Kevin Morrison was inducted as 2024 President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, San Francisco Chapter. Click Here for Photos
SB 1107 Modernizes Mandatory Minimums for Auto Insurance in California
Partner Craig Peters was quoted in ABA Journal article "Following decades of discourse on nonlawyer legal services, questions of motives continue"
| CALIFORNIA LITIGATION
Read "Civility in the Legal Profession: It’s Up to Us to Save It" by J. Kevin Morrison, published in Volume 35, Issue 1 of California Litigation.
| OFFICE OF GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 35, legislation to modernize the system for awarding damages in medical malpractice cases in California. “Injured patients deserve to be fairly compensated when their rights have been violated, and we commend the leadership of Governor Newsom to help get this done. Injured patients and their families are better off under the modified MICRA, and we look forward to continuing to serve in the best interest of our clients,” said Consumer Attorneys of California President Craig M. Peters.
"It appears that this was a classic case of poor communications and poor attention to details," said Craig Peters, an attorney specializing in workplace accidents at San Francisco's Altair Law, who reviewed the state investigation's summary. "The circumstances indicate a serious inattention to basic safety protocols when dealing with dangerous confined spaces and gases that can be deadly," he said.
| POLITICO PRO
Craig Peters commented on California's long-overdue medical malpractice legislation rework: “CAOC has fought tirelessly alongside thousands of injured patients for the last fifty years to make sure they are fairly compensated when their rights have been violated [...] We look forward to working with Governor Newsom and legislative leaders in the coming weeks to expedite the passage of this landmark reform.”
| LOS ANGELES TIMES
Craig Peters commented on the overhaul to the longstanding Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA): "After decades of treating patients unfairly, California is finally opening the door of justice for those suffering from medical negligence [...] We are thrilled patients are going to get a fair shake at compensation for their injuries."
Today is a day for the history books: After nearly 50 years of relentlessly fighting for justice on behalf of victims of medical malpractice in California, Consumer Attorneys of California has reached an historic agreement to deliver on this vision. Following recent talks led by CAOC President Craig M. Peters, initiative proponent Nicholas Rowley, and the leader of the California Medical Association, the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) of 1975 will finally be revised.

Food From the Bar External

Altair Law is proud to participate in this year's Food From The Bar fundraising campaign. Last year, the legal community helped raise the funds to provide over 1.2 million meals in San Francisco and Marin counties where 1 in 5 individuals faces hunger. With every dollar raised, the Food Bank is able to distribute food for two healthy meals. Please help us support the work of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Please join us and donate here.
Joshua White of Altair Law LLP, representing the Masons, told Law360 on Tuesday they're thrilled with the decision. "We think they got it 100% right," he said. "The Masons were devastated when the trial court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment, and now, because of this, we get to go forward and hopefully obtain some measure of accountability and justice for the Masons."
| DAILY JOURNAL
by J. Kevin Morrison and Noah A. Phillips

