6 Cited authorities

  1. Rutherford v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.

    16 Cal.4th 953 (Cal. 1997)   Cited 611 times   12 Legal Analyses
    Holding "plaintiffs may prove causation in asbestos-related cancer cases by demonstrating that the plaintiff's [or decedent's] exposure to defendant's asbestos-containing product in reasonable medical probability was a substantial factor in contributing to the aggregate dose of asbestos the plaintiff or decedent inhaled or ingested, and hence to the risk of developing asbestos-related cancer"
  2. Chaudhry v. Gallerizzo

    174 F.3d 394 (4th Cir. 1999)   Cited 400 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding billing records constituted attorney-client and work-product privileged communications because they revealed legal research, including the identity of the federal statutes researched, which would divulge confidential information regarding legal advice
  3. People v. Superior Court (Lavi)

    4 Cal.4th 1164 (Cal. 1993)   Cited 93 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Considering whether respondent court's master calendar department operated as such for purposes of Code Civ. Proc., § 170.6
  4. Pappa v. Superior Court

    54 Cal.2d 350 (Cal. 1960)   Cited 38 times
    In Pappa v. Superior Court, 54 Cal.2d 350 [ 5 Cal.Rptr. 703, 353 P.2d 311], a case dealing with Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6, the majority opinion stated that in Lanigan and Robinson "we held that every defendant is entitled to the undivided loyalty and untrammeled assistance of counsel of his own choice entirely apart from any diversity of interests."
  5. Rule 7 - Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 7   Cited 7,856 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Defining "pleadings" for purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  6. Section 6129 - Buying evidence of debt or thing in action

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6129   Cited 13 times

    Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of debt or thing in action, with intent to bring suit thereon, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any violation of the provisions of this section is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both. Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 6129 Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1125.