The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in a medical malpractice case present such issues to the court. (Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this workplace discrimination/personal injury case and its proceedings.) In this case, after counsel and the court had gone over the special verdict forms, the court instructed the defendants to revise…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this brain injury/auto accident case and its proceedings.) Several witnesses, observing that Archie was underneath the SUV screamed at defendant to stop. Defendant, completely oblivious as to what was happening,…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this sexual harassment/personal injury case and its proceedings.) SUMMARY OF FACTS Plaintiff was falsely accused of sexually harassing defendant Tamara Black. Defendants’ investigations into these allegations were incredibly sloppy and…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this birth injury/medical malpractice case and its proceedings.) BRIEF STATEMENT OF FACTS This medical malpractice action arises out of the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal care and treatment provided to Molly…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this automobile accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) RECENT CASE AUTHORITY CONFIRMS THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF A PLAINTIFF’S MEDICAL BILLS ARE ADMISSIBLE In Olsen, supra, WL 2486789, plaintiff was…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this workplace discrimination/personal injury case and its proceedings.) ARGUMENT THIS TRIAL COURT HAS BROAD DISCRETION TO GRANT A NEW TRIAL AND THE EXERCISE OF THE COURT IN GRANTING A NEW…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this elder abuse/personal injury case and its proceedings.) The allegations in the complaint are sufficient to withstand defendant’s demurrer. Allen alleges that he is a dependent adult under the EADACPA.…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this automobile accident/personal injury case and its proceedings.) Second, Nishihama violates the California Supreme Court decisions of Hrnjak v. Graymar, Inc. (1971) 4 Cal.3d 725, 729, 734 and Helfend v.…
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this workplace discrimination/personal injury case and its proceedings.) STATEMENT OF FACTS Plaintiff was terminated from his employment with XYZ Security ( XYZ ), for sexual harassment, and thereafter sued XYZ…