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The power of communication in keeping cases moving and clients happy
Cases stall not from law, but from silence. A quick call ...
By Robyn E. FrickIRS Notice 2025-69: How the new deductions for tips and overtime work in 2025
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
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...
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...
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...
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.
Los Angeles County judge presided over high-profile trials, ruled without hesitation.
Columns
Scripted silence: the lost skill of speaking in court
By Chanell Botshekan
Oral advocacy is becoming a rare and undervalued skill for developing attorneys, with overreliance on writing and scripted pre...
Should I Stay or Should I Go: The Clash between SB 365 and the FAA
By Thomas D. Rutledge
California's SB 365 eliminates automatic stays on appeals of arbitration denials, giving trial courts discretion to balance ef...
HOA laws on affordable housing may price out compliant owners
By Lee Freedman, Damien Bielli
Legislation intended to promote affordable housing by limiting community associations' enforcement, collection, and maintenanc...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Age Discrimination | Joy Slagel v. Liberty Mutua... | $103,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Jane Barcelo and Christina ... | $15,000,000 |
| In re University of Souther... | $10,000,000 | |
| Malpractice | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Hospital | $8,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Jeffrey Jacobs and Madeline... | $7,015,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Ellen Pace, Angela Miranda,... | $6,500,000 |
| School Incident | Jane Doe v. Roe School | $5,990,000 |
| Premises Liability | Dolores Marron v. Food 4 Less | $5,343,662 |
| False Advertising | The People of the State of ... | $4,500,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Corina Lowrey, Christen Lyn... | $3,500,000 |
On the Move
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Tommy Huynh was promoted to counsel of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in San Francisco.
John Muse-Fisher was promoted to counsel of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in San Francisco.
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Podcasts
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Chair Yakub Hazzard joins In the Counsel's Chair to discuss some of the major cases he's tackl...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
Flareau v. Superior Court (People)
Trial court erroneously denied mental health diversion, where defendant's conduct was motivated by both his mental health diagnoses and another factor the court deemed "more motivating."
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Gutierrez
Enhancement for arson committed in area proclaimed to be in state of emergency not supported by evidence where People failed to provide proof regarding the geographical scope of the procl...
Fees and Costs
Hatlevig v. General Motors LLC
Motion for attorneys' fees was untimely, where attorney filed but did not serve motion within 180 days of voluntary dismissal.
Remedies, Civil Procedure
Bagby v. Davis
Because California law governs collection actions in California courts regardless of judgment debtor's domicile, trial court properly applied California exemption statutes to deny judgmen...