Benchmarking
 

Any folks out there willing to talk to me about how litigation technology/support is organized at their firm?

If so, PM me.

Thanks,

Anne

Suit in California
 

New lawsuit.

Employment lawsuit. The plaintiff, a [redacted] of the [redacted] California office, reprimanded several [people] for vulgar and profane conduct. He removed pornographic photographs and obscene cartoons from the [area], as well as two Barbie-like dolls which had been posed in a sexually suggestive position. As a result, his superior officer gave him a bad performance review, saying he was "too rigid, too textbook, and not people oriented." Eventually, he was fired for causing a lack of morale in the office.

Random CA law questions.
 

A friend of mine's mother just died and she had no will. She had a spouse and two kids. Anyone know how the intestate succession works for this?

I was also told that in California that gits certificates are not allowed to have expiration dates, and if they do they are void. Is that true?

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On the latter, I have read that as well. I don't think the asnwer is they are void, however, because that wouldn't really help someone (ha--there's no expiration date, so it's void!). Unless by void, you mean someone coudl demand cash. From what I read, which was brief and a couple of years ago, I think the ruling (I believe some court held that an expiration date was an unfair practice) basically made any expiration date ineffective/invalid.

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Consistant with my understanding; cert is not void, but expiration date is.

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It's in the code, but I think it will be 1/2, 1/4, 1/4.

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Actually I talked to my Dad. All community property goes to the spouse. For the separate property it is divided 1/3, 1/3, and 1/3. I thought it would 1/2, 1/4 and 1/4 but my father showed me the code section.

Still no clue on the gift certificates.

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do you have access to Westlaw?

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Spanky:

I assume that you have already looked here?

http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/s-11.htm

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I am assuming the spouse is not the mother of the children?

(I'm just curious. Trusts & Estates was my favorite course in law school.)

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Correct. You'd be surprised how many retailers fuck that up.

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thanks

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Yes.

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Don't you think often they know this but try and get away with it anyway.

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No. People don't take time to train their staff and most managers are stupid. Bad combination.