Marin County Court proposes changes to telephone appearances. The new rules are effective Jan. 1, 2018, and comments are due by Nov. 27. November…
Posts published in November 2017
When a civil defendant is sued for intentionally wrongful conduct, that defendant’s accident insurer does not have to pay for the defendant’s civil defense. Traveler’s…
In California, a criminal defendant can successfully suppress evidence based on a wrongful detention, even when that defendant has no reasonable expectation of privacy in…
On Monday, November 6, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam decision that reversed the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that Vernon…
On November 2, 2017, the Court of Appeal, 3rd District upheld a trial court’s judgment for $87,894 in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages,…
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, the California Supreme Court approved an amendment to the Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 5-110, special obligations of a prosecutor.…
On Thursday, November 2, 2017, the Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco held its annual gala at Sens Restaurant in Embarcadero 4. The event was…
Comments on proposed local rule changes to Alameda Superior Court are due by December 8, 2017. The changes would eliminate Civil and Family filing at…