Press Releases

• Encouraging budget news for California courts (05/24/13) (pdf)
• All bills identified as “Justice Killers” have been defeated in the California legislature (05/23/13) (pdf)
• Brown’s bad court funding news renews call for boosting revenue  (05/14/13) (pdf)
• Where are the tort warriors as JPMorgan floods courts?  (05/10/13) (pdf)
• CAOC responds to governor's proposition 65 proposals  (05/07/13) (pdf)
• Defenders of legal rights take aim at “Justice Killers”  (04/29/13) (pdf)
• Survey finds court funding crisis worse than thought  (04/09/13) (pdf)
• CAOC vows to push with chief for restoration of court funding  (03/11/13) (pdf)
• In court funding fight, CAOC members make their own case  (03/04/13) (pdf)
• CAOC backs legislation to support consumers  (02/22/13) (pdf)
• Even more construction delays proposed for courthouses - CAOC President Brian Kabateck says California’s courts need more funding, not shortsighted attempts to make do.  (02/20/13) (pdf)
• Assembly Judiciary hearing spotlights court funding crisis - CAOC Past President McCarthy testifies on consumer impact of courthouse shutdowns and other fallout from $1.1 billion slump in general fund revenue since 2007  (02/12/13) (pdf)
• Court funding will be focus of Assembly committee hearing  (02/11/13) (pdf)
• San Mateo County to see new round of court cuts  (02/01/13) (pdf)
• CAOC urges better security for personal medical data  (01/29/13) (pdf)
• Courthouse construction delays latest hit on state justice system  (01/18/13) (pdf)
• Budget maintains status quo, but the status quo’s a disaster  (01/10/13) (pdf)
• Court cuts hit women, children, poor, disabled and the elderly  (01/09/13) (pdf)
• Governor picks three CAOC members for Superior Court  (01/03/13) (pdf)
• CAOC calls attention to rogues gallery of holiday toy hazards  (12/11/12) (pdf)
• Courts face their own fiscal cliff under latest budget plan  (12/05/12) (pdf)
• CAOC makes court budget woes top priority amid more bad news  (11/30/12) (pdf)
• CAOC continues push to help courts wracked by deficit woes  (11/14/12) (pdf)
• Chase, Ritsema are Consumer Attorneys of the Year - Arbogast, Berns earn CAOC’s Street Fighter of the Year honor  (11/10/12) (pdf)
• Attorney General calls for more transparency on political giving  (11/09/12) (pdf)
• CAOC celebrates the passage of governor’s Proposition 30  (11/07/12) (pdf)
• Celebrating civil justice: CAOC convention begins  (11/06/12) (pdf)
• Busting the CA lawsuit myth: Torts 38% below U.S. median  (10/30/12) (pdf)
• CAOC debuts new web portal showcasing our Amicus efforts  (10/15/12) (pdf)
• Governor signs CAOC-backed limit to marathon depositions  (9/17/12) (pdf)
• Measure to put new limits on bloated jury fees signed  (9/17/12) (pdf)
• CAOC urges Gov. Brown to sign AB 1875, which would end marathon depositions in most cases  (9/12/12) (pdf)
• Deposition limits bill wins final approval, heads to gov  (8/29/12) (pdf)
• SB 1528 is not hidden MICRA reform, leader says  (8/28/12) (pdf)
• State Senate approves AB 1875, which in most cases would limit most depositions to seven hours and a single day (8/28/12) (pdf)
• CAOC: Court budget travails underscore need for tax hike (6/13/12) (pdf)
• Election 2012: A good day for consumer justice - Several CAOC-backed candidates top corporate-funded foes (6/06/12) (pdf)
• Proposal to help fill funding gap a sad necessity, but state needs to guard against “privatizing” our courts, McCarthy warns. (5/31/12) (pdf)
• McCarthy testifies to impact of budget cuts on plaintiffs' rights (5/17/12) (pdf)
• More bad news for courts in revised state budget blueprint (5/14/12) (pdf)
• One-day limit on depositions passes key committee muster (5/01/12) (pdf)
• “Stand Up For Justice” rally in S.F. draws lively throng (4/18/12) (pdf)
• Five CAOC young lawyers honored by The Recorder legal newspaper with “Fast Track” award (4/09/12) (pdf)
• Judicial Council takes tough step, scraps further development of statewide court computer system, saving money to keep courtrooms open and keep jobs. (3/28/12) (pdf)
• Three CAOC members honored as Attorneys of the Year by SF-based legal publication, The Recorder (2/17/12) (pdf)
