On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 31, 2013 | Firm News
One of the most difficult and delicate aspects of handling an auto accident claim is dealing with the dreaded insurance adjuster. Generally, within a few days of an accident you will be contacted by an adjuster from the responsible party’s insurance company...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 31, 2013 | Firm News
Last week was national Dog Bite Prevention Week and the U.S. Post Office is shining a spotlight on U.S. cities where mail carriers are most at-risk for getting bitten. Unfortunately, Los Angeles has received the dubious distinction of being the dog bite capital at...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 31, 2013 | Firm News
Freda Willis, a 56 year-old former employee of The University of Pennsylvania Health System has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the organization, claiming that after 20 years of service she was fired because of her medical conditions. (2:11-cv-05294-JD)...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 30, 2013 | Firm News
Panda Express, a Chinese fast food restaurant with 1,547 locations throughout the United States must pay $150,000 to settle an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit on behalf of 3 female teenagers who were allegedly sexually harassed while working in...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 30, 2013 | Firm News
After a long day at work, the phone rings and your child answers it and says. “There is someone on the phone saying that you owe them money!” Annoyed, you grab the phone and on the other end is a debt collector demanding payment for a debt you do...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 23, 2013 | Firm News
Julie Su, the California Labor Commissioner along with Bonnie M. Dumanis the San Diego County District Attorney recently announced a grand jury indictment charging father and son team, David and Barry Dadon, owners of the State Street Grill with 21 felony counts in...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 23, 2013 | Firm News
In a recent Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit heard in a Federal Court, plaintiff Heather Nelson alleged that debt collection agency, Santander Consumer USA called her cell phone 1,026 times and left 116 prerecorded messages over the course of a year....
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 22, 2013 | Firm News
Julie Su, California Labor Commissioner issued citations against O & K Apparel Inc., a Los Angeles based wholesale woman’s clothing company, to pay $113,785 in overtime wages for 110 employees, plus penalties of $61,450 for failing to pay proper overtime and...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 22, 2013 | Firm News
Julie Su, California Labor Commissioner Julie issued citations totaling approximately $505,000 to 3 California restaurants for minimum wage, overtime and rest break violations. The restaurants cited are Urasawa of Beverly Hills, Ikebana of Salinas and Seoul Jung of...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, P.C. | May 21, 2013 | Firm News
New Jersey based debt collection agency, Pressler & Pressler is accused of suing the wrong person, even though that person had told them that he was not the man they were looking for. According to Marke Hoyte, he was sued by Pressler & Pressler even...