Posts by: Niall McCarthy, CAOC President
Governor Signs Deposition Bill, Jury Fee Fix
Good news from Sacramento: Gov. Jerry Brown has signed AB 1875, the CAOC-backed measure to curb marathon depositions, and AB 1481 to fix the recent problems with jury fees. These are both outstanding developments that will help improve the rights of your clients as well as the health [...]
The Importance of Economics
We all have probably had occasion to take an economics course in college. Some of us may have even earned a decent grade. But econ wiz or not, I trust that every trial lawyer knows their math. So here’s some basic arithmetic that will have an impact on your practice [...]
Hound Dogs, Bears and the Civil Justice System
One week before Consumer Attorneys of California’s Justice Day, I was in Sacramento testifying in an attempt to kill a harmful class action bill sponsored by the insurance industry and other business interests (we won). When I walked into the Capital Building, it was filled with [...]
Babies or Chemical Companies, Whose Side Are You On?
Among the many bills signed into law by Gov. Brown in the last days of 2011 was a little-noticed (except by the big-spending chemical lobby) bill that outlaws the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in the manufacture of baby bottles and sippy cups. Assembly Member [...]
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