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Columns
Title | Category | Published |
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Simultaneous § 998 offers: Divergent bright line rules | Civil Procedure | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Burden lifted in arbitration waiver cases | Litigation & Arbitration | Dec. 16, 2024 |
Experts, case-specific facts, and hearsay | Evidence, Civil Litigation | Apr. 29, 2024 |
SB 365's departure from the Bielski rule for FAA cases may lead to further litigation | Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice | Apr. 10, 2024 |
Creative expression and Lady Justice | Evidence, Civil Litigation | Dec. 15, 2023 |
Policing hearsay | Evidence | Oct. 4, 2023 |
Logos, dumbbells, and hearsay | Evidence | Jun. 26, 2023 |
The scope of arbitration clauses | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Jun. 7, 2023 |
Delegating unconscionability to the arbitrator | Litigation & Arbitration, Contracts | Feb. 22, 2023 |
Staying litigation while an order denying arbitration is appealed | Litigation & Arbitration | Oct. 26, 2022 |
Recent SCOTUS opinions on arbitration statutes | Litigation & Arbitration, Constitutional Law | Aug. 31, 2022 |
Anti-SLAPP motions and hearsay | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jul. 26, 2022 |
Can arbitration be forced on indigent parties? | Litigation & Arbitration | Jun. 22, 2022 |
Arbitration Angle: Judicial Review of Arbitration Injunctions | Litigation & Arbitration | Apr. 27, 2022 |
Disqualifying arbitrators under the California Arbitration Act | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Feb. 10, 2022 |
The Collateral Order Doctrine | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jan. 5, 2022 |
Supreme Court to resolve split over post-arbitration motions | U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dec. 2, 2021 |
PAGA and FAA preemption | Civil Litigation | Oct. 1, 2021 |
May arbitration awards violate public policy? | Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Jul. 29, 2021 |
Case to resolve split on stateside discovery for foreign arbitration | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution | May 28, 2021 |
Appealing orders on arbitration in federal court | Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Arbitrability: searching for assent | Jan. 28, 2021 | |
A few 2020 California Supreme Court cases for civil litigators | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court | Dec. 9, 2020 |
Consumer arbitration wrinkles | Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Nov. 25, 2020 |
Appellate myths & realities | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Aug. 7, 2020 |
Evidence: An eternal struggle? | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | May 28, 2020 |
Summary judgment after Sweetwater: Motions denied? | Civil Litigation | Jan. 17, 2020 |
Envy of the world, indeed | Government | Sep. 5, 2019 |
Attorney fees are costs in trial court but not on appeal | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jan. 9, 2019 |
California civil litigators are SLAPP-happy | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jul. 23, 2018 |
California anti-SLAPP in the 9th Circuit: Can it survive? | Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 29, 2018 |
Navigating Appeals | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Apr. 16, 2018 |
Searching for perfection | Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Dec. 6, 2017 |
Hearsay and expert witnesses: relying or relating? | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Oct. 4, 2017 |
Some rulings show the lighter side of the law | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Sep. 29, 2017 |
A paradigm shift on experts and hearsay in civil cases? | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice | Sep. 18, 2017 |
Ruling grapples with 998 offers, arbitration | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jun. 20, 2017 |
Frivolous appeals | Perspective | Apr. 14, 2017 |
New Year's resolution: filing appeals on time | Law Practice, Civil Rights | Jan. 27, 2017 |
Real estate duty decision could have big impact. Or not | California Courts of Appeal | Dec. 6, 2016 |
2016 opinions provide 998 guidance | Litigation | Nov. 29, 2016 |
Anti-SLAPP statute straightened out by state high court | Perspective | Aug. 4, 2016 |
Settling, dismissing and prevailing | Perspective | Mar. 19, 2016 |
State high court takes on anti-SLAPP | California Supreme Court | Feb. 13, 2016 |
In rare move, court reaches merits of arbitrator decision | Perspective | Dec. 5, 2015 |
Fly fishing and the appellate lawyering life | Appellate Practice | Oct. 9, 2013 |
It Gets Tricky | Appellate Practice | Jan. 6, 2011 |
Law's Lighter Side? | Appellate Practice | Sep. 14, 2010 |
An Appeal Battle | Appellate Practice | Jul. 24, 2009 |
