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Deja vu: Lawyer’s mistakes might mean retrying the same PI case
June 09, 2026 - W hat could be worse than going through a lengthy, complicated personal injury trial? How about going through it a second time? That can h...
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Mediating trucking claims after Montgomery
June 08, 2026 - O n May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that large freight brokers can be sued for negligently hiring unsafe motor carriers. In its una...
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Pre-mediation discovery: Get key cards on the table
May 29, 2026 - Most garden-variety per- sonal injury cases can safely proceed to medi- ation following routine written discovery and a handful of non-exper...
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Daily Journal Profile: Prepared to Persist
May 29, 2026 - Prepared to Persist After nearly 30 years in alternative dispute resolution, mediator Anne Lawlor Goyette says preparation, persistence and flexibi...
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Retired Appellate Justice Dhanidina Named Dean of Western State Law School
May 28, 2026 - DHANIDINA R etired California Court of Appeal Justice Halim Dha- nidina, the first Muslim appellate judge in the Uni- ted States and Calif...
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Daily Journal Profile: Retired judge Eddie Sturgeon emphasizes preparation, listening in mediation practice
May 22, 2026 - Retired judge Eddie Sturgeon emphasizes preparation, listening in mediation practice Former San Diego judge Eddie C. Sturgeon says empathy, flexi...
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Cutting the Cost of Complex Disputes with Special Masters
May 11, 2026 - Shutterstock W hat if you could reduce the time it takes to get a case to disposition, either by way of settle- ment, motion or trial? What...
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Real Property Claims: Buyers Beware
May 08, 2026 - Real property claims: Buyers beware You thought you bought your dream home until an unpermitted garage bay triggers a $75,000 surprise. In California,...
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Objection: Assumes facts not in evidence
May 01, 2026 - Shutterstock Many words have spe- cific connotations, but direct translations can strip away cultural con- text, leading to a mistaken reading o...
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Divorces are Costly: The Case for Private Trials (Part III)
April 24, 2026 - Shutterstock T his is the third of a three- part series on ways to min- imize the stresses and costs of complex family law cases. In the f...
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Mediation Lessons from Mr. Rogers: What Lawyers can Relearn
April 17, 2026 - Shutterstoc In a September 2024 Gallup poll, a record-high 80% of adults said they believed Americans were “greatly divided” on the most im...
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When Trustees Engage in Untrustworthy Acts
April 03, 2026 - Shutterstock P arents designate their chil- dren, spouses designate each other, aunts and uncles de- signate their favorite nieces and nephews. ...