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HISTORY OF ROSE, KLEIN & MARIAS, LLP
For more than 70 years, the firm of Rose, Klein & Marias LLP (RKM) has offered specialized legal services to union members in the fields of Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury in Southern California counties from offices in Los Angeles, Ventura, San Fernando Valley, Covina, Ontario, Orange, Long Beach, San Diego, and Santa Barbara.
LEADERSHIP IN THE PROFESSION
RKM offers comprehensive and high quality representation within the increasingly complex areas of its specialization. The Firm has been a leader in the development of case law in Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury including toxic tort cases.
RKM pioneered the field of third party civil damage liability, pursuing claims on behalf of union members and other injured persons against contractors, property owners, product manufacturers and others arising out of jobsite injuries.
In 1975, RKM brought the first lawsuits on behalf of insulators and shipyard workers against asbestos manufacturers. The firm also specializes in toxic tort and exposure cases such as exposure to silica, benzene, welding fumes, lead and mold.
OUR SERVICES
RKM continues to serve union workers and their families and the needs of those injured on or off the job as a result of all manner and type of accidents, including:
*equipment failures
*design or manufacturing defects in products used in households or for industrial or construction purposes
*dangerous premises
*hazardous public property
*exposure to toxic substances including silica, benzene, welding fumes, lead and mold.
*auto accidents
*slip and falls
*employment discrimination
*construction job site injuries
Workplace Injury Lawsuits: Most Californians know that if they get hurt on the job they are entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits, but cannot sue their employer, in civil court, for an on-the-job injury.
If an accident was caused by a person or company, other than a co-worker, a lawsuit may be brought for monetary compensation in addition to workers' compensation benefits. For instance, if a UPS driver was hit by a car that ran a red light, the UPS driver would be entitled to workers' compensation. In addition, a civil lawsuit for damages may also be filed against the driver that ran the red light.
Toxic Chemical Exposure Lawsuits (Toxic Torts):
The threat that toxic chemicals and compounds pose to our environment often present a more personal risk: to our very lives and well-being. The air we breath, the water we drink, the food we eat, things that we touch - all present ways to be exposed to toxic chemicals. However the exposure occurs, the effects can be devastating: severe permanent illness or death.
A person or business cannot release toxic chemicals into our environment and expose people to their effects. So when companies dump cancer causing agents onto the ground that leach into our drinking water, they are responsible for the illness, death, loss of property value and other damages that are brought on by their conduct. People in the workplace often find themselves being exposed to toxic substances, for example: exposure to asbestos, silica sand, benzene, welding fumes, and lead; or having hands and arms soaked with cancer causing oils and cleaning agents. Worse, workers often innocently bring home those same toxic agents in their clothes, exposing their families. In these instances the law holds businesses liable for the breach of the responsibility they owe us all.
Remedies in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases:
In most cases, the goal in personal injury and wrongful death cases is to provide money compensation to the people that have been injured by the wrongful conduct of another. Usually, the goal is compensation, not retribution. A person that has been injured can be compensated for both the economic and non-economic losses they suffer. The heirs of a person that has been killed may seek to be compensated for the loss of the care, comfort and society that a loved one provides as well as for the loss of the economic contribution that the decedent provided.
Statutes of Limitations:
A statute of limitations is a time period that is established by law for filing a lawsuit. If a lawsuit is not filed within the time period set by the statute of limitations, the lawsuit will be dismissed by the court. For the majority of personal injury and wrongful death cases, the California statute of limitations is two years. There are many different time limitations controlling the time in which you must file different types of legal claims and suits. It is important to contact a lawyer quickly if you believe you may want to file a claim or lawsuit.
Offices throughout Southern California to serve union members.
Covina: (626) 967-1408
Encino: (818) 781-1420
Long Beach : (562) 436-4696
Los Angeles: (213) 626-0571
Ontario: (909) 944-1711
Orange: (714) 937-9205
San Diego: (619) 234-3621
Santa Barbara: (805) 564-4226
Ventura: (805) 642-7101
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