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Attorneys React to Michael Avenatti’s Prison Sentence for Stealing Client Settlement Money

The downfall of Michael Avenatti has brought unnecessary and unwanted attention to the legal profession in California and has created a backlash, according to the board chairman of the Loyola Law School...
2 months ago
Appellate

Keep an Eye on The Clock: Timelines for Interrogatories

In a recent case, a California appellate court reviewed the timelines for verified and unverified interrogatory responses and objections.  Although the underlying case focuses on gender discrimination claims against the golf shops, the holding in Golf & Tennis Pro Shop...
4 weeks ago
Insights

Billion Dollar Jury Award Signals Change in Scale of Nuclear Verdicts® and Massachusetts Is Not Immune

An unprecedented billion-dollar nuclear verdict indicates it is crucial, now more than ever, that defense attorneys implement strategies to prevent juries from handing down verdicts that can destroy a company.  The stakes could not be higher...
2 weeks ago
Insights

Did Losing Credibility Cost the Defense $10 Million in Sexual Abuse Case?

A Manhattan jury awarded a total of $10,000,000 to publicist Heleigh Breest after a weeks-long civil trial.  The trial focused on Breest’s allegations of sexual abuse against movie producer Paul Haggis...
2 weeks ago
Insights

The Tragic and Curious Case of A Train vs. Pedestrian Collision Gone Nuclear

In the early hours of December 24, 2016, Joseph Daniel Nevis lay on the side of mainline railroad tracks in Yuba City, California. He had just suffered a horrendous double amputation of his legs after being struck by an Amtrak train...
2 weeks ago
Appellate

No More Rounding Numbers to Pay Less

The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, recently concluded while neutral time rounding is lawful under California law, an issue of material fact exist when a company can capture and has captured the exact amount of time an employee has worked...
1 month ago
Washington

Understanding Mahler Fees in Washington

Nothing throws a monkey wrench into finalizing a settlement like a last-minute request from opposing counsel for the defense carrier to pay Mahler fees.  It is important to understand the
1 month ago
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