by SBE Law | Oct 5, 2011 | News & Articles
Snyder Law continues to buck national hiring trends by welcoming an attorney and two new law clerks to its litigation team. Caitlin A. Coleman joins the firm as an associate, specializing in real estate, product liability, transportation, and construciton matters....
by SBE Law | Oct 5, 2011 | News & Articles
An Employer’s Concession of Vicarious Liability Bars Negligent Hiring and Retention Claims and Renders Evidence Supporting Such Claims Irrelevant By Christopher M. Cotter On June 23, 2011 the Supreme Court of California handed down a decision in Diaz v. Carcamo (2011)...
by SBE Law | Oct 5, 2011 | News & Articles
On June 21, 2011, the California Court of Appeal, Second District, unanimously upheld Tashakori v. Lakis, successfully concluding Kenneth H. Martin and Barry Clifford Snyder’s hard fought battle for clients Ali and Mahnaz Tashakori. The landmark victory provided the...
by SBE Law | Oct 4, 2011 | News & Articles
On September 15, 2011 the California Court of Appeals, First Appellate District handed down a favorable decision for retailers in the case of Jerry Bailey v. Safeway, Inc. (Sept. 15, 2011, A13149). The decision holds that a manufacturer of a defective product may not...
by SBE Law | Aug 24, 2011 | News & Articles
California Supreme Court Supports Defense in Decisive Decision on Plaintiffs’ Recoverable Damages: Howell v. Hamliton Meats By Jeffrey Y. Choi and Barry Clifford Snyder On August 18, 2011, the California Supreme Court provided a landmark victory for defendants...
by SBE Law | Mar 14, 2011 | News & Articles
Following on the heels of Lawson v. Safeway, Inc., 191 Cal.App.4th 400 (2010), summarized here, the California Supreme Court has expanded the duty of a commercial driver, parked off the highway in an emergency parking area. The Lawson court concluded that a commercial...
