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We make no secret of it: our Newport Beach brain injury attorneys at Callahan & Blaine have helped some of our clients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries to collect substantial sums of money, sometimes amounting to millions of dollars. But how do we do it? Any major settlement or jury award has two foundational pillars underneath: a devastating injury, and a plaintiff’s attorney who has been meticulous in preparation for settlement negotiations and trial....

A popular Orange County theme park has responded to customer lawsuits by initiating changes to its rides and facilities. When confronted by allegations of hazardous conditions, management of the park took immediate steps to repair or completely renovate the ride or area of the property where accidents and injuries could occur. Unfortunately, owners of a huge regional shopping mall or a small neighborhood retail store cannot be counted upon to take the same approach to...

The recent killing of a 32-year-old woman in San Francisco, allegedly by an undocumented immigrant who had been convicted of seven prior felonies and deported five times from the United States -- but who was staying in the city under its "sanctuary" policy -- has many people looking in different directions to decide who other than the accused killer may have been responsible for his being free at the time of the murder, despite an...

One of the hardest parts of dealing with a personal injury is the sense of uncertainty: How long will recovery take? What will it cost? Will your health insurance be enough to cover it? What if you have to miss work? When a brain injury is involved, these questions can take on even more seriousness. These injuries can often require significant and long-term medical treatment. A traumatic brain injury can result in loss ability to...

Generally under California law an owner or occupier of land owes a duty of reasonable care toward others who are on the property; a failure to exercise such reasonable care to avoid foreseeable injury can result in the owner or occupier becoming liable under the legal theory of premises liability.Owners and occupiers of property have over the years tried different legal defense theories to avoid being held liable in premises liability cases. One such theory...