In an exceedingly unusual case of Los Angeles workplace danger, a chemistry professor at UCLA is facing criminal charges following a lab fire that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old assistant. Orange County employment attorney Houman Fakhimi has been closely following the developments of this case, which stem from…
Many critiques, especially those who represent employers, argue that statute which make the prevailing employees entitled to attorney’s fees should be amended as such laws promote litigation. I disagree! Major corporations and most businesses have lawyers on staff or retainer and at the first indication of litigation they will unleash…
Our civil justice system is about providing Plaintiff or the party who brings an action or lawsuit with remedies. These remedies can either be in the form of damages or what are called injunctive remedies. Damage generally refers to monetary awards, while injunctive relief can be an order from the…