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Injuries Due to Dangerous Conditions of the Public Property

Injuries occurring on public property such as certain roadways are often the result of our own or another person’s failure to exercise reasonable care. For instance, if you are injured in a car accident and the injury was caused by another driver’s failure to obey a red light traffic signal, you would have a strong… read more

It’s Not Bad Faith If…

Although advertized to be “like a good neighbor” or keeping you in “good hands,” insurance companies are in business to make money. The easiest way for them to do this is to not pay claims on the policies they have sold. Increasingly insurers are marketing specialized products that appear, based on their name, to provide… read more

Waiver and Release of Liability Forms: Understand What Rights You Are Signing Away

This past weekend I took my daughter to her friend’s birthday party located at an indoor playground facility. I am sure anyone who knows or is closely related to a toddler or young child is familiar with these types of places. These establishments are located in neighborhood warehouse-like buildings and are geared towards hosting birthday… read more

Car Seat Safety

A recent study found that A One-year-olds are five times less likely to be injured in a crash if they are in a rear-facing car seat than a forward-facing seat, according to a 2007 analysis of five years of U.S. crash data. As a member of a firm that has significant experience helping young children… read more

Are there Design and/or Maintenance Issues with the Beechcraft Super King?

The recent tragedy at the Long Beach airport in Long Beach, California on March 16th, 2011, resulting in the death of five occupants, including the pilot, continues to raise questions regarding the safety of the Beechcraft Super King Aircraft involved. This incident is erringly similar to litigation being handled by this office arising from a… read more

Handicapping a Plaintiff’s Lawsuit

Handicap -noun. A race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning. Everybody’s familiar with the term “handicap” as it applies to golf or wagering on football, baseball or basketball games. But few people consider the disadvantage an injured… read more

Insurance Buying Tips–Protect Yourself And Save Money

Here at Aitken * Aitken * Cohn, dealing with auto insurers after an accident is a common part of our practice. Based on this experience, we have made some observations we would like to share that can help you save money on your automobile insurance costs while at the same time better protecting you and… read more

It Takes Two to Tango: Compensation for At-fault Parties

Car collisions can be contentious battlegrounds for California drivers. The usual battle is determining fault. Did you hit him? Did she hit you? This battleground can turn friends into enemies. However, California law has tried to bring fairness to these battlegrounds through its comparative fault system. If you were injured in any way and that… read more

Deadly Motor Vehicle Collisions Serve as a Reminder to Review and Upgrade Your Automobile Bodily Injury, Uninsured and Underinsured Policy Coverage Limits

A horrible tragedy occurred early Sunday morning January 9, 2011 at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Federal Avenue in Los Angeles. According to media reports, a 2006 Honda Accord driven by an 81 year old female motorist accelerated out of control as she attempted to parallel park along a curb. The elderly motorist’s… read more

Medical Malpractice Reform and the Healthcare Debate

As Congress considers repealing the recently enacted national healthcare legislation, a common cry among those looking to undo the legislation is for “lawsuit reform” or “tort reform” which they claim will help keep down the costs of healthcare. Such reform has already been the law in California for more than 30 years and the cost… read more