Assessing property damages for California wildfire victims Plaintiffs often assume the measure of property damage is replacement value – too often it is not Lyssa A. RobertsMelody Saadian From Issue: 2021 October
Appellate Reports Privette: The Supreme Court clarifies and narrows its exceptions Jeffrey I. Ehrlich From Issue: 2021 October
Top Gun awards honor our top courtroom advocates Live awards ceremony November 13 at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort Cynthia Craig From Issue: 2021 October
Telling a special-damages story Focus on the human elements and story to support your numbers John HinmanSeth Workman From Issue: 2021 October
Emerging ethical considerations with indemnification and liquidated-damages clauses in PI settlement agreements Think twice about signing releases in settlement agreements that include liquidated damages or indemnification provisions Owili K. Eison From Issue: 2021 October
Congress introduces bill to end forced arbitration in nursing homes Also: Biden nominates a former plaintiff’s attorney and the first openly LGBT woman to serve on any federal circuit court Linda A. Lipsen From Issue: 2021 October
Maximizing wrongful death and survivor damages at mediation Lawyers often conflate the different types of damages that are recoverable when a family member dies due to the negligence or fault of a third party John K. (“Jake”) CourtneyCarter Courtney From Issue: 2021 October
The art of being you Who are you? The value of being yourself in the courtroom Colin Jones From Issue: 2021 October
Proving punitive damages in employment cases Punitives should be at the forefront of your litigation strategy at every stage of your employment case Joshua Cohen Slatkin From Issue: 2021 October
Contract, fraud, and libel damages Damages available in common non-personal-injury actions. For punitives, look for the wolf in sheep’s clothing — fraudulent inducement Douglas JohnsonNeville L. Johnson From Issue: 2021 October
CAOC Legislative report 2021 – not one tort reform bill passed! A look at trial lawyers’ priorities with the new legislative session as CAOC’s November convention approaches Nancy Peverini From Issue: 2021 October
