California Case Summaries™
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Published by Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Member of ABOTA Since 1995
California Trial Lawyer Since 1980
CA Attorneys Helped:
-Employment Litigation Lawyers
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Every year California courts publish 400 - 500 new civil cases, and many of them significantly change the law!
California attorneys need to know about these new cases, but it's hard for busy attorneys to keep up with the volume of new cases constantly being published.
California Case Summaries™ solves this problem by making it easy for attorneys to keep up with the new cases in their practice areas with one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts each year. Monthly case summary issues, quarterly issues, annual issues or all three are available.
Starting today, you will save time, know more and win more cases by subscribing to California Case Summaries™.
Individual Attorney subscriptions (only that attorney can read the summaries) and Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions (the firm can send summaries to every firm lawyer) are available.
There are two ways to subscribe to California Case Summaries™:
1. Get a 1-Year Subscription to California Case Summaries™ when you Mediate with Monty McIntyre at ADR Services, Inc.
Individual Attorney subscription: When an individual attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre, they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).
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To schedule a mediation, contact Monty's case managers at ADR Services: Rachael Boughan, (619) 233-1323, [email protected], or Haward Cho, (213) 683-1600, [email protected],
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-California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual)
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Start 2026 Strong - Know Every New 2025 CA Civil Case in Your Practice Areas
Monty McIntyre offers unique Annual civil case summaries in his publication California Case Summaries Annual™, which provides one-paragraph summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published in California in 2025. Getting these annual summaries will help attorneys save time, know more, and win more in 2026.
Two subscription options are available:
1. Law Firm Unlimited subscription: This subscription allows the law firm to send copies of the case summaries to every firm attorney. To subscribe, click here.
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Free Sample Civil Case Summary
Does Ruiz v. Podolsky (2010) 50 Cal.4th 838 apply and require arbitration of wrongful-death claims premised on custodial neglect in skilled nursing facilities?
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
Arbitration
Holland v. Silverscreen Healthcare, Inc. (2025) __ Cal.5th __, 2025 WL 2349863: The California Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s decision that had ordered the plaintiff parents’ wrongful-death claim to arbitration under MICRA Code of Civil Procedure section 1295 and Ruiz v. Podolsky (2010) 50 Cal.4th 838 (Ruiz), concluding that the claim sounded in professional negligence (and, alternatively, lacked sufficient specificity). The California Supreme Court disagreed, concluding that Ruiz applies only to medical-malpractice disputes about the rendering of medical services, not to wrongful-death claims premised on custodial neglect in skilled nursing facilities, and it remanded the case to permit plaintiffs to amend to clarify whether their claim challenged medical services or custodial care. (C.A. 2nd, Aug. 14, 2025).
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How California Case Summaries™ Will Help You
Get California Case Summaries™ Free for 1 year by Mediating with Monty McIntyre at ADR Services, Inc.
Monty A. McIntyre, the publisher of California Case Summaries™, serves as a mediator, arbitrator and referee with ADR Services, Inc. handling business, employment, insurance, probate, real property and tort matters throughout California. To schedule a mediation with Monty McIntyre, contact one his case managers at ADR Services:
Haward Cho, [email protected],
Rachael Boughan, [email protected]
Phone: (619) 233-1323.
Free 1-Year Subscription to California Case Summaries™:
Individual Attorney subscription: When an attorney conducts one half-day or full-day private mediation with Monty McIntyre they will get a free 1-year Individual Attorney subscription (only that attorney can read the summaries) to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $1,999 annual value).
Law Firm Unlimited subscription: When attorneys from the same law firm conduct two half-day or one-day private mediations with Monty McIntyre in one calendar year, the law firm will get a free 1-year Law Firm Unlimited subscription (letting the firm send summaries to every attorney) to California Case Summaries™ (with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries, a $6,500 annual value).
Best Subscription Value - Individual Attorney Subscription to California Case Summaries™ with monthly, quarterly and annual case summaries.
MONTHLY PAYMENT
$199
PER MONTH
Includes:
- Monthly one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, with the Westlaw citations.
- Quarterly summaries with the official case citations.
- Annual case summary issue in early January each year with the official case citations.
- Only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries.
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
ANNUAL PAYMENT
$1,999
ANNUALLY (SAVE $389!)
Includes:
- Monthly one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, with the Westlaw citations.
- Quarterly summaries with the official case citations.
- Annual case summary issue in early January each year with the official case citations.
- Only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries.
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
Other Individual Attorney Subscriptions: CCS Monthly™, CCS Quarterly™ and CCS Annual™
Pick the case summary option that's right for you.
CCS Monthly™
$150
Per Month
- Monthly one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, with the Westlaw citations.
- Only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries.
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
CCS Quarterly™
$475
Per Quarter
- Quarterly one-paragraph summaries, organized by legal topic, with the official case citations.
- Only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries.
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
CCS Annual™
$1,950
Per Year
- Annual one-paragraph case summaries released in early January each year, organized by legal topic, with the official case citations.
- Only the subscribing attorney can read the summaries.
- 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
Law Firm Unlimited Subscriptions
Law Firm Unlimited subscriptions provide a substantial discount compared to buying individual subscriptions for every firm attorney, while allowing law firms to send summaries to every firm attorney. California Case Summaries™ (monthly, quarterly and annual), CCS Monthly™ (monthly issues only), CCS Quarterly™ (quarterly issues only), and CCS Annual™ (annual issues only) are available. For pricing and to subscribe, contact Monty McIntyre at [email protected] or (619) 990-4312.
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About the Publisher
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
- CA Civil trial lawyer since 1980
- ABOTA member since 1995. Over 100 civil trials.
- Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services, (619) 233-1323. Case managers: Haward Cho,
[email protected],
Rachael Boughan, [email protected]. Matters handled: Business, Employment, Insurance, Probate, Real Property & Tort cases. - Podcast Host of Trial Alchemy™. Interviews of outstanding ABOTA plaintiff and defense civil trial lawyers about civil jury trials.
- Trial Mentoring™: Trial training and preparation.
- Publisher of California Case Summaries™. Save Time. Know More. Win More.
- Past president: San Diego County Bar Assn.
- Past president: SD ABOTA Chapter
- Two Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America Since 2012
- AV Preeminent Rating: Martindale-Hubbell
- Email: [email protected]
"Your summaries are great because they get to the point. You know your audience. I don’t want to read a whole bunch of shit. Just get me to the point. "
Rob Gibson, Esq.
Partner at Gibson & Hughes, Member of the Executive Board of the Orange County ABOTA Chapter
"For California civil practitioners having trouble keeping up on the latest cases, California Case Summaries™ is must reading. Monty has a great command of the law and is able to summarize these cases succinctly and clearly. Monty is San Diego's Bernie Witkin. "
Jeff Joseph, Esq.
Mediator at Judicate West. Former Associate Dean and General Counsel at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Former Trial and Supervising Counsel at CalTrans.
"I really appreciate the case summaries. Saves me time and makes me look smart. A double bonus. "
Dominique A. Pollara, Esq.
Founder of Pollara Law Group, Sacramento California. 2014 President of Sacramento ABOTA
"California Case Summaries™ is an indispensable tool for lawyers in every specialty and practice area. Monty's case summaries are concise explanations that puts each opinion in context."
