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2026-05-15

MCLE

When cannabis becomes medicine

May 13, 2026

The DOJ's narrow marijuana rescheduling order may deliver...

By Mehdi Sinaki

Modular micro-data centers in cooler climates: Geography, strategy and California's role

May 6, 2026

As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by ...

By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar

California's companion-chatbot law may be creating discoverable records in family law cases

May 1, 2026

California's SB 243 requires chatbot platforms to maintai...

By Hossein Berenji


Today's News

Chief Deputy Amy M. Karlin will again serve as interim head of the Central District federal defender office while the 9th Circuit conducts a months-long sear...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Plaintiffs' attorneys defending an $85 million fee request in the Google Play Store antitrust settlement faced intense questioning from a federal judge who c...


A Los Angeles judge largely preserved antitrust claims accusing major insurers of coordinating policy pullbacks in wildfire-prone areas, ruling homeowners pl...


Intellectual Property


AI dominates global IP debate at INTA conference in London

May 18, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Roughly 10,000 intellectual property attorneys gathered in London for the annual INTA conference, where discussions centered on artificial intelligence, the ...


Torts/Personal Injury


Fresh off a record-setting Alameda County settlement, plaintiffs' lawyer Chris Dolan discusses suing police agencies, exposing misconduct through video evide...


Torts/Personal Injury


Plaintiff attorneys say a recent appellate ruling overturning punitive damages against Suzuki conflicts with longstanding California law and undermines jury ...


Columns

Technology

Section 230 is starting to show its cracks

May 15, 2026
By Joanna Rosen Forster, Warrington Parker

While Doe v. Meta follows existing Section 230 law, its concurrences signal rising judicial pressure to narrow platfo...


Data Privacy

California's new CCPA regulations requiring annual cybersecurity audits and risk assessments are forcing companies to create d...


Technology, Appellate Practice

Bad AI citations: Crimes and punishments

May 18, 2026
By Myron Moskovitz

A California appellate court exposed lawyers and a judge for using AI fabricated cases, but the real scandal may be that the p...



Verdicts & Settlements

Conversion Joseph Taylor, Edward Mlaka... $135,000,000
Public Nuisance Placer County Water Agency ... $80,000,000
Fraud Federal Trade Commission v.... $17,000,000
Assault and Battery Jane Doe v. Roe 1 District,... $9,000,000
Consumer Protection Carl Cordell, individually ... $7,250,000
Wage and Hour Jefferson Garcia, an indivi... $4,000,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Joshua Huber v. State of Ca... $2,300,000
Wage and Hour Ivorya Geneve v. Mikuni Res... $2,250,000
Whistleblower Retaliation Victoria Adams v. County of... $1,950,000
Wage and Hour Jennifer Montoya and Juan G... $1,500,000

On the Move

Hahn & Hahn LLP

May 14, 2026


Ramez Krishnan joined Hahn & Hahn LLP as a partner in Pasadena. The move was April 27, 2026.

Krishnan advises private equity funds, family offices, venture and growth investors, founders, startups and operating companies on mergers and acquisitions, equity financings, buyouts, minority investments, joint ventures and other corporate matters. He also represents management teams and executives in buyouts and equity compensation matters. He previously practiced at AmLaw 50 firms in California and London, where he handled domestic and cross-border transactions.


Details

Hahn & Hahn LLP has 22 attorneys in Pasadena. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Business, Litigation, Trusts & Estates, Family Law, Employment. The firm’s website is www.hahnlawyers.com

Address

301 E. Colorado Blvd., Ninth Floor , Pasadena CA 91101 United States
T: (626) 796-9123
F: (626) 449-7357

Featured Content


Community News

Judges and legal leaders discussed rising caseloads, AI regulation, remote proceedings and threats to judicial independence before Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno delivered a keynote urging attorneys to embrace discipline, adversity and personal accountability.




Daily Appellate Report

Environmental Law

Modification: Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission

Coastal Commission lacked appellate jurisdiction where local coastal program interpretation was independently reviewed, and development was neither in a sensitive coastal resource area no...


Immigration

Amended Opinion: Singh v. Blanche

Substantial evidence supported Board of Immigration Appeals' determination that asylum applicant's experiences did not rise to the level of past persecution.


Consumer Law

Trammel v. KLN Enterprises Inc.

Consumer plausibly alleging that defendant's licorice falsely claimed to contain no artificial flavors satisfied Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b)'s heightened pleading standard and st...