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Articles in this issue:

Appellate Reports

[[case]]McGill v. Citibank NA[[/case]] — Allows an individual plaintiff to seek a public injunction under the UCL and FAL – relief whose primary purpose is to benefit the public generally – without the need to pursue the claim as a class action


Civility: It’s not a four-letter word

CAALA Partners with Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the American Board of Trial Advocates on civility conference on civility program


Don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ― Epictetus


Happy Law Day

Facts, factoids and a serious message


Spinal injuries following motor-vehicle accidents

A review, from a medical perspective, of literature focusing on spinal injuries following vehicular accidents


MRI of the upper cervical spine

MRI of the Cranio-Vertebral Junction: A valuable tool to evaluate “whiplash”


Finding damages through every witness, defense and plaintiff

To realize the full value of damages, spend all the time you can in the life of the person you represent


To stop or to go?

Making sense of “who ran the red light?”


It is time to harmonize the UM Statute with the Three Feet for Safety Act

Bicyclists injured by cars need the security of UM coverage, but they don’t need the physical-contact test


If you love them, let them go

By withdrawing as counsel and advising your client to proceed as an unrepresented pro se claimant, the insurance carrier may choose to low-ball them and consequently open up the policy


Full investigation of the accident scene can reveal other responsible parties

When the primary defendant is underinsured, a thorough investigation of the accident scene can yield surprising evidence of negligence by other parties


Humanizing the “cyclist”

Many potential jurors bring anti-cyclist prejudices to the jury box


Temp agency liability in the trucking industry

The experience of a recent case in the trucking industry can be applied to temporary employees in a wide variety of commercial and industrial settings


Defense apologies at trial: Sorry, but that ship has sailed

A look at the elements of a real apology, and how to avoid a tactical apology at trial