California “Daily Blast” Articles

February 2024

• 2/15/24 Daily Blast -- California Appellate Court Reaffirms that a Public Interest Analysis Involving a Waiver and Release of Liability Must Focus on the Transaction Between the Plaintiff and Defendant

August 2023

• 8/02/23 Daily Blast -- The Ninth Circuit Clarifies Subpoena Geographical Limitations Still Apply When a Witness is Testifying Remotely

July 2023

• 7/31/23 Daily Blast -- The California Supreme Court Breaks from the Supreme Court of the United States On Standing to Maintain PAGA Claims

March 2023

• 3/03/23 Daily Blast -- California Jury Selection: Disability Bias No Longer Valid Peremptory Challenge Basis

January 2023

• 1/17/23 Daily Blast --  NO CALENDARING EXCUSES: Appellate Court Holds Trial Courts Must Entertain Timely Filed Summary Judgment Motions

August 2022

• 8/30/22 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Decisions on Anti-SLAPP “Protected Activity” and Landowner Liability to Invitees
• 8/23/22 Daily Blast -- New Opinion on Heirs' Ability to Intervene in Wrongful Death Cases

June 2022

• 6/16/22 Daily Blast -- U.S. Supreme Court Upends California law Regarding Enforceability of Pre-Suit Arbitration Agreements under PAGA
• 6/09/22 Daily Blast -- Evasive Answers During Discovery Haunt Plaintiff and Result in Summary Judgment

April 2022

• 4/25/22 Daily Blast -- The California Court of Appeal Applies Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.13 to Bar Punitive Damages Against a Health Care Provider

September 2021

• 9/16/21 Daily Blast -- California Appellate Court Holds Unpaid Medical Bills May Be Admitted Into Evidence Under Very Limited Circumstances

August 2021

• 8/19/21 Daily Blast -- California Supreme Court Declines to Create Exception to Privette Doctrine for “Known Hazards”

September 2020

• 9/14/20 Daily Blast -- Insurance Brokers Specializing in a Particular Type of Insurance May Be Held to a Higher Duty

August 2020

• 8/26/20 Daily Blast -- There Is No Duty to Call an Arbitration Agreement to an Employee's Attention
• 8/17/2020 Daily Blast -- Jarman v. HCR Manorcare, Inc. - $500 is all you get per action

July 2020

• 7/27/2020 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion on Applying the Clear and Convincing Evidence Standard of Proof on Appeal

May 2020

• 5/15/2020 Daily Blast -- In California Financial Elder Abuse Cases, Attorney Fee Award Is Mandatory, Even if No Damages Awarded
• 5/13/2020 Daily Blast -- The Failure to Formally Withdraw as Counsel, Standing Alone, Will Not Toll the Statute of Limitations Under CCP 340.6
• 5/07/2020 Daily Blast -- Court of Appeal Reduces Jury Award by $6.9M, Finding the Trial Court Erroneously Allowed the Jury to Interpret Michael Jackson's Contracts with his Producer Quincy Jones
• 5/06/2020 Daily Blast -- Significant New Court of Appeal Opinion Regarding Admissibility of Expert Opinion

April 2020

• 4/27/2020 Daily Blast -- An Appalled Court of Appeal Says No to Excessive Attorney Fees
• 4/02/2020 Daily Blast -- The Supreme Court Backs California Companies: Hague Convention Service Requirements Can be Waived by Arbitration Agreements
• 4/01/2020 Daily Blast -- The Court of Appeal Holds: You Cannot “SLAPP” a Non-Profit

March 2020

• 3/25/2020 Daily Blast -- The California Court of Appeal Highlights the Importance of a Legal Relationship in MICRA Damages Cases; Court Applies MICRA to Physicians Assistants Who Were Only Nominally Supervised by a Doctor
• 3/13/2020 Daily Blast -- Employees and the State Score a Win On Standing to Bring PAGA Class Actions

February 2020

• 2/20/2020 Daily Blast -- Primary Assumption of Risk Doctrine Erodes
• 2/14/2020 Daily Blast -- The CA Supreme Court Holds: If You Make Them Stay, You Must Pay!

