2024 October

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Articles in this issue:

Positive change

From the diversity of speakers’ voices to the family-friendly Kids Club, CAALA Vegas reflected our strength as a legal community and how we have changed since 1983

Ibiere N. Seck

2024 October



Silver and gold

OC to sponsor Halloween Trunk or Treat event at KidWorks, while LA’s Day of Dignity will assist those experiencing homelessness

Bradley S. Wallace
Michelle M. West

2024 October


On-line safety for children

Also: Proposed changes to Federal Rules

Linda A. Lipsen

2024 October


Wrapping up the legislative session

The 2023-2024 legislative session ended on August 31. Here are the major bills CAOC worked on in 2024

Nancy Peverini

2024 October


The forest, not the trees

Gathering your evidence and framing your case for trial

Geoff Wells

2024 October


Key concepts to follow for trust accounting

Key concepts to follow for trust accounting

In the post-Girardi landscape, attorneys must recognize their non-delegable duty to maintain absolute accuracy in their client trust accounts

Erin Joyce

2024 October


Appellate Reports

After State Farm denies homeowner’s claim, contract and bad-faith suit is barred by statute of limitations, but suit for unfair business practice under UCL can go forward

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2024 October


Delivering a powerful closing argument

Telling your story using demonstratives and evidence

Natalie Weatherford

2024 October


Initial intake: A checklist of factors to consider

Initial intake: A checklist of factors to consider

Choosing the right cases can be the most important decisions you make

Daniel Pierson

2024 October



Electronically stored information issues in personal-injury practice

ESI discovery from vehicle electronic-data recorders, cell phones, computers and social media

David Hoffman

2024 October


Recovering damages for emotional distress for breach of an insurance contract

A liability policy is a contract that concerns directly the comfort, happiness, or personal welfare of one of the parties

Michael L. Cohen

2024 October


Litigating lithium-ion battery explosions

Litigating lithium-ion battery explosions

A look at Li-ion products-liability cases, focusing on establishing personal jurisdiction and proving battery defects

Austin G. Ward

2024 October


The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations

The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations

A defense move to lower the value of pain-and-suffering damages as a multiple of medical bills

Albert Abkarian
Nicholas Abkarian

2024 October



Top Gun Awards gala

Top Gun Awards gala

Honoring outstanding legal achievement in 2024: Arash Homampour, John Manly, Ricardo EcheveRria, Jason Argos and Garrett Chambers

Whit D. Bertch

2024 October

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