Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge Sumako McCallum brings generational resilience to dependency court
MCLE
From Normandy to the bench: Justice Buck Compton's life of service
On Veterans Day, we honor Justice Buck Compton -- a Silve...
By Eileen C. MooreToo sick to practice? Ethics rules still apply to attorneys
As flu season sets in, even the most tireless lawyer must...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensNIL drives college sports into legal entropy
Betting, branding and foreign financing were once unthink...
By Frank N. Darras
Today's News
Criminal
Criminal defense attorneys to get paid as memo dispute intensifies in LA
By Laurinda Keys
Federal CJA attorneys will finally receive delayed payments, but defenders warn staffing won't rebound quickly. A memo dispute erupted after prosecutors file...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Firm sanctioned $1.4M for 'frivolous suit, evidence manipulation'
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found Womble Bond Dickinson and ALC Medical Holdings willfully continued a meritless case over a device designed to preven...
Intellectual Property
OpenAI faces restraining order over 'cameo' feature, judge says
By Craig Anderson
A San Jose federal judge said she is likely to issue a temporary restraining order barring OpenAI from using the word "Cameo" in its new Sora app, after Baro...
LA Fires
L.A. County opens probe into State Farm over delays, claim denials following 2021 fires
By Craig Anderson
With thousands of policyholders alleging delays and inadequate payments after major January fires, L.A. County Counsel has demanded answers from State Farm a...
Immigration
Immigration agents in LA ordered to ensure detainee access to counsel
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge in Los Angeles issued a preliminary injunction requiring immigration officials to give detainees reliable, private access to legal counsel an...
Intellectual Property
Apple-Masimo patent battle heads to jury over what counts as a 'patient monitor'
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, jurors must decide if Apple misused Masimo's pulse-oximetry technology in the Apple Watch -- and whether a sma...
Columns
Appellate 'gotchas' -- rules barring new arguments at oral argument -- should be used sparingly, because denying counsel the c...
A new biography of Thomas More allows readers to be their own judge
By John J. Kralik
Thomas More chose conscience over the king, paying with his life and teaching that law, faith and principle must sometimes def...
In family court, cultural differences shape behavior, communication and perceptions of fairness, and understanding these dimen...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Product Liability | Joy Moore, individually, an... | $966,000,000 |
| Premises Liability | Christopher Huynh, Christin... | $10,800,000 |
| Auto v. Motorcycle | Jean Coyston v. Estate of B... | $5,350,000 |
| Disability Discrimination | Eric Jones v. Los Angeles U... | $3,000,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Hospital, R... | $1,500,000 |
| Malpractice | Doe Minor, Doe Mother v. Ro... | $1,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kayla Vitela, a proxy for t... | $1,300,000 |
| Solo Automobile Accident | Mills v. Imbriale | $1,250,000 |
| Negligence | Carlos Davis and H.D. Doe, ... | $1,000,000 |
| Malpractice | Doe Plaintiffs v. Roe Medic... | $815,000 |
On the Move
Fisher Phillips
Kimberly Carter joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in Woodland Hills. The move was Nov. 3, 2025.
Details
Fisher Phillips has 792 attorneys in 45 offices including 6. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Labor and Employment Law. The firm’s website is https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/index.html
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21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 650 , Hills California 91367 United States
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Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. McInnis
Because prosecution has ultimate authority to decide which cases to prosecute, trial court abused its discretion in determining that 27-year precharging delay was negligence arising from ...
Civil Procedure
Faulk v. Jeld-Wen Inc.
Under the Class Action Fairness Act, jurisdiction is no longer based on the complaint at the time of removal to federal court; post-removal amendments may extinguish jurisdiction, requiri...
Judges, Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Rockhill
Judge's ex parte communications with a prosecutor created a constitutionally intolerable probability of judicial bias, violating defendant's right to a fair trial.
Juveniles
In re A.H.
Juvenile court erred by ordering out-of-home placement in a short-term residential therapeutic program without requiring probation officer to present a statutorily required "case plan" be...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Krueger
Petitioner was ineligible for resentencing relief under Penal Code section 1172.6 because she was not convicted under any theory of liability affected by the requisite amendments to murde...