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In 2018, California had the largest number of pedestrian fatalities in the nation at a total of 432. In fact, California was among five states – with Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas – having 46 percent of pedestrian deaths in the nation. Nationally, pedestrian deaths have reached a record high since 1990 with approximately 6,227...

The impact of a car accident can be overwhelming and disorienting. In those circumstances, it might be hard to know what to do next. The steps you take in the aftermath of an auto accident can have a profound impact on your claim. If you're able to, it's imperative that you go through the standard...

When consumers visit their favorite restaurants, one of the last things on their mind is becoming ill - despite the repeated horror stories that have sullied the food industry lately. Catching a foodborne illness can be more serious than you think. In many cases, food poisoning may result in a short bout of stomach cramping,...

For most people, the last thing on their mind when visiting someone else's property is the possibility they will get hurt. When injuries happen, they often come as a surprise. In most cases, when someone sustains an injury on someone else's property, it comes down to how well it was maintained.   Whether visiting a premises...

Homeowners in Los Angeles County living in houses contaminated by lead paint got a break recently from the U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld an 18-year-old California court ruling requiring paint manufacturers to spend $409 million to clean up and test for lead paint in several California communities. "It's at the top of our list of...

Children across the southeast of Los Angeles County are exposed to lead from two distinct sources in the region-lead paint in their homes and pollution from a shut-down battery recycling plant. Officials have been aware of the problem for quite some time.   State officials have begun cleanup of the soil around the Exide Technologies plant - California's largest lead cleanup project...

California wildfires pose a threat even to homeowners whose property is safe from the flames. That's because many insurance companies are expected to either not renew policies or to simply stop writing homeowner policies in areas with the highest fire risk, California Insurance Commissioner David Jones recently told The Associated Press. Rate increases also are...

The eviction process in California - and particularly in Orange County - can seem like an almost automated process, as the Los Angeles Times reported recently. But the truth is that these are highly contentious matters that require an attorney's attention. An eviction procedure may happen at breakneck speed. By law, if a landlord pursues...

Property owners, real estate agents and residential building developers are debating the merits of a new requirement to install solar panels on most residential properties.  The California Energy Commission has adopted the new building standards, which would require solar panels on all new residential homes and low-rise condos and townhouses by 2020. The Orange County...

Almost every home sale in Orange County involves a home inspection, and almost every home inspection identifies some improvements that are needed on the property. Buyers and sellers have wide latitude to negotiate these repairs. It is important that both sides be flexible, and not allow an inexpensive repair to undo an otherwise satisfactory sales...