Trial Alchemy™ Podcast Tip: Objections in Trial
In Podcast #6 of Trial Alchemy™, I interviewed ABOTA member and outstanding defense lawyer N. Denise Taylor, Esq. of Los Angeles County.
Click on the video above to hear Denise's advice about making objections in trial.
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California Case Summaries™
Know the Law. Win More Cases.
California civil lawyers who know the new case law get a competitive advantage and win more cases.
However, it's hard to know the new cases because California courts publish 500 new civil cases each year! Moreover, many of them significantly change the law!
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Trial Alchemy™ Podcast: Ken Sigelman, Esq. Counsel for Plaintiff.
In Podcast #7 of Trial Alchemy™, I interviewed ABOTA member and outstanding plaintiff lawyer Ken Sigelman, Esq. of San Diego.
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Do well and be well.
Best regards,
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Master Lawyer Mentoring™: Trial training & associate training
Podcaster: Trial Alchemy™
Publisher: California Case Summaries™
ABOTA Member Since 1995
Past President San Diego County Bar Assn., SD ABOTA Chapter
Phone: (619) 990-4312.
Email: [email protected]
Trial Alchemy™ Podcast: Cross-Examination
In Podcast #5 of Trial Alchemy™, I interviewed ABOTA member and outstanding plaintiff lawyer Brian Chase, Esq. of Orange County. Click on the video above to hear Brian discuss cross-examination. Once in a while, it can pay off to ask a question on cross even when you don't know what the answer will be!
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As a civil trial lawyer, I help clients get excellent results in business, insurance bad faith, real property and tort (elder abuse, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death) cases.
I also help California lawyers get excellent results in several ways:
- I serve as a mediator, arbitrator and referee with ADR Services, Inc. conducting hearings (Zoom and in-person) throughout California. I relentlessly pursue closure as a mediator. As an arbitrator and...
Don't Demurrer!
Don't Demurrer!
In the video above, I discuss the strategies for deciding whether or not to demurrer to a complaint. Most of the time, you don't want to demurrer!
As a civil trial lawyer, I help clients get excellent results in business, insurance bad faith, real property and tort (elder abuse, catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death) cases.
I also help California lawyers get excellent results in several ways:
- I serve as a mediator, arbitrator and referee with ADR Services, Inc. conducting hearings (Zoom and in-person) throughout California. I relentlessly pursue closure as a mediator. As an arbitrator and referee, I preside over relaxed and friendly hearings, carefully review all admitted evidence, and issue fair and impartial decisions. I handle business, employment, insurance (bad faith, coverage, UIM), probate, real property, and tort (elder abuse, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, and wrongful...
Trial Alchemy™ Podcast: A Voir Dire Tip
In Podcast #5 of Trial Alchemy™, I interviewed ABOTA member and outstanding plaintiff lawyer Brian Chase, Esq. of Orange County. Click on the video above to hear Brian discuss part of his approach in voir dire with the potential jury.
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Do well and be well.
Stay safe and healthy.
Best regards,
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Master Lawyer Mentoring™: Trial training & associate training
Podcaster: Trial Alchemy™
Publisher: California Case Summaries™
CA Civil Trial Attorney Since 1980
ABOTA Member Since 1995
Past President San Diego County Bar Assn., SD ABOTA Chapter
Phone: (619) 990-4312.
Email: [email protected]
New CA Civil Procedure Case
Were plaintiffs entitled to an award of attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.420 for proving the medical records were admissible as business records?
Last month, the Second District Court of Appeal published a new decision addressing this issue. To find out what they decided, watch the video and read my one-paragraph case summary below.
New CA Civil Procedure Case
Vargas v. Gallizzi (2023) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2023 WL 6781376: The Court of Appeal affirmed in part, and reversed in part, the trial court’s post-trial orders, following a jury trial in a personal injury case where the jury awarded plaintiffs $15,125 in damages. The trial court denied plaintiffs’ request for $350,000 in attorney fees and costs pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2033.420 based on defendant’s failure to admit requests for admission regarding the medical records, a timeline of treatment, and causation, and awarded defendant...
Trial Alchemy™ Podcast: You are Adversaries, Not Enemies
In Podcast #4 of Trial Alchemy™, I interviewed ABOTA member and outstanding defense lawyer Douglas DeGrave, Esq. of Orange County. Click on the video above to hear Doug discuss his advice to young trial lawyers: you are adversaries, not enemies.
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Do well and be well.
Stay safe and healthy.
Best regards,
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Master Lawyer Mentoring™: Trial training & associate training
Podcaster: Trial Alchemy™
Publisher: California Case Summaries™
CA Civil Trial Attorney Since 1980
ABOTA Member Since 1995
Past President San Diego County Bar Assn., SD ABOTA Chapter
Phone: (619) 990-4312.
Email: [email protected]
New CA Employment Case
Last month, the Fifth District Court of Appeal published a new decision addressing this issue. To find out what they decided, watch the video and read my one-paragraph case summary below.
New CA Employment Case
Cruz v. City of Merced (2023) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2023 WL 5949217: The Court of Appeal reversed in part, and affirmed in part, the trial court’s order denying petitioner’s challenge to the decision of the City Manager of respondent to terminate petitioner from the police force, even though the personnel board (Board) had determined, in an appeal of petitioner’s initial termination, that respondent failed to show petitioner had submitted a false police report or had conducted an illegal search, but concluded that petitioner was not truthful in explaining certain details concerning the search and recommended that petitioner be demoted without backpay instead of...
Trial Alchemy™ Podcast: Try Your Cases, Don't Chase the Money.
In Podcast #3 of Trial Alchemy™, I interviewed ABOTA member and outstanding plaintiff's lawyer Cynthia Chihak, Esq. of San Diego. Click on the video above to hear Cindy discuss her advice to young trial lawyers: try your case when the defense won't make a fair settlement offer.
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Do well and be well.
Stay safe and healthy.
Best regards,
Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Mediator, Arbitrator & Referee
Master Lawyer Mentoring™: Trial training & associate training
Podcaster: Trial Alchemy™
Publisher: California Case Summaries™
CA Civil Trial Attorney Since 1980
ABOTA Member Since 1995
Past President San Diego County Bar Assn., SD ABOTA Chapter
Phone: (619) 990-4312.
Email: [email protected]
New CA Torts Case
be liable for the acts of its owner?
Last month, the Second District Court of Appeal published a new decision addressing this issue. To find out what they decided, watch the video and read my one-paragraph case summary below.
New CA Torts Case
Safechuck v. MJJ Productions, Inc. (2023) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2023 WL 5317832: The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s order sustaining defendants’ demurrer, without leave to amend, in a case alleging sexual molestation of a minor by Michael Jackson and reversed the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment in another similar sexual molestation case involving Jackson. The trial court concluded that the two corporations, wholly owned by the Jackson, did not have a duty to protect plaintiffs from sexual abuse Jackson is alleged to have inflicted on them for many years while they were...
