Estate planning typically involves the creation of a revocable trust into which the grantor or trustor transfers his or her real and personal property. The revocable trust then provides for the administration and management of the transferred property and, ...

Most people have had to work for a "jerk" of a boss at one time or another in their careers. The question recently addressed by the California courts is whether being a jerk boss can create legal liability. In the recent case Higgins-Williams v. Sutter ...

Back in March, we reported on a defense verdict obtained by Poole Shaffery after a month-long trial in a tractor collision matter. Today, we are pleased to report that on June 2, 2015, after more than three weeks of trial, Poole Shaffery with John Shaffery ...

Transparency in asbestos bankruptcy trusts claims has become an important and controversial topic of late. We previously reported on the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency ("FACT") Act of 2015 which seeks to reduce fraud in the asbestos bankruptcy ...

A new study released on April 15, 2015 has drawn further attention to the physical and medical impact of exposure to ambient levels of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, commonly referred to as "BTEX" chemicals. BTEX chemicals are utilized in ...