The Top 20 Things to Remember Before Your Deposition
TOP 20 THINGS TO REMEMBER BEFORE YOUR DEPOSITION OVERVIEW Depositions play an indispensable role in civil litigation. Simply put, a deposition is the questioning of a witness under oath, in the presence of a court reporter, who is trained to take down every word of...
Score One for California’s Elder Abuse Statute
CALIFORNIA’S ELDER ABUSE STATUTE: RECENT VICTORY AND ENFORCEMENT INSIGHTS MBK CHAPMAN ATTORNEY VICTORIOUS IN PROTECTING A SENIOR CITIZEN’S RIGHTS UNDER CALIFORNIA’S ELDER ABUSE STATUTE On September 5, 2023, a Long Beach jury ordered Ken Allen Lamphear, a...
Disputes Between Homeowners and Contractors
CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNER AND CONTRACTOR DISPUTES OVERVIEW A dispute with a contractor can turn into a nightmare for a homeowner. In fact, most homeowners are familiar with the horror stories surrounding shoddy workmanship, project abandonment, and outright fraud...
Definitions of Common Words and Phrases Used in Civil Litigation in California
COMMON CIVIL LITIGATION TERMS AND PHRASES USED IN CALIFORNIA Throughout the litigation process, you’re bound to run into a variety of terms and phrases that you’ve never heard before, or that you may have heard, but don’t really understand. This article seeks to...