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The first fatality in a self-driving car has been recorded.The victim, Joshua Brown, was driving Tesla's Model S, which was equipped with a Beta Autopilot System. In this particular accident, John was utilizing the feature when an 18-wheel tractor drove across the highway and over his Model S, impacting both the roof and windshield. The driver eventually struck a utility pole 100 feet away.As Tesla stated in their blog, "Neither Autopilot nor ... Read More

 Bentley & More LLP assist Nicolas Mercado to fight back against his insurance company to receive fair compensation to make desperately needed modifications to his home.  Read More

In the case of Christina Eastland, we used every resource in our power to get our client the medical care and compensation she and her family deserved... Read More

Using ReWork's Advanced Technology, our client takes the necessary first steps towards recovery. These are the cases that matter. Read More

In Schultz v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, determined that the claimant was entitled to workers' compensation benefits for injuries he sustained while driving to work in his personal vehicle.Courts generally apply the "going-and-coming rule" to prohibit compensation to employees while driving their personal vehicles to and from an employer's premises except where... Read More

The odd thing about death in the workplace is the selective nature of the news coverage. When some California workers die in the line of duty, they may be hailed as heroes. When an electrician is killed or a roofer dies after a fall, they rarely receive a one-sentence statement in the paper or on the evening TV news. Yet their family mourns their death just as sincerely and they struggle to come to terms with the emotional and financial l... Read More