2024 December

Articles in this issue:

Paint outside the lines

Paint outside the lines

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

Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after <em>Mayes</em>

Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after Mayes

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

Timothy A. Loranger
Crawford Appleby

The appeal

What calls you to lead?

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

Linda A. Lipsen

Looking back…and moving forward

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

Bradley S. Wallace
Michelle M. West

California voters sat out this election

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

Lea-Ann Tratten

Keep your story memorable and admissible

Balancing narrative and law in opening statements

Gelareh Sara Golriz
Eustace de Saint Phalle

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

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

Using the standard of review to craft a persuasive brief

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

Judith Posner
Gerald Serlin

On storytelling in briefs

On storytelling in briefs

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

Ben Siminou

Audish: Confronting a new legal reality

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

Greyson M. Goody

Preparing to be prepared

Avoiding rookie mistakes at oral argument

Janet R. Gusdorff

The Privette doctrine and material suppliers

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

Steven B. Stevens

Protecting your verdict

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

Travis Davis

The law-of-the-case doctrine

What is it and when does it apply?

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

Buying time

Buying time

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

Herb Fox

Clarity in legal writing

Clarity in legal writing

Why it matters and how to achieve it

Daniel U. Smith
Valerie T. McGinty

Run through the tape

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

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