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51 Minutes from the incredible movie “12 Angry Men.”

This 12-minute edit of the video in the MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation) Guide to Group Riding Kit explains riding formations, pre-ride meetings, hand signals, and more.

Produced for General Motors The combination of bad weather – rain, snow, or ice – is sure to be in our forecast soon. As we head into the colder months, it is essential to check on the wear and tear of your cars tires. Cold weather with a mixture of low tire pressure can lead to a blowout while driving. The Tire Industry Association says their biggest concern regarding consumers and under inflated tires is tire failure. Technology has been developed to help alleviate this growing concern. Wireless sensors can be placed in tires to warn when the air pressure… Read More

Dear Readers, I have given this some thought and realize that, like it or not, people love lawyer jokes. In fact, I love lawyer jokes. So, what better place to read lawyer jokes than on a blog maintained by a lawyer? Anyone who knows me knows that I take what I do very seriously but I also enjoy good humor. I’m starting with several jokes and hope that this will get you started: Please go to the comments section of this posting and add your own lawyer jokes. My only request is to keep it clean. Enjoy! Lowell A Lawyer… Read More

An African-American Los Angeles Firefighter was served dog food by fellow employees. Upon complaining of this reprehensible and hurtful behavior to his supervisors, he was subjected to “verbal slurs, insults (and) derogatory remarks.” Firefighter Tennie Pierce sued the City of Los Angeles and for this degradation and settled his case against them this week for $2.7 Million. The Los Angeles City Council approved the settlement in an 11-1 vote. Amazingly, this lawsuit is just one of a string of recent employment harassment suits against the City of Los Angeles Fire Department. The Press-Enterprise reports that last month, the city awarded $220,000 to a firefighter who said he… Read More

Lowell represented my son in 1997 when he was involved in a near-death accident. Throughout the entire painful and very stressful situation, Lowell was very supportive and honest. I have the utmost respect and confidence in Lowell, and continue to refer others to him. His reputation is based on his integrity, his confidence and his passion for fairness and justice. Lowell, you are truly wonderful; thank you for everything. Nasonia and Steve

California law states that for those of you in the private sector who are required by your employer to wear uniforms, such uniforms must be paid for and maintained by your employer. This rule does not apply to government workers. Most California Industrial Wage Commission (IWC) wage orders state that “When uniforms are required by the employer to be worn by the employee as a condition of employment, such uniforms shall be provided and maintained by the employer. The term ‘uniform’ includes wearing apparel and accessories of distinctive design or color.’” Are you paying for, and maintaining (i.e., paying for the bill… Read More

FYI, California law requires employers to pay employees who resign with 72 hours advance notice, or who are involuntarily terminated, all wages due immediately upon discharge.  Employees who quit without notice must be paid within 72 hours. The California Supreme Court in Smith v. Superior Court (2006) 39 Cal. 4th 77, held that an employee who works only for a specific term of employment, such as one day or one week, has been “discharged” within the meaning of the California Labor Code such that “the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately.”  This situation usually arises when… Read More

I know it’s hard to believe but sometimes employees get cheated by their boss! Big companies, as well as small, have a responsibility to follow the law. This means that under certain circumstances they must pay overtime, provide meal breaks and rest periods, reimburse you for money that you have laid out for required uniforms, pay you for travel time and, depending on the circumstances, cannot take back commissions paid to you if a sale is canceled. This is just a small sampling of the obligations that your employer (or former employer) has to you as their employee — more… Read More

Legal Nurse Consultants play a very important role in personal injury and medical malpractice cases with significant medical issues.  They are trained to pour through volumes of medical records and, frankly, make sense out of them. I have used Legal Nurse Consultants in my practice and find that they provide invaluable insight into the often complex medical issues that are inherent in most personal injury and medical malpractice cases. I would like to invite Legal Nurse Consultants to post comments in this section to help further illustrate what they see as their role in these cases.  Naturally, any interesting anecdotes… Read More