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Government

Jun. 30, 2010

Bars Back Bill for Faster, Simplified Trials

They may be on separate sides in the courtroom, but the plaintiff and defense bars are rooting together on a piece of legislation in Sacramento that would speed up civil jury trials.

By Amy Yarbrough

Daily Journal Staff Writer

They may be on separate sides in the courtroom, but the plaintiff and defense bars are rooting together on a piece of legislation in Sacramento that would speed up civil jury trials.

The state Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Assembly Bill 2284, which would allow attorneys to use an expedited process to cut simpler jury trials down to as little as one...

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