When pleading punitive damages, is it enough that I plead malice without pleading despicable conduct?
When you allege punitive damages, you must plead facts demonstrating that the defendant engaged in malice or oppression or fraud. Any one of the...
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When you allege punitive damages, you must plead facts demonstrating that the defendant engaged in malice or oppression or fraud. Any one of the...
If the plaintiff obtained a default judgment within the last six months, you can file a motion for relief from default pursuant to CCP 473. If the...
The insurance company's tactics suggest that it suspects fraud. Therefore, I would strongly recommend you hire an attorney so soon as possible to...
Most of the fault is going to be with the driver who caused the second accident. In general, you have a duty to avoid running into stationary...
Its impossible to answer this question without a more detailed description of the items in dispute. In general, courts will compel disclosure of...
You still have to respond to pending discovery requests. Depending upon how the requests are phrased, you may be able to respond by saying "not...
The small claims limit is $7,500 for personal injury cases, not $5,000. When you appeal a small claims judgment, you start over. The court could...
Court usually hold a final status conference a week or two before trial to discuss trial procedure. Although there could be multiple case...
I would file a complaint with the California Department of Insurance. Beyond that, send a letter demanding payment by a specific date. If no...
Assuming you are not requiring the deponent to bring documents to the deposition, the way to do it is serve the deponent first, and then serve...