Admissibility of Subsequent Remedial Measures in a Premises or Construction Incident Case
You are in the middle of trial on a work-site injury case where the plaintiff is severely injured from a 20-foot fall following a...
Dynamex Could Mean a Win for Workers
Imagine owning a business in a competitive market. You are looking for any possible advantage. If there were a way to immediately cut...
Current Construction Injury Law in California
Since the last issue of the Forum dedicated to construction litigation, a number of cases have refined the area of construction injury...
Hooker and McKown: The Supreme Court Goes Back to Basics For Construction Litigation Cases
Not since 19791 has the California Supreme Court reviewed a case involving an injured construction worker and actually found that the...
New California Law Eliminates Discriminatory Damage Awards: Rodriguez v. Kline is No More
In 2013, it was estimated that over 2.6 million unauthorized or undocumented (1) immigrants lived in California, making up 10% of the...
The Myths of the Medical Malpractice Insurance "Crisis"
In the recent debates concerning medical malpractice insurance rates nationwide, the following saying comes to mind: "In this world,...
Two-Year Statute of Limitations
In January of 2003, the Legislature approved California Code of Civil Procedure § 335.1,1 which amended the one-year statute of...
