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“Drawing the Sting” and Using Direct Examination to Undermine Attacks on Your Client or Witness
It’s rare when a witness does not come with some baggage, whether it’s a criminal conviction, bias, inconsistent statement, or some other challenge that affects his or her credibility. In this scenario, Counsel has a choice: bring the issue out
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WHAT IS INDEMNIFICATION IN CALIFORNIA?
There are two forms of indemnity: contractual and implied. The right to indemnity is predicated upon one’s breach of contract with the rationale being that a contract under which one undertook to do work or provide services necessarily implied an
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What are Breach of Contract Damages in California?
I. INTRODUCTION Breach of Contract damages in California are primarily either General Damages or Special Damages. General Damages are direct result of a breach of the contact since they arise directly and necessarily from the breach of contract. On the
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CALIFORNIA LEGAL MALPRACTICE BASICS
I. What is Legal Malpractice? Legal malpractice is a type of civil law suit used to enforce the standards of professional conduct. When you initiate a lawsuit for California legal malpractice, you’re not only asking the court to compensate you
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WHEN DO LIES BECOME AN ACTIONABLE FRAUD CLAIM IN CALIFORNIA?
I. GENERALLY The term “fraud” is thrown around a loosely these days. It is not uncommon for a business client to tell her attorney that she has been defrauded in a business deal because a vender lied, a partner stole
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