Evidence

The Washington Supreme Court Weighs in on Medical Record Admission

It is a universal truth plaintiff’s counsel will seek to exclude medical records which make their clients look bad and seek admission of those which make them look good.  To obtain admission of their clients’ hearsay statements, counsel claim they fall within...
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COVID-19

No Michelin Star Meals During COVID-19

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The French Laundry and Bouchon Bistro, two high-end Napa Valley eateries, were forced to partially close down.  This forced partial closure was the result of an order from the Napa County Health...
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Nevada

Business License Lapse May Save Insurer from Covering Claims

On November 8, 2022, Beazley Underwriting Ltd. filed an amended complaint.  The insurer asked the court to find it did not owe coverage to Jumper Man Party Rentals under an “event liability claims made and reported” insurance policy for alleged bodily injuries...
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Legislation

California Deemed It Was Time: Bereavement Leave for Employees

After finding its way to the desks of past governors only to be vetoed, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed bereavement leave into law for a large number of California employees.   Effective January 1, 2023, employers with five or more employees will be required...
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Opinion

Keep It Moving: Can Defense Attorneys Use Venue Selection to Their Benefit?

Plaintiffs in civil litigation always have a unique advantage—selection of venue for initial case filing.  And in the California state court system, broad venue-selection provisions, paired with stark differences in the jury pools as between some counties, means plaintiffs’ attorneys...
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California

Did They Do Enough? California Court Reviews Physical Altercation in Waiting Room

A California court of appeal recently affirmed a trial court’s granting of summary judgement on behalf of a medical clinic.  In Stone et al v Palos Verdes Medical Clinic, a plaintiff sought to recover due to injuries sustained after a physical altercation broke out between plaintiff...
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Pop Culture

Tom Brady & Gisele Bündchen:  A Lesson for the Insurance Defense Industry

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, one of our favorite celebrity couples, are officially divorced after thirteen years of marriage.  A Florida court finalized the couple’s divorce agreement on October 28, 2022, the same day they filed their agreement...
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