• Six CAOC members honored by California Lawyer magazine with CLAY Awards recognizing excellence (2/16/12) (pdf)
• CAOC President Niall McCarthy applauds state Supreme Court for upholding legislative district lines adopted by citizens commission (1/27/12) (pdf)
• CAOC, in coalition with business groups, debuts new Americans with Disabilities Act video giving tips to small business on best ways to fix the most common barriers to the disabled (1/24/12)
• State leaders urge adequate funding for California’s courts, call for big turnout at Jan. 18 “Stand Up For Justice” rally in Los Angeles. (1/18/12)
• LA Times story demonstrated total lack of understanding of the importance of class actions (1/03/12) (pdf)
• CAOC announces support of Brown tax initiative - Cuts to courts and other services have produced “devastation” (12/13/11) (pdf)
• CAOC announces 2011 award winners at annual dinner. (11/12/11) (pdf)
• CAOC goes all Pink and Red for a good cause: Women’s Caucus rallies to fight breast cancer and heart disease (11/09/11) (pdf)
• Brown signs CAOC patient safety bill - E-records and "yak" approvals mark perfect 4-for-4 on consumer protection (10/11/11) (pdf)
• Two CAOC-sponsored bills signed by governor - Measures affect jury selection, court filing fees (10/03/11) (pdf)
• CAOC members net spots on Top 100 Lawyers list - 13 are honored, more than any other organization in the state (9/21/11) (pdf)
• CAOC Announces Award Finalists (9/20/11) (pdf)
• CAOC fights to protect patient safety - Electronic medical records bill goes to governor (9/09/11) (pdf)
• Stinnett appellate ruling disappoints CAOC (9/02/11) (pdf)
• CAOC welcomes progress toward SF court funding (9/01/11) (pdf)
• CACALA uses poll to shield corporate wrongdoers (8/23/11) (pdf)
• State Supreme Court decision disappoints CAOC, High court sided against consumer rights in deciding Howell case (8/18/11) (pdf)
• Goodwin Liu nominated to state Supreme Court (7/26/11) (pdf)
• Elder abuse, electronic medical records bills advance out of key committees (6/21/11) (pdf)
• U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wal-Mart marks another case of siding for corporations against workers and consumers (6/20/11) (pdf)
• CAOC calls proposed $150 million courts cut a civil disgrace: could usher in return of courthouse closures and justice delayed (6/15/11) (pdf)
• CAOC responds to latest Cal Chamber "Job Killer" report (5/25/11) (pdf)
• Insurance companies win, consumers lose on underinsured motorist vote (5/4/11) (pdf)
• CAOC celebrates 50th Anniversary and Justice Day (4/29/11) (pdf)
• CAOC President John Montevideo responds to SCOTUS decision shackling class actions (4/27/11) (pdf)
• CAOC stands up for the civil justice system as CJAC spreads tort-war rhetoric during its day in the Capitol (4/4/11) (pdf)
• CAOC Leadership react to the retirement of William Vickrey (3/22/11) (pdf)
• CAOC seeks real solutions to ADA problems not cheap stunts like distributing donuts on the statehouse steps (3/8/11) (pdf)
• President Obama and MICRA medicine (1/26/11) (pdf)
• CAOC takes stand on high-interest loans to plaintiffs (1/25/11) (pdf)
• MICRA 35 years on (1/24/11) (pdf)
• CAOC Partners with Naylor, LLC to produce new member & resource guide (12/17/10) (pdf)
• “Judicial Hellholes” Report Mocks Corporate Accountability (12/14/10) (pdf)
• Patient Safety: It’s Worse than We Thought (12/8/10) (pdf)
• Dreyer and Levine named CAOC Attorneys of Year; San Diego’s Schoville and Arnell nab Street Fighter award (11/22/10) (pdf)
• California to Corporate Campaigns: Don’t Waste Your Money or Our Time (11/3/10) (pdf)
• Governor Signs Expedited Jury Trials Act (10/1/10) (pdf)
• Governor signs CAOC Sponsored SB 1237 – Medical Radiation Safety Act (9/30/10) (pdf)
• CAOC-sponsored bill to improve medical radiation safety goes to governor (8/30/10) (pdf)
• Radiation Safety Act sails through Assembly (8/26/10) (pdf)
• Schwarzenegger signs CAOC sponsored legislation to prevent teen alcohol deaths (8/18/10) (pdf)
• Hiding behind a rock (8/6/10) (pdf)
• US Chamber survey flops as true portrayal of California's Legal Climate (3/22/10) (pdf)
• Eric Bailey named Communications Director of CAOC (1/4/10) (pdf)