Cal Biz Lit

Discussion of trial law and legal issues of interest to business clients.

Author: Bruce Nye is a trial lawyer in the San Francisco Bay area. He is managing partner of Adams | Nye | Sinunu | Bruni | Becht.

Blawg Related Categories: Appellate Practice • Corporate Law • Trials & Litigation • States • California • Business Law • Legal Information

Recent Posts from Cal Biz Lit

Citation Links in Cal Biz Lit
When Cal Biz Lit posts on California law, new cases, statutes, etc., I try to include relevant links so readers can easily see them for themselves. The links to California cases come predominantly from three…
Mattel v. Bratz Verdict In
As discussed here and lots of other places in lots of blawgs, Mattel's Barbie has been duking it out with MGA Entertainment's Bratz in Federal Court in Riverside since last May. The jury previously found…
Cal Biz Lit: The Riverside Report
Ever since California's courts adopted their "fast track" programs some twenty years ago, state court cases here have generally moved along at a pretty good clip. Even somewhat complex cases can be set for trial,…
California Discovery Motion Department -- Finger-wagging at judges division
In yesterday's post, I reported on Felton-Shepherd Industries, Inc. v. Delta Packaging Products, Inc. (August 19, 2008) ___ Cal.App.4th ___, where the Court of Appeal strictly applied the time limits in California's Discovery Act, reversing…
California Discovery Motions -- This Just In: Judges and Attorneys Have to Follow the Law
As I've shown in my White Paper on discovery, California has a remarkably lengthy and convoluted set of discovery procedures, which differ substantially from the Federal Rules. Our discovery act addresses in a ponderous set…
The Pass-On Defense: My Bad
In a post day before yesterday, I noted that the Court of Appeal in Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc. (July 25, 2008) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (A116798) had held that the "pass-on defense" barred the plaintiffs' Cartwright…
Court of Appeal Rules Pass-On Defense Applies in Cartwright Act Anti-Trust Suits
California has long had its own anti-trust law, the Cartwright Act (Bus. & Prof. Code §§16700 and following), and the California anti-trust jurisprudence is similar, but by no means identical to, that deriving from the…
Personal Injury Plaintiff Recovers Full Amount Billed for Medical Services -- Not Just Amounts Paid By Insurance
Anyone who has had major medical experience in the past thirty years or so knows there is a big difference between what gets billed for medical services and what providers accept from insurers as payment…
Air Travel Just Isn't As Glamorous As It Was
Pity the poor flight attendant. The French diplomat's wife kicks her in the back. The pilot raises his fist at her and throws her off the plane. The airline suspends her, sends her to a…
Mattell Wins Verdict For Barbie Against Bratz
One of CalBizLit's missions is reporting verdicts of interest. The Wall Street Journal and its LawBlog are both reporting that the Federal Court jury hearing the Mattell v. MGA Entertainment case in Riverside has just…