Steven M. Sweat, APC

04/05/2022

Employers are generally not liable for the negligent actions of their employees when the employees are traveling to or from work while off the clock. However, if an employer creates a risk of ...

03/23/2022

https://www.elaborlaw.com/california-employees-not-required-to-litigate-out-of-state.html

09/10/2021

https://www.victimslawyer.com/blog/wrongful-death-verdict-against-california-rehab-facility-upheld/

In California, close family members of people who die are entitled to pursue compensation through wrongful death claims when their loved ones' deaths are caused by the negligent actions of ...

11/17/2020

Many Californians rely on the gig economy to supplement their incomes, and some people earn all of their income through driving for ride-share companies. To drive for Lyft, drivers must meet a ...

10/28/2020

With the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, a disturbing trend of curtailing the rights of employees to file class action claims and forcing them into arbitration is likely to...

10/12/2020

Property owners and occupiers in Los Angeles have a duty to maintain their premises in reasonably safe conditions to protect lawful visitors from being injured. This duty can sometimes extend to ...

09/03/2020

https://www.courthousenews.com/family-of-bluff-collapse-victims-sue-california/amp/?utm_source=Justia%20Blogging%20Ideas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=91768eeb81-blogging_ideas_injury_20200902&utm_term=0_dba88020e6-91768eeb81-406640669

A deadly bluff collapse that killed three family members enjoying a summer day on a picturesque Southern California beach last year, “was not a random act of nature,” their families claim in a wrongful death lawsuit accusing California, the city of Encinitas and property management companies of ...

06/09/2020

If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in California that results from the negligence of another driver, you may be entitled to recover damages for your losses. However, your ability t

06/09/2020

When someone has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, they must determine fault and if they want to pursue legal claims.

04/13/2020

Nine Northern Californians who were on the Grand Princess cruise to Hawaii sued Princess Cruise Lines and its parent company, Carnival Corp., in federal court.

04/07/2020

The California Judicial Council approved 11 temporary emergency rules Monday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including extending the statute of limitations in civil matters, allowing courts to require that proceedings be held remotely, and staying evictions and foreclosures.

04/06/2020

Lawyers who brokered the $13.5 billion deal with the utility now say they no longer support it and want changes, a stance that threatens PG&E’s effort to exit bankruptcy by summer.