Judicial Profile
Family court commissioner Leah Boucek says lawyers must understand pro pers
MCLE
How do criminal domestic violence cases affect family law and DVPA actions?
A parallel criminal domestic violence case can have a sig...
By Anthony J. FerrentinoBest practices for counsel in domestic violence restraining order cases under Family Code section 6309
Family Code section 6309, which became effective on Jan. ...
By Lawrence P. RiffThe fall of the Privette doctrine in landlord-tenant relationships
In Ramirez v. PK, the 1st District Court of Appeal...
By Garret D. MuraiDiscipline Report
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
Webinars
Technology, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
WATCH NOW: Ready to deploy new technologies to simplify your work? Legal tech experts offer guidance in legal prompting and th...
Today's News Weekly Quiz
Contracts
Complaint against Jacob Emrani set to expand
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Emrani’s attorney, Michael W. Feenberg, told Judge David S. Cunningham III that there is an “ironclad” arbitration provision in the contract with the plaintiff.
Construction, Civil Litigation
Trial remains set for June in Golden Gate dispute
By Wisdom Howell
The case, which relates to an alleged $13 million still owed to a steel producer, has been mired in cross complaints since it was filed in 2021.
Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court
Amici pour in for challenge to gig worker measure
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court has not scheduled oral arguments for the challenge to Prop. 22, which voters overwhelmingly approved to overturn parts of AB-5, an an...
Health Care & Hospital Law
IVF firm faces multiple suits over lab accident
By Skyler Romero
The accident is alleged to have killed embryos which were then transferred to patients who didn’t become pregnant.
Columns
Contracts
Arbitration as an effective mechanism for resolving asset purchase agreement disputes
By Daniel B. Garrie
Parties should draft a comprehensive arbitration clause in an asset purchase agreement, including the process, number and sele...
Government
Electronic voting is the best path for accessible voting
By Sylvia Torres-Guillén
California should amend its current ballot return process to comply with federal law and protect the dignity and rights of peo...
Environmental & Energy
New federal standards for ‘forever chemicals’ to clean up California’s tap water
By Matthew J. Matern , Hayley Davis
The U.S. EPA announced the first-ever national standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “foreve...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Premises Liability | Ismael Soto Luna v. City of... | $22,596,875 |
| Wage and Hour | In re: United Airlines Wage... | $12,000,000 |
| Race Discrimination | Glenn Harper v. The Regents... | $7,200,000 |
| Misrepresentation | United States of America v.... | $7,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Alfonso Moreno, individuall... | $2,200,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Candon Lovett, Kennith Booz... | $1,100,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Milos Product Tanker Corpor... | $1,054,456 |
| Wage and Hour | Roxanne Welcker, as an indi... | $302,652 |
| Wage and Hour | Rafael Guevara Sanchez, ind... | $275,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Hector Chavez, an individua... | $200,000 |
Attorney Profiles
Robert W. Wood
Robert W. Wood provides tax advice and handles tax controversies nationwide. He also serves as an expert witness on tax issues in civil cases. He is best known for advising plaintiffs, de...
On the Move
Thompson Coburn LLP
Daniel Wu as Partner in Los Angeles from Buchalter.
T:
(310) 405-7341
Featured Content
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Featuring: Hon. Kevin R. Culhane (Ret.), Hon. Risë Jones Pichon (Ret.), Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.)
Community News
Community News
LAUSD students learn about civil jury trials in mock trial event
By Jack Needham
The program aimed to introduce students to the Seventh Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial, while also exposing them...
Special Reports
Top Family Lawyers 2024
The annual list of the best California attorneys handling divorce and custody matters.
Daily Appellate Report
Employment Discrimination
Kuigoua v. Dept. of Veteran Affairs
Inclusion of fundamentally different claims in legal complaint from those contained in administrative complaint concerning alleged employment discrimination meant plaintiff failed to exha...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Gray
Where defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity, superior court lacked jurisdiction to modify and recalculate defendant' s commitment term pursuant to Penal Code Section 1172.75.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Beaudreaux
While the trial court erred in not providing counsel to defendant for his Section 1172.6 resentencing petition, the error was harmless because the jury found him to be the actual killer.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Ramirez
Police officer's inquiry about a driver's parole status during a traffic stop was a neglibly burdensome safety precaution that did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Constitutional Law
Meinecke v. City of Seattle
Bible-reading speaker's free speech rights prevailed over City's restrictions, when less speech-restrictive means were available to achieve public safety from assaulting hecklers.