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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Feb. 9, 2008

Obtain a Ruling, Or Else?

Focus Column - By Gary A. Watt - Several rulings have created dilemmas for lawyers trying to preserve their evidence objections for purposes of appeal.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Gary A. Watt
This article appears on Page 7.

      For those following the continuing evidentiary dilemma posed by Biljac Associates v. First Interstate Bank, 218 Cal.App.3d 1410 (1990), last year was a very curious year. Biljac, like the beast in some late-night horror flick, was ostensibly killed but may not be dead. What Biljac's apparent demise means for lawyers trying to preserve their ev...

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