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Witnesses Can Testify at Trial if the Other Party Never Asked About Them in Discovery
By Mark I Melo, Esq. In Mitchell v. Superior Court (decided December 4, 2015), the 2nd District Court of Appeal allowed a plaintiff to present witnesses whose only purpose was to describe plaintiff’s injuries. This was allowed because the defendant never asked for information about those witnesses prior to trial.…
Money, Guns and Medicine
By Barry A. Bradley, Esq. and Thomas P. Gmelich, Esq. California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed 807 New Laws for 2016. Below are just a few highlights that might be of interest, whether you live here or not. Equal Pay Senate Bill SB 358, known as the Fair Pay Act, seeks…