Note: Veteran workers’ compensation attorney James Yoro recently spoke at the Kern County Paralegal Association luncheon about the relationship between workers’ compensation law and personal injury law. Chain | Cohn | Stiles law firm focuses on only personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. Below is a portion of Yoro’s presentation. ——— If you have been ...
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March 18, 2020 | 6:00 am
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to affect all aspects of everyday life in our country, including workplaces. Businesses across the United States are temporarily closing or asking employees to work from home to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. In Kern County, many are still being asked to go to work, while other workers ...
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March 11, 2020 | 10:34 am
Outrage had been building in Bakersfield over widespread incidents of street racing, and it reached a boiling point after an alleged street racing crash killed a Bakersfield woman and injured two children riding with her in a minivan. The issue hits close to home for Chain | Cohn | Stiles, which is representing one of ...
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March 4, 2020 | 10:56 am
Pedestrian deaths in the United States have hit a 30-year high, according to new data, and California is seeing a jump in death rates that are well above national averages. In fact, pedestrian deaths in California jumped 12% in the first half of last year, well above the national average increase of 3%, according to ...
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February 26, 2020 | 10:28 am
The Central Valley’s federal district court has instituted a “judicial emergency” order due to a shortage of judges, and thousands of Kern County residents — including clients of Chain | Cohn | Stiles — are being left with a feeling of injustice. Federal Judge Dale A. Drozd of the U.S. Eastern District Court of California, ...
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February 12, 2020 | 6:00 am
To say the gas and petroleum industries are important for Kern County is an understatement. In fact, California produces more oil than all but three other states (Texas, North Dakota and Alaska), and Kern County is responsible for more than 80 percent of California’s oil production, according to a Duke University study. So as proposed ...
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February 5, 2020 | 3:37 pm
Have you had a bad driving experience lately? Well, you may not be alone. California has been named the fourth worst state to drive in the United States, according to a new report from WalletHub, a personal finance and information website. WalletHub compared driving experiences across all 50 states to help drivers identify the states ...
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January 29, 2020 | 10:21 am
The new year brings with it a new law in California allowing victims of childhood sexual assault more time to file lawsuits, and seek justice. Assembly Bill 218 gives victims of childhood sexual abuse either until age 40 or five years from discovery of the abuse to file civil lawsuits. The previous limit had been ...
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January 22, 2020 | 6:00 am
The application period for the scholarship has ended. Please tune in to chainlaw.com in January 2021 for more scholarship opportunities. El período para aplicar para la beca ha terminado. Visite abogadosenbakersfield.com en Enero 2021 para más oportunidades de becas. ——— Chain | Cohn | Stiles launches unique scholarship to support a new generation of young ...
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January 15, 2020 | 11:01 am
It’s a place where Chain | Cohn | Stiles founder Morris Chain and other attorneys at the law firm dined often. Today, Wool Growers Restaurant continues to be a Basque staple in Bakersfield. In fact, photos of Chain and other veterans of the firm still hang on the restaurant walls, and a sandwich on the ...
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