2024 December

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Articles in this issue:
Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after <em>Mayes</em>

Avoiding removal in the Ninth Circuit after Mayes

The scope of removal and remand for plaintiffs in the Ninth Circuit, and strategies to help avoid removal

Timothy A. Loranger
Crawford Appleby

2024 December


Win remand by challenging the amount in controversy

Your argument is that defendants have failed to carry their burden of proving that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000

Bill Foster

2024 December


Paint outside the legal lines

Paint outside the legal lines

Advanced legal writing: High-risk, high-reward techniques

Clinton E. Ehrlich

2024 December


Protecting your verdict

Protecting your verdict

A roadmap to navigate the post-trial landscape, from preparing a proposed judgment to opposing the motion for new trial

Travis Davis

2024 December



California voters sat out this election

We raised $8.1 million to elect consumer-friendly state legislators and congressional representatives

Lea-Ann Tratten

2024 December



Audish: Confronting a new legal reality

The collateral-source rule, the Secondary Payor Act and Medicare in Audish v. Macias

Greyson Goody

2024 December


Appellate Review

Lemon Law: a “new motor vehicle” means a vehicle sold by a new-car dealer for the first time, not just one sold with an unexpired manufacturer’s warranty. Also, judicial- disqualification motions

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2024 December


Profile: Bobby Thompson

Profile: Bobby Thompson

His David-vs.-Goliath mindset comes from growing up as the son of a trial lawyer

Stephen Ellison

2024 December


Call me AI

What lawyers should know about generative artificial intelligence (this month)

Miles B. Cooper

2024 December

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