By Brian S. Kabateck and Christopher Noyes Advocate Magazine March 2016  Every trial lawyer succumbs to the realization that the night before you commence trial is stressful.  Undoubtedly, the nerves start to kick in.  You spend half the night preparing for jury selection, reviewing pre-trial motions and fine-tuning your opening

Brian S. Kabateck and Drew Ferrandini San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association (SFTLA) Magazine December 2015 Read Part 1 and Part 2 of the article.

Brian Kabateck & Benjamin Hakimfar Attorney at Law Magazine (November 2015) Read the full article here. 

Brian S. Kabateck and Douglas Rochen November 17, 2015 Legislative efforts have specifically carved out a very narrow exception to the workers’ compensation exclusive remedy doctrine for civil damages against an employer where the employer has caused and/or prevented its employees from the safe operation of power presses without guards.

Brian S. Kabateck and Shant A. Karnikian July/August 2015 A tortfeasor’s acts giving rise to a personal injury lawsuit may also be the basis for criminal charges. As a common example, a driver of a vehicle who hits a pedestrian may face both civil and criminal consequences, depending on the

Law360, New York October 19, 2015 When ascertainability emerged as a new hurdle for plaintiffs attorneys in class certification in Carrera v. Bayer Corp., 727 F.3d 300 (3d Cir. 2013), courts initially took a strict stance in their analysis. However, the tide is turning and the barrier that Carrera’s standard presented