Arbitration reform: SB 365 signed!

A consumer victory over a top Chamber of Commerce “Kill” Bill

Saveena K. Takhar

From Issue: 2023 November

An existential threat to victims’ rights in California

The latest on CAOC’s fight against the Uber initiative to limit victim’s recoverable medical damages and cap contingency fees to limit their access to PI attorneys

Erica Kwiatkowski Nielsen

From Issue: 2026 March

Advertising, tort reform, and legislation

A call for self-regulation

Nancy Peverini

From Issue: 2025 June

A year like no other

Dysfunction ruled the California Legislature but progress was made in e-service and remote depos while tort reform was again turned back

Nancy Peverini

From Issue: 2020 November

A period prone to mischief

Legislature’s session nears its end and many bills are still pending

Lea-Ann Tratten

From Issue: 2023 September

A look at CAOC’s endorsed legislative candidates in 2024

Electing legislators who will fight to protect Californians’ legal rights

Lea-Ann Tratten

From Issue: 2024 January

Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure

Insurance industry wants to change rules for time-limited demands; wants more time to investigate and a laundry-list of supporting documents

Saveena K. Takhar

From Issue: 2022 April

An annus horribilis

From the statutes of limitation extensions to the civil rights crisis to immunity bills, we’re working in Sacramento to protect the legal rights of all citizens

Nancy Peverini

From Issue: 2020 September

Act now to defend justice

Rallying behind SB 29 (Laird) to preserve the right to pain-and-suffering damages in survival actions

Jacquie Serna

From Issue: 2025 July

A successful political year for consumer attorneys

The 2023/2024 political cycle will be interesting, with looming initiatives to gut PAGA and cap contingency fees

Samantha Helton

From Issue: 2023 January

A look at the new California Legislature

Get to know those legislators who may be serving California for the next 12 years; a lot of attorneys

Lea-Ann Tratten

From Issue: 2023 February

2025 legislation again threatens tort system

Proposed immunities for public entities pose a danger to plaintiffs

Nancy Peverini

From Issue: 2025 February