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ADR Profile

Listening without judgment

Robert A. Schnider
Alternative Resolution Centers

MCLE

Workaholic and worn out: Don't let work stress lead you astray

Feb. 6, 2025

Lawyers are among the professions most vulnerable to alco...

By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens

Informal discovery conferences in California courts

Jan. 27, 2025

The sunsetting of California's informal discovery confere...

By Stuart M. Rice

Tax triage for LA fire victims

Jan. 24, 2025

Navigating the tax implications of insurance proceeds aft...

By Alex Z. Brown, Robert W. Wood

Special Coverage


Special Reports

Leading Commercial Litigators 2025

Feb. 5, 2025

The annual supplement honoring the top performing bet-the-company litigators across the country.


Today's News

LA Fires, Environmental & Energy

The EPA has given itself a 30-day deadline to clean up toxic waste from recent Los Angeles County wildfires, but objections have been raised about that predi...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

A former San Mateo County Sheriff's captain has filed a lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination by Sheriff Christina Corpus, who ...


Civil Litigation

A California appeal court sided with Wawanesa Insurance, denying Saddle Ridge Fire victims' claims for smoke damage, setting a precedent for future wildfire ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Paul and William Dietrich, Solano County landowners, insist they never conspired to inflate prices and accuse Flannery Associates of using litigation as leve...


Labor/Employment

Bonnie Plants LLC has settled with the Agricultural Labor Relations Board for $114,834.40 after eight farmworkers claimed they were laid off for reporting un...


Class Action

A lawsuit claims Nature's Path toaster pastries contain too much of the wrong kind of sugar.


Columns

Government

Trump's power grab and the threat to American democracy

Feb. 11, 2025
By Erwin Chemerinsky

In just three weeks, the Trump administration has engaged in an unprecedented disregard for the law, violating constitutional...


Labor/Employment

Employers in California often struggle with determining salaried exempt status for employees, as it involves both a "salary ...


A recent California Court of Appeal ruling in Gharibian v. Wawanesa narrows the definition of "direct physical loss," p...



Verdicts & Settlements

Bad Faith Passport 420, LLC; Spring C... $21,581,371
Consumer Protection Ralph Milan and Elizabeth A... $12,000,000
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Anne Moulton, individually ... $3,000,000
Wage and Hour Tiffany Soliman, on behalf ... $2,425,000
Wage and Hour Lucas Andrews and Lauren An... $2,026,613
Disability Discrimination Joann Sakurada v. Keyes Com... $1,514,000
Wage and Hour Michelle Mason v. Eastwestp... $1,200,000
Wage and Hour Daija Walker and Adam Joy, ... $1,104,807
Wage and Hour Jason Beinbrech, individual... $1,100,000
Malpractice Doe Minor v. Roe Physician $990,000

On the Move

Judicate West

Feb. 7, 2025


Michael Strauss joined Judicate West as a neutral in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 6, 2025.

Strauss has more than 18 years of experience in labor and employment law, representing individuals and companies in wage-and-hour class actions and matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. Across his career, Strauss has successfully brokered numerous eight-figure settlements, represented parties in hundreds of arbitrations, argued repeatedly in state and federal courts of appeal, and received countless plaintiff and defense verdicts.


Details

Judicate West has 88 attorneys in 6 offices including Downtown LA, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Ana, West LA/Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are alternative dispute resolution. The firm’s website is https://www.judicatewest.com/

Featured Content


Community News

Slideshow, Community News

OCBA held its Judges' Night and Annual Meeting

Jan. 21, 2025
By Ricardo Pineda

Mei Tsang of Umberg/Zipser was sworn in as OCBA president, along with the 2025 board of directors.



Attorney Profiles


Estate Planning and Probate Directory

Nov. 13, 2024

A comprehensive directory of estate planning and probate attorneys throughout California.


Podcasts

In this compelling season premiere of In the Public Interest, three distinguished WilmerHale experts dive into the comp...



Daily Appellate Report

Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Gonzalez

An unauthorized sentence that was able to be corrected did not warrant a resentencing.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Martinez

No violation of criminal defendant's state right to a speedy trial where his claims of prejudice were conclusory and speculative rather than supported by particular facts.


Securities

Pirani v. Slack Technologies, Inc.

Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act require plaintiffs to show that the securities they purchased were registered under a materially misleading registration statement and prospectus,...


Criminal Law and Procedure

U.S. v. Thompson

Defendant's previous child molestation conviction triggered a 10-year increase to his mandatory minimum sentence for a subsequent child pornography conviction.


Attorneys

Greer v. County of San Diego

Reports on meetings of review board that included legal counsel for purposes of assessing liability for past events and preventing exposure due to future events were shielded by attorney-...