A two-page summary of the 76-page 2016 annual report of the Federal Judicial 9th Circuit. More than 61,000 new cases, presided over by more than…
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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…