A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Senior Editor, Eileen C. Moore, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three Managing Editor, Julia C. Shear Kushner Editors, Dean Bochner, Colin P. Cronin, Austin Evans, Jenn French, Jennifer Hansen, Ryan Wu Interlocutory Appeal Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction. Under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics (1971) 403 U.S. 388, a plaintiff has a right to file a civil action… Read more
A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Senior Editor, Eileen C. Moore, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three Managing Editor, Julia C. Shear Kushner Editors, Dean Bochner, Colin P. Cronin, Jenn French, Jennifer Hansen, Ryan Wu Superior Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Dismiss Matter Sent to Arbitration. In a dispute over money, with allegations of fraud, defendants successfully compelled the matter into arbitration in July 2021. After the plaintiffs failed to initiate arbitration… Read more