Appellate Reports

Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preemption; also arbitration of wrongful death claims and attorney’s failure to verify accuracy of citations

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2025 November

Appellate Reports

How Berk v. Choy validates 25 years of Ninth Circuit dissents

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2026 March

Appellate Reports

Attorney fee disputes and declaratory relief; also, do contracts that specify the arbitration forum as JAMS unmistakenly delegate the right to determine the enforceability of the arbitration clause?

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2026 May

Appellate Report

Courts look at expert concessions on causation; also personal jurisdiction

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 August

Appellate Report

Court refines the trivial defect doctrine, rejects strict tape measure approach to determine whether a sidewalk defect is trivial. Also, 998 offers and peremptory challenges

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 December

Appellate Report

Limits on trial court’s ability to impose sanctions for misuse of discovery

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2023 March

Appellate Reports

Trial judge is the best judge of reasonable hourly rates for trial attorneys. Arbitration: the need to show signed arbitration agreement defendant relies on. Also, good faith settlement findings and motions to amend judgment

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2025 December

Appellate Reports

Contingency fees after client termination; also, The Construction-Related Accessibility Standards Compliance Act and Prohibited Retaliation Against Whistle Blowers

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2026 February

Appellate Report

U.S. Supreme Court holds that Iskanian’s rule that PAGA actions cannot be divided into individual and non-individual claims is preempted by the FAA

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 July

Appellate Report

Conditional acceptance of a 998 offer invalidates the offer as to prejudgment interest

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 November

Appellate Report

Aggregated statutory damages “so severe and oppressive” held to violate due process

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2023 February

Appellate Report

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

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2023 April