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How (and Where) To Preserve Your Claim Against The Cruise Lines: The 5 Things You Should Know

Jack Hickey May 26, 2020

Here are the 5 things you should know about any claim against a cruise line for personal injury, slip and fall, trip and fall, or sexual assault or rape: 1. Report the Incident Immediately. Report the incident immediately to the security officer and other personnel in the immediate area. When you provide the security or safety officer with a statement,

Reasons to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney in Orange County

Mohamed Eldessouky May 13, 2020

Too often, Orange County residents only seek the guidance of a personal injury attorney when they have suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of an accident. It is unquestionably important to hire an attorney in the event that you have suffered catastrophic injuries due to another’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional choices. However, it’s also important to explore your legal options

Enforcing Child Support During a Pandemic

Christina McKinnon May 12, 2020

Today we are living in a world that just a few weeks to a month or two ago, most of us never would have imagined. As we face our new reality, we rush to put systems in place that will allow us a semblance of normalcy and keep us closer to our routines and order from before. For parents who

4 Emotions You Can Expect to Feel During Your Divorce

Christina McKinnon May 12, 2020

Let’s face it: Divorce is an emotional roller coaster. No matter how prepared you think you are, you will probably find that during your divorce process, you will face feelings you were not expecting to feel. At McKINNON LEGAL, we have helped countless people end unhappy marriages and find their new beginning. We’ve become acquainted with some of the unexpected

The Talk: Tips for Communicating with Your Kids About Divorce

Christina McKinnon May 12, 2020

One of the most difficult parts of a divorce is breaking the news to your kids. No matter how confident you are that this is the right decision, making your child see that can be a challenge. Even the most amicable of divorces can turn a child’s world upside down, so it is extremely important to handle this sensitive conversation

Divorce & Business Assets

Christina McKinnon May 12, 2020

Getting a divorce is an emotional process. It has an impact on every aspect of your daily life and can make you feel like there is a giant question mark on your routines, your living situation, your ability to be with your children, and your finances. This is especially true if you or your soon-to-be ex-spouse own a business. In

Looking to File a Divorce? Communicate via Email or Text Message During COVID-19 Lockdowns

Michael Stutman May 6, 2020

As any lawyer can tell you, some of the most painstaking and unpredictable legal proceedings occur when both sides of a case are forced to rely on their recollections of conversations and trying to convince a judge that their memory is better or more accurate than that of the adversary. A case presentation is much more rewarding when one is

MythBusters: The Secret Patent

Z. Peter Sawicki and James L. Young April 30, 2020

Along time ago – before we had the internet and Snopes to sort such things out – there was a rumor that Standard Oil, a large oil company at the time (perhaps the largest in the world) purchased a patent for a carburetor that would give a car the ability to go 100 miles per gallon. A key feature of

What To Do If Your Client’s Customer Files Bankruptcy?

Kenneth C. Edstrom April 30, 2020

The number of bankruptcies in the United States, both for businesses and individuals has decreased steadily since the Great Recession of 2008-09. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, the last business bankruptcy peak was in 2009 when 60,837 business-related bankruptcy cases were filed. By 2018 that number had decreased by nearly two-thirds to 22,232 cases. The COVID- 19 virus will

SB 806 and the Proposed New Test for Independent Contractor Misclassification

Laura Reathaford April 29, 2020

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles where it set forth the “ABC” test for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor. Under the ABC test, a worker is deemed to be an independent contractor if the hiring entity proves that a worker: Is free from the

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