September 2019

• 9/24/2019 Daily Blast -- Court of Appeal Narrowly Interprets Insurance Policy Exclusion of Wage and Hour Claims
• 9/18/2019 Daily Blast -- Worker Not Entitled to TDI for Attending Medical Appointments
• 9/13/2019 Daily Blast -- CA Supreme Court Holds Unpaid Wages Not Recoverable Under PAGA
• 9/6/2019 Daily Blast -- Discovery Rule Applies to Medical Battery Claims

August 2019

• 8/15/2019 Daily Blast -- Preoffer Costs Must be Considered In Determining Amount of Net Judgment For 998 Purposes

July 2019

• 7/31/2019 Daily Blast -- Supreme Court Opinion Regarding New Standard on Ascertainability Makes it Easier to Certify a Class
• 7/11/2019 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion re: “Approved as to Form and Content” Notation
• 7/2/2019 Daily Blast -- Court of Appeal Holds Party Seeking to Reduce Future Damages to Present Value Has Burden to Present Expert Evidence on Discount Rate

June 2019

• 6/14/2019 Daily Blast -- Ghost Ships, Greek Sea Monsters, and a Legal Standard for Civility With Teeth

May 2019

• 5/31/2019 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Regarding 998 Offers In Arbitration
• 5/21/2019 Daily Blast -- The Court of Appeal Affirms Judge’s Refusal to Give Repetitive Negligence Per Se Jury Instructions
• 5/17/2019 Daily Blast -- The Court of Appeal Rules You Only Get One Bite of the Apple
• 5/7/2019 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Anti-SLAPP Case-Context Matters
   

April 2019

• 4/23/2019 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: Privette Doctrine
• 4/10/2019 Daily Blast -- New California Case Applying One-Year Statute of Limitations to Malicious Prosecution Claims Against Attorneys
   

February 2019

• 2/5/2019 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion re: Scope of Anti-SLAPP Statute
   

January 2019

• 1/30/2019 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Holds Conclusory Expert Opinion Will Not Disturb Summary Judgment
• 1/9/2019 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Holds Voluntary Mediation Costs May Be Recoverable as Prevailing Party Costs in California
• 1/7/2019 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: 998 Offers and Good Faith Requirement
   

November 2018

• 11/21/2018 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Non-Solicitation Provisions
   

October 2018

• 10/4/2018 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: 998 Offers that Are Silent as to Costs and Fees
   

August 2018

• 8/31/2018 Daily Blast -- New Cal. S. Ct. Opinion Finds Law Firm's Engagement Letter, Including Arbitration Provision, Unenforceable Because of Undisclosed Conflict of Interest, But Allows Quantum Meruit Recovery
• 8/28/18 Daily Blast -- New CA S. Ct. Opinion re: Admissibility of Industry Custom and Practice Evidence in a Strict Products Liability Action
• 8/14/18 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Attorney Signing an Agreement "Approved As to Form and Content"
• 8/13/18 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Decision re: Causation in Legal Malpractice Case

July 2018

• 7/13/18 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Scope of Non-Retained Expert's Testimony at Trial
• 7/6/18 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Trial Continuance Due to Illness
• 7/6/18 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Regarding Statute of Limitations for Prenatal Toxic Exposure

May 2018

• 5/18/18 Daily Blast -- Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics LLC discussing Howell
• 5/2/18 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Decision on Independent Contractor Classification

March 2018

• 3/9/18 Daily Blast -- California Supreme Court Issues Opinion Regarding Overtime Compensation

November 2017

• 11/16/17 Daily Blast -- Court of Appeal Opinion re First Amendment and Defamation Issues in Yelp Case
• 11/15/17 Daily Blast -- CA Supreme Court Opinion -- A Landowner's Duty to Invitees

October 2017

• 10/16/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion -- Res Judicata Effect of Workers' Compensation Decision on Simultaneously Filed FEHA

September 2017

• 9/15/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion re "Professional Services" Under MICRA

August 2017

• 8/23/17 Daily Blast -- Court of Appeal Reverses Anti-SLAPP Order in Whistleblower Retaliation Case
• 8/11/17 Daily Blast -- Supreme Court Analyzes Interim Adverse Judgment Rule
• 8/1/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion -- Employer Vacation Policy and State Law

July 2017

• 7/31/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion re Validity of Arbitration Agreement Under CCP Section 1295
• 7/28/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion re When SIBTF Workers' Compensation Benefits Commence
• 7/14/17 Daily Blast -- CA Supreme Court Opinion -- Discovery in PAGA Actions
• 7/12/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion -- Where Arbitration Agreement Is Silent, California (Not FAA) Procedures Apply 
• 7/7/17 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Notice of Intent to Sue Requirement​

