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Sanchez vs. Strickland Summary of Sanchez vs. Strickland in which the Appellate Court ruled that an injured plaintiff may recover medical expenses gratuitously written off by a medical provider  View HTML
Adams vs. Ford Motor CompanyThe Appellate Court ruled that the trial court can award to a prevailing defendant all expert costs, whether incurred before or after a CCP Section 998 offer was made. View HTML
Jones,et al. vs. ConocoPhillips, et al.Jones et al. vs. ConocoPhillips, et al., a products liability action in which the Appellate Court ruled that a claim based upon toxic exposure need not identify a specific toxin to which a plaintiff was exposed, but only exposure to a specific product. View HTML
Howell vs. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc.The California Supreme Court released its long-awaited opinion in Howell v. Hamilton Meats, holding that an injured plaintiff may not recover past medical expenses beyond those actually paid or due to be paid by or on behalf of that injured plaintiff. Attached is a summary of the Court’s decision, including a time sensitive note that may require you to take immediate action. View HTML
City of Los Angeles v. Superior CourtUpon a claim for damages based upon inverse condemnation of private property, due to a public entity’s purchase and demolition of adjacent property, the California Appellate Court recently held that the cause of action fails where the homeowner cannot prove that the public entity engaged in unreasonable activity and that the alleged condemnation was part of a plan to convert the plaintiff’s property to public use. City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (2011) 194 Cal. App. 4th 210. View HTML
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