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The power of communication in keeping cases moving and clients happy
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The IRS issued Notice 2025‑69 to guide taxpayers on claim...
By Daniel ChungWhy litigation leaves everyone wrecked and the role of mediators after ABA Opinion 518
ABA Formal Opinion 518 reshapes but does not eliminate th...
By Leonid M. Zilberman
Today's News
Labor/Employment
San Francisco court clerks threaten strike for more staff, better training
By James Twomey
San Francisco Superior Court clerks are threatening to strike over short staffing and inadequate training, alleging delays have kept criminal defendants jail...
Insurance
Judge slams both sides, denying summary judgment in fire insurance dispute
By Daniel Schrager
A magistrate judge signaled he would deny summary judgment to both sides in a bad-faith insurance suit over 2020's Glass Fire damage, criticizing attorneys f...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Business groups push back on bill to expand California's antitrust law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1776 would allow single-company monopolization claims under the Cartwright Act, drawing opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce.
Securities
Judge allows scheme theory in Musk Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled investors may argue Elon Musk schemed to depress Twitter's stock before his 2022 purchase, allowing a broa...
Civil Litigation
Bid to disqualify The Gap's lead trial lawyer fails weeks before trial claiming $378M
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge refused to disqualify Gap's trial counsel in a contract dispute, finding the reseller's motion likely tactical and allowing the case to...
Judges and Judiciary
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three justices to the state Courts of Appeal and appointed seven Superior Court judges in five counties, continuing a reshaping o...
Columns
Immigration
What Billie Eilish really meant - and what Richard Epstein missed
By Victor S. Dorokhin
Billie Eilish's Grammy remark wasn't about land titles. It was about moral standing in the face of a deeply unjust immigrati...
Tariffs, text and the Constitution: The Supreme Court tells Trump to call Congress
By Allan Lee Dollison
In a rare 6-3 rebuke of the Trump administration, the Supreme Court--relying on the International Emergency Economic Powers Ac...
California mobilehome regulations every tenant and public agency should know
By Layla A. Sarwari
California's new mobilehome laws strengthen tenant protections, modernize notices and impose stricter disaster-response obliga...
Verdicts & Settlements
| False Claims Act | United States of America, e... | $556,000,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | In re: PG&E Corporation Sec... | $100,000,000 |
| Trespass | In Re: Delta Air Lines, Inc. | $78,750,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | John Doe, John Doe II, John... | $46,000,000 |
| Product Liability | Johnson & Johnson Talcum Po... | $40,000,000 |
| Fraud | Thomas W. McNamara, as the ... | $33,000,000 |
| Environmental Protection | The People of the State of ... | $7,700,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | Myo Thant, individually and... | $7,250,000 |
| Premises Liability | The Estate of Jane Doe v. R... | $5,250,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | John Doe v. Roe Package Com... | $4,650,000 |
On the Move
Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP
Andrew C. Whitman was promoted to counsel of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP in Los Angeles.
Kevin J. Cammiso was promoted to counsel of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP in Los Angeles.
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Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP has 20 attorneys in 4 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Financial Services Litigation, Entertainment and IP Litigation, Cannabis Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Blockchain Litigation, Government, Internal Investigations & White Collar. The firm’s website is https://kfc.law/
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Podcasts
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Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
In re Lynex
Trial court erred by requiring petitioner to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to relief under the Racial Justice Act to secure appointment of counsel.
Tax
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
Statutory grant of authority to regulate importation did not authorize the President to impose tariffs.
Evidence
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Ruiz
District court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of defendant's prior conviction where it satisfied each prong for admissibility under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b).
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Castro Alavez
District court erroneously instructed jury that the government need not prove defendant's intent to possess a specified drug and quantity for the purposes of 21 U.S.C. section 841(b)(1).
Civil Procedure
Ratha v. Rubicon Resources,LLC
Because Congressional amendment to Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act intended for attempt liability to apply retroactively, plaintiffs' request for summary judgment relie...