2023 April

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Articles in this issue:
Cracking the corporate shell game to find deeper pockets

Cracking the corporate shell game to find deeper pockets

Transportation companies: Establishing shared liability through joint-venture and single-business-enterprise theories

Matthew Stumpf
Kevin Boyle

2023 April


The wheels on the bus go round and round

The wheels on the bus go round and round

Sexual assaults on school buses: Identifying defendants and building your case

Geraldine Weiss

2023 April


Passenger vs. passenger bus assaults

The duty owed by bus operators, Greyhound in particular, to passengers attacked on the bus

Clay Robbins, III
Crawford Appleby

2023 April


The railroad crossing

Your investigation will lead to a determination as to the adequacy of the barriers or warnings presented to the individual prior to the train wreck

Nathan Karlin

2023 April


Anatomy of a trucking case

Using myriad trucking regulations to further your case, from investigation through deposition and trial

Kate Harvey-Lee

2023 April


Municipal bus accidents: Evidence and discovery

Municipal bus accidents: Evidence and discovery

The evidence you need, where to find it, and how to use discovery to take advantage of common-carrier duties

M. Lawrence Lallande

2023 April


Admiralty law: LOLA litigation and a long overdue small-passenger-vessel exception

Admiralty law: LOLA litigation and a long overdue small-passenger-vessel exception

For injuries on a small vessel, such as a sunset harbor cruise, the Limitation of Liability Act (LOLA) can be your enemy, but now there’s hope

Aksana Coone

2023 April


Lessons learned litigating against Lyft

A look at this transportation company’s litigation practices and caselaw that will help you with vicarious liability for a Lyft driver’s negligence

Shannon M. Kilpatrick
Lisa V. Benedetti

2023 April


Sorting out all the possible tortfeasors in truck-crash cases

Sorting out all the possible tortfeasors in truck-crash cases

Complex case law and federal/state regulations that govern trucking can be used to your advantage if you know how

Rena Leizerman

2023 April


“Three is not enough”

“Three is not enough”

Helping children with disabilities replace wheelchairs with new “wheels”

Karina Lallande
Michelle M. West

2023 April


Injuries on international flights

Injuries on international flights

Understanding the Montreal Convention and virtual strict liability – you don’t need an airline crash to make an accident claim

Chuck Geerhart

2023 April


Appellate Report

Warning labels on generic drugs; also, refusal to pay arbitration fees, and HOAs suing for construction defects

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2023 April



CAOC Justice Day is back!

Sharing the human component of the work you do with legislators

Jacquie Serna

2023 April


Justice Day and multiple exciting events

So many ways to keep connected, active and keep learning

Lindsey Aitken

2023 April


New CAALA website is designed to meet members’ needs

New inductees to CAALA Hall of Fame to be honored at dinner June 8

2023 April

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