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Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP

The Covid-19 Presumptions: Are They Truly Gone?

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For more than three years, virtually everyone in the California workers’ compensation community had become familiar with the Covid-19 presumptions. Labor Code sections 3212.86, 3212.87, and 3212.88 were passed as emergency...more

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A New and Challenging Obstacle for California Employers’ Use of Experts in State Courts

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Employers litigating cases in California courts face many obstacles. Summary judgment has become increasingly difficult for employers. Criminal cases take precedent and often cause trial postponements, resulting in civil...more

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New California Evidentiary Standard Makes Admitting Defense Expert Testimony More Challenging

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California’s evidentiary rules have changed. As of January 1, 2024, defense expert testimony in medical causation cases is subject to a higher threshold....more

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First District Invalidates EIR for UC Berkeley’s Student Housing Project at People’s Park for Failure to Analyze Alternative...

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The First Appellate District held that the Regents of the University of California failed to comply with CEQA in certifying the project EIR for its student housing project at People’s Park. Make UC a Good Neighbor v. Regents...more

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Sue Generous and the Laws of Legal Physics: Preventing Asbestos Mission Creep in California Courts

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It is virtually a law of legal physics in California that liability tends to expand until a critical mass of appellate courts rule that it has reached its limit, or the Supreme Court puts up a stop sign (a vanishingly rare...more

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