Non-economic damages in the wrongful death trial

Sympathy is not what you’re looking for and, frankly, sympathy is inadequate

2014 April

Trying a bad faith case: The duty to settle

The duty to settle under liability coverage is the single most important bad-faith principle of insurance

2014 August

Using a trial theme effectively throughout your case

A stong, carefully chosen theme brings clarity and simplicity to the presentation of your case

2015 July

The lid is off the policy . . .But what’s next?

Winning and collecting from an insurer a judgment that exceeds the policy limits

2015 August

Questions in coverage: Intentional tort by an employee

Do claims of negligent supervision, hiring, and retention of an employee who commits an intentional tort trigger an occurrence under a standard CGL Policy?

2016 September

Non-ecomonic damages: from voir dire to closing argument

Often the most challenging damages to present at trial, here is a step-by-step guide leading up to your closing argument

2017 January

Looking forward to serving you in 2017!

Echeverria honored to serve as your new CAALA President

2017 January

One simple and powerful sentence

The jury system is the purest form of democracy

2017 February

An inspiring human story

CAALA member overcomes tremendous odds in the criminal justice system

2017 March

Ask not what CAALA can do for you

Ask what you can do for CAALA

2017 April

Civility: It’s not a four-letter word

CAALA Partners with Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and the American Board of Trial Advocates on civility conference on civility program

2017 May

Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ

Every day we are reminded that the battles are not limited to Sacramento

2017 June

CAALA 3,000/4,000

It’s within our reach

2017 July

CAALA VEGAS

A tremendous learning experience

2017 August

Something remarkable is coming

CAALA women trial skills conference

2017 September

The CAALA MENTOR PROGRAM

Become a mentor or mentee

2017 October

CAALA’s new state-of-the-art office facility

An exciting new chapter for our organization

2017 November

2017: Thanks for the opportunity to serve you

I didn’t know how much fun it would be to represent this great association

2017 December

Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates

Misleading estimates qualify as a misleading statement under the Insurance Code

2018 September

The art of taking the bad-faith duty-to-settle case to trial

From acknowledging the “skunk on the table” in voir dire, to acting as a “public servant” as you ask for punitive damages, here is the framework for trying the bad-faith case

2019 September

COVID-19 business-interruption claims

Getting around the “virus” exclusion may require a lot of careful reading as language differs between policies