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This website contains digest summaries of all the cases that have ever been discussed on ADVANCE TAPES on California Tort and Personal Injury Law or ADVANCE TAPES on California Civil Procedure, Discovery and Evidence.  Each summary is a sentence or two in length and is an abbreviated description of the decision. The summaries are designed to help you decide whether to read the cited cases. They also contain cross references to related authority. Most of the time, subsequent history is indicated at the beginning of the summary, but current status of all cases should be checked before citing or relying on them. To search, see the Index and Search Page.

Index and Search Page

Lists of citations to cases on various subjects and issues can be found in the Citation Lists Index. Most were updated the last time a decision belonging on the list was published, but it's always a good idea to check for later cases.

Index of Citation Lists

Every month since February 1999, I've spent a few minutes on each recording in an attempt to repair our broken English. Sometimes, I point out common grammatical, usage, spelling, or punctuation errors. Sometimes, I just express my feelings about phrases I find annoying. In response to many requests, I'm posting "Repairing Our Broken English" segments from tapes issued in the months indicated. Since they were meant to be spoken aloud, they are not always in the form one should use for written English. Since they were spoken a month apart, the introductions may seem repetitive.

Repairing Our Broken English

All cases summarized are discussed at much greater length on Finz's ADVANCE TAPES on California Tort and Personal Injury Law or on Finz's ADVANCE TAPES on California Civil Procedure, Discovery and Evidence.  Both series are available by subscription as either audiotape cassettes or audio CDs playable on any CD music player.  Discussions also describe the condition of the law as it existed prior to the subject decision and show how the decision alters or affects it, with suggestions for integrating the change into practice. For more information about the tapes and audio CDs, fax, phone, or email.