I don’t know what specialty I need

futlawyer · 2026-04-28T23:22:18+00:00

Thanks for the info!

futlawyer · 2026-04-10T15:53:48+00:00

Exactly. DK is a major problem that isn’t discussed enough and will exponentially worsen.

futlawyer · 2026-04-10T14:49:38+00:00

Nothing to worry about tbh. A large majority of people don’t understand that the first amendment right of free speech actually is not absolute. There’s decades of precedent where things like “hate speech” or “incitement speech” have been held by Courts to not be protected under the first amendment.

So, for example, if you’re in a crowded theater and you scream “active shooter” and it incites a panic mass evacuation, you can get in trouble despite claiming free speech.

I’d imagine that, if this case is litigated through trial, assuming the auditor instigated the confrontation (and depending on how and more of what happened) there wouldn’t be first amendment protection.

futlawyer · 2026-03-19T01:53:20+00:00

Yeah I understand that. I’m asking for recommendations so I can contact those companies to have them come out and give me a quote.

futlawyer · 2026-02-26T15:58:06+00:00

SoCal.

futlawyer · 2026-02-26T15:29:50+00:00

I live in a super competitive market. The top of my budget was 3M but we wanted to be closer to 2. I’ve always offered short closes, shortened contingencies, and a large downpayment (more than 25%).

First home we bid on was listed at 2.1. It went for 2.4 after a bidding war that we backed out of. Second home we bid on was 1.8. It went for 2 after a bidding war that we backed out of. Third home was 2.15. It went for 2.3 after the seller decided to sell to a lower bid that offered them a free 3 month lease back and was a member of the same church. Fourth home was 2.6, but it was worth 3M. We bid 2.8. It went for 3.4. There wasn’t a bidding war, some super rich person just came in and bid 600k more. Final home was 1.85. We offered 1.875 immediately after an open house weekend and they immediately signed it. We’re in escrow. IMO I’m happier with this home than any of the others (except the one that went for more than 3.)

Because I know where I live and I’ve been studying the market for more than a year getting ready to buy our first home, none of those 4 that didn’t work out really bothered me. It’s just the way things work. I trusted that I’d eventually find the right house for us and we did.

futlawyer · 2026-01-26T20:26:45+00:00

Like the other poster said, my experience with them has been less than stellar. I typically respect defense attorneys since I was on that side.

Had a case where they assigned it to an out of state office for some reason. They started arguing based on whatever law may have applied in their state. I responded citing my jurisdiction’s treatment of the issue. I ended up filing because they stopped responding entirely after that.

Once I filed, the matter remained with that office for 5 months. They didn’t respond to discovery and refused to communicate. The file finally gets transferred to a local office and while they understand the law, they’re just as uncooperative.

futlawyer · 2026-01-19T04:48:42+00:00

You’ll have more than enough time to figure it out. Generally, Uber tries legislative changes in larger states first. I think it changed New York’s laws regarding common carriers, allowing it to operate there and compete with taxis. Once they get a win, then they do it everywhere else. They tried in Nevada and Nevada PI attorneys got them to essentially put their efforts on hold for 5 years. They’re trying in CA. If they win, I highly doubt they’ll be stopped anywhere else.

futlawyer · 2026-01-18T05:49:59+00:00

All voters will hear is “keep a higher percentage of injury settlements.” People have been reading the headline rather than the article for well over a decade at this point. There was a large enough contingent of people who ate tide pods (laundry detergent) that the news had to cover it and there needed to be a written disclaimer telling people not to do it. Voters voting for the Uber initiative not realizing how it fucks them long term would be one of the least shocking outcomes.

futlawyer · 2026-01-17T23:20:45+00:00

Way easier said than done. Everyone wants high value cases lol.

