Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2016, Volume 29, Number 1
Content
- Demystifying Caci
- Editor's Foreword Golden Opportunity:a Fifth California Justice
- Exhibits: Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
- From the Section Chair a Non-Traditional Viewpoint
- Is That Your Final Judgment?
- Keeping Women in Civil Litigation Practice: Making it More Civilized
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- McDermott On Demand: the Return of Dr.Arbuthnot
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Privacy Expectations in an Era of Drones
- Table of Contents
- Temporary Judges in California Superior Courts
- Ten Ways to Increase Your Persuasion Skills
- Write Your Papers Like You Try Your Cases
- An Overview of Asbestos Litigation in California
An Overview of Asbestos Litigation in California
By Nick Martin
Asbestos litigation remains a complex and relentless mainstay of the California judicial landscape. Hundreds of new cases are filed each year, predominantly in San Francisco, Alameda, and Los Angeles counties, by a growing assortment of plaintiffs’ attorneys against an ever-expanding pool of defendants. Each of these counties has a department dedicated to asbestos cases and its own set of case management orders that bring a level of uniformity to an otherwise chaotic environment. Some of the current controversies and challenges in asbestos litigation include expedited trial dates, "take home" exposure cases, punitive damages claims, and discovery of bankruptcy trust claims. Each of these items is considered in due course below.
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