Articles in this issue:
CAALA offers a membership program that’s quite a bit different from any other association’s program
Association has raised over $1 million to help Orange County children and families in need
A local plaintiff’s lawyer gets ensnared in a “BEC” scam
From a bar-leader lunch to CAALA Vegas, it’s about the need to get along in the name of civil justice
[[case]]Troester v. Starbucks Corp.[[/case]] – The California Supreme Court rejects the use of the de minimus doctrine to allow employers to demand small amounts of uncompensated work for employees
Discussing [case]Theater for Trial[/case] with David Ball
In professional malpractice cases, utilize the conflict the insurer causes its insured to resolve your case
Proving employer fault for the injury can offset the WC credit against your recovery – and you can be paid for your work as an expert witness on damages
Recent cases support the use of this technique to maximize insurance coverage
Don’t panic. Here’s your game plan
In [[case]]Liberty Surplus v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co.[[/case]], the California Supreme Court reaffirms that an “accident” can be the unintended consequence of the insured’s deliberate acts
“Like kind and quality” and other issues when insurers pay for property damage to their insureds’ buildings
Finding coverage for sexual molestation or assault often depends on ambiguity in the insurance Policy
Who they are, what they do and how to deal with them in a bad-faith case
Misleading estimates qualify as a misleading statement under the Insurance Code
HIPAA does not prohibit the production of the administrative record to a plaintiff; it in fact requires it
Identifying the insurer’s PMK is crucial to your deposition strategy. So is fluidity in testimony, so let them talk
