Walsworth Partner Dee Cohen Katz recently co-chaired HarrisMartin’s Emerging Toxic Tort Litigation Conference with the Metzger Law Group’s Raphael Metzger in Long Beach, California. The conference brought together...
December 12, 2015
Walsworth Partners Co-Chair and Present at HarrisMartin’s Emerging Toxic Tort Litigation Conference
December 9, 2015
New Procedures and Orders for Alameda Superior Court Asbestos and Complex Cases
Yesterday, Department 30 of the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, announced new procedures and orders for asbestos and other complex cases. Commencing January, 2016, the Asbestos Department (D30) and the Civil
December 2, 2015
Austrian Railway Immune from Personal Injury Suit by California Tourist
When a California woman has her legs crushed by a train while vacationing in Austria, is she permitted to bring suit against the railway in the United States on grounds that she purchased her railway ticket in the U.S. prior
December 1, 2015
Patron Assumes Risk of Extreme Fright at Haunted House
The Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal recently affirmed a trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of the operator of a haunted house based on the primary assumption of risk doctrine. In...
October 15, 2015
FCC Issues Ruling Interpreting TCPA and Creating “One Call” Rule
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”) has become a regular source of claims against companies who use telephone or fax systems to target potential consumers. Liability under the TCPA is fairly easy to...