Judicial Profile
Riverside judge brings prosecutor's experience to family court
ADR Profile
Neutral Ellie K. Vilendrer brings business savvy and empathy to dispute resolution
MCLE
When ministerial approvals become discretionary under CEQA
A lot line adjustment is ordinarily exempt from CEQA as a...
By Joaquin VazquezThe cannabis laws of the 2026 California legislative session
California's 2026 cannabis legislation tightens rules for...
By Shay Aaron GilmoreArbitration clauses in commercial contracts: Strategic advantage or unnecessary constraint?
Commercial arbitration can offer privacy, expertise and s...
By Louis Tambaro
Today's News
Government
Nossaman partner's travel expenses draw scrutiny in high-speed rail spending probe
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An inspector general's report found the California High-Speed Rail Authority paid $127,300 in travel expenses and travel time for a legal consultant identifi...
Data Privacy
Children seek share of OpenAI equity in data privacy class action
By Devon Belcher
A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of collecting children's sensitive information through ChatGPT without valid parental consent and seeks a share of the...
Technology
Businessman accuses Meta of elder abuse over suspended Facebook account
By Devon Belcher
A 68-year-old businessman claims Meta's automated systems wrongfully canceled his longtime Facebook account, costing him business contacts and personal recor...
Class Action
GoPro accused of keeping tariff refunds after raising consumer prices
By Alicia Alvarez
A proposed class action accuses GoPro of raising prices to offset $20 million in tariffs, then retaining the benefit of refunds rather than returning the mon...
Business Law
Jury awards $9.4M in pandemic-era medical glove fraud case
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County jury found a Wyoming logistics company and its managing member liable for fraud in a $9.5 million medical glove transaction, rejecting t...
Immigration
Judge preliminarily approves settlement in Adelanto detainees' chemical exposure case
By Skyler Romero
The agreement involving more than 2,700 immigration detainees includes confidential payments to six plaintiffs and a declaration that could help class member...
Columns
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Persuasion techniques: AI shortcuts put conscientious lawyering to the test
By Christopher Frost
Preventing AI-generated citation errors requires more than checking sources--it demands conscientious legal practice grounded ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The discipline of declining: Why turning down work can protect lawyers and their clients
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair
For lawyers accustomed to saying "yes," knowing when to decline a matter can be an important professional skill, particularly ...
The Education Department's Title IX reset largely formalizes the framework already in force, but schools and colleges should e...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Heather Biddle, et al., ind... | $50,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Christian Gonzalez v. Towin... | $7,529,479 |
| Premises Liability | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Grocer... | $4,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Fidel Antonio Munoz, Dougla... | $2,800,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Oscar Cancino, individually... | $2,150,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Jill V. Villa, individually... | $1,350,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Derek Casey v. Marborg Reco... | $1,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Christian Derefield v. Occu... | $1,150,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Cruz M. Juarez, an individu... | $1,136,097 |
| Wage and Hour | Darin Miller and Elizabeth ... | $1,085,000 |
On the Move
Sullivan & Cromwell
Guirgis Nasief joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in Los Angeles.
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Sullivan & Cromwell has 1000 attorneys in 14 offices including Los Angeles, Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, M&A, National Security, Finance, Antitrust. The firm’s website is https://www.sullcrom.com/
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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
Dependency
K.R. v. Superior Court (San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency)
Returning children home does not restart reunification deadlines when services began at the original disposition.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Centeno
Assault with intent to commit a sex offense does not require an assaultive act separate from the conduct that completes the intended offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Superior Court (Davis)
Defendant failed to demonstrate disparate charging in Racial Justice Act discovery motion where comparator defendants had not committed similar acts nor were similarly situated.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Youngblood
Prohibition on firearm possession by unlawful drug users and people addicted to controlled substances was not facially unconstitutional, despite *United States v. Hemani*.