MCLE
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Simultaneous § 998 offers: Divergent bright line rules | Civil Procedure | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Burden lifted in arbitration waiver cases | Litigation & Arbitration | Dec. 16, 2024 |
Experts, case-specific facts, and hearsay | Evidence, Civil Litigation | Apr. 29, 2024 |
SB 365's departure from the Bielski rule for FAA cases may lead to further litigation | Civil Procedure, Appellate Practice | Apr. 10, 2024 |
Creative expression and Lady Justice | Evidence, Civil Litigation | Dec. 15, 2023 |
Policing hearsay | Evidence | Oct. 4, 2023 |
Logos, dumbbells, and hearsay | Evidence | Jun. 26, 2023 |
The scope of arbitration clauses | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Jun. 7, 2023 |
Delegating unconscionability to the arbitrator | Litigation & Arbitration, Contracts | Feb. 22, 2023 |
Staying litigation while an order denying arbitration is appealed | Litigation & Arbitration | Oct. 26, 2022 |
Recent SCOTUS opinions on arbitration statutes | Litigation & Arbitration, Constitutional Law | Aug. 31, 2022 |
Anti-SLAPP motions and hearsay | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jul. 26, 2022 |
Can arbitration be forced on indigent parties? | Litigation & Arbitration | Jun. 22, 2022 |
Arbitration Angle: Judicial Review of Arbitration Injunctions | Litigation & Arbitration | Apr. 27, 2022 |
Disqualifying arbitrators under the California Arbitration Act | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Feb. 10, 2022 |
The Collateral Order Doctrine | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Jan. 5, 2022 |
Supreme Court to resolve split over post-arbitration motions | U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dec. 2, 2021 |
PAGA and FAA preemption | Civil Litigation | Oct. 1, 2021 |
May arbitration awards violate public policy? | Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Jul. 29, 2021 |
Case to resolve split on stateside discovery for foreign arbitration | U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution | May 28, 2021 |
Appealing orders on arbitration in federal court | Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution | Mar. 25, 2021 |
Arbitrability: searching for assent | Jan. 28, 2021 | |
A few 2020 California Supreme Court cases for civil litigators | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court | Dec. 9, 2020 |
Consumer arbitration wrinkles | Appellate Practice, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Nov. 25, 2020 |
Appellate myths & realities | Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Aug. 7, 2020 |
Evidence: An eternal struggle? | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | May 28, 2020 |
Summary judgment after Sweetwater: Motions denied? | Civil Litigation | Jan. 17, 2020 |
Envy of the world, indeed | Government | Sep. 5, 2019 |
Attorney fees are costs in trial court but not on appeal | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jan. 9, 2019 |
California civil litigators are SLAPP-happy | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jul. 23, 2018 |
California anti-SLAPP in the 9th Circuit: Can it survive? | Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | May 29, 2018 |
Navigating Appeals | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Apr. 16, 2018 |
Searching for perfection | Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice | Dec. 6, 2017 |
Hearsay and expert witnesses: relying or relating? | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Oct. 4, 2017 |
Some rulings show the lighter side of the law | Civil Litigation, Law Practice, Appellate Practice | Sep. 29, 2017 |
A paradigm shift on experts and hearsay in civil cases? | Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court, Appellate Practice | Sep. 18, 2017 |
Ruling grapples with 998 offers, arbitration | Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal, Appellate Practice | Jun. 20, 2017 |
Frivolous appeals | Perspective | Apr. 14, 2017 |
New Year's resolution: filing appeals on time | Law Practice, Civil Rights | Jan. 27, 2017 |
Real estate duty decision could have big impact. Or not | California Courts of Appeal | Dec. 6, 2016 |
2016 opinions provide 998 guidance | Litigation | Nov. 29, 2016 |
Anti-SLAPP statute straightened out by state high court | Perspective | Aug. 4, 2016 |
Settling, dismissing and prevailing | Perspective | Mar. 19, 2016 |
State high court takes on anti-SLAPP | California Supreme Court | Feb. 13, 2016 |
In rare move, court reaches merits of arbitrator decision | Perspective | Dec. 5, 2015 |
Fly fishing and the appellate lawyering life | Appellate Practice | Oct. 9, 2013 |
It Gets Tricky | Appellate Practice | Jan. 6, 2011 |
Law's Lighter Side? | Appellate Practice | Sep. 14, 2010 |
An Appeal Battle | Appellate Practice | Jul. 24, 2009 |