Early identification of dangerous conditions in intersections and highways

Combine online tools with a scene inspection to narrow your search for a dangerous condition

Carlos Gomez

From Issue: 2018 November

Consumer-protection actions against credit repair and debt-relief companies

The Credit Repair Organizations Act may offer justice for consumers whose already tattered financial lives are further damaged by debt-relief companies

Elizabeth Wagner

From Issue: 2018 November

Wildfire victims’ insurance fight

Underinsurance remains an ever-present problem in rebuilding after a wildfire destroys a home; a new law on replacement-cost estimates may help

Lee S. Harris
Adrian Hern

From Issue: 2018 September

The law of unintended consequences

Law enforcement agencies are investigating medical service providers — docs and clinics — for fraud and other crimes

Elinor Leary

From Issue: 2018 December

Provisions that should be prohibited in settlement agreements

Plaintiffs’ attorneys have an ethical obligation to protect the civil justice system by opposing confidentiality, non-disparagement and non-participation clauses in settlement agreements

James C. Sturdevant

From Issue: 2018 October

Suing insurance adjusters in the post-Bock v. Hansen world

An insurance adjuster may be sued for negligent misrepresentation for falsely characterizing the scope of coverage

Terrence J. Coleman

From Issue: 2018 September