Articles
October 23, 2012
Protecting Yourself in Tough Economic Times
Protecting yourself in tough economic times can be as simple as evaluating your insurance coverage. Partner, Casey Johnson, explains how drivers and automobile owners can ensure their investments and assets are protected. Accidents happen no matter how high or how low the unemployment rate. As individuals struggle to make ends meet, they are more likely… read more
August 14, 2012
Casey Johnson, Editor of The Gavel, Focuses on Pro Bono and Charitable Work
Aitken * Aitken * Cohn Partner, Casey Johnson, was recently published in the Summer 2012 issue of the The Gavel, the quarterly publication of the Orange County Trial Lawyer Association. The longest serving Editor of the publication (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012), Casey’s recent Editor’s Commentary focuses on the often unknown pro bono and charitable work… read more
March 5, 2012
Frequency, Severity and Cost of Brain Injuries Demand Increased Awareness
State Independent Living Council Speaks Out on the Need for Increased Awareness of the Impact of Living with Brain Injuries. News Source: PR Newswire via MarketWatch/Wall Street Journal SACRAMENTO, Calif. – March 5, 2012 – A brain injury can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world. According to the Brain Injury Association of California,… read more
March 2, 2012
Driving a Motorcycle While in Pain Compromises Rider Safety
Over 350 motorcyclists died in driving accidents in California during 2010 – numbers are not available yet for 2011. Although the number of fatalities are down from previous years, even one death is one too many. Motorcycle safety is a very popular topic within the riding community. Thousands of websites dedicate numerous pages to safety… read more
February 29, 2012
Is Your Public Playground a Safe Place to Play?
As a parent, taking your child to the playground can be a source of many fun memories. But the experience can quickly take a turn for the worse if an accident happens. It’s estimated that more than 200,000 children each year are severely injured from playground accidents, resulting in trips to hospital emergency rooms. Most… read more
February 6, 2012
Living With Brain Injury
Brain injury is unpredictable in its consequences. Brain injury affects who we are, the way we think, act and feel. It can change everything about us in a matter of seconds. The most important things to remember: A person with a brain injury is a person first No two brain injuries are exactly the same… read more
January 19, 2012
How Medical Malpractice Leads to Birth Injuries
For most parents, the birth of a baby is one of the greatest days of their lives. But when something goes wrong during delivery, it can become the beginning of a nightmare that no parent or child should have to experience. Statistics show that six out of every 1,000 babies born in the United States… read more
January 13, 2012
Should a Sputtering Economy Affect How You Value Automobile Insurance?
By: Atticus N. Wegman Beginning in 2007, the world’s economic markets began to see the onset of what would later come to be known as the global economic crisis. The global economic crisis was created by a domino effect with the U.S. arguably serving as the first tile to topple. Fast-forward to present time and… read more
December 22, 2011
Consumer Attorneys of California Article by: Darren Aitken & Atticus Wegman
When is the Cable Guy Off the Clock? The ins and outs of the “going and coming” rule By: Darren Aitken and Atticus Wegman (See Biographies below) When representing those injured through the fault of others, the prudent lawyer always investigates whether the negligent party was acting within the course and scope of his employment… read more
December 5, 2011
Pro-Business Theme Pervades Recent Rulings from the California and United States Supreme Courts
While political debates at all levels of government seem to reach a fever pitch on each and every issue being decided, the Supreme Courts of both the United States and California have recently issued a string of rulings that reflect what is almost unanimously viewed by Court observers as an anti-consumer trend. Since such decisions… read more