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Articles in this issue:

Look to the contract to defeat implied delegation

Do not let [[case]]Privette[[/case]]’s implied delegation shift the cost of defendant’s harm onto plaintiffs and workers’ compensation carriers


Officer needs assistance

A primer on representing first responders in personal-injury actions


With SB 365, CAOC looks to stop corporate abuse when arbitration is denied

When a company’s arbitration agreement with an employee or customer is ruled invalid, too often the corporation will file a frivolous appeal to delay the victim’s case


Cal/OSHA materials

Know them, get them and use them to establish negligence in your PI case


Construction-site injuries

A guide to key discovery through voir dire


COVID-19 workers’ comp claim: Denied

Navigating the denial of a Covid-19 workers’ compensation claim; presumptive and non-presumptive cases


Construction-site injury cases – knowing what you need to prove

The key to these cases is understanding the law and how to obtain the evidence to prove your case


Crossovers between employment law and workers’ compensation cases

How the WC claim may affect the employment-law case, and vice-versa


Litigating, managing and settling workers’ compensation/third-party crossover cases

Overview of the (sometimes devastating) effect of a WC claim on your recovery in a crossover personal-injury case


A focus on homelessness

For decades, Southern California has been the epicenter of homelessness


A primer on insurance-coverage issues in construction-defect cases

Know the insurance policies you are dealing with before you wade too deeply into complex litigation



Denied: Closed door or open opportunity?

When the WC carrier denies coverage, here are strategies on using the resultant enhanced discovery to secure both WC coverage and enhance the civil case


Trial strategies with a workers’ comp lien

If you are just presenting a lump sum WC lien to the jury and asking for that award, you are wasting a good opportunity to increase the value of your case