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Selected California Courts:

Supreme Court of California has court opinions, rules, forms and case information.

Second Appellate District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles, Ventura) provides court opinions and contact information.

California Courts of Appeal has case information, forms, rules, court opinions, and links to the six district courts.

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles has case information, juror information, forms, and other resources.

California Legal Resources:

California Law-California Codes, from the Legislative Counsel for the State of California website.

California Rules of Court from the California Courts website.

California Jury Information information for jurors, including local jury information and the trial process, from the California Courts.

Selected Federal Courts:

United States District Court, Central District of California website has case information, court opinions, forms, rules and other information.

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit website has case information, court opinions, forms, rules and other information.

Federal Court Legal Resources:

Federal Law website database of federal codes and regulations, from the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness.

Federal Courts website for Understanding the Federal Courts explanation of the federal court system.

Victims of Auto Accidents: Insurance and Vehicle Safety Resources

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety provides recent driver education videos, traffic safety news, and information for young and senior drivers.

Federal Trade Commission provides for consumers-resources on renting, leasing, or purchasing vehicles.

Consumer Product Safety Commission lists information on how to report a product that is unsafe, as well as information on product recalls and safety news.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety theft loss, injury, and collision information on recent vehicle models.

Kelley Blue Book provides a determination of “fair market value” for the replacement of damaged vehicle.

Insurance Information Institute answers consumer’s insurance questions.

National Safety Council lists driver safety resources about seat belt safety, air bags, and other related topics.

Truck or Commercial Vehicle Accident Resources

Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System provides safety data on companies registered with the Department of Transportation.

National Highway Traffic Safety Commission has consumer alerts on product recalls, traffic safety information on vehicles and equipment, and laws and regulations.

National Technical Information Service lists reports on major trucking accident investigations dating from the present back to 1970. NTIS also provides information on government-funded engineering, technical, scientific, and business enterprises.

United States Department of Transportation provides recent regulations.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration provides information on its website regarding its goal of reducing the quantity of large bus and truck crashes, fatalities, and injuries.

Analysis Division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website provides state and federal crash statistics.

Bureau of Transportation Studies website provides data and statistics on different methods of transportation. The website includes the National Transportation Library.

Motorcycle Accident Victim Resources

Advocates for Highway Safety promotes making U.S. roads safer on its website. The organization is made up of insurance, safety, consumer, and health groups.

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website provides vehicle and motorcycle safety data.

Motorcycle Safety Foundation (non-profit) has state laws related to motorcycles and information on safety research.

Motorcycle Industry Council (non-profit) promotes the preservation of the motorcycle industry in the United States.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration looks to prevent injuries, protect lives, and reduce vehicle-related crashes.

Victims of Recreational Boating Accidents Resources

United States Coast Guard website provides resources on boating hazards and statistics, boating safety, and product recalls.

Resources Regarding Dangerous or Defective Products/Products Liability

Consumer Product Safety Commission website provides recall and safety information on products.

United States Supreme Court opinions on product liability topics.

Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the topic of sales.

Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in each state.

Magnuson-Moss Consumer Product Warranties is listed at this website.

Federal Drug Administration MedWatch Program website provides consumers information on drugs and other medical products, including how to report an unsafe product or drug.

Burn Injury Victim Resources

United States Burn Support Organization website provides support and information for burn victims.

The U.S. Fire Administration provides fire safety and prevention information and statistics on its website.

Torrance Memorial Burn Center, located in Torrance, treats burn victims and its website is.

The Grossman Burn Center, located in Sherman Oaks and Santa Ana, specializes in the treatment of burn injuries.

Traumatic Brain Injury Victim Resources

Brain Trauma Foundation website has resources and guidelines for health care professionals on post-impact treatment of brain injuries, while hoping to improve TBI care in the acute phase after injury.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research website provides support and leadership for research on the rehabilitation of disabled individuals.

National Rehabilitation Information Center website has support and information on rehabilitation and disabilities.

Brain Injury Association of America website provides support, education, and information, to TBI victims and their families.

Employment Law Resources

U.S. State labor statutes provided by Cornell Law School.

Department of Industrial Relations of the State of California has information on worker conditions and rules for the treatment of employees.

Equal Rights Advocates promotes equal rights for woman in the work place on its website.

Worksafe! is a coalition for worker occupational safety and health protection.

Workforce Online provides human resources information on employee relations, sexual harassment, and various other topics.

Employment law information network provides employment law articles, links to existing laws, and other related information on its website.

Workplace Fairness promotes the advancement of employee rights and provides resources to further that goal.

Employment Benefits Research Institute website has information on the development of employee benefit programs.

Business Litigation Resources

The website for the California Secretary of State has information on business entities, forms, and various resources for California businesses.

Uniform Commercial Code from the California Secretary of State

California Business Portal has information on forms and fees, name availability, filing requirements and status requests.

California Business Search has records for California Corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and Limited Partnerships (LPs), including information on the entities’ agent for service of process.