California court are increasingly making the largest Internet and social media companies identify their users who defame others. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Pintrest and others are…
Flouting a trial court’s authority to order production of documents requested in discovery or providing contrary explanations for such conduct can result in heavy monetary…
On November 1, 2017, the San Francisco Government Audit and Oversight Committee recommended that the city of San Francisco approve a $300,000 settlement to Kevin…
On September 29, 2017, the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (San Francisco), has announced its intention to destroy civil records, case names and numbers…
A party that invites the trial court to commit error is estopped from challenging that error on appeal, but may be sanctioned for its bad…
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4(a)(5)(C) that limits notice of appeal to 30 days is not “jurisdictional,” because the underlying Congress-made law does not…
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…
Marin County Court proposes changes to telephone appearances. The new rules are effective Jan. 1, 2018, and comments are due by Nov. 27. November…
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…