2024 October

The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical-bill negotiations

A defense move to lower the value of pain-and-suffering damages as a multiple of medical bills

2024 October

Recovering damages for emotional distress for breach of an insurance contract

A liability policy is a contract that concerns directly the comfort, happiness, or personal welfare of one of the parties

Michael L. Cohen

2024 October

Office space

Collaboration, mentoring, and firm culture in various work environments

Miles B. Cooper

2024 October

Appellate Reports

After State Farm denies homeowner’s claim, contract and bad-faith suit is barred by statute of limitations, but suit for unfair business practice under UCL can go forward

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2024 October

Profile: Josh White

Trial lawyer takes a teamwork approach to ‘doing good for people’

Stephen Ellison

2024 October

Key concepts to follow for trust accounting

In the post-Girardi landscape, attorneys must recognize their non-delegable duty to maintain absolute accuracy in their client trust accounts

Erin Joyce

2024 October

You’re thinking about applying to be a judge

Is this the right job for you?

Hon. Steven J. Kleifield (Ret.)

2024 October

Wrapping up the legislative session

The 2023-2024 legislative session ended on August 31. Here are the major bills CAOC worked on in 2024

Nancy Peverini

2024 October

Initial intake: A checklist of factors to consider

Choosing the right cases can be the most important decisions you make

Daniel Pierson

2024 October

California Supreme Court: One co-worker’s N-word usage may suffice for harassment claim

Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney is a major victory for workers like those in Tesla race-harassment class action

Bryan Schwartz

2024 October

Litigating lithium-ion battery explosions

A look at Li-ion products-liability cases, focusing on establishing personal jurisdiction and proving battery defects

Austin G. Ward

2024 October