Orange County Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawyers and Attorneys
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Is the Internet a right or a privilege? Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy?
Mitch is interviewed and shares his thoughts on recent news about Section 215 of the Patriot Act, Verizon, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Turkey and PRISM. Please share your comments!
Recently, New York Times Bestselling author, Chris Brogan, interviewed Mitch about sharing tips to help all of us communicate better. Here’s the interview…
The Michael Jackson wrongful death case is set to start trial in April in Los Angeles, California. Recently Lawyers.com contacted Mitch for his commentary about the upcoming trial…
“This is an interesting wrongful death case. It appears to me that Jackson’s mother is interested in trying to show that in addition to hiring a reckless doctor, AEG Live should also be held liable for allegedly acting in an careless fashion with her son’s life.
Although I have not personally reviewed the documents, news agencies are reporting that less than two weeks before Jackson’s death, AEG Live co-CEO Paul Gongaware wrote an e-mail suggesting the company wanted to use Murray’s $150,000 monthly salary to persuade the doctor to do exactly what they wanted him to do.
It is reported and alleged that Gongaware wrote, “We want to remind [Murray] that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary…We want to remind him what is expected of him.”
Furthermore, Murray is reported as saying that an AEG Live representative told him AEG Live owned “the toilet paper he wipes his *** with” and “the f**kin’ popsicles that his children are sucking on” and “if he doesn’t get the show done he’s over.”
Taking all of this in to consideration, I believe more facts will be necessary to link AEG Live to civil liability and damages relating to Murray’s actions and Jackson’s death. This new information certainly doesn’t help AEG Live’s defense and even the trial judge has ruled that there is a triable issue of material fact that should allow the wrongful death case to go before a jury in April.
I know the plaintiffs’ lawyers and they are very, very good. If I was a betting man, I’d put my money on Brian Panish and his experienced team of lawyers.”
To read the full interview on Lawyers.com, click here…
Mitch was interviewed last Friday morning and asked to share several communication “trial tips” with Huffington Live Community Manager, Tim McDonald, and other Community Managers around the globe (Tim uses Google Hangouts). Everyone had a good time while the topic migrated over to to telling stories and learning how to “tap and transport”. To watch the interview click here or click on the picture below…
Click here to read Tim’s article, “Community Managers Go to Court!”
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Thursday morning I had a chance to meet and chat with Katie Couric on spreecast. Here’s the video…
FREE Wednesday Afternoon Spreecast with Certified Appellate Specialist, Donna Bader (May 23, 2012, at 3pm PDT)
Tomorrow afternoon I’m going to chat with Donna about this question and more. We’re going to find out what are the most common mistakes she’s seen over the past 32+ years and how we can all avoid making them. You’re invited to join us here… http://www.spreecast.com/events/donna-bader
For those of you who don’t know Donna, here’s a brief background. Since 1980, Donna has been practicing exclusively in the area of civil appeals and writs, with an emphasis on medical and legal malpractice, and personal injury law. Donna has written over 350 appellate briefs and writ petitions.
Donna is also the former Editor-in-Chief of Plaintiff magazine, a new publication that is distributed to over 5,000 Northern California attorneys. She is a former Editor-in-Chief of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ monthly magazine, The Advocate. Donna is also the author of my favorite “how to” trial lawyer/ appellate related book entitled, “An Appeal to Reason”.
During our Spreecast, I’ll ask Donna to share inside tips about (1) the role of attorneys in the appellate process; (2) the most common obstacles she sees attorneys face on appeal; (3) what every trial lawyer needs to know about standards of review; (4) why proper objections are so critically important; (5) the most common law and motion problems; (6) the most common mistakes attorneys make with court reporters; (7) how to make sure your record is clear and complete; (8) how to deal with bad behavior of counsel and (9) what you need to do after the trial is over.
So, as you can see, Donna and I will be covering quite a bit. Make sure to join us at 3pm PDT Wednesday afternoon for this free Spreecast! Click here to RSVP for this free Spreecast.
More past and upcoming Spreecast interviews here…
Senior Partner, Lisa Wilson, with family as profiled back in 2000. Our daughter is now on her way to college and our son is a few years away from high school. While it’s true that time sure does pass quickly, we’ll let you in on a little secret– each day is better than the last!
Click here to read the article!
New California Law…Jurors in California may want to leave their smartphones at home thanks to a new law passed earlier this year that bans jurors from accessing Twitter, Facebook or going online to receive or provide information about the trial.
“Non-sequestered jurors are exposed to more information in today’s world,” says Mitch Jackson, a partner at Jackson & Wilson. “In the old days, all they needed to do was avoid listening to the radio, reading the newspaper or watching a couple of channels on the television. Today, jurors are exposed to an incredible amount of information simply via the homepage on their computer.” More on California’s new law, Mitch’s comments and the entire article here…
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A judge has just ordered you to unlock or decrypt the hard drive on your laptop. Are you required to comply with the court order? What happens if you don’t? Will your Fifth Amendment constitution rights protect you from self-incrimination?
Senior Partner, Mitch Jackson, shares his thoughts and opinions in a recent interview at Lawyers.com entitled, “Can a Court Force You to Decrypt Your Hard Drive?”
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Click here to read more recent interviews…
If you’re a lawyer who is settling and trying cases, you’ll want to see our latest interview of structured settlements expert, Traci Kaas.
Several years ago Traci was highly recommended to us and actually assisted our firm with structuring a complicated multi-million dollar settlement. Long story short, we were and continue to be genuinely impressed with Traci’s knowledge and professional approach to helping our clients with their structured settlement options and needs. Because of this, we wanted to share the following interview with you…
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Here’s the interview…
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Lisa Wilson Quoted by Lawyers.com in Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Trial
“Sure, AEG may argue that Gongaware was incorrect and didn’t know all the facts when he wrote this email, but as the Co-CEO of the company, such an argument may not be too persuasive to the jury,” Wilson says. “I say this after learning that it was reported that several jurors laughed when Gongaware, while testifying under oath, repeatedly stated that he ‘didn’t recall’ writing the emails he was being shown. Trust and credibility are key to winning trials and the laughing response by some of the jurors would seem to indicate doubt and mistrust about Gongaware’s testimony.”
To recap, last week AEG Live CEO Paul Gongaware dropped a bombshell in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial. He admitted that he wrote an email indicating that his promotion company was paying for the performer’s doctor. The message, written to a tour director, read, ”We want to remind [Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray] that it is AEG, not MJ, who is paying his salary. We want to remind him what is expected of him.”
[click here to find out how and why the death of Elvis Presley is involved and to read the entire article with more of Lisa’s commentary…]