Articles
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
November 11, 2011
Hazing and Bullying: A Curable Epidemic
Although bullying and hazing are not new to our schools, recent events have generated a great deal of new and sophisticated discussion regarding cause and prevention of this hateful and harmful behavior. While such behavior is always morally reprehensible, when bullying and hazing turn physical (as is often the case) there are also complex legal… read more
August 9, 2011
Navigating the Death of a Party
On July 18, 2011, Darren Aitken and Atticus Wegman published an article titled “Navigating the Death of a Party” in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The article provides information on how to litigate a case on behalf of a client who passes away before a lawsuit is filed. To view the full article click on… read more
July 22, 2011
Wylie Aitken Calls On Veolia to Fully Compensate Victims
Wylie Aitken was recently featured by the National Law Journal as he called upon Veolia Transportation Inc. (a $50 billion French conglomerate) to provide additional damages to Chatsworth Metrolink crash victims. A subsidiary of Veolia operated and employed the train engineer who caused the collision. The company failed to investigate repeated complaints of engineer misconduct… read more
July 20, 2011
Navigating the Death of a Party – New Article
Click to view article by Orange County personal injury lawyers Darren O. Aitken and Atticus N. Wegman.
July 5, 2011
Another Voice for Consumers
ATTENTION CONSUMERS AND CONCERNED PARENTS: You can now report problems and research potentially dangerous products on a single, user-friendly website. In March of 2011, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) launched www.saferproducts.gov for consumers, government agencies, public safety entities, child service providers, and health care providers to submit reports of harm caused by consumer products…. read more