Case Updates

A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Read more

A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Read more

By:  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results Publisher: California Case Summaries™:California Case Summaries™: the fast and easy way to always know the new cases in your practice areas to get a competitive advantage and win more cases.  Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services, Inc.:Business, employment, insurance, probate, real property and torts cases. To schedule, contact one of Monty’s case managers Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323.  Trial Mentoring™:  Trial training and preparation. Email Monty at: monty@montymcintyre.com.… Read more

By:  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results Publisher: California Case Summaries™:California Case Summaries™: the fast and easy way to always know the new cases in your practice areas to get a competitive advantage and win more cases.  Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services, Inc.:Business, employment, insurance, probate, real property and torts cases. To schedule, contact one of Monty’s case managers Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323.  Trial Mentoring™:  Trial training and preparation. Email Monty at: monty@montymcintyre.com.… Read more

For purposes of calculating omitted spouse’s share, “decedent’s estate” does not include individual retirement account (IRA) proceeds distributed to separate trusts created by the decedent’s testamentary trust. Read more

AB 2024 – Domestic Violence Restraining Orders The vast majority of ex parte DVROs are sought without assistance of counsel.  Court clerks sometimes refuse to accept forms because of missing information or other errors on any one of the required forms. This creates a delay in getting the request to the judicial officer who has the power to grant or deny Read more

During discovery, defendants served Katayama with 20 Requests for Admission (RFAs) in April 2020. Katayama failed to respond within the statutory deadline. Defendants then moved to have the RFAs deemed admitted under Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.280(b). Read more

By:  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq. Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent Results Publisher: California Case Summaries™:California Case Summaries™: the fast and easy way to always know the new cases in your practice areas to get a competitive advantage and win more cases.  Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services, Inc.:Business, employment, insurance, probate, real property and torts cases. To schedule, contact one of Monty’s case managers Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323.  Trial Mentoring™:  Trial training and preparation. Email Monty at: monty@montymcintyre.com.… Read more

Wentworth v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal. (CA1/4 A168296 9/30/24) FEHA Interactive Process and Reasonable Accommodation | Information Practices Act Wentworth appealed summary adjudication for the University on causes of action under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12940 et seq.) Read more

By:  Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.Helping Attorneys Get Excellent ResultsPublisher: California Case Summaries™:California Case Summaries™: the fast and easy way to always know the new cases in your practice areas to competitive advantage and win more cases.  Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee at ADR Services, Inc.:Business, employment, insurance, probate, real property and torts cases. To schedule, contact one of Monty’s case managers Haward Cho, haward@adrservices.com, (213) 683-1600, or Rachael Boughan, rboughan@adrservices.com, (619) 233-1323.  Master Lawyer Mentoring™:  Trial training and preparation. For more information, call Monty… Read more