September 2012 Newsletter
 
Quick Links
 
Like us on Facebook 
 
Website
 
 

View our profile on LinkedIn 

  

 


Office Locations
 

Los Angeles

(818) 657-0255

 

 

Riverside-San Bernardino

(760) 776-1226

 

 

Orange-San Diego

(714) 848-8500

 

 

Northern California

(415) 933-7855

 

 

Nevada

(702) 990-3714

 

 

 


Contact Our Managing Partners

 

 

Jeffrey S. Kramer

(Los Angeles)

jkramer@kdeklaw.com
  

 

 

Deborah Olsen deBoer

(Riverside-San Bernardino)

dolsendeboer@kdeklaw.com   

 

 

 

 Constance A. Endelicato

(Orange-San Diego)

cendelicato@kdeklaw.com

 

 


 

 

Join Our Mailing List

 

 

 

Trial Techniques for the Litigated Claim

 

KDEK is a civil litigation firm which tries cases when that is in the client's best interest.  This issue of our newsletter offers some suggestions for when trial is the only viable resolution strategy. 

 

Creative pleading in medical malpractice lawsuits often requires aggressive defense motions to pare down the claims before trial.  Click here to read more.

 

Judges may begin using a new jury instruction to admonish jurors from using smartphones and social media during trial.  Click here to read more.

 

Persuading a jury to decide for our client includes effective cross-examination of opposing experts.  Click here to read more.

 

Computer-generated imagery is useful to help the jury understand how an event occurred, but it is not always admissible.  Click here to read more.

Foreclosed Homes = Foreclosed Claims?

 

An unfortunate reality of the Great Recession is that property owners  continue to suffer from the effects of foreclosure and short sales.  An emerging question for the Courts is whether owners are also foreclosed from suing for property damage which they allegedly sustained while they held title.  Click here to read more.

Supreme Court Watch

 

In the much-watched case of DiCampli-Montz v. County of Santa Clara  (Case No. S194501), the California Supreme Court has re-scheduled oral argument for October 2, 2012.
 
The issue in DiCampli-Montz is whether a Notice of Intent under Code of Civil Procedure § 364 delivered to a county hospital's risk management department substantially complies with the requirement under Government Code § 915 that a claim be presented to a public entity before filing suit.
Please Welcome Our Newest Attorney 
Maria Chaves  
We are pleased to have Maria H. Chaves join the firm.   She practices Healthcare Litigation throughout California.  Her background includes having worked in a medical office.  She earned her B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University and her  Juris Doctor degree  from California Western School of Law in San Diego.
Caselaw Highlights 

 

California and Nevada courts have issued some recent judicial opinions  in matters which may affect our clients' interests.  Click here to read more.
Legal Quote 

 

"I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity."

 

Arabella Weir

British actress and writer (1957 - present)

Other Helpful Links

 
State Bar of California                      State Bar of Nevada 

 

California Courts                                        Nevada Courts

 

California Medical Board                Nevada Medical Board 

 

California Contractors State License Board

 

This newsletter is provided for informational purposes only. Its contents are not intended and should not be construed as legal advice.

 

© Kramer deBoer Endelicato & Keane, LLP, all rights reserved