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12.03.09 - New California Court of Appeal case involving applying the "collateral source rule" as a basis for rejecting the "Hanif" reduction of the medical damages recoverable in a personal injury case.
10.06.09
- Application of the litigation privilege to the Rosenthal Act

(Debt Collection Practices)

10.02.09 - Prelitigation procedures cannot be ignored by homeowners.

09.03.08 - Brinker decision about employee meal and rest breaks is a Big win for employers.

07.28.08 - Central Valley labor contractor fined in teen girl's death

06.09.08 - New Harassment Issue: Bullying

06.06.08 - Two new cell phone laws in California will go into effect on July 1, 2008.

06.06.08 - Preventing Heat Illness - Why this is important to you - What you need to know.

07.10.07 - Court of Appeal refuses to apply California Rule of "Horizontal Exhaustion" in insurance case.
04.23.07 -
Avoiding Surprises of Successor Liability By Joseph N. Demko
01.10.07
- News Alert - Mediation considered voluntary by appellate court.
09.14.06
- Mediator as Arbitrator - Permissible, But Prudent?
06.14.06
- VL Legal Alert: SB 800 - Correction rather than litigation
05.12.06
- VL Legal Alert: recent mold case in which plaintiff's expert reports and testimony precluded
03.31.06
- VL Legal ALert: California LLC's may be entitled to a refund
03.15.06 -
VL Legal Alert: mediation settlements and enforceability
03.02.06 -
VL Legal Alert: indemnity contracts and construction defect litigation
02.24.06
- AB 758, effective January 1, 2006 changed liability back to tort law of comparative fault where a subcontractor is responsible for their own work

11.07.05 - The Tax Benefits of Community Property with Right of Survivorship Deeds

11.07.05 - Advisory Panel Delivers Final Report on Federal Tax Reform

11.07.05 - Trust Versus A Will – The Distinctions

12.17.04 - VL Legal Alert: contracts/mold damages

Firm News

11.07.07 - VLA Partner Kent Tierney will be speaking at the PACE 2008 - The Power of Paint & Coatings conference being held Jan. 27-30, 2008, at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. - Registration information

08.07.07 - VL is pleased to announce Jennifer R. Thomas has Joined the firm as Of Counsel effective September 1, 2007.

07.30.07 - VL attorney Juna Kim, Esq. elected to the California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) Board of Directors.

07.16.07 - VL Partner Kent Tierney will be speaking at the Oct. 11, 2007, "Construction Litigation in California", seminar in San Jose, California.
04.18.07
- VL attorney Natalie Glavinovich will be participating in the AIDS/LifeCycle 6 bicycling event being held June 3rd thru 9th, 2007
03.15.07
- VL helps support the AIDS/LifeCycle 6 event organized by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation
03.05.07
- VL Participated in successful Holiday Food Drive 2006

09.22.06 - CALPASC members taking affirmative steps to curb construction defect litigation
06.05.06 - VL attorney Jeffrey W. Allen spoke at the Risk Management Forum (Golden Gate Chapter) June 1, 2006 dinner

05.31.06 - VL helps support the AIDS/LifeCycle 5 event organized by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation

05.11.06 - VL becomes an MCLE Approved Provider as of May 9, 2006

03.29.06 - VL participated in successful Holiday Food Drive 2005

11.29.05 - VL becomes an Associate/Affiliate member of the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC)

05.23.05 - VL attorneys Allen, Kim and Smith obtain favorable settlement for Sears in potentially high exposure personal injury suit

Publications

11.08.06 - VL Attorney Larisa A. Kiremidjian successfully secured a Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of our client Dollar Rent A Car.

04.18.06 - VL achieves gratifying result for Sears following jury trial in Santa Clara County in March, 2006
12.03 -
Defense Victory: Partial Summary Judgment returned on alleged fraud by
concealment including unfair competition claims
By Jeffrey W. Allen

10.28.03 - Summary judgment is available remedy in subrogation action where
carrier unable to establish superior equities
By Fredrick A. Hagen

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