July 2026

Every Orange County dog park runs on the same unspoken understanding: dogs will play rough and usually sort things out among themselves. Owners stand near the fence, coffee in hand, watching. Then one dog crosses a line no one saw coming, and somebody is bleeding. At that point, the case that follows is legally messier…

It’s the second question people ask after they call our Dana Point office. The first is what the case is worth. The second is when they’ll actually see the money. Somewhere in the background there’s usually rent due, a car that still needs repairs, and a medical bill that just landed in the mailbox. The…

The question usually arrives about two weeks in. The emergency room bill shows up in the mail. The MRI facility calls asking for payment before the scan is even scheduled. The physical therapist mentions a copay at the front desk. You’ve been in a car accident that wasn’t your fault, you’re not working, and someone…

Two customers had just pushed back their chairs and stood up to leave. Seconds later, a white Tesla jumped the curb outside Urbane Cafe in Simi Valley and plowed through the outdoor patio, killing a 79-year-old woman from Agoura Hills who had been walking on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant. Broken chairs, tables,…

The manager arrives quickly. That part almost always happens. Someone calls over a radio, a supervisor appears within a few minutes, and the conversation that follows is usually calm, even friendly. There is an offer to get you a chair. Someone asks if you need water. The incident report comes out. None of that is…

Christina King left for work the same way she had countless times before. On the morning of June 20, 2026, she was westbound on the 210 Freeway near Irwindale Avenue when a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck made a sudden, unsafe turn into the center median, crashed through the concrete divider, and jackknifed directly into oncoming…