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CA Supreme Court Attorney Malpractice

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

To err is human, to sometimes forgive is CCP Section 473(b)

In his Daily Journal article, Partner Stephen Squillario discusses the potential escape hatch that is provided by C.C.P. Section 473(b) when an attorney's mistake, inadvertence, surprise or neglect has harmed the client. ...more

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California Law Revision Commission Mulls Recommending Exception To Mediation Privilege

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In This Evidentiary Privilege May Stop At The Border, I noted that Section 1119 of the California Evidence Code establishes a broad mediation privilege...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

CA Supreme Court Expands Scope of Lawyers’ Statute of Limitations to Non-Legal Malpractice Claims – Confusion Predicted for Law...

In Lee v. Hanley (S220775 – Filed 8/20/2015), the California Supreme Court clarified the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 340.6 by holding that its limitations period applies to claims against attorneys “whose...more

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