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998 Offers in California Litigation - The Basics

Abuse of Process - The Basics and Practicalities

Business Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule

California Jurisdiction on Out of State Businesses - Criteria for Being Sued in California

California's Vexatious Litigant Law

Constructive Fraud and Other Legal "Constructs"

Contacting a Former Employee of Opposing Party

Death of a Party in Litigation - What Happens to the Action

Default Procedure In Arbitration Proceedings Under the American Arbitration Association Rules

Diversity Jurisdiction in Federal Court: What it is and How it Works

Firing Your Lawyer in California: Why and How

Getting to Trial with Preference if a Party is Elderly

Hearsay Evidence: The Basics

Indemnity and Holdharmless Agreements - Definitions and Practical Applications

Injunctions-Seeking Immediate Relief From the Court

Insurance Defense And The Cumis Doctrine: When Does The Insurance Company Have To Pay For Your Independent Counsel?

Interpleader: The Basics

Laches: The Doctrine and the Reality

Mediation Too Soon: How to Avoid a Waste of Resources

Peremptory Challenges to a Judge in California

Procedure for Settlement for Minors

Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege in California

Secret Recording of Conversations in California - A Crime

Service by Publication - The Legal Requirements

Specific Performance as Remedy

Statute of Limitations in California

Summons in a Civil Case: What is it and What Are the Time Limits

Suspension of a California Corporation Bars It From Using California Courts

Taxation of Punitive Damages: You Don’t Get as Much as You Thought

The American System of Litigation

The Attorney Client Privilege

The Bankruptcy Automatic Stay: A Danger for Creditors

The Basics of Administrative Law

The Basics of Small Claims Actions in California

The Law of Spousal Privilege