Litigation Section

For more federal court specific content, please see the Federal Court Committee’s Quarterly Newsletter here. The Federal Court Committee’s full Fourth Quarter 2021 Newsletter includes an interview with Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Donahue (C.D. Cal.); a summary of the Committee’s recent comments on proposed rule changes; and a summary of the recent four-District webinar featuring: U.S. District Court Judges Anthony J. Battaglia (S.D. Cal.), Beth L. Freeman (N.D. Cal.), Philip S. Gutierrez (C.D. Cal.), and Kimberly J. Mueller (E.D. Cal). Read more

Since 1987, the Litigation Section’s premiere publication has been “California Litigation: The Journal of the Litigation Section,” which publishes three issues a year (Spring, Summer, and Fall), containing roughly a dozen articles of interest to California litigators. Read more

As we look to the coming year, the Litigation Section is hopeful that we can gather again in-person for some of our signature programs, such as A Week in Legal London in March 2022, while continuing to offer a wide range of online programs. Read more

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

California International Arbitration Week celebrates international arbitration in California. Read more

The Hon. Elizabeth Feffer and Everett L. Green will discuss the alter ego doctrine and the appropriate and inappropriate uses of the doctrine, pleading requirements, and strategies to minimize the risk of alter ego liability. Read more

The panel will discuss compelling damage models in business cases. Attention will be given to limitations of damages, evidentiary issues, pre-trial motions, expert testimony, strategic and tactical decision-making, and contract drafting techniques. Read more

For over 30 years, the Litigation Section has conducted a biennial educational program, A Week in Legal London. This program is unique in that it provides the participants with an unparalleled behind-the-scenes experience of the British legal system that is simply not available to general public. From our welcome by the Lord Chief Justice in the Royal Courts of Justice and meeting with the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, we are afforded access to the very highest levels of the British legal system. Read more

Through October 15, 2021, video and telephonic hearings may continue to be held in certain criminal matters. In the Western Division (Los Angeles), criminal duty matters will be held in Courtroom 880 of the Roybal Courthouse through October 15, 2021. In the Southern and Eastern divisions, criminal duty matters will be held in the duty magistrate’s courtroom. A redline containing the proposed revisions can be found in this electronic Notice. Read more

The Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association is pleased to announce that Wendy Cole Lascher is the 2021 Appellate Lawyer Hall of Fame awardee. Six percent of the University of Michigan Law School’s class of 1973 were women. One was Wendy Cole Lascher, now one of California's best-known appellate lawyers. Wendy’s professional career began at a three-lawyer appellate firm, where she had an opportunity to handle a wide range of appeals and writs, including multimillion dollar punitive damages cases,… Read more