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Posted on May 8, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
California courts follow the rule known as “loser pays,” which means that the “prevailing party” in a lawsuit is awarded certain costs of litigation (not including ...
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Posted on May 1, 2013 By Eugene G. Bruno
Yesterday, the Appellate Court issued another ruling in consolidated cases that unquestionably will further limit an injured person's ability to prove at trial just how much the defendant's ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
I found the following over at the Taradash Law Firm web site which lists 72 common defenses used by insurance companies to avoid paying money to those injured in motor vehicle accidents. A big thank ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Eugene G. Bruno
Skid mark measurements can be a very effective tool for determining how an accident occurred (which may determine the party at fault) as well as the force of the collision (which may help explain the ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Eugene G. Bruno
The Daily Beast posted a very interesting article on jury nullification earlier this week. Jury nullification occurs when a jury disregards the law and delivers a verdict they feel represents real ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2011 By Eugene G. Bruno
Comparative fault is the legal principle that more than one party can be responsible for causing an injury. This principle allows fault to be divided among parties. For example, in a 2 car accident, ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2011 By Eugene G. Bruno
Lawyers love social netorking sites such as Facebook and Linkedin because they can be evidentiary gold mines. Most people don't think twice about posting personal information on these sites ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2011 By Eugene G. Bruno
An accident reconstructionist is trained to analyze the physics of the accident to determine the movements and speeds of the vehicles. If the cause of the crash is disputed, the testimony of an ...
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Posted on Apr 1, 2011 By Eugene G. Bruno
California now offers a new type of 1 day trial for smaller cases. California's Expedited Trials Act is modeled on programs that have been used with great success in South Carolina and elsewhere. ...
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