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Judge Ryan White knows the power of being heard

Ryan White
Los Angeles County Superior Court

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H. Chester Horn Jr.
ADR Services, Inc.

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Expedited jury trials: Life in the fast lane

Sep. 13, 2024

The expedited jury trial (EJT) is a fast, cost-effective ...

By Curtis E.A. Karnow

The implications of U.S. v. Rahimi for California's Domestic Violence Prevention Act: A first look

Sep. 12, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that a f...

By Dean Hansell, Karlie Morales, Bryant Y. Yang

Legal liability concerns in artificial intelligence: What you need to know

Sep. 11, 2024

California's AB 1047 seeks to regulate AI, but it could ...

By Timothy Spangler

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Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation

The claims of a conspiracy by importers, certifiers and packers of foreign honey failed the particularity requirement for fraud cases by not giving the "who,...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

"While FINA never imposed sanctions on any athletes for participating in non-FINA events, plaintiffs point to ample evidence that FINA, national federations,...


Labor/Employment

One Workplace is accused of forcing its employees to attend meetings off the clock, in a lawsuit filed in Santa Clara County.


Real Estate/Development, Government

MV Realty is accused of engaging in a predatory scheme targeted at vulnerable homeowners looking for financial help.


Bankruptcy

The dispute concerns whether the FDIC, as receiver for the defunct bank, has the right to all its documents, including those the bank's attorneys argue are p...


International Law, Government

The stolen art bill was inspired by family of man who gave Nazis a painting in exchange for an exit visa.


Columns

Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency regulations aim to ban food, beverages, and dietary products with any THC or intoxicating cann...


The Founders created the Electoral College to balance interests and prevent undue influence, but elections like those in 200...


Entertainment & Sports

True stories or films based on them are protected by the First Amendment but must inform viewers of any harmful content. Dis...



Verdicts & Settlements

Information Practices Act The People of the State of... $6,750,000
Excessive Force Takar Smith Jr., et al. v. ... $6,000,000
Wage and Hour Victor Acosta, individually... $2,750,000
Premises Liability Maria Gomez v. Food 4 Less ... $2,437,388
Wage and Hour Joy Macopson, individually ... $2,235,000
Excessive Force Jeremiah Keilan Jenkins, in... $875,000
Juan Andres Espinosa Torres... $750,000
Negligence Lynn Gardiner, an individua... $730,000
Wrongful Termination Mark Skeels v. City of San ... $542,500
Misrepresentation In Re: Ring LLC Privacy Lit... $500,000

On the Move

Kennedys Law LLP

Sep. 13, 2024


Zina Wu as Special Counsel in Los Angeles from Cozen O'Connor.

Wu focuses her practice on insurance coverage and is experienced representing insurers in a variety of coverage inquiries and disputes at the claims stage, in trial and on appeal. She handles all types of insurance coverage, including construction defect, advertising and personal injury, professional liability and general liability and, has drafted coverage opinions and reservations of rights letters with respect to professional liability insurance, general liability, D&O, E&O, inland marine and life, health, and disability insurance products.


Shain Wasser as Partner in Los Angeles from Severson & Werson LLP.

Wasser concentrates her practice on civil litigation in federal and state court. She has litigated coverage and bad faith, commercial disputes, product liability, premise liability, D&O including broker liability, marine, employment, construction and habitability claims. She also handles personal injury matters involving catastrophic injuries, emotional injuries, brain damage and wrongful death.


Deniz Perkowski as Associate in Los Angeles from Flynn, Delich & Wise LLP.

Perkowski concentrates her practice on admiralty and maritime, railway and land-based cargo claims, subrogation, insurance coverage and civil defense litigation.


Camille Zuber as Associate in Los Angeles from Collier Walsh Nakazawa LLP.

Zuber focuses her practice on maritime and civil defense litigation and insurance coverage.


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Daily Appellate Report

Contracts, Business Law

Modification: Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC

Where owners sell only partial interest in company, reasonableness standard rather than void per se must be applied to determine whether noncompete clause is valid.


Family Law

C.C. v. D.V.

Stipulated restraining order was a finding that restrained party had perpetrated domestic violence, triggering statutory rebuttable presumption that awarding the perpetrator custody was d...


Real Property

City of Alameda v. Sheehan

Though trial court erred in determining that notice to pay rent or vacate required name of natural person not entity, judgment for tenant was still affirmed because of notice's other ina...


Immigration

Singh v. Garland

In abstentia removal order was rescinded for a petitioner whose hearing was rescheduled two years earlier than the original date and whose attorney failed to file a notice of appearance.