June 2017

• 6/27/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: "Accrual" and the Government Claims Act
• 6/22/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: Holder of Attorney Work Product Privilege
• 6/14/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: Arbitration Agreement Void if Executed by Attorney-in-Fact Under Personal Care Power of Attorney
• 6/8/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: Retaliation Claim Under Health and Safety Code Section 1278.5

May 2017

• 5/15/17 Daily Blast -- Expedited Appeals from Petitions to Compel Arbitration in Elder Abuse Cases
• 5/4/17 Daily Blast -- CA S. Ct. Opinion re: Nexus Between Challenged Claim and Protected Activity Under Anti-SLAPP Statute

April 2017

• 4/27/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: Introducing Evidence of Benefits Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
• 4/21/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Regarding Breach of Fiduciary Duty Cause of Action in Legal Malpractice Case
• 4/20/17 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: State Fund Duties for Inadvertently Disclosed, Privileged Information
• 4/12/17 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Case: Writ Review of Order Denying Jury Trial
• 4/6/17 Daily Blast -- Cal. S. Ct. Opinion re: Attorney Fees Under Civil Code Section 1717
• 4/6/17 Daily Blast -- New CA S. Ct. Opinion re: Waiver of the Right to Seek Public Injunctive Relief in an Arbitration Provision

March 2017

• 3/3/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Regarding Tolling of the Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations
• 3/2/17 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Requiring Separate Rest Period Compensation for Commission-Based Employees
• 3/1/17 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Analyzing the "Going and Coming" Rule for Vicarious Liability of Employers

February 2017

• 2/23/17 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion re: Excluding Expert Opinion at Summary Judgment for Failure to Comply with Expert Witness Exchange Rules

January 2017

• 1/5/17 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Regarding Anti-SLAPP Motion Granted Based on Lack of Jurisdiction
• 1/4/17 Daily Blast -- New Cal. S. Ct. Opinion Re: Attorney-Client Privilege as to Legal Service Invoices Subject to Public Records Act Disclosure

December 2016

• 12/27/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Regarding Anti-SLAPP Timing
• 12/2/16 Daily Blast -- New CA S. Ct. Opinion Re: Duty to Prevent Secondary Exposure to Asbestos

October 2016

• 10/28/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: MICRA Issues
• 10/28/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Decision Re: Successful Anti-SLAPP Motion Where Attorney Is Sued for Representing His Client
• 10/21/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Howell Issues with Medical Finance Companies
• 10/18/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: MICRA Statute of Limitations Applying Supreme Court’s Flores Decision
• 10/18/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion on Premises Liability for Landowners Permitting Recreational Use
• 10/13/16 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Tolling of Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice Actions
• 10/10/16 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Ostensible Agency and Future Economic Damages

September 2016

• 9/30/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: A Plaintiff's Lost Earning Capacity
• 9/28/16 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion Regarding Reptile Theory
• 9/2/16 Daily Blast -- New Ninth Circuit Opinion Regarding Federal Privilege Law in State Law Cause of Action

August 2016

• 8/11/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion: Attorney Fees as Percentage of Class Recovery Not Abuse of Discretion 
• 8/4/16 Daily Blast -- New Appellate Court Opinion on MICRA Statute of Limitations 
• 8/3/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re 998 Offer with General Release 
• 8/2/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion on Anti-SLAPP Procedure Overturning the Mann Rule Regarding Mixed Causes of Action 

July 2016

• 7/28/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Decision Re: Who Decides Whether an Arbitration Agreement Permits Class Arbitration
• 7/1/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Decision Re: Application of Attorney-Client Privilege to Prelitigation Investigation by Outside Counsel

June 2016

• 6/23/16 Daily Blast -- New CA S. Ct. Opinion Re: Raw Material Suppliers and the Component Parts Doctrine
• 6/23/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: California’s Medical Malpractice Arbitration Statute and the FAA
• 6/23/16 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion re Workers' Compensation and Labor Code section 4610.6
• 6/15/16  Daily Blast -- New Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion re Anti-SLAPP Motions to Strike and Appealability
• 6/10/16  Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Allowing Post-Verdict Brandt Fees to Be Included in Punitive Damages Calculation
• 6/2/16  Daily Blast -- CA S.Ct. Amendment to Rules of Court Re: Publication of Appellate Opinions Effective 7/1/16

