What Is Underinsurance, And Why Should I Care?
My eyes have seen What my hand did. -Robert Lowell Underinsurance means that your property is insured for less than its worth. When you purchase a homeowners policy your home is…
What Caused The Northern California Fire?
Fire knows nothing of mercy. -Proverb What caused the 2017 Northern California fire? Here's what's currently being reported: People have reported cases of damaged infrastructure like wires down and broken…
What Are The Statutes Of Limitations In California?
The innocent and the beautiful Have no enemy but time. -W.B. Yeats Litigation lives and dies on deadlines. Causes of action in California are subject to statutes of limitations. That…
What Is The Law On Negligence In California?
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions But by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury. …
San Diego Storms: Trees, Water, and Liability
...on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. -Genesis Introduction Fierce winds and a sunless sky move outside…
California: What is the Made Whole Doctrine?
In most things success depends On knowing how long it takes to succeed. - Montesquieu Introduction Misinformation abounds when people speak of the Made Whole Doctrine. This principle is important and…
What to do if your life insurance claim is denied
Follow my blog with Bloglovin “The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. ” — CiceroFollow these 4 steps if your life insurance company denied…
Act and Be Damned: The Law on California Punitive Damages
“Dignum et justum est. ” — The MissalPunitive damages are monetary damages awarded to a plaintiff when the law says the defendant should be punished. When Punitive Damages are Available…
How to file a claim against the City of San Diego
“We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government. ” — William H. TaftHow to file a claim against the City of San Diego? Paperwork, that's how. No more, no less.…
Beaches, Bods, and Booze: DUIs in Southern California
“They livin’ it up at the Hotel California” — EaglesPerhaps you got caught living it up in Southern California and are faced with a DUI arrest. If so, there are…
California Uninsured Motorist Coverage: Pay to Sue Your Insurance Company
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” — Robert FrostUninsured Motorist Coverage in California (and most states) is confusing. Let's understand some…
Telephone Death Threats, Unreasonable Drug Tests, and Other Extreme and Outrageous Conduct: Exploring the Intense World of IIED
“Anybody who is not shocked by this subject has failed to understand it. ” — Niels Bohr Intentional infliction of emotional distress, or IIED, is intense. It's a theory of…