SAN DIEGO, Dec. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Injury Law Group, a personal injury law firm in San Diego, announced today that it is expanding its federal practice in response to the increasing frequency of multi-state companies moving cases to federal court to gain a tactical advantage. The firm realized the importance of expanding its federal court practice department in order to give plaintiffs the best chance to win their slip and fall personal injury cases in federal court.
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In many San Diego slip and fall cases, large companies with offices outside of California move the case to federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship. Diversity means that the plaintiff is a California resident, and the company is a multi-state or out-of-state defendant since it has its main offices outside of California.
Moving a case to federal court gives the defendant a huge tactical advantage because it makes it more difficult for the plaintiff’s personal injury attorney in San Diego to prove their case. Federal courts require a unanimous jury verdict to win, as opposed to California courts which only require the votes of 9 out of 12 jurors. A spokesman for the firm explained, “A plaintiff can win his or her case in California state court by gaining the votes of only 9 jurors and losing the votes of 3 jurors. In federal court, if the vote of a single juror is lost, the entire case is lost.” Thus, federal court is a huge tactical advantage for defendants.
The firm expects that the expansion of its federal court practice department will enable the firm to more effectively handle slip and fall cases against large companies and minimize the tactical advantage they attempt to gain by moving cases to federal court. This expansion is also expected to foster settlements with large company defendants whose perceived tactical advantage by moving a case to federal court will be significantly diminished. As the firm specializes in federal court practice it will in turn gain a tactical advantage in federal court and welcome the move of cases from state to federal court.
Injury Law Group is a Personal Injury firm in San Diego, California.
Injury Law Group
101 W Broadway Suite 300
San Diego, California 92101
1 619-255-3900
https://www.injurylawyersandiegoca.com