Judicial Profile
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While President-elect Trump has not specifically commente...
By Misa Eiritz, Randy GrossmanMarriage and Bankruptcy with special guest Eliza Ghanooni - Legally Uncensored
When financial struggles meet marital breakdowns, the con...
Today's News
Environmental & Energy
Santa Cruz Wharf collapse sparks CEQA controversy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A conservation group's attorney rebuts claims that its environmental lawsuit delayed crucial repairs.
Criminal
Perp walk of alleged CEO murderer could help defense, attorneys say
By Devon Belcher
Law enforcement sometimes parades defendants before the cameras in cases of high public interest, and though that can make the accused look guilty, an unusua...
Technology, Environmental & Energy
U.S. Supreme Court rulings expected to shape electric vehicle future
By Laurinda Keys
States don't have standing to sue against EPA allowing California to enforce higher vehicle emission standards than the federal government, but fuel industry...
Labor/Employment
Judge named in relation to workers' comp scheme
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro owns the company at the center of the fraud investigation, court documents show.
Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit affirms FCC: Chinese government company can't operate in US
By Craig Anderson
The case is among the first to be decided after the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling that ended Chevron deference, where courts typically sided with federal ...
Data Privacy
Users claim Forbes Media shares their personal information
By Wisdom Howell
Columns
Government, Criminal
Biden's half-step on death row is only a partial victory
By Robert M. Sanger
President Biden's commutation of 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences is a partial but important step in fulfilling his pr...
Environmental & Energy
SB 253 puts companies on the climate clock
By David R. Singh , Morgan D. MacBride
California's new Corporate Climate Data Accountability Act mandates large businesses to report Scope 3 greenhouse gas emission...
Technology, Tax, Government
Trump's EV crackdown sets up California legal battle for 2025
By Mark A. Neubauer
A Trump-Musk administration may end federal EV tax credits and emission regulations while California imposes stricter oversigh...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Sexual Molestation | M.S., a minor by and throug... | $46,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Gayle Dutton, Barbara Music... | $17,476,817 |
| Securities Exchange Act | In re: Tintri Inc. Securiti... | $7,000,000 |
| Race Discrimination | Amy Ayers, Deborah Bates-Pe... | $6,225,282 |
| Consumer Protection | Maria Tobajian, individuall... | $3,300,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kristina Murdock, Noel Huds... | $3,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Joseph Housley v. SonRay So... | $2,300,000 |
| Misrepresentation | United States of America v.... | $2,100,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Celene Hernandez v. SenDx M... | $400,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Caitlin Raymond, et al. v. ... | $345,000 |
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Daily Appellate Report
Qualified Immunity
Singh v. City of Phoenix
The use of deadly force by an officer was not objectively reasonable because the plaintiff did not brandish a knife, but rather held it to his own neck.
Immigration
Magana-Magana v. Garland
Ninth Circuit had jurisdiction to review whether a non-citizen showed "extraordinary circumstances" to waive the one-year motion-to-reopen deadline under the Violence Against Women Act (V...
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
U.S. v. Shuemake
Where witness's earlier sworn statement contradicted his grand jury statements, district court did not err in admitting the statement.
Health Care
Capito v. San Jose Healthcare System, LP
Hospitals have no duty under the UCL or CLRA to disclose fees for evaluation and management services (EMS) prior to treating emergency room patients.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Mendez v. Superior Court (People)
Because defendant was also charged with felonies when found mentally incompetent, Penal Code Section 1370.01 was inapplicable, and trial court did not err in denying dismissal of defendan...