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		<title>Newdorf Legal wins unanimous jury verdict for City of Richmond in Taser lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; A unanimous federal court jury cleared the City of Richmond and one of its police officers of wrongdoing in connection with the use of a Taser to make an arrest. The plaintiff, Andre Little, accused the officer of violating policies and using excessive force in a federal civil rights lawsuit. After a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prisoner scoops the media with an exclusive Death Row interview with the &#8220;Trailside Killer.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2013 03:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A California prisoner scooped the local and national media by obtaining an exclusive 30-minute face-to-face interview with one of California&#8217;s most notorious serial killers. Writing for the San Quentin News, prisoner/journalist Boston Woodard interviewed fellow inmate David Carpenter, a.k.a. the Trailside Killer, for the July 2013 issue of the inmate-published newspaper. Carpenter was convicted of killing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Class: How to Prepare Your Client for Deposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2013 20:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lit Tip Of The Week:™  Practical Advice For Litigators]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about and presented seminars and webinars on numerous deposition topics. One of the most useful subjects, both for lawyers and their clients, has been preparing to give testimony at a deposition. Proper preparation of the witness can reduce anxiety, improve performance and dramatically affect litigation outcomes. Deposition today is often the closest a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying on the Cutting Edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the ways that I stay current on the law &#8212; in addition to trying to shape new law &#8212; is by participating as an amicus curiae in appeals on issues that affect my clients. An amicus, or friend of the court, adds another perspective to the appeal in order to ensure that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a Winning Motion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve compiled a selective (and somewhat subjective) collection of tips for better legal writing. Follow these informal rules and you&#8217;re more likely to convince both your boss and the judge that you know what you are doing. Don&#8217;t file worthless motions. The Statement of Facts should be persuasive but not argumentative Outline your motion before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Win in Shareholder Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to David Newdorf and his team, I was able to achieve an attractive settlement on a recent securities litigation issue. He provided good advice along the way and kept my interests as the ultimate priority. His experience in working for and against big companies and understanding their typical behavior was instrumental in developing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Are Court Budget Cuts Affecting Trial Dates? Too Soon to Tell.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 23:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is too soon to tell if California civil trials will become an endangered species, as many have predicted, due to court budget cuts. After the governor announced yet another round of cuts for California courts, a San Francisco Superior Court judge told me civil trials will take five years to get to trial &#8212; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jury Is Watching: How to Lose a Trial by Jaywalking and Other Bad Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 21:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lit Tip Of The Week:™  Practical Advice For Litigators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The star of one of my favorite trial stories isn&#8217;t a lawyer. The star of this story is my wife, Shoey Sindel, a Berkeley wedding and portrait photographer. She was seated on a jury in a personal injury case. The case was tough for plaintiff, who admitted to being drunk and jaywalking when a motorist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Race, Gender, Jury Selection and David Mamet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juries try their best to decide cases based on the facts and the law. They don&#8217;t always succeed. Effective lawyers understand the limits of juror fairness and their ability to put aside preconceived notions. David Mamet&#8217;s play Race, which I saw this week in San Francisco, is a perceptive look at how trial lawyers navigate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering Past Medical Expenses In California Personal Injury Lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Newdorf</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lit Tip Of The Week:™  Practical Advice For Litigators]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nishihama v. City and County of San Francisco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The California Supreme Court in Howell v. Hamilton Meats clarified the rules for recovering past medical expenses in personal injury lawsuits. As in the past, accident victims are permitted to recover from the defendant medical expenses that were paid by the plaintiff&#8217;s insurance. This exception to the rule against double recoveries (that is, plaintiff recovers [...]]]></description>
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