwear as they robbed…
BuzzFeed recently reported that a second young woman, “Marcy”, accused her former teacher at Marlborough School of sexually abusing her while a student at the elite private school. The article states that English teacher Dr. Joseph Koetters engaged in a “full-blown sexual relationship” with Marcy when she was a junior. Mr. Koetters began grooming and…
Accident reconstruction is often a crucial part of determining which driver’s mistake caused the crash. Sadly, when one of the drivers is killed in the accident, determining fault can be particularly challenging because that driver is no longer able to provide his or her account of how the collision occurred. Grieving families looking for answers…
Often there are warning signs that sexual abuse of a child has occurred or could occur. In many cases, perpetrators exhibit red flags that someone notices. If a person reports signs of sexual abuse or possible sexual abuse, then employers and other people in a position of authority have an obligation to follow up on…
Stories abound in the media about six civil suits alleging rape, sexual assault and economic harm filed against California-based celebrity yoga guru Bikram Choudhury by former students. The allegations describe a pattern that is common in rape and sexual assault cases: the ability of someone with power – mental, spiritual, physical or economic – over…
A young boy and his family are taking their obstetrician to court. The seven year-old boy suffers from cerebral palsy, a disorder that impacts brain function and body movement. The victim’s family alleges the disorder developed due to a lack of oxygen during delivery and that the disorder could have been avoided but for the…
In most cases, for a person to have grounds to file a premises liability lawsuit in California, the person must have been lawfully on the property when the injury occurred. A customer in a store, an invited guest in a residence, a worker hired to work in a building, a visitor at a place such…
Lawsuit states that pregnancy and age played vital role in termination. LOS ANGELES, CA – Taylor & Ring,a Los Angeles- based trial law firm, filed a lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. on behalf of a 31-year-old woman alleging wrongful termination, discrimination based on pregnancy and age and retaliation. Plaintiff Stephanie Charles worked her…