Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog Eating an entire bag of “family” sized potato chips in one sitting. Guilty. Binge watching the entire new season of Black Mirror over a weekend. Guilty. Eating an entire bag of “family” sized potato chips in one sitting, while binge watching the entire new season of Black Mirror… Continue reading Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should. The “Retained Control” Exception to the Privette Doctrine
Reduce Your Litigation Costs by Hiring an Expert Witness
Expert Evidence Litigation is always an expensive process and disputes resolved between the parties will always be a preferable course of action. Where this fails or one parting is unwilling to engage in meaningful discussions, then litigation may be the only option. An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler… Continue reading Reduce Your Litigation Costs by Hiring an Expert Witness
Why Early Mediations Fail and How to Maximize Their Chances for Success
Rachel A. Gupta | JAMS Many lawyers and litigants have the misconception that the parties do not have enough information to settle early in the litigation (or pre-litigation) and therefore consider mediation only on the eve of summary judgment or trial. As a former commercial litigator, I once shared the misguided idea that for many… Continue reading Why Early Mediations Fail and How to Maximize Their Chances for Success
Breaking Down the Walls: A Series on Construction Delay Claims (Part 5 of 6)
Thomas Certo, Gary Brummer and Jacob Lokash | Ankura In the fast-paced world of construction, delays and disruptions can pose significant challenges to project success. In this Breaking Down the Walls series, Gary Brummer, a partner at Margie Strub Construction Law LLP, and Jacob Lokash, an associate at the firm, draw upon their extensive legal… Continue reading Breaking Down the Walls: A Series on Construction Delay Claims (Part 5 of 6)
Failure to Schedule Depositions Together Was Discovery Abuse
Esquire Deposition Solutions Recent amendments to the federal rules governing pretrial discovery encourage courts to be more aggressive in squelching wasteful discovery practices. Litigators should be mindful that judges are increasingly taking the rules drafters up on that invitation, sometimes denying otherwise lawful discovery that, in the judge’s view, could (and should) have been conducted… Continue reading Failure to Schedule Depositions Together Was Discovery Abuse