California Business & Professions Code §6147 in 2026: Contingency Fee Agreement Compliance
Section 6147 is the single piece of statutory housekeeping that protects the contingency fee on every California PI matter. A retainer that…
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Case Law & Settlements
Appellate decisions, verdicts, and notable settlements from California courts.
Top California PI Verdicts H1 2026: Pattern Analysis for Case Valuation
Pattern analysis of California personal injury verdict trends through the first half of 2026 — soft-tissue floor moving upward, catastrophi…
Howell v. Hamilton Meats: The 2011 Ruling That Still Caps Past-Medical Damages in California
Fifteen years on, Howell still shapes how every California PI past-medicals number gets calculated. Here is what the case actually held, ho…
Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics: Why Insured Plaintiffs Can Still Choose Lien-Based Care
Pebley is the case that kept California's lien-medicine market alive after Howell. Here is what the 2018 Court of Appeal actually held abou…