Judicial Profile
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The future of US policy on Chinese EV manufacturers
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The 2024-2025 Supreme Court term will tackle key intellec...
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While President-elect Trump has not specifically commente...
By Misa Eiritz, Randy Grossman
Special Reports
New Laws 2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more laws in 2024 than any governor in at least two decades. Get the details on new workplace rules, State Bar programs, arbitration and more.
Today's News
Labor/Employment
Wonderful challenges agricultural board's refusal to delay union certification
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Kern County case is so important to some farm employers that it became the rare superior court case to receive amicus curiae briefs.
Health Care & Hospital Law
Novartis sued in LA over drug's link to autism
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Novartis is sued for promoting terbutaline for preterm labor, despite known brain development risks. Singleton Schreiber filed the lawsuit for Tara Tindle, c...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Laguna Beach's DUI notification policy sparks debate on bar liability
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"I think the plaintiff lawyer could use that as further negligence against the bar," City of Orange trial attorney Aaron T. Hicks said.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Criminal
Girardi convicted, faces sentence while State Bar aims to reform
By Devon Belcher
Thomas V. Girardi, once a celebrated lawyer, was convicted of wire fraud in 2024 after a failed defense of mental incompetence and now faces either prison or...
Labor/Employment, California Courts of Appeal
Court halts 'headless' PAGA lawsuits, mandates arbitration for single claim
By Craig Anderson
A 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruled Christina Leeper's PAGA lawsuit must go to arbitration, ending the 'headless' case strategy. This decision conflic...
Class Action
Golf tee-time suit against LA dismissed with prejudice
By Skyler Romero
The judge said the putative class members failed to file claims with the city before suing, a legal requirement the plaintiffs said was impractical.
Columns
SB 707: The nation's first EPR law specific to textiles
By Christopher Rendall-Jackson
Civil Rights
California's racial justice reform falters under judicial bias
By Lateef Gray
California's Racial Justice Act aims to eliminate racism from criminal courts, but recent judicial bias cases reveal the need ...
The California Pro Bono Portal: Volunteering made easy
By Jenni Gomez-Haddad
Despite the staggering unmet civil legal needs of low-income Californians, highlighted by the State Bar of California's 2019 J...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Auto v. Truck | Elsa Espinosa, Robert Espin... | $15,000,000 |
| Age Discrimination | Alice Roque v. Octapharma P... | $11,205,000 |
| Negligent Supervision | John Doe OG 1003 v. Roman C... | $3,500,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Jeffrey Qiuhong Yang v. Glo... | $2,248,290 |
| Disability Discrimination | Lee Newson v. City of Los A... | $1,500,000 |
| Police Negligence | Marcus Wesley Boyd v. Count... | $507,750 |
| Auto v. Auto | Wayne Henderson, indviduall... | $500,000 |
| Consumer Protection | The Chemical Toxin Working ... | $385,000 |
| Wage and Hour | William Garcia, individuall... | $175,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Eddie Zhang, individually a... | $140,000 |
On the Move
Clark Hill
John F. O'Connor was promoted to partner of Clark Hill in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Jan. 1, 2025.
O'Connor works in the firm's Real Estate practice group, where he predominantly practices as a litigator.
Details
Clark Hill has 700 attorneys in 29 offices including 3. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, EENR, Real Estate, Cybersecurity/Privacy. The firm’s website is www.clarkhill.com
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Community News
San Diego Consumer Attorneys raise record sum for foster children
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The campaign marked CASD's first major fundraising initiative tied to their signature annual event.
Attorney Profiles
Robert W. Wood
Robert W. Wood provides tax advice and handles tax controversies nationwide. He also serves as an expert witness on tax issues in civil cases. He is best known for advising plaintiffs, de...
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Daily Appellate Report
Torts
Greener v. M. Phelps, Inc.
Trial court did not err in choosing increased risk assumption of liability jury instruction when facts demonstrated that defendant jiu jiu-jitsu instructor chose to proceed with improper ...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Garcia
Gang-related evidence that was cumulative and prejudicial should not have been admitted at trial where the defendants requested bifurcation of gang enhancements because the evidence was m...
Family Law
In re Z.H.
The termination of parental rights for abandonment is determined based on the applicable parent's conduct rather than the legality of the proposed adoption.
Arbitration
Lombardo v. Gramercy Court
Where principal's actions did not evidence granting agent authority to enter into arbitration agreements, trial court did not err in denying petition to compel arbitration.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Quintero
When record did not support that prosecutors' use of the words "monsters" and "predators" in their closing statement exhibited any racial bias, no violation of the Racial Justice Act occu...