Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2016, Volume 29, Number 1
Content
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Privacy Expectations in an Era of Drones
- Exhibits: Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
- From the Section Chair a Non-Traditional Viewpoint
- Table of Contents
- Editor's Foreword Golden Opportunity:a Fifth California Justice
- Demystifying Caci
- Masthead
- Ten Ways to Increase Your Persuasion Skills
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Is That Your Final Judgment?
- Temporary Judges in California Superior Courts
- Write Your Papers Like You Try Your Cases
- Keeping Women in Civil Litigation Practice: Making it More Civilized
- An Overview of Asbestos Litigation in California
- McDermott On Demand: the Return of Dr.Arbuthnot
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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