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Horvitz and Levy Associates Promoted to the Position of Counsel

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Homeowner’s association board entitled to judicial deference.

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Disability retirement denied based on employee’s failure to undergo recommended medical treatment that would have allowed him to return to work.

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Trial court abused its discretion in allowing plaintiff to present new medical expert testimony.

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Wrongful death claim against long-term acute care hospital subject to arbitration under MICRA (Code Civ. Proc., § 1295) where claim arises out of facility’s health care as opposed to custodial duties.

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Employee bringing a whistleblower retaliation claim under Labor Code section 1102.5(b) needs only a reasonable belief, not a legally correct belief, that employer violated a law.

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School district not liable for negligent supervision of childcare employee absent actual or constructive knowledge of employee’s actions

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Factual findings from underlying suit were sufficient to show triable issues as to whether defendant brought underlying suit without probable cause

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Homeowner not liable for injuries sustained by field inspector employed by insurer’s independent contractor.

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When MICRA applies to all the defendants, noneconomic damages should be reduced to the MICRA cap before being reduced further by fault allocations.

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Challenge to clean energy tax assessments must comply with pre-lawsuit administrative requirements

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November calendar videos available

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Video evidence defeats bus passenger negligence claim against driver and common carrier.

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Horvitz and Levy Associates Promoted to the Position of Counsel

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Chambers & Partners Gives Horvitz & Levy Top Ranking for 18th Consecutive Year

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Horvitz & Levy Partners Lisa Perrochet and Shane McKenzie Named to Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers

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David Ettinger Inducted into the California Lawyers Association 2025 Appellate Lawyer Hall of Fame

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Horvitz & Levy Secures Reversal of a $104 Million Wrongful Death Judgment

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Beth Jay receives ALM’s Women, Power, and Influence in Law Lifetime Achievement Award for Her Enduring Impact on California Jurisprudence

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Over a Dozen Horvitz & Levy Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America

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Over a Dozen Horvitz & Levy Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America

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Horvitz & Levy Wins Sixth CLAY Award

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Horvitz & Levy Welcomes Summer Associates

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Horvitz & Levy Welcomes Partner Justin Sarno

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Horvitz & Levy Welcomes New Associate Gaspard Rappoport

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Articles & Publications

Regligious Land Use Appeal Looks to ‘Hobby Lobby’

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Practice Tips: A Recent Development in California Stalking Law

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Appellate Case Summaries (Spring 2024)

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Celebrating the Centennial of a Civil Rights Victory

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Calif. High Court Ruling Has Lessons For Waiving Jury Trials

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PAGA Returns To The US Supreme Court

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Appellate Case Summaries (Fall 2023)

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Appellate Case Summaries (Summer 2023)

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Calif. Ruling Got It Wrong On Trial Courts’ Gatekeeping Role

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Testimony of far away witnesses is possible, but not compulsory

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Retroactivity of appellate court decisions: The truth is out there

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Current California law on ostensible agency in the hospital setting

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Manuals & Guides

Settlement Offset Guidelines

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MICRA Manual

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Evidence Code Section 1157 Manual

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Challenge to clean energy tax assessments must comply with pre-lawsuit administrative requirements

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November calendar videos available

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Ninth Circuit sends shareholder damages case to the Supreme Court

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Tax procedure opinion filing tomorrow

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Wife owes no duty to control husband’s violent behavior.

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Another dissenting statement in a Racial Justice Act/systemic racism case

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Justice Kruger judges Harvard moot court finals

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Supreme Court sets up possible trials on systemic racism in California’s criminal justice system

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Pro tems are rare at Supreme Court conferences

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Supreme Court posts AI warning

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“California Supreme Court Rules on State Bar Proposals, Appoints New State Bar Court Judge”

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Supreme Court rejects UC bid to prevent disclosure of federal conditions document

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