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Civil Litigation

Mar. 12, 2019

Presenting life care planner’s testimony while navigating Sanchez

It’s a scenario that many trial lawyers dread: Your life care planner is on the stand. Just when she’s about to get into the details of reports from your client’s treating physicians, defense counsel shouts, “Objection! Hearsay.”

Brian S. Kabateck

Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP

Consumer rights

633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071

Phone: 213-217-5000

Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com

Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.

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Brian Hong

Senior Associate
Kabateck LLP

Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA

Brian focuses on personal injury, insurance bad faith, business litigation, and class actions.

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It's a scenario that many trial lawyers dread while trying a catastrophic injury case. Your life care planner is on the stand, and she is prepared to present a comprehensive life care plan on behalf of your client. Just when she's about to get into the details of reports from your client's treating physicians, defense counsel shouts, "Objection! Hearsay." In light of People v. Sa...