Publications

Where’s The Beef – Advocate
Advocate February 2007 - “Put the BEEF in Mediated Settlement Agreements” - Ensure Some Muscle for Enforcement, By Timothy A. Lambirth

ADR Special Focus – sfvba.org
“ADR Special Focus” - California Supremes Find Anticipatory Jury Trial and Class Action Waivers Unenforceable. By Timothy A. Lambirth and Diane Bucka.

Banks Not Liable. – Big Money
“Banks Not Liable. Yes, It’s True…” - Payee’s Malfeasance is Not Bank’s Liability - By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph Catmull

Insecure Secured Lenders – Big Money
“Insecure Secured Lenders” - By Timothy A. Lambirth and Regina Ashkinadze

Dead Hand – Verdicts
"Dead Hand" - Verdicts & Settlements - Bank of America prevails over a woman who claims someone forged checks worth nearly half-a-million dollars from her deceased brother's account. By Christina Landers

Humanizing and Handling Suits for the Institutional Plaintiff
Humanizing and Handling Suits for the Institutional Plaintiff - by Timothy A. Lambirth

Copy Catastrophe – Big Money
“Copy Catastrophe” - Smoking Gun Letter Discoverable if Not Addressed or Copied To Counsel, By Robert K. Olsen and Timothy A. Lambirth

LATLA Las Vegas 1993
11th Annual Las Vegas Convention - LA Trial Lawyers Association

Lenders as Landlords: Evicting Tenants After Foreclosure – LA Lawyer
LA Lawyer Magazine - October 1983

Total Knock Out: Mark I Murad with Timothy A. Lambirth Defenses Battery Case
Defending Student Against Schoolyard Bully - Trial Style Jan/Feb 2008

Sleuthing Lawyer Wins Vanishing-Medallion Suit – LA Daily Journal
LA Daily Journal - 2003

Parol Evidence Rule: Fraud Exception Creates Chaos – Trial Style
Timothy A. Lambirth analyzes developments regarding the fraud exception to the Parol Evidence Rule spotlighted in Riverisland Cold Storage v. Fresno-Madera Production Credit Assn.

Where In The World Are The Parties “Located?” – Big Money
“Where in the World are the Parties “Located?” - By Timothy A. Lambirth and Diana Bucka

Charging Orders – Big Money
A Powerful Judgment Enforcement Procedure

Here, There, and Everywhere
9th Circuit Clarifies Jurisdictional Reach in Internet Cases Law School Jurisdiction 101: General vs. Specific Jurisdiction

Parol Evidence Rule
Fraud Exception Creates Chaos
Listings of Publications
March 2009
“Banks Not Liable. Yes, It’s True…”
Payee’s Malfeasance is Not Bank’s Liability”
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph Catmull
October/November 2008
“Insecure Secured Lenders”
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Regina Ashkinadze
January/ February 2008
“Help! Employers are Drowning”
Tidal Wave of Big Money Retaliation
Verdicts Heading Their Way
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Renee Orth
November/December 2007
“Big Money, Minimum Contacts”
The Long Arm Reaches Judgment Creditors:
Domestication Plus Can Subject Judgment
Creditors to Specific Personal Jurisdiction, Says the Ninth Circuit
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Renee Orth
August/September 2007
“Be Prepared”
Yes, I’m Talking to You
By Timothy A. Lambirth
January/February 2007
“Put the BEEF in Mediated Settlement Agreements”
Ensure Some Muscle for Enforcement
By Timothy A. Lambirth
November/December 2006
“Till It Hurts”
How Much Is Enough for Punitive Damages?
By Timothy A. Lambirth
September/October 2006
“Small Matters Cost Big Money”
Seemingly Insignificant Collection Cases Become Loser
Class Actions for the Defense
By Timothy A. Lambirth
May/June 2006
“Where in the World are the Parties “Located?”
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Diana Bucka
March/April 2006
“Copy Catastrophe”
Smoking Gun Letter Discoverable if Not Addressed or Copied To Counsel
By Robert K. Olsen and Timothy A. Lambirth
February 2006
“ADR Special Focus”
California Supremes Find Anticipatory Jury Trial and Class Action Waivers Unenforceable.
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Diane Bucka.
January/February 2006
“Now or Never”
California Supremes find anticipatory jury trial and class
action waivers unenforceable
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Diana Bucka
Summer 2005
“Novation News”
Oral amendments can trump written agreements
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Diana Bucka
July/ August 2004
“Enforcing Contractual, Predispute Jury Trial Wavers”
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
May/June 2004
“Damages Dilemma”
Division Four of the Second Appellate District wrangles
With the United States Supreme Court punitive award decision
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
March/ April 2004
“Don’t Shoot!”
Bank’s factually incorrect report to law enforcement about suspected
Criminal activity is absolutely privileged
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
January/ February 2004
“In Cyberspace, No One Can Hear You Slander”
When First Amendment rights are implicated against a client, counsel
Should consult section 425.16 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Anti-SLAPP)
early in the case
By Timothy Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
Fall Bonus 2003
“Cashed Out”
Federal savings and loan’s charges over state required fee is preempted
“Pay For Play”
Municipalities may not prohibit banks from charging ATM-use fees to noncustomers
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
September/October 2003
“Big Hit”
Litigators rejoice that anti-SLAPP motion can strike down malicious prosecution lawsuits
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
July/August 2003
“Consumer Confidences”
Under the Song-Beverly Act, businesses requesting personal identification Information from credit card holders risk liability
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
May/June 2003
“Plowing New Ground”
State Farm v. Campbell’s limitations on punitive damages awards signals
Changes
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
“Avoiding Mistakes”
Small details exact large consequences in bank trial
By Timothy A. Lambirth and Joseph H. Catmull
January/ February 2003
“Big Money”
By Timothy a. Lambirth
“California Civil Jury Instructions” discussion host, panelist and panel organizer.