Recent Articles

I’ll Say it Again: Don’t Post Damaging Information Online!

Jonathan G. Stein
September 30, 2010 20:38

On this blog, I have warned before about the dangers of posting personal information online when involved in a personal injury lawsuit. I have also warned about debt collectors using social networking sites to find debtors. If you are involved...

Football Helmets Under Scrutiny After College Player’s Suicide

Jonathan G. Stein
September 24, 2010 03:44

Earlier this summer, I reported about new standards for metal bats that will be used for high school baseball teams in California. The latest piece of athletic gear to come under fire is the football helmet, after the suicide of...

Are Underground Gas Lines Safe?

Jonathan G. Stein
September 17, 2010 03:38

Last week, a huge gas explosion in San Bruno killed four people, injured over 60, and destroyed dozens of homes. The explosion was caused by the rupture of an underground gas pipe. The pipe had been installed in 1956, had...

Finding Unclaimed Property

Jonathan G. Stein
September 13, 2010 14:08

Did you know that you may be owed money and may not even know it? Unclaimed property, also known as abandoned property, is money held by companies or financial institutions that have not generated any activity or been claimed by...

California First State to Begin Health Insurance Exchange

Jonathan G. Stein
September 02, 2010 16:10

This week, the California legislature passed two bills to set up a health-insurance marketplace. This move comes after the health care reform bill, which was passed in March, directed states to set up their own health care exchanges, or else...

Is Your Home Protected in Case of Fire?

Jonathan G. Stein
August 30, 2010 18:28

With wildfire season looming in southern California, and an insurance company making news for failing to honor damage claims that resulted from a California fire, now might be the time to review what would happen to your home in the...

“Crash Tax” Still Being Considered in Sacramento

Jonathan G. Stein
August 20, 2010 16:01

The Sacramento City Council was set to vote on a controversial “crash tax” earlier this week, but it was removed from the council’s agenda hours before the vote was to have taken place. The crash tax would have charged individuals...

New Standards for Metal Bats in California High Schools

Jonathan G. Stein
August 13, 2010 17:47

Beginning in January, high school baseball teams in California will be required to use new safety-tested metal bats. The new requirements were prompted by a 16 year old California pitcher who suffered a major head injury in the spring when...

California Strengthening Laws to Prevent Illegal Health Insurance Cancellations

Jonathan G. Stein
August 10, 2010 03:38

On August 18, new regulations go into effect in California that are aimed at preventing illegal cancellations of health insurance policies. Rescission, which is the practice of cancelling health insurance policies for mistakes on the health insurance applications, even minor...

Many Small Businesses Not Aware of Health Insurance Tax Credits

Jonathan G. Stein
July 28, 2010 23:12

These are the tentative rulings for law and motion matters set for Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 8:30 am in Dept Although virtually all business owners are aware of the recently-enacted health care reform law, many do not know that...