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Attorneys steeped in the collateral source issue addressed by one California court of appeal on Monday are awaiting a second decision expected any day by a second appellate court on the same issue.

In a far-reaching decision, a state appellate court ruled today that an insurance company must take full responsibility for health care costs related to a car accident.

Sharply declining interest rates upset the economics of these policies. Consumers like Ray Kaldenbach who purchased the policies were required to continue to pay premiums to remain insured.

Appellate courts says the city of Santa Monica may have had mixed motives for firing pregnant bus driver, or at least a jury should be able to decide.

The Court of Appeal noted that the county “failed to review the reports and that the reports consequently fell through the cracks and the residents continued to drink contaminated water.”

An amputee’s federal case was dismissed. However, California has its own version of Americans with Disabilities Act called the California Disabled Persons Act.

Nichole Richie and Paris Hilton, themselves famous for being famous, wore Von Dutch Originals hats on one of those horrible television shows a while back, and helped make the caps famous. One of the guys behind the enterprise was Michael Cassel, once an owner of the faddish clothing company. Here’s a Los Angeles Magazine piece [...]