Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2020, Volume 33, Number 2
Content
- A Long and Winding Road to Undo Bad Supreme Court Law
- Affirmative Action Quandaries the Affirmative Action Puzzle: a Living History from Reconstruction to Today (Pantheon:322 Pages) By Melvin I. Urofsky
- Editor's Foreword Sweet Successes — On or About 31 Flavors
- From Cla's Ceo a Personal Plea for Addressing the Root Causes of Racism
- Insurance Coverage Analysis Avoids Malpractice Landmines
- Intellectual Property Litigation and Other Updates in the Video Game Industry as of April 2020
- Masthead
- MCLE Article Threats, Extortion and Legitimate Advocacy
- Navigating the New Settled Statement Procedures
- Nuts and Bolts of Videoconference Dispute Resolution in the Time of Covid-19
- Recent Legislative Changes Affect Long-Standing Pre-Trial Discovery Practice
- Showing Lack of Probable Cause: Plaintiff's Burden of Proof in Opposing an Anti-Slapp Motion Attacking a Malicious Prosecution Claim
- Stringfellow Acid Pits: the Toxic and Legal Legacy By Brian Craig
- Table of Contents
- That Family Is Wrong for You: Religious Objections Before the Supreme Court
- The Puzzle of Precedent in the California Court of Appeal
- From the Section Chair News for a New World
FROM THE SECTION CHAIR News for a New World
By W. George Wailes
George Wailes is a business trial attorney in San Mateo assisting clients in resolving their disputes through dispute resolution or trial. George@WailesLaw.com
By the time you read this, I trust most courts and offices will be reopened. Terrance Evans will have taken over as Chair of the section in September. You are in for a good year with Terrance at the helm. I’m writing this while sheltering in place under the Bay Area’s more restrictive rules while the rest of California is moving through Phase 2 and will soon begin Phase 3. While there are many unknowns, one thing is clear: Life and the practice of law will never be the same. We likely will not be greeting each other with a handshake anytime soon. Until a vaccine is distributed widely, and likely beyond, virtual appearances, depositions, dispute resolution, and meetings will be a major part of our practice.
Our publications continued unabated during the pandemic and joined the digital age. Last May, we distributed both California Litigation and California Litigation Review digitally for the first time (with hard copies mailed as well). Look for that practice to continue. We combined the monthly Litigation Update with the newsletter, so that you receive only one email with both the Update and the newsletter, and you receive more up-to-date information with the more frequent newsletter.