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“AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, (the “AV” rating is the highest rating given and is awarded only upon reaching “heights” of professional excellence, both in terms of legal ability and ethical standards) the law firm of ARIAS OZZELLO & GIGNAC LLP represents clients through its civil practice in the most complex litigation. Such litigation includes class actions and mass torts in state and federal courts throughout the United States. We also handle transactional law and general business counsel. Some of our practice areas include: Class Actions, Mass Torts, Employment Law, Antitrust Litigation, Business & Commercial Litigation, Civil/Statutory Rights, Consumer Protection, Construction Defects, Disability Rights, Entertainment Litigation, Environmental/Toxic Torts, Insurance Law, Telecommunications & Internet Litigation and Unfair Business Practices. We are truly prepared and have extensive experience in nearly every area of civil law and business litigation. Our legal experience also includes personal injury and employment law.   

We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients over the last 20 + years.  We have also successfully defended dozens of individuals and business entities who have been the target of lawsuits. Since we are trial attorneys, we always prepare for trial even as we seek to settle our cases in our clients' best interests.  Of course we have achieved settlements on countless occasions, but we are more than confident with our ability to proceed to trial. We will do what is best to vindicate the rights of our clients.  You can rest assured that if our opposition does not come to the table with a fair settlement,  trial is a distinct possibility.

Class Action Trial Attorneys for your most Difficult Legal Challenges

ARIAS OZZELLO & GIGNAC has handled class action cases across the country.  We have represented millions of class participants and recovered millions in damages.  In fact, we are a rare law firm in that we have tried numerous class action cases. Taking such cases to trial is not a common occurrence with most class action attorneys. We do not count on a settlement in such cases and we do not take on class actions unless we are prepared to go to trial. We have the resources to confront the most complex legal challenges including class action lawsuits. Taking such cases to trial is often the most effective way to insure fair compensation and that the wrongful conduct of the defendant does not continue.

Personal Injury & Employment Law Representation

Our law firm has extensive experience successfully representing people who have suffered personal injury due to another party’s negligence. We also have attorneys focused on employer’s wrongful conduct. Our long history of success shows that we have the resources to represent you. Not only do have the ability to represent you,  we will seek the maximum compensation that you deserve.  We do not charge a consultation fee and if we do not win your case, you will owe us nothing. 

We have handled personal injury cases involving:

  • Wrongful Death  
  • Brain Injuries 
  • Automobile Accidents 
  • Slip/Trip and Fall 
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Mass Transit Accidents 
  • Elder Abuse  
  • Defective Products and Drugs 
  • Sexual Assault and many other areas

We have also handled innumerable employment law cases involving:

  • Wrongful Termination 
  • Age, Gender & Race Discrimination 
  • Sexual Harassment 
  • Hostile Work Environment
  • Wage & Hour Violations
  • Whistle-Blower Rights 
  • Failure to Pay Overtime and many other areas

If you have been injured by a person or a product or been subjected to an improper employment practice, call us. Our experience in some of the most complex cases makes us the ally that you need.  Your situation may seem overwhelming to you. Our team can take a large part of the burden off of your shoulders.  We can be reached at 800-475-2570 if you would like to discuss your circumstances with an attorney in a free consultation. 

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Wet Seal Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

Retailer Wet Seal has decided to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit that alleged that the company fired black employees from its stores in order to present itself as a white, blond, blue-eyed company.

The lawsuit had been fired by the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and alleged that the retailer frequently denied higher pay and promotion opportunities to black employees and managers at its stores. In some cases, these black employees were terminated from their positions, and replaced with white employees.

in December, the company suffered a major legal setback when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that the company had discriminated against a black manager at a Pennsylvania store, by removing her from her job. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission conducted an investigation into the death of the company which determined that the company had purposely sought out a white blonde, blue-eyed look for the company profile, and hired workers who met that profile.

Now, the company has decided to pay $7.5 million to settle the lawsuit. Out of the damages, $5.58 million will go into a fund that has been set up to finance the damages suffered by other employees of the company due to such bias.

Wet Seal has also decided to make several changes to its policies. The retailer has promised to track job applications in order to ensure diverse hiring practices as well as modification of its kind human resource development in order to facilitate better investigation of discrimination complaints. The company will also set up and maintain a council of advisors who will be entrusted with the task of advising the company on equal employment compliance

CPSC Reports Drop in ATV -Related Deaths

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is reporting a drop in the number of fatalities related to accidents involving all-terrain vehicles in 2011. However, although there has been a drop in fatalities, the number of people dying from using ATVs on roads has actually increased dramatically since 1982.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 327 people died in ATV-related accidents in 2011. However, that number could only present part of the picture. The toll is likely to increase by several hundreds more, when the Consumer Product Safety Commission receives more information about other fatalities from coroners as well as medical examiner records.

However, as far as recorded figures are concerned, those are the lowest fatality numbers on record since the past several years.

There are other reasons for California personal injury lawyers to be cynical about the statistics. Other data shows that the deaths of people who are using all-terrain vehicles on public roads actually increased by as much as nine fold since 1982. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 305 people died in ATV-related accidents while they were riding these vehicles on the road in 2011. The fatalities included 10 children who were below 13 years of age.

Another major concern to California personal injury lawyers is that close to 50% of the children below the age of 16 who died in ATV-related accidents were below the age of 12. This shows that the vast majority of fatalities involving ATV-related accidents continue to remain young children, who are riding adult ATVs.

Under the law, ATV dealers are not allowed to sell adult-sized ATVs to families that are buying them for their children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission does monitor these dealerships to see where they're following the law, and reports that the rate of violations was down in 2011.