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If you are off work recovering from an injury or illness, you might think that your employer cannot legally fire you. But is that really so? After all, the laws regulating whether or not you can be fired due to long-term disability are not as simple as they seem at first sight. To answer the

Favoritism in the workplace may not seem like that big of a deal at first sight, yet you may be able to file a discrimination, harassment, or retaliation lawsuit against the employer who favors or disfavors certain employees. If you have witnessed workplace favoritism or have become a victim of this illegal management practice, you

Did you know that nearly 9 in 10 obstetricians and gynecologists have been sued for medical malpractice at least once in their lifetime? That means there is a 90-percent risk that the obstetrician or gynecologist currently treating you or providing you with medical care could have been previously sued for medical malpractice. No, we are

If you were saddened by last week’s statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning U.S. consumers against eating romaine lettuce because of the E.coli contamination, rejoice. The CDC has clarified that romaine lettuce is safe to eat as long as was not harvested in California. On Nov. 20, the CDC made quite

At Mancini & Associates in Sherman Oaks, our Medical Malpractice Attorneys have robust experience handling claims that relate to medical malpractice. Malpractice occurs when the professional fails to perform their duties or there is fraud and/or misrepresentation. If we all had the time or intellect to know everything then we wouldn’t have the need for

Defective products are products that malfunction in some way; they do not perform the way they are supposed to perform. Defective products can cause serious injury. For example, if you are driving and your care is defective it can cause you to have an accident. The severity of the accident can depend on the severity

As most people were focused on candidate voting during the midterm elections, Californians voted on a measure, Proposition 8, that would move to regulate a highly centralized industry – the dialysis industry. There have been complaints about the few companies that offer dialysis, a lifesaving procedure, for years in California. Many say they are overworked

We are not hearing that McCain Foods, which has been the subject of a major recent recall, has known about possibly contaminated foods for 2 and a half years. The problem was disclosed by the FDA when they said, “During an internal audit at the manufacturing location, it was discovered that finished product has been

Last month, a Sherman Oaks man was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Van Nuys. The 60-year-old who was arrested after fleeing the scene of the accident. He was followed by a witness to the crash and was finally taken into custody after crashing into several parked cars just

We have seen a flurry of vehicle recalls over the last month. Now Ford is the latest company to issue a recall due to a fuel system problem that can cause the engines to stall without warning. The recall covers many cars from the model years 2012 through 2018 and includes those with 2-liter four-cylinder