The Rutter Group's California Practice Guide: Personal Injury provides authoritative, reliable answers to issues encountered in representing plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury litigation, beginning with client intake. It contains detailed coverage of various causes of action, plus extensive treatment of MICRA. It also includes discussion of statutes of limitations and Government Claims Act prelawsuit claim-filing requirements.

Contents also cover:

• First steps in handling an injury case
• Prelitigation investigation and employment of experts
• Theories of recovery
• Government entity liability and immunity
• Immunities from liability – nongovernmental tortfeasers
• Damages
• Settlements
• Filing suit: time bars and pleading concerns
• Discovery
• Judicial arbitration and uninsured motorist arbitration
• Preparing for trial
• Trial
• Posttrial motions and hearings

Features include:

• Citations to the latest cases available, plus statutes and rules of court
• Proven strategies, tactics, and time-saving tips from experienced practitioners
• Step-by-step development of each topic and procedure, showing you what, when, where, and how to do it
• Sample practice-tested forms conforming to the latest rules with comments and suggestions for their use
• Illustrations based on actual cases