Timothy Coates Presenting at the League of California Cities® 2017 Annual Conference
GMSR Managing Partner, Timothy Coates will present the session Municipal Tort and Civil Rights Litigation Update at the City Attorneys’ Track at the League of California Cities® 2017 Annual Conference. The conference is September 13 – 15 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, California.
Eight GMSR Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018—Partner Robin Meadow Named Best Lawyers® 2018 Appellate Practice ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in Los Angeles
Eight GMSR attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. Multiple GMSR attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers® every year for more than a decade; Alana Rotter joins the list this year for the first time. Additionally, partner
GMSR Partner and Novelist Cindy Tobisman’s Latest Legal Thriller, ‘Proof,’ Garners Attention
Cindy’s latest novel, ‘Proof’ (published by Thomas & Mercer, 2017), is her second legal thriller to be published. It has received attention from Above The Law, a prominent online publication dedicated to the legal profession. As noted by Above The Law, Cindy uses her knowledge of
GMSR Sponsoring and Presenting at the 28th Annual ACIC General Counsel Seminar
GMSR is proud to support and sponsor the 28th annual ACIC General Counsel Seminar in San Diego, California, July 26-28, 2017. The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is committed to advocacy on behalf of the California insurance marketplace with the goal of promoting the
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects California’s Assertion Of Personal Jurisdiction Over Drugmaker
In Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (June 19, 2017, Case No. 16-466), the United States Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 that California lacks “specific” personal jurisdiction over a pharmaceutical company, reversing a 4-3 decision last year by the California Supreme Court. The case arises
Alana Rotter and Cindy Tobisman warn what lawyers should avoid when voluntarily dismissing claims to hasten appellate review
After a significant adverse ruling, lawyers may attempt to hasten appellate review by stipulating to voluntarily dismiss the remaining claims and have judgment entered. But not all stipulated dismissals will result in an appealable judgment. In the Spring 2017 ABTL Report, Alana Rotter and Cindy
Three GMSR Attorneys Selected to the 2017 Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Stars List
Super Lawyers has named GMSR appellate lawyers Alana Rotter, Gary Wax, and David Hackett to its list of 2017 Southern California Rising Stars. Alana and Gary have been included on the list for several years, and GMSR is proud to have David join them for
Partner Robert Olson Speaking at the South Bay Bar Association
On Thursday, June 8, 2017, from 12:15 – 1:15 pm—Robert Olson will present “Tort & Civil Procedure Appellate Update – Important 2016 Cases for Your Practice” at the Civil Litigation Section Luncheon for the South Bay Bar Association. For more information, please click here.
Alana Rotter offers tips on what defense lawyers need to know about anti-SLAPP appeals
Anti-SLAPP motions are a popular way to nip lawsuits in the bud, both in state court and in federal court cases that involve state law claims. But different rules govern the appealability of anti-SLAPP rulings in state and federal court, and the federal rules are
ASCDC Annual Hall of Fame Reception and Awards Dinner
GMSR once again is proud to support and attend the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel’s (ASCDC) Annual Hall of Fame Reception and Awards Dinner. This year’s reception will take place on June 15, 2017, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. GMSR
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