Joel T. Faxon, a lawyer representing the estate of Shengyl Rasim, has never witnessed such a preventable tragedy in his entire career as a lawyer. When Selami Ozdemir was arrested on charges of beating and kicking his wife for the…
Joel T. Faxon, a lawyer representing the estate of Shengyl Rasim, has never witnessed such a preventable tragedy in his entire career as a lawyer. When Selami Ozdemir was arrested on charges of beating and kicking his wife for the…
Drug charges cover a broad range of offenses, from the less severe, like simple possession of a small amount of certain drugs, to the more serious, such as participation in an ongoing drug-related criminal enterprise or manufacturing and distributing drugs.…
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, it costs a national average of over $20,000 per year to incarcerate a criminal offender. With about 150,000 inmates currently incarcerated on drug possession charges, the United States is spending nearly $3,000,000 each…
Having a testicle biopsy is one thing. Waking up to find the testicle surgically removed is another. This case is a difficult one and one that the plaintiff never dreamed would ever happen. The story unfolded fairly quietly to begin…
Crane accidents are on the rise at construction sites in the US. Many of these accidents involve fatalities. “A Port Arthur, Texas, refinery had some bad news recently when a contract construction worker was killed after a crane accident at…
Premises liability isn’t easy to understand. Generally speaking, owners are responsible to keep their premises safe. Premises liability is an area of the law that holds property owners and people who legally occupy property responsible for injuries that happen on…
No one knew why the car was being driven so erratically. The consequences were death by 18-wheeler. This particular accident was not only tragic, but hard to explain. The driver of the car involved was swerving erratically all over the…
Gene L. Osofsky, of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky, is excited about the current trend among elders to use their electronic devices. U.S. elders, even the extremely aged, are becoming increasingly attracted to the same gadgets and gizmos that…
A techno-blizzard of new gadgets and gizmos are proving attractive to elders too. Mildred Jones, 87, is the last person you’d expect to see ogling her Smartphone. A native of Oxnard, where she grew up “by the wharves” during the…
The legal system can be complicated and sometimes overwhelming. While we have the resources and reputation of a large, well-established law firm, we still strive to give our clients the personal attention that only a small firm can provide. Here…