May 2016

• 5/25/16  Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Rejecting Unity of Interest Exception As a Basis for Denying Costs to the Prevailing Party
• 5/24/16  Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Adopting the Sophisticated Intermediary Defense
• 5/19/16  Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: Caretaking/Custodial Relationship and Neglect Under the Elder Abuse Act
• 5/13/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Statute of Limitations for Prenatal Exposure to Toxic Substances
• 5/5/16 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion re Statute of Limitations for Failure of Hospital Equipment

April 2016

• 4/29/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re 998 Offers
• 4/14/16 Daily Blast -- New 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion Re: Class Action Lawsuits

March 2016

• 3/28/16 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion Determining Employment Arbitration Agreement Is Not Unconscionable
• 3/22/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: CIGA Liability for Covered Claims
• 3/11/16  Daily Blast -- CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Prevailing Party for Costs Under Section 1032
• 3/9/16 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Drug Manufacturer's Failure to Warn
• 3/3/16 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Expert Testimony of the "Every Exposure" Theory in Asbestos Cases
• 3/2/16 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Recent Amendment to Section 998

February 2016

• 2/1/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Affirming Denial of Petition to Compel Arbitration in Elder Abuse and Wrongful Death Case

January 2016

• 1/28/16 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Attorney Affidavit of Fault

December 2015

• 12/4/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product Doctrine and Privilege Log Issues

November 2015

• 11/24/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Judicially Noticed Documents in Ruling on a Demurrer

October 2015

• 10/28/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Howell and Payments from a Medical Finance Company

September 2015

• 9/8/15 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Bystander Exposure to Asbestos
• 9/2/15 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Re: Component Parts Doctrine and Design Defect Under the Consumer Expectation Test

August 2015

• 8/20/15 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Decision Opinion Re: Application of Code of Civil Procedure Section 340.6, Subd. (a)
• 8/13/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Admissibility of Complex Scientific Testimony on Causation
• 8/13/15 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: Plaintiff's Burden to Establish Public Entity Liability of Dangerous Condition
• 8/10/15 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: Insurer's Reimbursement of Excessive Fees from Independent Counsel
• 8/3/15 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: Federal Arbitration Act Preemption and Unconscionability Issues in Consumer Contracts

July 2015

• 7/28/15 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Attorney-Client Conspiracy Statute
• 7/21/15 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations and Tolling
• 7/20/15 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: Application of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1008 to Renewed Motions Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 473, subd. (b)
• 7/13/15 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: Joint and Several Liability and Claim Preclusion in a Contract Action

June 2015

• 6/22/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Howell Issues with an Uninsured Plaintiff
• 6/18/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Products Liability Claims Arising From Asbestos-Contained Brake Linings
• 6/9/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Upholding MICRA Cap on Noneconomic Damages

May 2015

• 5/28/15 Daily Blast -- New CA S. Ct. Opinion re: Causation Standard for Death Benefits Claim
• 5/26/15 Daily Blast -- CA Court of Appeal Opinion re Causation in Legal Malpractice Action
• 5/15/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: 998 Offer and Howell Issues
• 5/4/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Costs and Attorney Fees in FEHA Action

April 2015

• 4/23/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: MICRA Statute of Limitations
• 4/13/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Disclosure of Billing Invoices and the Attorney-Client Privilege
• 4/1/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Statute of Limitations for Misappropriation of Settlement Funds Claim

March 2015

• 3/18/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Regarding Mediation Confidentiality

​February 2015

• 2/23/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Health and Safety Code Section 1430, Subdivision (b) and Nevarrez Issues
• 2/5/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Anti-SLAPP Motion and Mixed Causes of Action

January 2015

• 1/31/15 Daily Blast -- Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Admissibility of RFAs as Evidence at Trial
• 1/30/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Attorney-Client Privilege and Joint Clients
• 1/29/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: On-Call Rest Breaks
• 1/27/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Motion for New Trial Issues
• 1/23/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Comparative Fault of Plaintiff's Preaccident Negligence
• 1/12/15 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Insurance Code Section 11583 and Tolling of Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
• 1/8/15 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Wage & Hour Issues for Nighttime "On Call" Hours

December 2014

• 12/15/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: MICRA and Pretrial Settlement Setoffs Against Noneconomic Damages
• 12/11/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: California's Permissive Joinder Statute

October 2014

• 10/22/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Sophisticated User Doctrine
• 10/17/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Right of Successor Conservator to Sue for Legal Malpractice
• 10/6/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Insurer's Duty to Defend Sexual Assault Claim
• 10/3/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Case re One-Year Statute of Limitations Applied to Battery Claim Committed During Medical Procedure

