Does defendant waive the right to raise the issue in her opening brief?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Kurtz v. Wizbowski, F053776 (Cal. App. 6/30/2008), F053776 (Cal. App. 2008):

We will not reach the merits of this issue. By failing to raise it in her opening brief, defendant waived this claim. (Keiffer v. Bechtel Corp. (1998) 65 Cal.App.4th 893, 900.)

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