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. Caitlin received her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and her J.D. from […] Read More

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) 51 Cal.4th 1148, which reaffirms the long-standing principle that an employer’s exposure for negligently hiring, retaining or entrusting […] Read More

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 Tashakoris with an equitable access easement, saving them from an innocent mistake that would have left their property landlocked […] Read More

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 seek equitable indemnity against a non-negligent retailer whose fault rests solely […] Read More