Just Settled!

Attorney Joseph Gates of Gates Law Firm joins the show to give insight on a case involving a product liability issue related to a multi-piece rim for tires. Joseph explained his representation of a man who suffered severe injuries, including the loss of his leg, due to a piece of machinery manufactured in the 1970s. He explains how this posed challenges in finding relevant documents and testimony and how he and his team were able to successfully locate preserved documents, leading to a settlement.

Join us this week as we welcome Yosi Yahoudai and Jason Javaheri, personal injury attorneys and co-founders of J&Y Law Firm. They discuss a case they worked on involving a teenager attending a charter school who suffered from the loss of his finger while operating heavy machinery without classroom supervision.

Janelle Romero, managing associate of Consumer Attorneys, shares her journey of starting her law firm after taking on a pregnancy discrimination case. Her client, a nurse, had been working remotely due to her high-risk pregnancy during the Covid-19 pandemic. After the hospital requested her to return to the workplace, her client quit due to the stressful work environment caused by the hospital's refusal to accommodate her needs. Janelle outlines her client's expectations for restitution, the strategy behind their negotiations, and the importance of a stubborn but fair approach to advocating for her client's interests.

Vanessa Vasquez De Lara, founder of Vasquez de Lara Law Group, joins the show to talk about a challenging divorce case she worked on involving child custody disputes and allegations of fraud. Vanessa shares how she used mediation sessions to avoid litigation and what made this case so unique. 

Christopher Meyer, a Houston-based family and divorce lawyer and US Army veteran, joins the show to talk about a case involving a military veteran who had been deployed overseas and returned home to find his wife had filed for divorce and taken their child. Chris outlines how a PTSD diagnosis doesn't necessarily mean a parent is unfit and explains the challenges and strategies involved in this divorce case.

Steven M. Litner, a personal injury attorney and a partner at Rawson, Merrigan & Litner joins the show to talk about a challenging case involving an immigrant client from Guatemala who suffered a permanent spinal cord injury in a work-related accident while working as a carpenter. Steven explains the complexities of the case, including the client's temporary inability to work and live independently due to his disability and details how he secured financial compensation to support the client's living expenses and medical treatment.