- Cheryl Buchanan | December 29, 2007 12:50 PM |
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Wrongful DeathFor whatever reason, 2007 is the year that mug shots became the new head shots and rehab became the second best way to get headlines for Young Hollywood. Unfortunately for any of the rest of you who may also be on the roads between midnight and 6 a.m., DUIs seem to have become the best way to get headlines in an industry where almost all publicity is still good publicity. When...
- Michael Eyerly | December 21, 2007 6:00 PM |
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MiscellaneousCalifornia wage and hour laws allegedly violated by failure to pay overtime or minimum wages to janitorial workers.Breaking rocks for the man. As many as 300 workers were allegedly paid as little as $50 a day for working 10-hour shifts and seven day work-weeks by two Southland janitorial services companies. But isn't that illegal. Yes it is.To begin, as of January 1, 2008 the minimum wage for...
- Paul Kiesel | December 19, 2007 8:32 PM |
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MiscellaneousMortgage Lending Class Action crisis in California only gets worse.When we brought the first class actions in California involving the Sub-Prime mortgage mess in June of 2007 I blogged here and said, prophetically, "this is the tip of the ice berg." True to that prediction matters have only gotten far far worse since then, and, I'm afraid, are only going to continue to trouble our economy and,...
- Lance Rubin | December 18, 2007 6:48 PM |
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MiscellaneousIt's one of the most important choices you make -- picking a doctor. But how much do you really know about the people who are supposed to provide your medical care? Thousands of doctors hooked on drugs and alcohol continue to practice medicine while receiving treatment for substance abuse, yet most patients will never know about their physicians' addictions. How much information are patients...
- Jenny Albano | December 17, 2007 3:39 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesTwo reservoirs in Los Angeles that supply drinking water to residents had to be shut down after officials found the water to be contaminated with high levels of a cancer causing chemical, bromate.The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power intend to drain 600 million gallons of water from Elysian and Silver Lake reservoirs early next year, a process that will leave them out of action for three...
- Paul Kiesel | December 14, 2007 11:51 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe volume of lead-tainted toys recalled from the market this year has been staggering. Parents face very difficult choices this holiday season as they try to shop for kids. Many stores have not bothered to clear aisles of toys that are free of lead, and some stores simply haven't been able to remove all the lead toys because of the sheer volume of the recalls:Many Chicago-area stores are...