Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Probate commissioner Heath Langle brings winding career to Sacramento bench
MCLE
What law firm associates should know about their ethical obligations
Junior lawyers must mind ethics, supervise staff, avoid c...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensFacts, not findings: What practitioners get wrong about stipulations under Family Code § 3044
Stipulations can streamline custody cases, even in domest...
By Jackson LuckyHeppner case shows client AI interactions can break attorney client privilege
The February 2026 Heppner decision marks the firs...
By William SlomansonSpecial Coverage
The Daily Journal livestreamed from the 2026 California International Arbitration Week. Catch up on all of the videos here.
Today's News
Class Action
Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
By James Twomey
A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running misclassification lawsuit, pendin...
Civil Litigation
Judge warns of 'zero tolerance' for defense delays in Patagonia counterfeiting case
By Skyler Romero
U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ordered an in-person deposition and warned of "zero tolerance" for delays while partially granting Patagonia's sanctions moti...
Securities
Musk tells jury tweet delaying Twitter deal was not meant to move market
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk told a federal jury his tweet pausing the $44 billion Twitter deal was literal and not meant to move markets, as investors claim it was part of a s...
Intellectual Property
Judge orders new filings in Epidemic Sound-Meta copyright suit
By James Twomey
Epidemic Sound, a Swedish music production and licensing company, sued Meta in 2022 alleging the tech giant copied and distributed its music without a licens...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Solano public defender strike could halt courts as private attorneys are scarce
By James Twomey
A strike by Solano County public defenders refusing new cases may soon halt criminal hearings, as critics warn too few private attorneys exist to represent i...
Technology
Federal judge bars Perplexity's AI shopping agents from Amazon site
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge granted Amazon a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet AI agents from accessing Amazon systems and ordered the startup to destro...
Columns
Criminal, Corporate
Out with the old: DOJ releases unified corporate enforcement policy
By Samuel Josephs, Eli Alcaraz
The DOJ's new Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy consolidates previously fragmented guidance into a ...
Insurance, Consumer Protection Law
The Make It FAIR Act: A sustainable solution or compounding problems?
By Adam M. Weg, Caitlin Oswald
Assembly Bill 1680 proposes expanding the California FAIR Plan to offer more comprehensive homeowners coverage, but the econom...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
California civility rule meets its match in First Amendment
By Erin M. Joyce, Ben Gharagozli
California Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4.1 was designed to prevent attorney discrimination and harassment, but First Amendm...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Unruh Civil Rights Act | Allan Candelore, on his own... | $60,500,000 |
| Negligence | Toriano Byrd, Toni Espinosa... | $14,950,200 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Newcomb v. Wahlund Construc... | $13,375,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Kian Logan Riahi v. Ricardo... | $7,515,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Louis C. Berreyes, individu... | $4,880,000 |
| Wrongful Termination | Randy Pinnelli v. Community... | $4,318,000 |
| Wrongful Termination | Lauren Warrem v. San Diego ... | $4,181,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | In re Robinhood Order Flow ... | $2,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Juan Gonzalez Serrano v. LA... | $1,982,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Edgardo Marquina, Marvin Lo... | $1,837,500 |
On the Move
Shook Hardy & Bacon
Nalani L. Crisologo was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles.
Karyn L. Ihara was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Y. Park was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles.
Shane B. Kolding was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in San Francisco.
Melina Manetti was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in San Francisco.
Details
Shook Hardy & Bacon has 554 attorneys in 18 offices including Los Angeles; San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, employment, trusts & estates, real estate, corporate. The firm’s website is shb.com
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Community News
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II and Supervising Civil Judge Lawrence P. Riff addressed the gathering, discussing the court's growing civil caseload and changes underway to manage it.
Podcasts
Melanie Chaney, firm-wide managing partner of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, on how mid-size firms can innovate without the budget ...
Daily Appellate Report
Evidence
Yan v. City of Diamond Bar
Admitting evidence of prior similar incidents of tree branches falling from same species of tree in same neighborhood solely to prove the City's notice of dangerous condition was not error.
Habeas Corpus
Combs v. Broomfield
Federal habeas relief denial was affirmed where record showed counsel's performance was not deficient and petitioner failed to show prejudice from the alleged failure to prepare expert wi...
Constitutional Law
NetChoice LLC v. Bonta
District court erred in preliminarily enjoining California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act's coverage provision based on tech companies' facial First Amendment challenge because plainti...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Valencia
Trial court committed sentencing errors in calculating defendant's consecutive determinate sentences by failing to apply Penal Code section 1170.1's one-third middle-term rule.