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The City of Los Angeles Settles with Family of Venice Beach Boardwalk Victim Alice Gruppioni for $12 Million
The Los Angeles City Council agreed to a $12 million settlement with the family of Alice Gruppioni, the Italian woman who was killed in 2013 while on her honeymoon in Venice Beach. As a tribute to the family and in response to the tremendous loss, the City has also agreed to place a memorial plaque on the Boardwalk in remembrance and honor of Alice Gruppioni.
Alice was killed on the boardwalk in Venice Beach when she was str...
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Avoiding Vape Pen and E-Cigarette Injuries
If you've been injured by an e-cigarette explosion, it is critical you seek legal representation. Please contact our e-cigarette explosion lawyers to discuss your case.
The tobacco industry has come up with new products to control the amount of smoke and other carcinogens present in traditional cigarettes. One of these products is the vape pen, which may also be an e-cigarette or smokeless tobacco. Unfortunately, these devices come with th...
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Keith More champions for client Eleuterio Covarrubias Acevedo against Liberty Mutual in the fight for a new Prosthetic.
In a story featured on May 10, 2018, founding partner Keith P. More and his Client Eleuterio Covarrubias Acevedo were interviewed by Randy Mac of NBC 4 News. Eleuterio was badly injured in a trucking accident back in 2013 that caused the loss of his leg. Mr. More has been fighting the fight against California’s flawed Worker’s Compensation System and will be petitioning a judge to rule for a new prosthetic. Click HERE for more on the story.
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Judge Sides with 130,000 Long-Term Care Policyholders in Class Action Against CalPERS, Permits Case to Proceed to Trial
Los Angeles, CA – June 20, 2017 – A Los Angeles Superior Court judge sided with more than 130,000 class members, all CalPERS Long Term Care policyholders, in their class action against CalPERS for unjust premium increases, permitting their claims to proceed to trial.
The class action stems from CalPERS’ decision in 2013 to raise premiums for its Long-Term Care insurance on more than 130,000 policyholders across California. Many of those po...
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Greg Bentley’s unrelenting efforts in telling the story of client Abelino Cordova-Cuevas
The Stockton Record covers the wrongful death case of Abelino Cordova-Cuevas and concerns about the Coroner’s handling of the autopsy. Bentley & More partner Greg Bentley quoted. Click HERE to read more.
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Greg Bentley continues to unravel the thread in Wrongful Death of Abelino Cordova-Cuevas
Furthering the story of the wrongful death of Abelino Cordova-Cuevas, Greg Bentley and KQED News shed light on the impropriety of the San Joaquin Coroner's Office failure to produce a key document confirming the manner of this City of Stockton police officer-involved death as a homicide. KQED News uncovers this was not the first time Sheriff Moore overrode the pathologist's assessments. Follow the story HERE
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Bentley & More Settles $30 Million Catastrophic Personal Injury Case
Greg Bentley and Keith More of Bentley & More LLP settled a $30 million catastrophic personal injury case on behalf of a woman who was severely injured when a piece of a garbage truck broke off on the 22 freeway and came crashing through her windshield, striking her directly in the face.
In November of 2015, a then-26-year-old woman was driving her car on the westbound 22 freeway in Garden Grove, CA, when the drive shaft of a garbage tr...
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Jaimi Groothuis of Bentley & More LLP Sworn in As President of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association
Jaimi Groothuis was sworn in as President of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association on December 12, 2017.
Ms. Groothuis joined Bentley & More LLP in 2010, and has successfully recovered millions of dollars for her clients in large and catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability and products liability cases. She is committed to advocating for clients injured as a result of individual or corporate wrongdoing and ...
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Keith More has been named a “Top 75 Labor & Employment Lawyer”. Keith More was the only Workers Compensation attorney named.
The Daily Journal has named its 75 Top Labor & Employment Lawyers in the state of California for 2017. With this prestigious honor, Keith More was the only Workers Compensation attorney named.
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Bentley & More LLP Files Bad Faith Lawsuit to Collect $67M Judgment.
SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bentley & More LLP, in conjunction with Berman & Riedel, LLP, filed an insurance bad faith lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court, alleging that Preferred Contractors Insurance Company RRG refused to settle claims against PCIC's insured, Online Builders, abandoned its insured just before trial, and failed to attend a scheduled arbitration, which resulted in a judgment in excess of $67 million.
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The Legend of Norm Berman
Orange County workers' compensation lawyer Keith More with Bentley & More LLP relates his first experience with workers' compensation cases and the legend of his mentor Norm Berman.
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Dwight Johnson Friend and Client
On Thursday, March 2, 2017, the world lost a beacon of hope and perseverance when my friend and client Dwight Johnson passed away. Dwight’s life and story are amazing, and are ones I feel obligated to share. Dwight, a hard-working father of 7, made his living inspecting skyscrapers, and worked on some of the most recognized buildings in the world. Our paths first crossed when Dwight came to me following the amputation of his leg after an ...
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Out-of-State Doctors Deciding Treatment for Injured California Workers?
Out-of-state doctors deciding treatment for injured California workers?
In California, when someone is injured on the job, that individual will be eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits while he or she is unable to work. Employers will be required to pay for the individual's medical care, but there are specific procedures in place that may limit an employee's ability to seek the treatment that is needed to help recover from th...
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The Dangers of Vaping: A Primer on Litigating Exploding E-Cig Cases
The claims of vaping proponents are common enough: that it is an alternative to traditional cigarettes, and a safer, cleaner way to get a nicotine fix than traditional tobacco products. Combined with claims that vaping also can be a smoking cessation device, sales of electronic cigarettes (“e-cigsâ€) have exploded in the last decade. An e-cig offers doses of nicotine with a vaporized solution, providing a physical sensation akin to tobacc...
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Bentley & More and CAOC President Gregory L. Bentley presenting today at the Consumer Attorney of California Donald L. Galine Hawaii Travel Seminar at the Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, Hawaii
Bentley & More and CAOC President Gregory L Bentley presenting today at the Consumer Attorney of California Donald L. Galine Hawaii Travel Seminar at the Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, Hawaii.
Greg discussed "Strategies on Effectively Handling the Unusually Susceptible Egg-Shell Cases."
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Donovan Dixon’s UR Denied Story
Insurance companies use Utilization Review (UR) to deny and delay needed medical care. The care is usually recommended by the company's own chosen doctor. Without consequences or effective penalties, insurance is out of control. It has real impacts on injured workers.
Donovan Dixon's story follows
About Me: My name is Donovan Dixon. I'm 41 years old, and I live in Bakersfield.
My Job and What Happened: I worked for Pan Pacific Petr...
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Workers’ Comp Standard
Workers' compensation claims in California are again on the rise. With construction in the state increasing along with overall job numbers, more workers are becoming injured on the job. And according to the California Workers' Compensation Institute, work injury claim payouts will increase in 2016. In 2015, the maximum workers' comp benefits a worker can receive are $1,103 per week. In 2016, CWCI expects that to increase to $1,128 per week f...
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Vaping Horror: 4 in NJ Say They Were Badly Burned by Exploding E-cigs
Clip from Article on New Jersey 101.5
by reporter David Matthau
Greg Burdash, a married father of two living in the Camden County borough of Berlin, said he gave vaping a chance in order to quit smoking cigarettes and save his health.
But on Sept. 29, during a break at work, the e-cig battery he had in his pocket exploded. Burdash was rushed to the hospital suffering from debilitating third-degree burns over 20 percent of his body.
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4 Injured N.J. Vapers Sue E-cigarette Retailers for Selling Exploding Devices
Orange County personal injury attorney Greg Bentley of Bentley & More LLP partners with Stark & Stark Attorneys at Law to bring law suits against e-cigarette manufactures and distributors on behalf of 4 injured NJ vapers injured by exploding devices.
Overview of NJ.com Article
by Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media
Greg Bentley of Bentley & More LLP partners with Stark & Stark Attorneys at Law to bring law suits agai...
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