Judges and Judiciary
Sep. 21, 2022
Lawyers celebrate end of personal injury hubs in LA court
“One of the hardest parts of the hub system for a plaintiffs’ lawyer is not knowing where you are going to end up for trial and not knowing what your venue is. It adds an extra layer of stress and uncertainty that makes settlement more difficult,” said Deborah Chang, president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Attorneys praised a plan by the Los Angeles County Superior Court to phase out personal injury hubs in favor of community-based independent calendar courts.
“Good riddance!” said David M. Ring of Taylor & Ring.
“We are returning to the system of having PI cases filed in the branch court where the incident occurred” and the case will then be managed by an independent calendar judge, Ring continued in an email...
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