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By Eric Ganci

In the California Civil Court system, California Code of Civil Procedure section 36 allows you to accelerate your litigation by setting a trial date sooner. The law considers these “preference trials” and states per CCP 36(a) “a superior court lacks discretion and ‘shall’ grant preference to a party over 70 years of age upon making a showing, ‘(1) [t]he party has a substantial interest in the action as a whole[, and] (2) [t]he health of the party is such that a preference is necessary to prevent prejudicing the party’s interest in the litigation.’”

CaseyGerry is investigating reports linking the use of the prescription drug Ozempic® to Cholelothiasis (gallstones), Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), and other gallbladder health issues, as well as Gastroparesis.

Ozempic® and similar medications are used by some patients with diabetes to control blood glucose levels.

By: Eric Ganci

We’ve seen this: a messy sidewalk, littered by electronic scooters. Whether they are scooter versions from Bird, Lyft, Uber, or some other company, the scooter craze swept through San Diego and many other Cities…to help in part with traffic and ease of commuting…but to also bring the ability for scooter riders to leave scooters laying around sidewalks, streets, yards, etc.  

By Eric Ganci

I recently blogged on the March 2023 case decision Marin et al. v. Department of Transportation, which discusses the Privette Doctrine. A case held about a month prior, Degala v.

One of the largest banks in the United States has been hit with hundreds of millions in fines for several illegal practices including opening fake credit card accounts without customers’ consent.

By Eric Ganci

Let me lay out a set of facts, then get into the law.

By Eric Ganci

Below is some food and/or law for thought about using “reliable authorities” to get helpful article/treatise language in as evidence through cross examination–either through trial or setting it up in depos, to then use in trial.  

Boppy has re-issued a recall of the Boppy Infant Lounger which has been linked to at least 10 infant deaths. The Boppy loungers under recall are the Boppy Original Newborn Loungers, Boppy Preferred Newborn Loungers and Pottery Barn Kids Boppy Newborn Loungers.