One of the things we frequently spend time counseling potential clients about are so-called slip and fall cases. People call to discuss fall injuries incurred at every big name retailer you can think of– Walmart, Albertsons, Shopko, Costco, Fred Meyer, etc. They call about numerous small businesses or other locations like unsafe parking lots and […]
Category Archives: Litigation & Legislation
Hepworth Holzer, LLP (www.hepworthidaho.wpenginepowered.com) partners John Janis and John Kluksdal received a 2.2 million dollar judgment after trial and a $500,000 verdict on May 3 in a dispute over a severance agreement. Andrew E. Hawes, former general counsel at Western Pacific Timber, LLC was the plaintiff. The case was tried for 5-days in front of […]
“Privacy is not an option, and [losing] it shouldn’t be the price we accept for just getting on the internet.”[1] **This article was initially published at 61 Advocate 19, 23 (2018). (The journal of the Idaho State Bar. It was authored by Zach Zollinger, a former associate of the firm, with editorial assistance of Kurt […]
Insurance companies often want to send you to a hired physician for a so-called independent medical examination. The rules controlling the lawsuit process allow a defendant to have a medical professional of their choice examine an injured plaintiff. These examinations are a time when the worlds of law and medicine collide. Clients are often surprised […]
What is Litigation? “Litigation is a generic term used to refer to cases brought in court, for any purpose, with the process of the case beginning and ending. Everything in between is litigation.” Respected Idaho trial attorney John Janis explains what the term litigation means and discusses the process of litigation in our latest podcast. […]
The plaintiff’s deposition is always a significant day in the prosecution of a personal injury case. It is just one step in the litigation process. It only happens if your injury claim cannot be settled and a lawsuit is filed. In that situation there many things that happen. But, both later settlement negotiations and […]