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Overview: Tune in to Jim Porter’s Law Review column this week about the untimely death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia  and Porter’s ranting about key Republicans going on record in opposition to any replacement justices offered by President Obama, no matter how qualified; which caused Porter’s blood to boil, as he passionately writes. As [...]

Overview: Public entities are immune from liability for accidents arising from natural conditions of public property, like a knarly rapid in a river, so if a rafter drowns in the remnants of an old dam in the Tuolumne River, is that a natural condition or a man made ‘drowning machine’ as the Plaintiff alleged; read [...]

Overview:  Everyone loves baseball, even though there is always the possibility of being hit by a foul ball or splintering bat, that is just ‘the risk we assume’ when we go to the ball park.  Well that may change with a new case filed in federal court in  California, Gayle Payne v the Office of [...]

Overview: A hot topic in California law is a parent’s right to spank his or her children, and new cases come out of the courts every few months clarifying when a parent may use corporal punishment, like spank with the palm of a hand, a spoon or in our case in this week’s Law Review, [...]

Overview:  This week’s Law Review finishes our series of columns on new laws in California, featuring SB 358 equalizing pay for women, automatic registration to vote when applying for a driver’s license, Uber and Lyft legal news and most importantly, Party Beer Bikes and craft beers at farmers markets. Mandatory Vaccinations You’ve read plenty about [...]

Overview: This weeks Law Review summarizes a few of California's thousands of new laws effective this week, more next week. I’m back and a little shaky following shoulder surgery, but here we go. The California Legislature once again did what it does best: Pass new laws, hoping Governor Jerry doesn’t veto. $10.00 an Hour [...]

12 Tahoe-Truckee winners recognized in CATT Annual Awards | SierraSun.com Special to the Sun TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe recently announced the winners of its 2015 Annual Awards Competition. Winners were nominated by fellow members for superior craftsmanship, excellent customer service, innovative design, devotion to CATT and community, or other outstanding [...]

Overview: This week's Law Review discusses a case where an obviously on the edge person got so frustrated that he used a stun gun on the opposing attorney and threatened to pepper spray him, but Porter's holiday greeting said it all:  Here's to happy holidays and a wonderful new year and Peace in Your Heart [...]

Overview:  This week's Law Review may shock you, a patron injured during a Haunted Trail tour sued for being too scared, seriously, read all about it in Scott Griffin v The Haunted Hotel. A Haunted House is supposed to be scary. Can it be too scary, such that you can sue for being scared out [...]