Can a client retain an employee when prohibited? In California?

Generally speaking, clients and other companies are free to hire your former employees, and any contract that prohibits them from doing so is void...

SOL on my claim against dentist runs next week. Can I file my suit in court even though i signed arbitration agmt?

If you want to file a lawsuit, you should not have signed an arbitration agreement. By doing so you waived your rights to proceed in court. But...

What can I do if the defense counsel refuses to file an ex parte order?

Why do you want to do anything? If the motion wasn't granted, it has no effect on you.

The only date that matters is the date on the Proof of Service of Summons. You have 30 days from that date.

Rule 3-700 of the California Rules of Professional Responsibility provides that your file belongs to you. Upon request, your attorney must give it...

I got served with a contempt action, it was dismissed, there are 2 pos, one for summons

Do you have a question? If so, you might want to make it more clear what you're talking about. Generally speaking, contempt citations issue in...

Without reviewing the OSC it's impossible to say for sure, but my guess is that the judge is threatening to throw the lawsuit out because the...

Pedestrian killed by car, no official report. Why is this taking so long?

I'm very sorry for your loss. Unfortunately, when a traffic accident involves serious injuries, the CHP will often take a very long time to prepare...

Am I liable for 2000 deductible for an accident if I am not the owner of the car?

If you caused an accident, your liability insurance should cover the damage you caused to any third party. When liability insurance pays, there is...

No, an attorney cannot keep your files. They belong to you. The lawyer is, however, entitled to keep a copy of your file for his/her records.