In Vegas and Los Angeles, hot tubs are a common feature in casinos, resorts, hotels, and cruise ships. People love hot tubs as a means for relaxing, soothing muscle aches, and just because they’re symbols of luxury. However, using a hot tub may come with a price. If the entire water system is not properly maintained and cleaned, someone...
Continue ReadingOn November 13, 2021, supporters of Strategic Action for a Just Economy (“SAJE”) met at the Wilfandel House in the historic West Adams district of Los Angeles to celebrate SAJE’s 25th Anniversary. Celebrating its past and looking ahead to the future, SAJE awarded its People’s Champion Award to Riley Ersoff partner Grant Riley. Grant was recognized for his aggressive pursuit...
Continue ReadingWhen you put a loved one under the care of a nursing home/residential care facility, you put your trust in the facility to provide competent care and a clean and welcoming environment. Unfortunately, nursing home/residential care facilities do not always meet these expectations. If you or a loved one was a victim of bed bugs in a nursing home/residential...
Continue ReadingDid you or a loved one contract Legionnaires’ disease? You may be dealing with medical costs, lost wages, or even permanent disabilities. Or maybe you lost your loved one to the disease. If so, you may be eligible for compensation for your pain and suffering. Today we are going to take a look at Legionnaires’ disease lawsuits. What Is...
Continue ReadingIf you contracted Legionnaires’ disease while visiting Las Vegas, you could be entitled to compensation. Legionnaires’ disease, sometimes called Legionellosis, can result in life-threatening or fatal respiratory infections. Victims can contract this illness when hotels and resorts fail to take steps to protect visitors or warn them of a potential outbreak. If you developed pneumonia after exposure to Legionella,...
Continue ReadingInternational Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 24-30, 2021. The goal of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is to focus attention on the negative health impacts of lead exposure, highlight efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, and accelerate efforts to phase out the use of lead in paint in countries that still allow lead-based paint. Even though there is...
Continue ReadingSoLa Impact and its related entities own and manage more than 1,500 apartments in South Central Los Angeles. SoLa is controlled and managed by CEO Martin Muoto and COO Gray Lusk. SoLa’s website says that it owns and manages more than 1,500 apartments in Los Angeles. Capitalizing on their ownership of apartments in South Central, SoLa, Muoto, and Lusk...
Continue ReadingThankfully, most landlords care about the condition of their properties and make good faith efforts to make repairs, fix water leaks and control vermin such as cockroaches, bed bugs, rats and mice. However, there are many landlords who just don’t care. They buy old beat-up buildings not to fix them, but to suck as much cash as they can...
Continue ReadingLead is a dangerous neurotoxin that can cause young children serious long-term health problems. Numerous studies have demonstrated a clear causal relationship between childhood lead poisoning and severe neurological, cognitive, behavioral and physiological deficits in children. Deteriorated lead-based paint on pre-1978 rental properties is the number one cause of lead poisoning. Landlords and owners of rental homes must know...
Continue ReadingYou’ve just rented an apartment or house and, like anyone else, you’re excited to move in and make that house a home. There’s so much to figure out when deciding on a place to live that it’s easy to overlook certain things on your checklist. Have you forgotten to check for lead-based paint? Please don’t because deteriorated lead-based paint...
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