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Apr
Statutory rape charges are based on the age difference between the defendant and the other person. If the victim is under California’s age of consent, he or she cannot legally consent to sexual intercourse. Statutory rape can be charged as a felony or misdemeanor depending on...
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Apr
When a person is killed by the careless actions of another individual, the victim’s surviving loved ones can pursue compensation by filing a wrongful death lawsuit. However, the plaintiffs must obey a deadline called the “statute of limitations,” or they will permanently lose...
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Apr
A serious accident can have many negative effects on the victim. In addition to suffering huge financial losses from medical bills, missed time at work, and potentially, a reduced ability to earn income, accident victims also endure terrible pain and suffering from their injur...
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Apr
When a person is injured in California due to the negligent or careless acts of an individual or company, the injury victim (called the “plaintiff”) may have a cause of action, or legal justification, to sue the negligent party (called the “defendant”). If the plaintiff’s Vent...
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Apr
You’ve recently been in a car accident in Ventura. Often fatigued and in pain because of your injuries, you’re worried about how you’re going to pay for your medical bills – but you’re also not very enthusiastic about the idea of going through a contentious, nerve-wracking tri...
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Apr
Earlier this month, 20-year-old Ventura resident Juan Plascencia was charged with felony resisting arrest after allegedly punching a police officer during a pursuit on foot through the campus of St. Bonaventure High School. When the officer caught up to Plascencia near the int...
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Apr
Just over 160 people were arrested by U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers over a five-day “surge” focused on counties in Southern California, including Ventura County and Santa Barbara County. Virtually every individual arrested had a record of prior crimin...
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Apr
According to a recent study, people in their twenties accounted for nearly half of all heroin-related E. R. admissions involving Ventura County residents during 2016. With heroin abuse on the rise among young people, this demographic is also starting to account for greater and...
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Apr
If you’re a regular reader of our legal blog, you may recall that, back in November, we published an article discussing how Proposition 64 – otherwise known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act – would affect inmates who were previously sentenced to jail or prison for marijuana p...
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Apr
2017 got off to a tragic start in Oxnard, California, where a 27-year-old victim was killed in a fatal car accident just days after New Year’s. Our Ventura car accident lawyers report more on the story. One Death, Multiple Injuries in Oxnard Collision with Commercial Truck On...
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