What is written discovery?
In this video, I discuss the different types of written discovery used in litigation. In particular, I discuss form interrogatories, special interrogatories, requests for admissions and requests for the production of documents.
Read MoreCalifornia’s New Minimum Wage Hits $15.00/Hour in 2022
Recently, the California legislature and Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that raises the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. However, in order to alleviate the financial impact that raising the minimum wage will have on employers, the minimum wage increases will be gradual with the minimum wage hitting $15.00 in the year 2022....
Read MoreWrongful Termination, Harassment, and Discrimination Statutes of Limitations
Anytime a legal wrong has been committed against a person, the aggrieved party has only a certain amount of time to file a lawsuit against the individual, company, etc. that committed the legal wrong. The time that one has to file a lawsuit is referred to as the statute of limitations. The length of time...
Read MoreDetermining car accident injury compensation
When an individual is injured in a motor vehicle accident, there are several different components that go into determining what type of compensation the injured victim is entitled to. The most common types of recovery that an individual is entitled to for injuries resulting from a car accident are as follows: (1) pain and suffering; (2)...
Read MoreLoss of Earnings due to Wrongful Termination
In order to bring a lawsuit for wrongful termination, the terminated employee must show that s/he was terminated due to an illegal reason. In California, examples of illegal reasons to be terminated include, being fired due to one’s race, religion, gender, sexual orientation and/or disability. If a fired employee is able to establish that s/he...
Read MoreExempt v. Non-Exempt Employee in California
When you are hired by an employer as a regular employee, depending on your job duties you will be classified as either an exempt employee or non-exempt employee. The primary difference between an exempt employee and a non-exempt employee is that an exempt employee is not paid overtime nor is the employer required to give...
Read MoreI Have a Judgment. Now What?
As anyone can tell you that has been through a lawsuit, it is a long, challenging and arduous experience. Starting from the filing of the complaint, serving the defendant(s) with the complaint, conducting written discovery and depositions to the trial, there are many obstacles in the way of obtaining a judgment against a defendant. Assuming,...
Read MoreThe Rinka Law Firm Has Filed an Unsolicited Fax Lawsuit
The Rinka Law Firm has joined The Law Offices of Thomas W. Falvey and Knapp, Petersen & Clark, LLP in filing a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) action against I Care Credit d/b/a ICare Financial. Below is the information posted on the website for The Law Offices of Thomas W. Falvey: Vu v. ICAre Financial (U.S. District Court...
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