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News & Insights
June 15, 2023

Walsworth Obtains Summary Judgment in a Catastrophic Automobile Injury Case

Walsworth Partner Michelle Watkins recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a client in a catastrophic injury lawsuit pending in Placer County Superior Court. In this matter, plaintiff alleged that our client struck...
May 23, 2023

Walsworth Achieves Midsize Mansfield Certification Plus Status

May 23, 2023 (Irvine, CA) –Walsworth is excited to announce that it has officially achieved Diversity Lab’s Midsize Mansfield Certification Plus status. The certification validates that in addition to the...
May 18, 2023
Helen M. Luetto

Code of Civil Procedure section 998 May Apply to Settlements Prior to Trial

On April 11, 2023, California’s Third District Court of Appeal issued its decision in Madrigal v. Hyundai Motor America (Cal. Ct. App., April 11, 2022, No. C090463) 2023 WL 2883009, which reversed a judgment from the...
May 11, 2023
Mary Watson Fisher

California Employers Must Now Prepare to Comply with New Marijuana Law

Ever since California legalized marijuana, first for medicinal use, and later for recreational use, California employers have grappled with the effects of these laws on drug-free workplace policies. Starting on January 1,...
May 4, 2023
Kellie S. Christianson

Second District Court of Appeal Refines Analysis for Unconscionability in Arbitration Agreements

The California Court of Appeal for the Second District recently published two decisions which both held that as long as an arbitration agreement is objectively fair in substance, procedural unconscionability alone is...