Elder Abuse
In a Financial Elder Abuse action, last month the First District Court of Appeal addressed the issues of whether the plaintiff can obtain a pretrial right to attach order, and what amounts can ...
Settlements
When a case settles, an issue that can arise later is whether the settlement of the case bars a later-filed case under the doctrine of claim preclusion. Last month, the California Supreme Co...
Arbitration
In California cases with arbitration agreements, a common issue is whether California law will be preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). Last month, the Second District Court of App...
Settlement
Most cases are ultimately settled. Usually, the case will only settle once, but this is not always so. Last month, the S...
Punitive Damages
Punitive damages may be recovered under California law, but California attorneys should be careful to seek an awar...
Discovery Abuse
Unfortunately, California attorneys far too often receive evasive and nonresponsive discovery responses from opposi...
Attorney Fees
Attorney fees are near and dear to California attorneys in many areas of the law. New California cases are constantly...
Employment
New California cases are constantly deciding new issues arising from the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). ...
Trial
California's Constitution guarantees parties the right to a jury trial. However. a party can waive this important. Last mon...
Torts
The issue of duty is an important concept in negligence. Last month, the Fourth District Court of Appeal published a new case addressing w...
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