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Perspective

Nov. 5, 2011

Four new laws make our civil system more open and fair

Bills will offer more legal protection for California residents and better tools for trial lawyers. By Brian Kabateck of Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP


By Brian Kabateck


As the Consumer Attorneys of California look forward to a busy 2012 legislative session, the organization has logged a number of victories for the session that just closed. In the past month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law four consumer protection bills that were sponsored by CAOC. These bills will significantly strengthen the state's legal protections for consumers and provide trial lawyers with tools to better guard the interests of the...

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