2022 December

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Articles in this issue:
Requesting the statement of decision

Requesting the statement of decision

A process that can preserve, if not enhance, your chances on appeal after a bench trial goes awry

Gerald Serlin
Judith Posner

2022 December


Showing what you’re worth

Showing what you’re worth

Prevailing party attorney-fee motions — your investment in yourself

Alyssa Kim Schabloski

2022 December


How to defeat (almost) every MSJ

How to defeat (almost) every MSJ

A step-by-step guide to preparing your opposition to motion for summary judgment

Travis Davis

2022 December


Well pleaded

Tips for drafting effective and well-organized complaints that can help you avoid unnecessary issues

Ryan Casey

2022 December


Overcoming common defenses to plaintiffs’ recovery of 998 costs

How to evaluate the likelihood that your 998 offer will withstand defendant’s challenges

Janet R. Gusdorff

2022 December


Preventing the abuse of the Sudden Emergency Doctrine

It is critical to establish the unsafe choices that the defendant made both before and after the purported emergency arose

Jason Doucette

2022 December


Being famous is not enough

Being famous is not enough

The onslaught of anti-SLAPP litigation requires us to preemptively research the viability of a potential anti-SLAPP response by the opposing party

Tamara Freeze

2022 December


When a post-judgment appeal just won’t do

When a post-judgment appeal just won’t do

Appealable orders and statutory writs: Finding immediate relief

Herb Fox

2022 December


Motions in limine: misused and abused

Motions in limine: misused and abused

Best practices when filing and opposing motions in limine

Matthew Whibley

2022 December


Beating a claim of “fraudulent joinder”

Beating a claim of “fraudulent joinder”

Show any possibility of recovering against a California citizen and your case should likely be remanded back to state court

Kevin Nguyen

2022 December


Appellate Report

Court refines the trivial defect doctrine, rejects strict tape measure approach to determine whether a sidewalk defect is trivial. Also, 998 offers and peremptory challenges

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2022 December




The unexamined life . . .

The unexamined life . . .

A segue from being an Orange County trial lawyer to the philosophy of Socrates

Douglas Vanderpool

2022 December


Farewell, but not goodbye

As a past president, I look forward to being the most relaxed person in the room

Douglas N. Silverstein

2022 December

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