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Robert Wright is a partner at Horvitz & Levy and a California State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist. His victories include published decisions on key issues of importance in California and nationally including:Quidel Corp. v. Superior Court (2020)[After grant of review by California Supreme Court, California Court of Appeal for a second time reversed trial court that had applied a rule of per se invalidity to exclusivity provisions in contracts between businesses]Scholes v. Lambirth Trucking Co. (2020)[California Supreme Court limits damages for trees harmed by negligently spread fires]Quidel Corp. v. Superior Court (2019) 39 Cal.App.5th 530[California Court of Appeal reversed trial court that had applied a rule of per se invalidity to exclusivity provisions in contracts between businesses]Cuevas v. Contra Costa County (2017) 11 Cal.App.5th 163[California Court of Appeal reversed an award of $9.6 million for future medical expenses to permit evidence of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act benefits]Corenbaum v. Lampkin (2013) 215 Cal.App.4th 1308[California Court of Appeal reversed damages awards of over $3 million and held that evidence of “billed” but unpaid medical expenses is not admissible to prove future medical damages or noneconomic damages]Bruns v. E-Commerce Exchange, Inc. (2011) 51 Cal.4th 717[California Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a case construing California’s statute mandating dismissal of actions not brought to trial within five years; holding that only complete stays—those that bar all activity in a case—are “stays of prosecution” within the meaning of the statute]Collins v. Plant Insulation Co. (2010) 185 Cal.App.4th 260[California Court of Appeal decision reversing a $2 million judgment on the ground the trial court did not allow the jury to allocate fault to a third party with sovereign immunity]He is a frequent contributor to state and national legal publications and a featured contributor to the Washington Legal Foundation on the issue of Mass Torts-Asbestos. He is also an active member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

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