March 10, 2017 Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck Consumer advocates, plaintiff lawyers and academics are concerned after a new bill aimed at making it harder to launch class action lawsuits is gaining traction in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. If the bill becomes law, it could mark the
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck March 3, 2017 Spinal cord injuries have long lasting effects, no matter how seemingly insignificant they may seem. These effects range from numbness and loss of movement to total paralysis and even premature death. Attorneys who represent clients suffering from spinal cord injuries
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck February 24, 2017 Apple is facing a class action lawsuit after several instances of serious accidents caused by texting on the iPhone while driving. Worse still for the company is that it had technology to prevent texting while driving, but failed to deploy
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck February 17, 2017 A wave of arrests involving undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles and cities nationwide has ignited fear and sparked demonstrations by immigration advocates who are worried about maintaining sanctuary status. A sanctuary city is loosely defined as a municipality that declares
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck January 27, 2017 As investigators work swiftly to determine the cause of the state’s deadliest fire in more than a decade, there’s plenty of evidence that code violations and a lack of inspections played a significant role in contributing to the death toll.
Written on Behalf of Brian S. Kabateck | Kabateck LLP December 16, 2016 If a car manufacturer creates a safety feature but doesn’t automatically include the device in every vehicle it sells, is the automaker designing a defective product? That’s the question the California Supreme Court will evaluate as it
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck | Kabateck LLP December 2, 2016 When insurance companies underestimate the need for certain types of insurance (i.e., Hurricane Katrina victims), underestimate the cost of rebuilding (the victims of the 2003 Sand Diego County wildfires), or when homeowners neglect to report improvements to
Golden State Strengthens Workers’ Rights to Resolve Employment Disputes Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck | Kabateck LLP November 11, 2016 Arbitration contracts are those tiny printed, legally worded agreements that trap unwitting consumers and employees into signing away their rights to settle grievances in court and limit the
New law to shield patients from surprise medical bills met with resistance by doctors Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck | Kabateck LLP November 4, 2016 Needing an important medical procedure is often traumatic enough. But what about when you receive a bill for hundreds, even thousands of dollars
Written on behalf of Brian S. Kabateck | Kabateck LLP October 28, 2016 Six former Wells Fargo employees are fighting back by filing a class action lawsuit in federal court seeking $7.2 billion or more for workers nationwide who were terminated for being forced to choose between keeping their jobs