Kirtland & Packard's Personal Injury Law Blog

California is an “at-will employment” state. This means that, absent a contract or union protection, you can be fired from your job for nearly any reason at any time. However, if the underlying reason for your discharge is prohibited under California state law, you may have cause to take legal action against your former employer.

If you have been wrongfully discharged in Redondo Beach or anywhere in the South Bay area, Kirtland & Packard, LLP can help. Call our illegal firing attorneys at 310-536-1000 to schedule a free...

Kirtland & Packard LLP has obtained an important appellate decision for consumers purchasing clothing at factory outlet stores.  On April 18, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision reversing the California District Court’s order dismissing plaintiff Linda Rubenstein’s claims against Neiman Marcus for violation of several of California’s consumer protection statutes.  In her complaint against Neiman Marcus filed in the District Court, Ms. Rubenstein had alleged that Neiman...

In 2015, the FDA issued a national safety communication linking heater-cooler devices used in open-heart surgery to at least a dozen nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in patients. In 2016, another safety communication was issued – this one linking the Sorin Stockert 3T heater-cooler system directly to NTM infections.

A faulty design with the Stockert heater-...

Drowsiness, while it may seem harmless generally, is actually quite hazardous when you're behind the wheel. It is difficult for authorities to know exactly how many motor vehicle accidents are caused by drowsy driving because it isn't always reported as the cause. A driver or responding police officer may have no way of knowing that drowsiness delayed the driver's ability to brake in time to avoid a...