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Nine GMSR lawyers named Southern California Super Lawyers

Nine GMSR lawyers were named as Southern California Super Lawyers for 2016: Tim Coates, Irving Greines, Robin Meadow, Bob Olson, Marc Poster, Barbara Ravitz, Kent Richland, Marty Stein and Cynthia Tobisman. Robin Meadow is on the Top 100 List for the sixth time. The Top

In a Verdict Magazine article, Bob Olson and Gary Wax discuss the meaning of “sudden” in the context of an insurance policy that covers “sudden and accidental” water discharges, but not slow leaks

The “Metaphysical Moment” When a Pipe Begins to Leak Is Not a “Sudden” Discharge Where Damage Only Results From a Gradual or Continuous Process (2013) 2 Verdict 13. In Brown v. Mid-Century Ins. Co. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 841, the California Court of Appeal rejected the

The “Metaphysical Moment” When a Pipe Begins to Leak Is Not a “Sudden” Discharge Where Damage Only Results From a Gradual or Continuous Process (2013) 2 Verdict 13.

What is “sudden?” In Verdict magazine, Gary J. Wax and Robert A. Olson discuss Brown v. Mid-Century Ins. Co. (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 841, a published decision from the California Court of Appeal, Second District, which holds that a water leak from a home’s plumbing system

Oct 21, 2011 Robert A. Olson
Write this Down: California Supreme Court Rejects Recovery of ‘Written Down’ Amount of Medical Bills (Oct. 21, 2011) Westlaw Journal Insurance Coverage, Vol. 22, Issue 2.

Westlaw Journal – Insurance Coverage (Volume 22, Issue 2)

Jul 05, 2010 Robert A. Olson
Anticipating ‘Reid v. Google,’ reserving objections for review, S.F. Recorder (July 5, 2010).

The Recorder (July 5, 2010)

Feb 01, 2009 Robert A. Olson
Part 2: Getting it Right – Challenging a Statement of Decision (Feb. 2009) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 14.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 14 (February 2009) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Jan 01, 2009 Robert A. Olson
Part 1: Getting it Right – Challenging a Statement of Decision (Jan. 2009) Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 13.

“Appellate Tips for Trial Lawyers” (a newsletter of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) Vol. 1, No. 13 (January 2009) This is one of a series of monthly e-newsletters authored by the firm for the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Jun 01, 2008 Robert A. Olson
Taking the Offense (2d quarter 2008) Verdict Magazine, pp. 17-20.

Verdict, 2nd Quarter 2008

Jul 01, 2006 Robert A. Olson
Examining the Rules – Divining Legislative Intent and Finding Statutory Meaning, (3d quarter 2006) Verdict Magazine pp. 37-43.

The Verdict, 3rd Quarter 2006

Apr 01, 2005 Robert A. Olson
Strategic Opportunities In The Statement Of Decision Process (2d quarter 2005) Verdict Magazine, pp. 42-46.

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