Category Archives: Procedures
James Otto Heiting featured in the National Law Journal
Heiting & Irwin is proud to announce that James Otto Heiting has been featured in the National Law Journal’s recent article “Hard Times Make for Reluctant, Sometimes Angry, Jurors.” James Otto Heiting is the managing partner of Heiting & Irwin and has been practicing law since 1976. Mr. Heiting is admitted to practice before… Read More »
What You May Not Know: 998 Offers
Something that is often encountered in personal injury litigation in California is what is commonly referred to as a “998 Offer.” Clients are constantly surprised by the 998 Offer as many have never heard of it. Code of Civil Procedure § 998 is quite lengthy; however, the part that relates most pertinently to plaintiff’s… Read More »
The Hawthorne Court: Civil Litigation Goes Back to School
Many civil trials in Riverside County are presently being held in the Hawthorne Court – a recommissioned elementary school in Riverside. In the past two months, my office has had the opportunity to try no less than three cases in this court. Though it is, for all intents and purposes, a civil courthouse, there… Read More »