September 2014

• 9/25/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion re: Anti-SLAPP Statute in Malicious Prosecution Case Arising from Testimony in Criminal Prosecution
• 9/15/14 Daily Blast -- Re scope of an Employment-Related Practices Exclusion in a Commercial Insurance Policy
• 9/3/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Financial Elder Abuse and Alleging a "Taking" of a Property Right

August 2014

• 8/29/14 Daily Blast -- Determination of Employment or Agency Relationship in Franchise Setting
• 8/27/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Interim Adverse Judgment Rule Applied in Malicious Prosecution Actions
• 8/21/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Case Re: Filing Memorandum of Costs in Seeking Attorney Fees
• 8/12/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Cell Phone Reimbursement
• 8/4/14 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion Re: Liability of Alzheimer's Patients to In-Home Caregivers

July 2014

• 7/22/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Howell Issues
• 7/22/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Causation Element in Legal Malpractice Cases
• 7/21/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion re: Exempt Employee Use of Annual Leave for Partial-Day Absence
• 7/21/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
• 7/14/14 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion Re: Employee Commission Payments
• 7/7/14 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion Re: SOL During Pendency of Claims in Federal Court Per 28 U.S.C. Section 1367(d)
• 7/3/14 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion Re: Action Against Architect for Negligent Rendition of Services

June 2014

• 6/30/14 Daily Blast -- New CA S.Ct. Opinion Re: Whether Putative Members Are Employees or Independent Contractors for Class Action Certification
• 6/27/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Anti-SLAPP Statute
• 6/26/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Immigration Law and Preemption of FEHA
• 6/25/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: 128.7 Sanctions and Statutory Duties of a Seller's Agent
• 6/23/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: SOL for Patent Defects
• 6/23/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Business Owner's Duty to Have Automated External Defibrillator on Premises
• 6/23/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Class Action Waivers and PAGA Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
• 6/20/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Summary Adjudication in Favor of a Plaintiff on Liability Only
• 6/13/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Component Parts Doctrine
• 6/12/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Insurer's Duty to Defend Against Disparagement Claim
• 6/10/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Expanding on Howell
• 6/3/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Premises Liability and Asbestos Exposure

May 2014

• 5/29/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Class Action Certification and Statistical Sampling
• 5/28/14 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Employment Discrimination Case
• 5/27/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Reasonable Attorney Fees
• 5/20/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Elder Abuse Cause of Action
• 5/7/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Legal Malpractice Settle and Sue Case

April 2014

• 4/15/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Statute of Limitations in Malicious Prosecution Action

March 2014

• 3/21/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Component Parts Doctrine
• 3/17/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Consumer Expectations Test v. Risk/Benefit Test in Strict Products Liability
• 3/11/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Enforceable Employment Arbitration Agreement
• 3/10/14 Daily Blast -- Re: Scope of Duty of Insurance Brokers

February 2014

• 2/11/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations and Fraud Cause of Action
• 2/5/14 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Howell Issues and Medical Lien Discovery

January 2014

• 1/27/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Federal Preemption of Off-Label Use of Medical Devices
• 1/14/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Defective Special Verdict Form and Sexual Harassment Under FEHA
• 1/13/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Additional Insured to Excess/Umbrella General Liability Policy Entitled to Defense by Insurer
• 1/8/14 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Time Limits to Depose a Witness

December 2013

• 12/20/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Sophisticated User Defense
• 12/3/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: One Pro Basketball Game in CA Insufficient Contact for Workers' Compensation Claimant

November 2013

• 11/26/13 Daily Blast -- Re: Assignment of Legal Malpractice Cause of Action
• 11/14/13 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Case Re: Admissibility of Medical Reports of Non-MPN Doctor in Article 2.3 Proceedings
• 11/4/13 Daily Blast -- Nevarrez Elder Abuse Opinion After Rehearing

October 2013

• 10/29/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Sophisticated User Defense
• 10/17/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Duty to Defend an Insured Against a Third Party Lawsuit Seeking Only Injunctive Relief
• 10/17/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Regarding Employment Arbitration Agreements and Unconscionability
• 10/15/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Confidentialy of Medical Information Act
• 10/7/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Section 998 Offers and the Acceptance Requirement
• 10/7/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Bad Faith Failure to Settle
• 10/4/13 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Statute of Limitations in Malicious Prosecution Actions Against Attorney Defendants
• 10/3/13 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: One Final Judgment Rule
• 10/1/13 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: “Going and Coming” Rule and the Incidental Benefit Exception

