The 21st Century Cures Act – Retrieval of Patient’s Medical Records at No Cost
The Cures Act, also known as the 21st Century Cures Act, is a federal law enacted in 2016 that aims to improve healthcare in the United States. Under the Cures Act, patients have the right to access and obtain copies of their medical records…
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BYOB: Bring it in – Pizza Today, June 2014
in Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, NewsBy Daniel P. Smith BYOB creates an array of unique considerations When Joe Burke Jr. opened TreVi Pizza three years ago in Glenside, Pennsylvania, he was excited by liquor sales’ robust profit margins and the food-and-beverage pairings he could promote with a curated selection of wine, cocktails and beer. Unfortunately, Burke could not digest the […]
2014 ABC & CITY LAND USE SEMINAR
in NewsNEW PORTRAIT STYLE CALIFORNIA DRIVER LICENSES CITY APPROVALS & REVOCATION PROCEEDINGS WHERE: The Westin Los Angeles Airport 5400 W. Century Blvd; Los Angeles, California 90045 Telephone: (310) 216-5858 hotel only Reservations: (800) 405-4222 WHEN: June 19, […]
Bus Crash on I-5 Injures and Takes Lives
in Car Accidents, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful DeathBy Stephen Allen Jamieson Passengers in the fatal bus crash on Interstate 5 (I-5) yesterday near Chico California included students from Los Angeles and elsewhere who were traveling to visit California State University at Humboldt. A FedEx truck heading the opposite direction crossed the median divider and collided head on with the bus carrying the students. The vehicles burst […]
E-CIGARETTES: POISON OR PANACEA Are Local and State Governments’ Regulations Right-on or Overboard
in Administrative Law, Consumer, NewsBy 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 LicensingBy 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, NewsDid 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 LawDid 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, NewsDid 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
in Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, Indian Gaming, NewsDavid Schwartz, Staff Writer San Bernardino County Sun SAN BERNARDINO – Opponents of a liquor license for the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino say they will not appeal a ruling that allows the gambling hall to serve alcohol in their residential neighborhood. The decision from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control allows the […]
Racketeering Case For Gambling Casino Judgment rendered for over $2,200,000
in Criminal Law, Gaming, Indian Gaming, NewsA 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, NewsIn 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, NewsThe 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 […]