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California to Apply Sharia Law in an Asbestos Exposure Case!…Sort Of

USA - November 14 2018 A judge in the Southern California coordinated asbestos matters issued an order applying Iranian law where all of a California plaintiff’s alleged…

James G. Scadden

Come to me if you want to talk to me; plaintiffs can’t haul corporate representative to deposition in California

USA - September 6 2018 Alameda County has one of the most active asbestos dockets in California, with defendants from around the country. Recently, an Alameda judge ruled…

Survivor (survival action): DOE and gratuitous care edition

USA - September 13 2018 In the recent decision Williams v. The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of Cal., a California Court of Appeal addressed four important topics that…

Solomon Pantuch

Damages Limited to Policy Limits? Not Quite.

USA - January 8 2019 When a defendant dies before suit is filed, a California plaintiff can sue by naming the estate as defendant but serving the decedent’s insurer. The…

Don Willenburg

California: Statute of Limitations for Prenatal Exposure Tolled Until Adulthood, and (Effectively) Beyond

USA - July 6 2018 The California Supreme Court yesterday ruled, contrary to the interest of defendants, that the statute of limitations for alleged in utero exposure to…

Don Willenburg