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San Mateo County Judge Kevin Dunleavy is back home after prosecuting career
MCLE
A pivotal moment for shareholder rights
The California Supreme Court is weighing EpicentRx...
By Anya J. FreedmanIntelligent use of artificial assistance in AI integration and legal ethics
Improper use of AI can lead to errors and legal sanctions...
By Wendy L. PatrickSummary judgment motion deadlines modified by new legislation
AB 2049 is the first structural change to California's su...
By Stuart M. Rice
Today's News
Criminal
DOJ, US probation office disagree on sentence for political rally attacks
By Devon Belcher
The Department of Justice disagrees with the probation office's analysis that reduces the government's proposed 24-month imprisonment to 18 months after the ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court asked to rule on gun show sales
By Craig Anderson
C.D. "Chuck" Michel, a senior partner with Michel & Associates PC, wrote Wednesday in a writ of certiorari for a gun show promoter that the 9th Circuit-a...
Litigation & Arbitration
Class action against Temu stayed, arbitration clause approved
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia found Temu's arbitration agreement is reasonably enforced, and he stayed the case pending arbitration, with the exce...
Labor/Employment
Disney to pay $43M to 14,000 women employees for unequal pay
By Skyler Romero
The settlement brings to a close years of litigation between the company and women who said they were systematically paid less than their male counterparts.
Technology
Legal Services Corporation awards $290K in technology grants to California legal aid organizations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The California recipients will use the grants to enhance their technological capabilities and improve service delivery to low-income residents requiring lega...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Some attorneys find JCCP court assignment decisions opaque
By Skyler Romero
JCCP proceedings can be switched to different courts without explanation, some attorneys say, while the Judicial Council says the process and reasons are cle...
Columns
From precedent to policy: NLRB's new captive audience meeting ban
By Sehreen Ladak , Ariel Brotman
NLRB's Amazon decision ends 75 years of precedent while raising new questions about workplace communications.
9th Circuit finds no good faith exception justifying warrantless examination of contraband images
By Dmitry Gorin , Alan Eisner
In United States v. Holmes, the Ninth Circuit ruled that law enforcement violated the Fourth Amendment by warrantles...
The Strategic Advantage: Why Lawyers Should Consider a Business Development Coach to Grow Their Book of Business
By George Brandon
In today's competitive legal market, lawyers are turning to business development coaches to grow their client base and stand ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wage and Hour | Mark Buford, on behalf of t... | $9,400,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Denice Simmons, Individuall... | $7,000,000 |
| Assault and Battery | Christina Cardenas v. Gabri... | $5,600,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 | Rhonda Fitzgerald, an indiv... | $3,500,000 |
| Malpractice | Minor v. Roe OB, Roe Medica... | $2,589,890 |
| Wage and Hour | Charles Mikich, on behalf o... | $2,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Baodong Hu, Yonggang Zhou v... | $987,929 |
| Premises Liability | Doe v. Roe Premises | $950,000 |
| Premises Liability | Jane Doe Tenant v. Roe Land... | $750,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Maria Elena Diaz Hernandez,... | $685,000 |
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Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
In re Nguyen
The difference in how the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation applies award credits against an inmate's minimum eligible parole date and youth parole eligible date does not viola...
Administrative Agencies
Rabadi v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Removal protections under 5 U.S.C. Section 7521 are constitutional, as applied to Drug Enforcement Administration Administrative Law Judges.
Constitutional Law
U.S. v. King County
County-level executive order to ensure its airport's fixed base operators could no longer service Immigration and Custom Enforcement deportation flights violated the intergovernmental imm...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Blackman v. Cisneros
Because federal prisoner failed to demonstrate that his mental impairment was a but-for cause of untimely federal habeas petition, equitable tolling was unjustifiable.