Absolutely! Your citizenship or residency status is NOT RELEVANT in connection with the prosecution of a civil action! If your landlord has abused you and your family and has allowed your family to live in a dangerous, uninhabitable apartment building that has any of the following defects, please call us – we can help! * No heat * Bed bugs *...
Continue ReadingHave you or a loved one contracted Legionnaires’ disease? You may be dealing with medical costs, lost wages, or even permanent disabilities. Or maybe you lost your loved one to the disease. If so, you may be eligible for compensation for your pain and suffering. Today, our Legionnaires’ disease attorneys are going to take a look at Legionnaires’ disease...
Continue ReadingIf you contracted Legionnaires’ disease while visiting Las Vegas, you could be entitled to compensation. Legionnaires’ disease, sometimes called Legionellosis, can result in life-threatening or fatal respiratory infection. Outbreaks are commonly associated with buildings or structures that have complex water systems, including hotels and resorts, high-rise condominiums, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and cruise ships. Outbreaks typically occur when building...
Continue ReadingIn Vegas and Los Angeles, hot tubs are a common feature in casinos, resorts, hotels, and cruise ships. People love hot tubs as a means for relaxing, soothing muscle aches, and just because they’re symbols of luxury. However, using a hot tub may come with a price. If the entire water system is not properly maintained and cleaned, someone...
Continue ReadingOn November 13, 2021, supporters of Strategic Action for a Just Economy (“SAJE”) met at the Wilfandel House in the historic West Adams district of Los Angeles to celebrate SAJE’s 25th Anniversary. Celebrating its past and looking ahead to the future, SAJE awarded its People’s Champion Award to Riley | Ersoff LLP partner Grant Riley. Grant was recognized for his...
Continue ReadingIf you or a loved one was a victim of bed bugs in a nursing home facility in the Los Angeles or San Francisco Bay areas, it may be time to talk to an experienced bed bug attorney. You may have a legal claim for compensation for your medical costs and damages. When you put a loved one under...
Continue ReadingInternational Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 24-30, 2021. The goal of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is to focus attention on the negative health impacts of lead exposure, highlight efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, and accelerate efforts to phase out the use of lead in paint in countries that still allow lead-based paint. Even though there is...
Continue ReadingLearning how to spot a slumlord is critical in identifying landlords who prioritize profit over people’s well-being. Thankfully, most landlords care about the condition of their properties and make good-faith efforts to make repairs, fix water leaks, and control vermin such as cockroaches, bed bugs, rats, and mice. However, many landlords don’t care. Our slum housing lawyers will explain....
Continue ReadingLead is a dangerous neurotoxin that can cause young children serious long-term health problems. Numerous studies have demonstrated a clear causal relationship between childhood lead poisoning and severe neurological, cognitive, behavioral and physiological deficits in children. Deteriorated lead-based paint on pre-1978 rental properties is the number one cause of lead poisoning. Landlords and owners of rental homes must know...
Continue ReadingYou’ve just rented an apartment or house and, like anyone else, you’re excited to move in and make that house a home. There’s so much to figure out when deciding on a place to live that it’s easy to overlook certain things on your checklist. Have you forgotten to check for lead-based paint? Please don’t because deteriorated lead-based paint...
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