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Law Practice,
California Supreme Court,
Appellate Practice

Sep. 14, 2018

California law risk, the commute, and the past as prologue

There is a new kind of risk in California law that affects the way cases should be analyzed, on appeal, in trial, through settlement considerations and mediation, and in their early evaluation.

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye

There is a new kind of risk in California law that affects the way cases should be analyzed, on appeal, in trial, through settlement considerations and mediation, and in their early evaluation.

In the last six months several decisions of the California Supreme Court have modified existing precedents and expectations. Though these cases are usually reported and analyzed within their own area, their greater significance is what they in...

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