Miscellaneous

• New California Laws for Drivers - No Smoking

  Nigel Whitehead | August 14, 2008 12:49 PM | 1 CommentSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Every year there are new state laws passed. A few new laws this year affect drivers. I have previously blogged about the new "hands-free" law for use of a cellular phone while driving. But, did you...

• Are There Really More Personal Injury Lawsuits?

  Nigel Whitehead | August 12, 2008 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  It seems as if almost daily we are told that the proliferation of personal injury lawsuits will be the ruin of Western civilization as we know it. This propaganda is generated by a host of...

• Blue Shield Settlement in Wrongful Recision Case

  Nigel Whitehead | August 11, 2008 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Blue Shield has settled wrongful recision claims against it by the Department of Managed Health Care. The DMHC alleged that Blue Shield wrongfully engaged in "post-claims underwriting". When some...

• Los Angeles School Officials Fired over Failed Molestation Investigation

  Nigel Whitehead | May 07, 2008 11:21 AM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Yesterday I wrote about the tragic case in Los Angeles where Steve Rooney, an Assistant Principal was arrested on charges of molesting a student. It had been reported that Rooney had been previously...

• Suing Los Angeles School District for Molestation by Teacher

  Nigel Whitehead | May 06, 2008 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  The number of teacher/pupil sexual misconduct incidents is staggering. The United States Department of Education commissioned a study that found that nearly 10% of all students in the United States...

• Amazing Display of Sportsmanship

  Nigel Whitehead | May 05, 2008 1:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  This isn't a legal story, but sometimes a story is just too good to ignore. Saturday, Western Oregon University senior softball player, Sara Tucholsky, hit a home run in a game against Central...

• California Doctors and Hospitals Join Blue Cross Rescission - Cancellation Class Actions

  Ray Mattison | May 03, 2008 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Seeking unpaid medical bills, Hospitals and Doctors join consumer class actions against Blue Cross over the rescission - cancellation of health insurance coverage of thousands of Californians.

• Man Sentenced for Molesting 15 year-old Girl

  Nigel Whitehead | April 29, 2008 11:41 AM | 1 CommentSan Luis Obispo, CA

  A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced to 7 years in prison for molesting a 15 year-old girl. Perhaps it is just because I have represented several victims of abuse in civil suits against their...

• Governor Schwarznegger joins opponents of Blue Cross Blue Shield rescission practices.

  Ray Mattison | April 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentSan Luis Obispo, CA

  California's Governor condemns Blue Cross and Blue Shield for rescinding health insurance coverage.

• Blue Cross Must Face Juries in Health Plan Cancellation Cases

  Ray Mattison | April 24, 2008 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA

  Court of Appeals rejects attempts of Blue Cross of California to avoid a jury trial in a class action brought by consumers whose health policies were canceled after they incurred large medical bills.