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Three Supreme Court cases lead to California Lawyer of the Year honors

At the Lectern

Three of the cases resulted in Supreme Court opinions. One of the three CLAY award Supreme Court decisions is Guardianship of Saul H. is also the only one of the three CLAY award Supreme Court cases to also be among the Daily Journal’s “ Top Verdicts of 2022.” 2022) 13 Cal.5th ” In Saul H. , 2022) 13 Cal.5th

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Supreme Court limits homeowners’ ability to sue their lenders in tort

At the Lectern

Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings.

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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Many attorneys also rely on the paralegal to do the first-round draft of pleadings that will be filed with the court. During the trial, the litigation paralegal is the attorney’s right-hand person. All of the work that a litigation paralegal does is usually tied to a deadline set by the court rules or the judge.

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$1.5M Verdict Affirmed in Tennessee Car Wreck Case.

Day on Torts

The only issue in this personal injury case was damages. Plaintiff and his experts also testified that plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident. The trial court applied the statutory non-economic damages cap to reduce the award to $1,529,777, which the Court of Appeals affirmed in a lengthy opinion.

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Impact of the April 2025 Georgia Tort Reform Law on Personal Injury Claims

LegalReader

Share on Facebook Tweet this Story Georgia’s 2025 Tort Reform Law, enacted through Senate Bills 68 and 69, marks a seismic shift in personal injury litigation. On April 21, 2025, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bills 68 and 69 into law, enacting the most significant tort reform in the state since 2005.

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Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

The Volokh Conspiracy

Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an innocent Atlanta family, represented by IJ, whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. So when people exposed to Agent Orange sued Dow in state court, Dow was able to have the case removed to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute.

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China Adopts Restrictive Theory of Foreign State Immunity

Conflict of Laws

During the twentieth century many countries moved from an absolute theory of foreign state immunity, under which countries could never be sued in another country’s courts, to the restrictive theory. Article 3 says: “Foreign states and their property enjoy immunity from the jurisdiction of PRC courts, except as otherwise provided by this Law.”