The Oakland “Ghost Ship” Warehouse Fire that took the lives of so many local members of our community is a devastating tragedy.  The fact that the incident appears to be a result of negligence and recklessness makes dealing with the emotions that much more infuriating.  Initial reports have indicated that the owner of the building…

Case Review: The case Christ v. Schwartz, out of the Fourth Appellate District, had a plaintiff who was involved in a car crash with the defendant admitting negligence and liability but who was awarded no damages by the jury.  The jury found the plaintiff to not be credible because she had exaggerated her injuries.  The accident…

A California appellate court affirmed a trial court’s judgment in which the operator of a Halloween haunted house was found not liable to a patron who was injured after experiencing “scary fear” rather than “fun fear”.  The case, Griffin v. Haunted Hotel, Inc. D066714, involved a situation in which a hotel’s haunted attraction lead patrons through a…