The extent of the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, to both life and health, continues to be carefully calculated and assessed by governments and public health agencies since the outbreak of the virus. As expected, the legal establishment has also kept a close watch over the effects of the pandemic on the legal system, paying particular attention to the rate of increase in pandemic-related tort litigation and to the types of lawsuits most likely to account for that increase.
| SAN FRANCISCO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Craig Peters spoke at "SFTLA - Let's Talk About CAPS: What You Need to Know About the 20% Contingent Fee Cap Initiative" on Wed, February 9, 2022, 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM PT.
| SAN FRANCISCO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
What: Current Trialing: What's Happening in the Wild World of Trials in the Pandemic Era. The panel discussed Zoom mock trials, courtroom protocols, voir dire, differences in jurisdictions, and what has worked so far (and what hasn't). When: Tue, February 8, 2022 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT
| DAILY JOURNAL
A business group appears to have abandoned an effort to place a measure before voters in 2022 that would cap attorney contingency fees at 20%, plaintiffs lawyer groups said Friday.
Altair Law was recently asked to partner with two other law firms to help a young child who suffered an internal decapitation at birth due to medical malpractice.
| U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND BEST LAWYERS
​Altair is proud to be included on the list of Best Law Firms in San Francisco for 2022 as published by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®.
J. Kevin Morrison has been promoted to the position of Treasurer of the San Francisco chapter of ABOTA. He was sworn in on Friday, December 17.
| COURTHOUSE NEWS
A lengthy jury trial will determine whether lax security allowed a UPS driver to gun down several of his co-workers in 2017.
| COURTHOUSE NEWS
Families of the victims of a UPS facility shooting believe it wouldn't have happened if guards hadn't been careless about inspecting bags and IDs.
Craig Peters spoke at the Consumer Attorneys of California 60th Convention, held November 18-21, 2021 in San Francisco. His presentation was titled "The Power of KISS."
Andje Medina spoke at the Consumer Attorneys of California 60th Convention, held November 18-21, 2021 in San Francisco. Her presentation was titled "Medical Experts & Treating Doctors."
| DAILY JOURNAL
Craig M. Peters will ascend to the presidency of the Consumer Attorneys of California at the organization's 60th annual convention in San Francisco.
| LOS ANGELES TIMES
Craig Peters, an attorney at Altair Law in San Francisco who represented the family of the late musician Cash Askew in the Ghost Ship venue fire, said "there certainly is a possibility" of similar charges related to Astroworld.
| CAOC FORUM MAGAZINE
As the largest organization of California plaintiff attorneys, CAOC finds itself, once again, in perilous times. We find ourselves faced with impending ballot initiatives from corporate America that will try to prevent our clients from getting the justice they deserve. Simultaneously, the State Bar is working with powerful forces to undermine consumer protections by trying to institute a “sandbox” approach to our legal system. In any single year, either of these challenges would be a massive battle. In 2022, we will face them both.
| PLAINTIFF MAGAZINE
In cases where the victim was riding a bike, bike experts are often unnecessary and irrelevant.
Altair Law named #2 personal injury firm in the State of California by the readers of The Recorder.
Jane Doe, through her counsel Altair Law LLP, filed a complaint on April 29 in the Superior Court of California County of San Francisco against Uber Technologies, Inc, Rasier LLC, Rasier-CA, LLC, Gebrele Abebe Amare, and Does 1-50 for negligent hiring, supervision and retention; negligence; intentional misrepresentation; fraud; concealment; false promise; negligent misrepresentation; battery; sexual battery; assault; intentional infliction of emotional distress; negligent infliction of emotional distress; and gender violations.
J. Kevin Morrison has been elected to the position of Secretary of the San Francisco chapter of ABOTA.
| PLAINTIFF MAGAZINE
Poor tree management results in death and disability every year. Two of the top ten personal-injury settlements in 2018 were on behalf of people catastrophically injured by hazardous trees.
Join Altair Law as we help the SF-Marin Food Bank feed those in need.
| LAWDRAGON
Altair Law boasts three attorneys on list of 500 leading plaintiff consumer attorneys in the country.
Lawdragon’s Lawyer Limelight included a spotlight feature on Joshua White and the evolution of his legal career.
| MARKETPLACE
Kevin Morrison addresses the legal challenges victims face in pursuing claims against their employers after a shooting.
Medina secures wrongful death settlement for family of young female jogger killed in San Jose.
| DAILY JOURNAL
Altair Law is proud to have two of its own included in the Top 30 Plaintiff Lawyers in the State of California.
| PLAINTIFF MAGAZINE
Jeremy Cloyd published an article in Plaintiff Magazine that provides an update and overview of the changes in statutory 998 offers.
The tragic and avoidable death of Martin Nelis continues to make both local and international headlines.
Martin Nelis, Public Information Officer for the City of Pleasant Hill, struck by commercial vehicle while taking routine lunch-time bike ride in Lafayette, CA.
Andje Medina was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association last week at the organization’s annual gala.
Altair is proud to announce that Andje Medina is a finalist for the San Francisco Trial Lawyer of the Year Award that will be given by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association tonight at a gala in San Francisco.
Altair attorneys are frequently asked to speak at legal conferences because of their vast experience and proven effectiveness at trial. Craig and Andje recently presented at the CAOC Sonoma seminar.
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