2018 September

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Wildfire victims’ insurance fight

Underinsurance remains an ever-present problem in rebuilding after a wildfire destroys a home; a new law on replacement-cost estimates may help

Lee S. Harris
Adrian Hern

From Issue: 2018 September

Never Okay

A single instance of the N-word in California workplaces may be enough to sustain an HWE claim

Bryan Schwartz
Matthew Junker

From Issue: 2018 September

Solving coverage problems with judicial arbitration

Even a low arbitration award may help with coverage issues and lead to a bad-faith claim

Demian Oksenendler

From Issue: 2018 September

Managing the Angry Client 101

Telling clients “do not get angry” only makes things worse; they must feel that you understand their position

Noelle Nelson

From Issue: 2018 September

Appellate Reports

Troester v. Starbucks Corp. – The California Supreme Court rejects the use of the de minimus doctrine to allow employers to demand small amounts of uncompensated work for employees

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2018 September

Suing insurance adjusters in the post-<em>Bock v. Hansen</em> world

Suing insurance adjusters in the post-Bock v. Hansen world

An insurance adjuster may be sued for negligent misrepresentation for falsely characterizing the scope of coverage

Terrence J. Coleman

From Issue: 2018 September

Wage war

Identifying and proving wage loss without a W-2

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2018 September

Profile: Khaldoun Baghdadi

“Make sure the focus is on the client and not on you, because it’s not about you.”

Stephen Ellison

From Issue: 2018 September

Do you really want that ERISA case?

A brief primer on the pitfalls of ERISA

David Lilienstein
Katie Spielman

From Issue: 2018 September