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Distracted driving is a problem throughout the entire country. It occurs when drivers allow distractions to take their focus off the roads. Distractions can be physical, such as typing a text message; visual, such as watching someone on a sidewalk; or mental, such as allowing work commitments to cloud one’s ability to focus. Los Angeles residents have likely seen accidents caused by distracted drivers, and some may have experienced firsthand the pain of [...]

https://youtu.be/_S5WJW61IW0 https://youtu.be/Y1hLOQGpR9Y On Court TV, Christa Ramey discusses the original trial of Justin Harris, the man whose son died after being left in a hot car.

Television and film make it look like every case goes to trial. This simply isn’t the case in real life. In fact, most cases, including those involving personal injury, settle well before they get to trial. Settling a case can provide quick resolution and reasonably fast access to cash that is paid out from the settlement, but before accepting one of these offers you really have to ask yourself if that’s the best outcome you [...]

Congratulations if you are a motorist who routinely – and, more importantly, successfully – negotiates the complex traffic network spanning Los Angeles County. That is no tongue-in-cheek endorsement of your driving skills. Roadways across the vast and varied metro are complex and fast-paced to a degree unparalleled anywhere else in the country. For better or worse, Southern California is widely known for its huge expanse of busy streets and heavily traveled highways. You’re [...]

No one expects to suffer a broken bone or traumatic brain injury while picking up a few things from the grocery store, but this is the unexpected reality for many Los Angeles slip-and-fall accident victims. Store owners have a legal and moral obligation to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of their premises so that shoppers do not have to worry about hazardous conditions as they shop. Stores that fail to properly [...]

In the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Christa Ramey writes a column titled “The shady side of the Communications Decency Act.” She highlights the Section 230 debate of the CDA, and makes note of the middle ground that exists in two bipartisan bills that could go a long way to hold transmission companies liable for content carried out on their sites: