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PHONE: (916) 996-0400 | FAX: (916) 668-5760

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Arbitration clauses are everywhere. Chances are that you are subject to a few without even knowing it. But what is arbitration, and how is it different from going to court? Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution. Arbitration is often confused with mediation, which is a form of structured settlement negotiations. Instead, arbitration is...
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Following is the sixteenth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). As with the last post, this entry falls under the category of “Counselor” and is found in Chapter 2 of the new rules. This is a new rule, not merely a revision of...
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Following is the thirteenth in a series of posts about recent changes to the California Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), under the category of “Lawyer-Client Relations.” This post discusses a new rule related to “former judges, arbitrators, mediators, or other neutral third parties.” As with other new RPC rules, Rule 1.12 does not...
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Failing to assert something doesn’t always waive your right to do so later, but there are limitations. In the arbitration context, if you don’t compel arbitration up front, you risk losing your right to it entirety. In the recent case of Spracher v. Paul M. Zagaris, Inc. (1st Appellate Dist. Case No. A152941, September 17,...
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