Judicial Profile
For Judge Thornton-Harris, the courtroom belongs to the people
MCLE
California's billionaire tax puts residency under the microscope
California's proposed billionaire tax could trigger legal...
By Robert W. WoodThe cost of incivility: When lawyers cross the line
Incivility in litigation comes at a price, from unnecessa...
By Richard SeelyWhen ministerial approvals become discretionary under CEQA
A lot line adjustment is ordinarily exempt from CEQA as a...
By Joaquin Vazquez
Today's News
Consumer Protection Law
Levi Strauss sued over $84M tariff refund after raising prices
By Daniel Schrager
A proposed class action alleges the jeans maker passed Trump administration tariffs on to consumers through higher prices, then kept the money after the tari...
Torts/Personal Injury
Attorney angrily denies Dodgers' suspicion that stadium fall was staged
By Devon Belcher
A personal injury attorney angrily denied involvement in staging a fan's fall outside Dodger Stadium as jurors heard conflicting testimony in a negligence tr...
Civil Litigation
Judge seeks coordination of 100s of Sephora discrimination cases
By Alicia Alvarez
A San Francisco judge requested coordination of hundreds of Sephora discrimination claims and related company lawsuits over customer questions about age and ...
Civil Procedure
Meta agrees to review 170,000 privilege claims in social media addiction MDL
By Daniel Schrager
Following criticism from a federal judge, Meta will review 20,000 documents a week, with a retired magistrate judge independently examining a sample of its p...
Environmental & Energy
Data centers emerge as flashpoint in Prop. 45 CEQA fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters say a legislative counsel opinion confirms the measure would not streamline data center construction. Opponents argue the opinion addresses an unr...
Intellectual Property
Taction seeks more damages from Apple after record $5.7B patent verdict
By Craig Anderson
The San Diego company is seeking additional damages, royalties and interest following its record-setting patent infringement victory, while Apple argues the ...
Columns
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Ending Forced Arbitration Act: Where sexual assault and harassment claims stand
By Anthony J. Oncidi , Hayden F. Bashinski
Plaintiffs' attorneys are stretching the EFAA beyond its intended purpose to evade otherwise enforceable arbitration agreement...
Labor/Employment
The algorithm will see you now: How to avoid creating an evidence engine for PAGA claims
By Marjorie Soto Garcia, Andrew Turnbull
Employers own the outputs of the AI tools they deploy. They should audit those tools before errors replicate across every shif...
Carefully sequenced cross-examination and a well-timed closing argument can help jurors recognize decisive facts and reach con...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Clayton Antitrust Act | The State of California; Th... | $40,000,000 |
| Malpractice | Tyler Amezquita Aispuro, et... | $20,000,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Hong Lee v. Los Angeles Cou... | $10,000,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Danielle Womack v. City of ... | $4,125,000 |
| Auto v. Bicycle | Joseph William Narhuminti v... | $3,000,000 |
| Auto v. Truck | Emily Cyre v. AG Trans LLC,... | $2,250,000 |
| Eminent Domain | Carmen Velovici v. City of ... | $2,100,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Acute Care ... | $1,500,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Mauricio De Leon v. State o... | $1,283,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Eric Koontz, an individual ... | $1,200,000 |
On the Move
Jenner & Block
Helen Gilbert joined Jenner & Block as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Oct. 14, 2026.
Details
Jenner & Block has 500 attorneys in 7 offices including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Appellate and Supreme Court; Investigations, Compliance and Defense, Media and Entertainment Litigation; Intellectual Property; Energy. The firm’s website is http://https//www.jenner.com/en
Featured Content
Insurance defense attorneys have long been on the front lines for their clients. Now they're facing a new threat: the carriers...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Riverside Bar honors 2 veteran criminal defense attorneys
By Ricardo Pineda
Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lor...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Henn
Defendant strangling pregnant girlfriend on freeway supported denial of mental health diversion despite successful treatment.
Juveniles
Modification: In re J.G.
Juvenile court had discretion to apportion restitution among all participants in offense even though only one of them was actually charged with a crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Mumma
Failure to submit home forfeiture to jury was harmless where defendant's crime necessarily involved using the property.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
People v. Andrade
Real-time cell phone location data, like historical records, requires a probable-cause warrant unless an exception to the warrant requirement applies.
Anti-SLAPP
Diplomat Property Manager v. FortiFi Financial
Recording assessments to create tax liens on real properties was not prelitigation activity covered by anti-SLAPP statute because purpose of recording was to create liens, not petitioning...