2025 January

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Articles in this issue:
High-stakes speed run

High-stakes speed run

How to try a big-exposure case in three and a half days. Hint: Keep the story simple and organized. Here are tools to help you do that.

Dustin Collier

2025 January


Arguing punitive damages

Arguing punitive damages

You are now arguing on behalf of society to not only punish the bad conduct but to prevent it from happening again

Ricardo Echeverria

2025 January


Eight overlooked appellate decisions every PI trial lawyer should know

You’re familiar with Howell and Sanchez, and you’ve made a Kennemur objection. Explore these lesser-known decisions to enhance your trial skills

Matthew Whibley

2025 January


Exploring Medicare in the context of <em>Audish v. Macias</em> (2024)

Exploring Medicare in the context of Audish v. Macias (2024)

Practical tips on challenging and overcoming Audish v. Macias, based on a recent case tried to verdict in Orange County

Greyson Goody

2025 January


Four underutilized rules of evidence at trial

Four underutilized rules of evidence at trial

Dealing with experts’ wild scenarios of causation, the disappearing plaintiff, impeachment documents and publications referred to at trial

Khail A. Parris

2025 January


Humanizing the plaintiff in civil-rights trials

Whether it be a plaintiff with a criminal history, or issues with substance abuse, the jury’s perception is one that must be shaped from the inception of the case

Denisse O. Gastélum

2025 January



<em>Audish</em>: the new Medicare dilemma for jurors valuing future medical costs

Audish: the new Medicare dilemma for jurors valuing future medical costs

California appellate court misapplied existing case law and ignored the existence of the federal statute on Medicare

Mike Kelly
Noah Epstein

2025 January


Jabs and SLAPPs

Viability of defamation actions in California

Jack Bollier

2025 January


Profile: Scott Montgomery

Profile: Scott Montgomery

Trial lawyer comes full circle, winning big sex-abuse verdicts for a hometown law firm

Stephen Ellison

2025 January


Disputation on the power and efficacy of claims

Collaborating with adjusters to improve results and the practice

Miles B. Cooper

2025 January

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