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E-CIGARETTES: POISON OR PANACEA Are Local and State Governments’ Regulations Right-on or Overboard
/in Administrative Law, Consumer, News /by ssjadminBy Ralph Barat Saltsman and Stephen Warren Solomon Listen to Willie Nelson sing Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette (by Merle Travis and Tex Williams). Might Willie next try Vape! Vape! Vape! That E-cig? While the new nicotine debate rages between health advocates and the suddenly visible E-cigarette industry, state and local legislators are adopting restrictions […]
ALERT to all Individuals serving Alcohol at Parties. Providing Alcohol to guests may make you liable when someone is injured or killed. Will insurance cover such a claim? Will you be prosecuted?
/in Alcoholic Beverage Licensing /by jamiesonBy Stephen Allen Jamieson Over the holidays we warned readers about the possible liability for being a social host that knowingly serves alcohol to underage drinkers who then hurt themselves or others as a result of their intoxication. We also warned employers of possible liability for their drunk employees who attended company parties or otherwise […]
Employment Discrimination In California
/in Discrimination, Employment Law, News /by partnersDid your employer discriminate against you, harass you, or wrongfully terminate you for any of the following reasons: Your religion, race, color, national origin, or ancestry? Your sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or pregnancy status? Your age, physical or mental disability, or medical condition? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you […]
Disability Discrimination
/in Discrimination, Employment Law /by partnersDid your employer discriminate against, harass, or terminate you without cause just because you are disabled? Even if you are an at-will employee or you have not yet been terminated or otherwise punished, you may still have a valid claim. Two laws protect victims of disability discrimination – the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), […]
Age Discrimination
/in Discrimination, Education, News /by partnersDid your employer use unfair terms and conditions to hire you just because of your age? If so, you may have suffered from age discrimination. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 protects employees and job applicants 40 years of age and older when their employers or potential employers have discriminated against them. […]
Casino license opponents fold
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Racketeering Case For Gambling Casino Judgment rendered for over $2,200,000
/in Criminal Law, Gaming, Indian Gaming, News /by partnersA client who wanted to purchase operation rights to a popular southland Casino, renowned for its gambling and entertainment offerings, lost hundreds of thousands of dollars of “blood money” as those rights were sold multiple times in alleged back room deals. These deals were alleged to be between the Casino operator and certain members of […]
Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson Win Major Victory before California Supreme Court
/in Administrative Law, Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, News /by partnersIn a sweeping opinion in cases brought by Ralph B. Saltsman and Stephen Warren Solomon of Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson, the California Supreme Court unanimously struck down the practice of attorneys in administrative agency hearings submitting ex parte communications to decision-makers within their agency. The Supreme Court held such communication violated specific prohibitions stated in […]
62-year-old Salesperson Fired for having Leukemia is awarded $582,000 by jury
/in Employment Law, News /by partnersThe jury found that the defendant employer acted with malice, oppression and fraud, thus entitling him to punitive damages. This was an employment discrimination case that also raised issues involving violations of the American Disabilities Act. It was tried by Stephen Allen Jamieson before a jury in Los Angeles Superior Court. The Honorable Ernest Williams […]
Court of Appeals Holds against ABC in finding that Rule 141 Must be applied in all cases.
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Over 6 Million Dollars Recovered Collision between county bus and asphalt roller vehicle results in amputation of foot/shattered arm.
/in Car Accidents, News, Personal Injury /by partnersFacts/Contentions According to plaintiff: This consolidated action with cross-complaints arose out of a collision between a bus and an asphalt roller. Plaintiff Ronald Daneault claimed that a county bus failed to yield the right-of-way and that other defendants contributed to an accident in which the county bus struck an asphalt roller vehicle operated by Daneault. […]
Teenager Injured in Football Game Receives Jury Award of $7.57 Million for Missed Diagnosis by Treating Doctors
/in Medical Malpractice, News, Personal Injury /by partnersPrevious settlement with other defendants garnered additional 1.8 million dollars. Stephen Allen Jamieson won a jury trial in the amount of $7.57 million dollars on behalf of a 19-year-old who had received a medical treatment far below the standard of care including a misdiagnosis of a bleed on his brain. This case was tried in […]