2023 October

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Articles in this issue:
Big crash, big problem

Big crash, big problem

Getting collision photos and videos into evidence when the defense admits liability but objects to your evidence

Robert Glassman
Jon Davidi

2023 October


Navigating pupil privacy laws

A guide for attorneys in litigation against school districts

Omar Qureshi
Jenny Yoo

2023 October


Wrapping up the 2023 legislative session – a winner!

State convention is November 16, and we’re looking ahead to 2024 including the election

Saveena K. Takhar
Lea-Ann Tratten

2023 October



“Fall in” with TLC

Oct. 28 Day of Dignity in LA; Nov. 14 Orangewood Children’s Home special meal in the OC

Karina Lallande
Michelle M. West

2023 October


Appellate Reports

Cal Supreme court rules on an employer’s agent’s liability in FEHA cases; also, products liability claims based on absence of a safety feature that would have prevented the accident

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2023 October


Visual aids from pleadings through trial

Visual aids from pleadings through trial

A brief overview of what demonstrative evidence you can get admitted and when to use it

Tiega-Noel Varlack

2023 October


The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition

The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition

When deposing a physician defendant, asking about expectations is an effective way to circumvent objections that the question “calls for expert testimony”

Benjamin Ikuta

2023 October


The Fifth Amendment in civil cases

The right against self-incrimination cuts both ways

James Perry
Joseph Finnerty

2023 October


Discovery and the social-media influencer

How to protect your case during discovery when your client earns income as a social-media influencer

Albert Anthony Villaneda

2023 October


Unwinding the statute-of-limitations clock

Using the delayed-discovery rule to save your case

Robert Jarchi

2023 October


Deposing the verifier of an entity-defendant’s discovery responses

Corporate defendants have a strained understanding of their duty when it comes to verifying discovery. Here’s why you should take the verifier’s deposition

Michael J. Kent
Emily R. Pincin

2023 October


A new lawyer’s guide to basic discovery rules

Responding to written discovery including interrogatories, production of documents and requests for admission

Patricia Garcia

2023 October


The evidence is gone…now what?

Overcoming obstacles caused by defendant’s destruction or failure to preserve evidence

Gelareh Sara Golriz

2023 October


Discovery aimed at defeating an arbitration clause in employment cases

Seeking pre-hearing discovery relating to a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration could make the difference in keeping your client’s claims in court

Erin M. Kelly

2023 October


Avoiding defense traps in slip-and-fall cases against Costco

Avoiding defense traps in slip-and-fall cases against Costco

Here’s your game plan to litigate against Costco, including a trove of discovery documents that may prove invaluable

Jake Cohen

2023 October


Top Gun Award for PI Lawyer of the Year goes to Eric Traut

Medical Malpractice – Dan Hodes; Employment – Bijan Darvish; Distinguished Achievement Appellate Law – Jeffrey Ehrlich; Young Gun Award – Michael Jeandron

Lindsey Aitken

2023 October

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