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California Court Clarifies Confusion Post-Howell

Ever since the California Supreme Court decided Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., 52 Cal 4th 541 (2013), California’s lower courts have been dealing with the billed vs. paid issue.  The opinion of Corenbaum v. Lampkin, 214 Cal.App.4th 1308 (2013) is an example. An intoxicated Lampkin drove his car and hit the taxi in […]

Responding To The Anticipated Fallout Of The Haygood And Howell Opinions

It is anticipated that Plaintiff will be getting more lien care after the the decisions in Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., 52 Cal. 4th 541, 257, P.3d 81, 128 Cal Rptr. 3d 658 (2011) and Haygood v. Escabedo, Slip Op. No. 09-0377 (Tex. Sup. Ct. July 1, 2011). Mills & Associates gives advice on what to do to challenge that higher priced care.

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Off With Her Hedonics

The Red Queen’s favorite cry may make her life more enjoyable but certainly would have a negative impact on the enjoyment of life of those around her. If one of her subjects brought a suit against her, she might find herself facing a claim for hedonic damages…

Keeping Up to Date With the Law

The other day, a clerk at our office was updating a treatise regarding Federal Court Practice. Those of you who have done that task know that it is very time consuming, and detail oriented. He said he couldn’t understand why the law just couldn’t stay the same. Obviously, laws that were static would be …