September 2013

• 9/26/13 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Enforceable Employment Arbitration Agreement
• 9/24/13 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Case Re: MICRA Noneconomic Damages Limit & Allocating Settlement Sums
• 9/23/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Case Re: Cumis Counsel

August 2013

• 8/1/13 Daily Blast -- California Supreme Court Decision Re: UCL Claims Against Insurers

July 2013

• 7/23/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Case Re 998 Expert Fees After a Voluntary Dismissal
• 7/9/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Products Liability

June 2013

• 6/25/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Opinion Re: Enforceable Arbitration Agreement in Employment Context
• 6/24/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Assumption of Risk
• 6/10/13 Daily Blast -- New CA Supreme Court Opinion Re: Multiple 998 Offers
• 6/5/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Case Re: Elder Abuse Issues

May 2013

• 5/24/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Elder Abuse
• 5/21/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Personal Jurisdiction
• 5/14/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Discrimination Under FEHA

April 2013

• 4/30/13 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Howell Rule
• 4/8/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Case Re: Howell Rule

February 2013

• 2/7/13 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: FEHA & Mixed-Motive Discrimination Case

January 2013

• 1/14/13 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: Fraud Exception to the Parole Evidence Rule
• 1/10/13 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Bystander Recovery for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

December 2012

• 12/31/12 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: the Primary Assumption of the Risk Doctrine
• 12/17/12 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: Attorney Fees Under the Disabled Persons Act
• 12/6/12 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: Manner of Delivery of a Claim Against the Government
• 12/3/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Sanctions for a Rule Violation

November 2012

• 11/26/12 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Decision Re: Court “Gatekeeping” Role for Admissibility of Expert Testimony
• 11/16/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: the Right to Repair Act

August 2012

• 8/23/12 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: Appointment of Liability

July 2012

• 7/18/12 Daily Blast -- New Legal Malpractice Opinion Re: Statute of Limitations/Actual Injury
• 7/10/12 Daily Blast -- New PAGA Opinion Re: Secret Underpayment of Wages

June 2012

• 6/25/12 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court Opinion Re: Concerning Witness Interviews/Work Product Privilege
• 6/1/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Loss of Consortium & Latent Injuries

May 2012

• 5/24/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Section 1717 Attorney Fees/Prevailing on Motion to Compel Arbitration
• 5/24/12 Daily Blast -- New Legal Malpractice Opinion
• 5/22/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Asbestos and the Duty to Warn
• 5/21/12 Daily Blast -- New Elder Abuse Opinion
• 5/21/12 Daily Blast -- New Asbestos/Duty of Care Opinion
• 5/17/12 Daily Blast -- New Anti-SLAPP/Malicious Prosecution Opinion
• 5/16/12 Daily Blast -- New FEHA Case

April 2012

• 4/12/12 Daily Blast -- New Supreme Court’s Brinker Opinion Resolves Issues Re: Employee Breaks

March 2012

• 3/16/12 Daily Blast -- New California Court of Appeal Confirms Section 364 Tolling Provision Does Not Apply to Veterinary Malpractice
• 3/13/12 Daily Blast -- New Bad Faith/Coverage Case
• 3/12/12 Daily Blast -- New California Case Clarifies Recoverable Costs and Expert Witness Fees Permitted Under Code of Civil Procedure section 998
• 3/8/12 Daily Blast -- New Howell/Hanif Case Re: Workers’ Compensation

February 2012

• 2/28/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: Insurance Broker’s Liability
• 2/22/12 Daily Blast -- New Court of Appeal Opinion Re: PAGA Claims & Peremptory Challenges
• 2/1/12 Daily Blast -- New Opinion Re: Component Parts Doctrine

January 2012

• 1/16/12 Daily Blast -- New Opinion on the Invited Error Doctrine
• 1/12/12 Daily Blast -- New Opinion Re: Medical Laboratory’s Duty to Directly Inform Patient of Lab Results
• 1/12/12 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Opinion Re: Scope of Strict Products Liability – O’Neil v. Crane Co.

November 2011

• 11/4/11 Daily Blast -- New Hanif Case Post Howell

October 2011

• 10/19/11 Daily Blast -- New Medical Expert Disclosure Case – Dozier v. Shapiro

August 2011

• 8/22/11 Daily Blast -- New California Supreme Court Case on Privette/Cal-OSHA – Seabright v. US Airways
• 8/11/11 Daily Blast -- Legislative Change to Appellate Filing Fees