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ANNOUNCEMENTS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER: WINTER 2024
We are excited to announce that Miriam Ortiz and Elton Rushing have joined the Hassard Bonnington team as Associate Attorneys. We also welcome Hilary Youngblood to the team as Of Counsel.
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APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS RECENT MICRA DECISION: WINTER 2024
On December 1, 2023, the California Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District (San Jose), in a 2-1 decision, held the trial court correctly concluded that the MICRA one-year statute of limitations applied to plaintiff’s negligence claims in Gutierrez v. Tostado. The plaintiff was injured when his car was rear-ended by an ambulance which...
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RECENT AMENDMENTS MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA’S DISCOVERY ACT: WINTER 2024
California CCP § 2016.090 has recently been amended resulting in significant change to California’s Discovery Act. For all cases filed on or after January 1, 2024, parties are required to exchange initial disclosures within 60 days of a demand from any party, which aligns California more closely with federal initial disclosure requirements. Pursuant to the...
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How MICRA Noneconomic Damages Caps Will Work Starting in 2023
Assembly Bill 35 has changed the noneconomic damages cap applicable in medical malpractice cases in California. The changes will create new opportunities for plaintiff’s firms and have the potential to make large multi-party cases more common, since up to three separate noneconomic damages caps are potentially recoverable depending on the facts of the case. Understanding...
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