Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Barger & Wolen on 5/23/2012

In Toro Enterprises Inc. v. Pavement Recycling Systems Inc., 2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 519 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Apr. 9, 2012) the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District reversed the trial court and granted...more

by Sean DuBois on 5/17/2012

Dogs can be man's best friend, and they can also be dangerous. Dangerous dogs should be kept away from people, especially children, and if they aren't, their owners can be held responsible and financially accountable. In...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/11/2012

A person can be judicially estopped from pursuing a sexual harassment claim based on her failure to include the lawsuit as a potential asset in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding. In Spohn v. Van Dyke Public Schools, the...more

by Rebekah Carter on 5/10/2012

This is an example of my legal research and writing as a paralegal. I originally wrote this in my Paralegal certification course and received an A on it. I want to showcase this as an example of the quality, attention to...more

by Hopkins & Carley on 5/9/2012

The Problem: So often a family member or friend is told by a Decedent that he will inherit some or all of an estate. The Decedent truly has that intention, but as he or she ages and becomes weak of mind, the Decedent is...more

by Low, Ball & Lynch on 5/7/2012

Sara Cole, et al. v. Town of Los Gatos, et al. California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District (April 27, 2012) In many lawsuits alleging a dangerous condition of public property, the conduct of at least one of...more

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 5/4/2012

In Knox v. Dean (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 4 Dist., April 24, 2012), a California Court of Appeal considered whether summary judgment in an elder abuse charge against a conservator of an elderly man was correct. The...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/3/2012

A curb cutout that runs from a sidewalk to abut a county road is part of a county highway, but exists outside of that portion of the highway designed by vehicular travel. This conclusion from the Court of Appeals through...more