This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Ediscovery,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 14, 2023

The civil litigation process will soon be fairer

The recent mandate for comprehensive initial disclosures aligns California with the FRCP, compelling parties to provide a comprehensive and upfront presentation of pertinent information. The new requirement for extensive initial disclosures is a game changer.

Arash Homampour

Sole Shareholder, The Homampour Law Firm PC

15303 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks , CA 91403

Phone: (323) 658-8077

Fax: (323) 658-8477

Email: arash@homampour.com

Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA

Arash Homampour, of the Homampour Law Firm, is a trial attorney who represents individuals in catastrophic injury/wrongful death, employment and insurance bad faith matters throughout California.

In state court civil cases, the pre-trial discovery process has become a strategic contest, marked by parties intentionally concealing information or, at times, inadequately disclosing their lack of it. Parties then double down on the gamesmanship by relying on rules that require the opposing party to try to force compliance through the muck and mire of motion practice.

But come Jan. 1, everything changes in California. Thanks to SB 235, si...

To continue reading, please subscribe.

Already a subscriber?

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)