Themis Webinar Unmaking the Jury: How 2020 is Shaping the Future of Jury Trials Thursday, October 29 | 2:00 pm ET This presentation will examine juror attitude in the age of COVID and social unrest. Using data provided by Magna Legal Services , the ...

On American Roads, and particularly in California, there does not exist much respect for truck drivers. It is all too common to see everyday vehicles cut-off truck drivers, box them in, prevent them from lane changing, and other dangerous driving habits we ...

Research by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) provides more evidence supporting what those in the trenches defending the trucking industry have known for years -- that large "nuclear" verdicts (verdicts in excess of $10 million) against ...

The realm of nationwide class action lawsuits was thrown in disarray when the U.S. Supreme Court rendered its decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California 137 S.Ct. 1773 (2017). In the months since this decision was announced, ...

Several counties in California have begun to reopen their Courts as concerns over the current pandemic are beginning to relax. These changes to court protocol change rapidly and frequently and as we resume jury trials; law firms need to take into ...

When traffic collisions are caused by an employee who is on the clock, the employer can be held liable through a legal concept called vicarious liability, or respondeat superior . Fortunately for employers, the law gives way to reason in allowing employers ...