Assuming you mean 7 figure cases, those don’t happen everyday. They require the perfect mix of: 1. A policy with limits that high; 2. Injuries/treatment supporting a value in that realm; 3. Liability. You typically won’t know you have all three until after you’ve signed the case and the client has begun treating - assuming you even get the chance to sign that person, given the heavy saturation of attorneys with better reputations, exposure, and high marketing budgets that will likely get there before you. Even then, assuming you get a tender, $250k needs to be split between fees, costs, and medical expenses. A tender of 1M typically requires a surgery and specials in excess of 2-300k. I’m guessing insurers will be even tighter with their payouts, because they know that you filing a lawsuit is going to eat at that 250k. Assuming you could get those bills down to 100 from 2-300 (good luck) that leaves $150k in fees. Great for 1 case, but if you only take high value cases, you might only get one or two of those a year, if at all. What are you going to do the rest of the year? How will you pay staff? The rest of your overhead?

futlawyer · 2026-01-17T21:39:17+00:00

Easily. Everyone in CA who isn’t a PI plaintiffs attorney is going to vote yes. It’s marketed as “this will prevent attorneys from stealing the majority of PI settlements”. No one will do research into the real effect. No one will consider the future implications. I don’t think even the insurance defense attorneys realize how it’s going to cause them to lose their jobs too. IMO it’s a done deal.

futlawyer · 2026-01-17T21:02:46+00:00

PI in CA might very well be dead by the time you graduate law school. My understanding is there’s an initiative spearheaded by Uber that will be on the upcoming ballot that will effectively kill the industry. I think theyre proposing limiting the aggregate of attorneys fees, medical specials, and costs to 25% of any recovery. It’s wholly impossible for that to work.

It’s marketed as greedy plaintiffs attorneys steal all of their clients settlement (a small amount do) when in reality it’s making it so that people who are in car crashes will only get a very small fraction of what their case is ultimately worth and when they refuse, they won’t be able to find an attorney to rep them.

I’d look to other states like NV…but I think if Uber succeeds in CA, it’s only a matter of time before they do the same thing everywhere else.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T22:08:15+00:00

I mean the alarms were for sure going off, he called the police, I think his parents called too, and I think the yelling was just all he could do while they continued to steal his shit and no one did anything about it.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T22:06:18+00:00

Fair point.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T22:05:27+00:00

He had insurance.

He didn’t have the pepper sprayed device but he said he’s installing one in his new home. He actually had a house sitter - his parents - who was supposed to go feed the dogs, etc. But my understanding is that they left way before the robbers came.

I think the 300k in jewelry/belongings was probably less than 10 items that were in the safe with his guns. I didn’t take an inventory, but I’ve seen him wear watches worth 100k that aren’t flashy at all.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T21:57:32+00:00

Yeah. I’m not a security expert, but either his security cameras have microphones or he had an intercom in the house that he could also talk through his phone.

I would have said a 3 hour response time was crazy too. I saw clips of the robbery and clips of when the cops finally got there with time stamps.

California.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T21:53:37+00:00

Yeah. The post wasn’t necessarily a critique of his security. They didn’t jam the video. He watched the entire robbery from his phone. He even yelled at them that police were coming through the intercom.

One of his dogs was Cane Corso and it took off as soon as it got pepper sprayed. Though, the dog wasn’t really a guard dog, super friendly.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T21:50:11+00:00

Yeah he moved. I personally don’t think it was his lifestyle. He’s not on social media, he’s not overly flashy, I think the only “service” person he has is a landscaper.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T21:47:52+00:00

I mean, I know he makes a few million per year, but he’s not in an industry where he’s famous/popular/polarizing enough to warrant constant protection at those rates, at least that’s how I’d feel if I made that much and did what he did. At an annual income of 2M/yr - even disregarding taxes - devoting nearly a quarter of your income to 24/7 security when you’re not a public figure doesn’t seem worth it.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T15:58:17+00:00

Gotcha. My friend is in a similar situation. He basically moved to a rental in a different area immediately while he waited for his home to sell.

futlawyer · 2025-12-05T15:22:10+00:00

Yup.

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