NEWS

CPW Partner to Speak at Upcoming Events
Partner Renee Callantine will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live phone/web seminar entitled "Notice, Tender and Reservation of Rights" on Tuesday, January 24, 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST. As a friend, colleague or client of Ms. Callantine, you are eligible for 50% off the registration fee. To register and receive the 50% discount, click here.

Ms. Callantine will also be speaking at the upcoming Continuing Education of the Bar's Recent Developments in Tort Litigation, January 28, from 1:45pm - 5:00pm PST at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Union Square. For more information and to enroll, please click here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Judgment in Favor of CPW Client Ernesto Lira in suit against California Department of Corrections
The Ninth Circuit has affirmed the trial victory obtained by CPW lawyers Mark White and Bill Chapman on behalf of Ernesto Lira against the California Department of Corrections. The Ninth Circuit court agreed that the California Department of Corrections violated Lira’s constitutional rights by improperly validating him as a prison gang member, resulting in eight years of solitary confinement at Pelican Bay Penitentiary.
For more information, click here.
To read the Ninth Circuit decision, click here.
To read the underlying court decision, click here.
To learn more about Ernesto Lira's story on KQED, click here.

Seven CPW Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers List
Super Lawyers lists no more than five percent of the attorneys practicing in the state. The attorneys are nominated by their peers and chosen based on research that includes consideration of peer recognition and professional achievement. The CPW attorneys named to the 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list are Merri A. Baldwin, Bill Campbell, Bill Chapman, John G. Heller, David Nied, Sue Popik and Mark White.

Court of Appeal Affirms Victory for CPW Client
Renee Callantine's successful effort to obtain summary judgment in favor of State Farm in a case arising from a claim to cover asbestos abatement costs was recently affirmed on appeal. The First District held that the pollution exclusion in the policy's property coverage section applied to preclude coverage for asbestos fibers released during renovation work at a condominium complex. Fellow CPW partner and appellate law specialist Sue Popik handled the appeal. For a summary of the opinion, click here.

Sue Popik Featured in Super Lawyers Magazine
Super Lawyers recently featured an article on Susan Popik in its Northern California magazine, describing Ms. Popik's career as one of California's premier insurance coverage lawyers. To read the article, click here.

Renee Callantine Appointed Chair of Property Insurance Law Committee
Renee Callantine has been appointed Chair of the Property Insurance Law Committee of the ABA's Tort, Trial and Insurance Section for the 2011-2012 year. For more information and to join the property insurance law committee, click here. Ms. Callantine is also Vice Chair of the Bar Association of San Francisco's Insurance Practice section.

Bill Campbell Appointed to New ABA Position
Bill Campbell has been appointed co-chair of the Advance Planning Leadership Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. Bill has held numerous previous ABA leadership positions, including co-chairing the Litigation Section's Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, directing the Section's Publications Division and co-chairing the ABA Annual Meeting and the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's annual continuing legal education seminar.

Philip Leider Leads Panel on Crucial Personal Injury Law Decision on September 28, 2011
A winning personal injury plaintiff is entitled to recover the reasonable cost of necessary medical care caused by the defendant's wrongful conduct. How is this value determined in an age when physicians and hospitals commonly bill one amount and actually charge another? Philip Leider led a BASF panel of experts discussing the California Supreme Court's recent decision in Howell v. Hamilton Meats, Inc., which answers this and other significant questions in personal injury law. Learn more.

Merri A. Baldwin Published Article in ABA Newsletter
CPW partner Merri A. Baldwin published an article on ethical risks to lawyers of using social media. The article, "Ethical and Liability Risks Posed By Lawyers' Use of Social Media," was included in the ABA Litigation Section Committee on Professional Liability Litigation Newsletter, Spring/Summer 2011, Vol. 7, No. 1.

Philip Leider Participates in California Lawyer Roundtable on Class Actions
California Lawyer assembled a group of class action experts to discuss recent trends in class action jurisprudence, including the U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster opinions this term in Dukes v. Walmart and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. Learn More.

Renée C. Callantine Authors Article in ABA Newsletter
Partner, Renée C. Callantine authored an article, "Preserving the Record for Appeal," in the Spring 2011 Property Insurance Law Committee Newsletter of the American Bar Association. To read this article, click here & scroll to page 4.

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