DISCOVERY SANCTIONS The California Supreme Court reversed the appellate court in City of Los Angeles v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP1 regarding monetary discovery sanctions. The court made it clear that the trial courts have the authority to impose monetary sanctions for egregious discovery misconduct, even if it is not necessarily a clear violation ...
David Shebby
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Michele Brown, CFLS
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Nathan Gabbard
Dear Reader, It is with great pleasure we share the thoughtful works of our wonderful auth...
Mark E. Sullivan
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Ronald S. Granberg, CFLS
You are familiar with the “Stepped-Up Basis Rule”: an inherited asset receives...