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Look Out, Californians! Uber Has New Permit to Test Self-Dri...
After a fatal 2018 crash in AZ, Uber suspended testing self-driving vehicles. They're back, along with 65 other companies testing autonomous cars on public roads!
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Why You Should Care about California’s New Independent Con...
California recently passed a law that changes how an independent contractor is defined. Uber is trying to block it. Find out why it matters
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Aerial Lifts: New Standards Make Users Liable for Accidents
Despite having no data to show workers will be any safer, new ANSI standards makes users of aerial lifts liable for injuries and fatalities - if you're injured in a workplace aerial lift accident you'...
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Fisher-Price Sold Dangerous Baby Sleeper without Safety Test...
TORKLAW has been retained by a client whose beloved 4-month old child suffered a wrongful death due to the unsafe Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play "Sleeper," which violates all medically evaluated safe-sle...
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Electric Cars: Are They Too Quiet?
Electric cars are better for the environment, and they're quiet... but are they too quiet? Read about the law requiring electric vehicles to add sound for the protection of pedestrians and bicyclists
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Uber is Hiding Accident Data
The "gig economy" has benefits and drawbacks, but the hidden danger is how often it places consumers at risk of serious injury and even death. Read more
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How Race Impacts Personal Injury Cases
Even 56 years after MLK's tragic assassination, race impacts personal injury cases: race & gender are often used to to justify lower payouts
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Reza Torkzadeh Selected to 2020 Super Lawyers List
Reza Torkzadeh, founding partner of TORKLAW (The Torkzadeh Law Firm), has been selected to the 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list. This honor is bestowed only on those lawyers who excel in th...
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National Blood Donor Month: What Really Happens to Donated B...
Someone in our country needs blood every 2 seconds, and it must come from volunteer donors. Have you ever wondered what happens to donated blood? Who benefits most? Find out here.
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A Better New Year’s Resolution: Avoid the Real Leading...
Unintentional injury is the country's leading cause of death! This year, instead of making a New Year’s Resolution you’ll break by February, use our yearlong guide to keep yourself safe