by Mimi Ahn and Joyce Choi To read this article in Korean, click here The recent California Court of Appeal decision in Martinez v. Sierra Lifestar, Inc., 119 Cal. App. 5th 1303 (2026) serves as another...
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July 16, 2026
New C.C.P. § 2016.040(b): One More Line Your Meet-and-Confer Declaration Needs Effective January 1, 2026
by Sharon Oh-Kubisch and Rachel Newman Effective January 1, 2026, every meet-and-confer declaration filed in support of a discovery motion in California must include a new statement, whether or not the moving party has met...
May 27, 2026
Texas Supreme Court Reshapes Chapter 18 Counter-Affidavit Practice in Ortiz v. Nelapatla
By Rick Chavez The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ortiz v. Nelapatla significantly reshapes Chapter 18 counter-affidavit practice and may alter how parties challenge medical expense...
May 19, 2026
Supreme Court Limits Freight Brokers’ Preemption Defense Against State Law Negligent Hiring Claims
By Yaron Shaham and Jaion Chung In a unanimous opinion on Thursday, May 14, 2026, the United States Supreme Court held state-law negligent hiring claims against freight brokers are not preempted by the Federal Aviation...
September 10, 2025
Recent Sanctions Against a Plaintiff for Suspected Use of AI in Brief Writing a Stark Reminder of the Increasing Prevalence of AI
With new AI tools popping up every day, attorneys can no longer trust that opposing counsel’s citations and propositions of law are accurate, and courts are not happy about it. Since May of 2023, courts in the United States...