This presentation will focus on evidentiary objections at trial and will teach attendees when to “hold them” and when to assert objections at trial. The speaker will discuss how to make objections at trial in front of the jury, factors to consider before making objections, and how to avoid impropriety in front of the jury…
California has enacted a new law (Code of Civ. P. § 999, et seq.) that governs “time-limited demands” made after January 1, 2023. “Time-limited demands” that do not substantially comply with the new law will no longer be considered “reasonable” in lawsuits seeking extra-contractual damages against liability insurers. Sheppard Mullin’s Jordan Derringer and Michael Bean…
Civil litigation is no more than a process to resolve disputes. Most cases never go to trial because the process is designed to provide parties with sufficient information about their risks before a decision maker such that they reach their own resolution. Every now and then, there are cases that can be resolved absent the…