OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA
March, 1997
cases soar  O.J. Simpson leaves the Santa Monica courthouse after being found liable for battering his ex-wife Nicole Simpson, and slaying her friend, Ron Goldman. AP/WIDE WORLD PHOTO The notion of seeking civil relief from criminal actions has gained popularity in the past five years, and the O.J. Simpson case is expected to boost the tactic further. In the two and a half years after Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were killed, the number of wrongful death cases reaching the appellate courts has increased nationwide by two-thirds, says Thomas Nelson, an attorney with the National Victim Center in Arlington, Va. Continued ... |
 UPDATE EMERGENCY MEASURE TO FUND COURTS MOVES THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE Mandatory malpractice insurance back on agenda About 10 years ago, bar leaders toyed with the idea of mandatory professional liability insurance for the state's attorneys, but the issue lost its steam and was relegated to a back burner. However, the Board of Governors has moved it up front again, making a decision to revisit the subject on March 21 despite a committee's recommendation to drop the whole matter. At least one board member plans to recommend that the bar undertake an extensive study of malpractice coverage, maintaining that data from a 10-year-old bar survey needs to be updated. Continued ... RELATED STORY
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