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Articles in this issue:

Paint outside the lines

Advanced legal writing: High-risk, high-reward techniques


On storytelling in briefs

Why you should prioritize storytelling in your brief, and how to do it effectively


Clarity in legal writing

Why it matters and how to achieve it


Buying time

Tips for extending your Notice of Appeal deadline and traps to avoid


The law-of-the-case doctrine

What is it and when does it apply?


Protecting your verdict

A roadmap to navigate the post-trial landscape, from preparing a proposed judgment to opposing the motion for new trial


The [[case]]Privette[[/case]] doctrine and material suppliers

Building the case that an injured employee of a material supplier is not a subcontractor bound by [[case]]Privette[[/case]]


Preparing to be prepared

Avoiding rookie mistakes at oral argument


[[case]]Audish[[/case]]: Confronting a new legal reality

The collateral-source rule, the Secondary Payor Act and Medicare in [[case]]Audish v. Macias[[/case]]


Using the standard of review to craft a persuasive brief

Although naturally a part of your legal discussion, using the standard of review in the statement of facts is a way to craft a persuasive brief on appeal


Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after [[case]]Mayes[[/case]]

The scope of removal and remand for plaintiffs in the Ninth Circuit, and strategies to help avoid removal


Appellate Review

Lemon Law: a “new motor vehicle” means a vehicle sold by a new-car dealer for the first time, not just one sold with an unexpired manufacturer’s warranty. Also, the sophisticated-user defense in products liability



California voters sat out this election

We raised $8.1 million to elect consumer-friendly state legislators and congressional representatives


Looking back…and moving forward

Please consider becoming part of all this good work in our own communities


The very real threats we face now as plaintiff attorneys

As corporations seek immunities, no cause of action will be safe with the shift in the Senate majority


The appeal

What calls you to lead?


Run through the tape

Run through the tape first, then look back with pride on the year’s achievements