Westminster Law Blog

People often hear statistics that claim that it is more likely for one to be killed in a car accident in Westminster than (insert-random-cause-of-death-here). That may not be due to the quality of drivers in the area, but rather the abundance of vehicles on the road. No one ever anticipates being involved in a car accident, yet many typically have little control when it comes to avoiding. Still, people might be able to mitigate the risk of being involved in a collision by adopting defensive driving techniques. 

Law enforcement authorities may often encourage safe driving practices, as evidenced by the counsel offered by a California Highway Patrol representative following a car accident in Riverside. Sadly, such advice came too late for the occupants of one of the vehicles involved. Local officials have encouraged drivers to remain in the right-side lanes on local when driving at night as evidence has shown that drunk drivers tend to travel cross over into the left lanes. That appears to be exactly what happened in this case as an intoxicated motorist was reported driving the wrong way along the 91 freeway in the early morning hours. He eventually ran head-on into another vehicle, killing two of its occupants and seriously injuring a third. 

If you have business or personal assets to pass on to beneficiaries in Westminster, you might harbor justifiable fears that your succession desires might cause amongst your loved ones once you are gone. You certainly do not want your family members to fight among themselves over the assets you have to leave to them. You might be tempted, then, to include a "no-contest" clause in your will. Such a clause threatens to disinherit one who challenges the provisions of a will. Yet would including such language in yours accomplish your purpose of eliminating the potential for contention amongst your beneficiaries? 

Not necessarily. No-contest clauses are not simply meant to scare people away from questioning a will. Rather, they are designed to prevent frivolous litigation by beneficiaries. Indeed, Section 21311 of the California Probate Code says that such clauses are only enforceable when contests are brought without any probable cause. The Code goes on to say that probable cause is thought to exist of the reason for one's contest would prompt a reasonable person to believe that, upon further investigation into a matter, relief would likely be granted. 

Defensive driving behaviors help ensure the safety and security of all motorists. But what do these behaviors entail and how can you be sure that you’re driving defensively in California? Esurance.com offers information on good driving habits so that you can reduce your risk of being involved in a car accident.

Avoid Blind Spots

There is no doubt that Orange County, California, is one of the centers of the overseas Vietnamese community in the USA. Doing business here gives our clients access to a healthy local market and offers undeniable access to international business opportunities. However, this unique cultural mix also presents our clients at Lan Quoc Nguyen & Associates with certain challenges.

Although things are changing here in Little Saigon, a large portion of our clients' businesses are still cash-only — or at least heavily dependent on cash transactions. This is true both in business-to-business payments and everyday customer purchases. The cash system works well for most of our clients as long as there is a steady stream of commerce, but periods of rapid expansion or slow markets tend to upset the balance.