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Entertainment & Sports
MCLE
The hidden hand of law in the life of art
The law shapes every stage of a work of art's life -- fro...
By Simon J. FrankelMilitary bases' new names sound like the old Confederate ones
Military bases previously renamed to remove Confederate a...
By Eileen C. MooreFrom Sacramento to Shiraz: Practical steps for registering California divorce judgments abroad
A California divorce decree is binding throughout the U.S...
By Abbas Hadjian
Today's News
Government
Defendants' plea deal in Sacramento wire fraud case mentions possible testimony
By Daniel Schrager
McCluskie and Campbell pled guilty to a $250,000 campaign funds wire fraud scheme and are cooperating with federal authorities. Their plea deals mention poss...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit appears ready to lift block on Trump sanctuary-city funding order
By Craig Anderson
The federal appeals court signaled Friday it may overturn an injunction blocking the Trump administration from taking actions to withhold or condition federa...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Justin Shegerian wins $103M in age bias case in first time as first chair
By Skyler Romero
A year after law school, first-chair trial lawyer Justin W. Shegerian won a $103 million verdict against Liberty Mutual for firing a longtime employee in ret...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Justin Shegerian wins $103M in age bias case in first time as first chair
By Skyler Romero
A year after law school, first-chair trial lawyer Justin W. Shegerian won a $103 million verdict against Liberty Mutual for firing a longtime employee in ret...
Intellectual Property
Class counsel request 20% fee in historic $1.5B Anthropic deal
By Craig Anderson
A motion filed Thursday seeks $300 million in fees and nearly $2 million in expenses as Judge William Alsup of San Francisco prepares to step aside before fi...
Entertainment & Sports
Netflix-Warner merger sparks concern over consolidation, shrinking opportunities
By Devon Belcher
Legal experts warn Netflix's planned $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition could shrink creative opportunities, reduce buyers, pressure talent com...
Columns
A year after California passed SB 976 to curb minors' social-media addiction, a wave of First Amendment lawsuits from tech gia...
Obituaries
Farewell to an appellate giant who never sought the spotlight
By Jennifer Hansen
Jonathan Demson, a quietly brilliant and fiercely dedicated solo appellate attorney who handled over 400 cases, argued four ti...
Government
The 'No Kings Act' could hold rogue federal agents accountable
By Karis Stephen
California State Sen. Scott Wiener's proposed "No Kings Act" expands existing state protections and aims to hold government ag...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Bad Faith | Cristin Morneau, individual... | $153,000,000 |
| Breach of Contract | P&P Industries LLC and JT3 ... | $29,306,734 |
| Breach of Contract | The Residences at Depot Str... | $5,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Andrea Sosa, on behalf of h... | $4,400,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Neeko Dedrick Alonzo Walker... | $3,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Cecilia Perez, individually... | $2,975,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Mary Magdalena Mejia, indiv... | $1,950,000 |
| Malpractice | Doe Plaintiffs v. Roe Medic... | $1,500,000 |
| Malpractice | Doe Plaintiffs v. Roe Medic... | $1,500,000 |
| Breach of Contract | John Demas and Robert Burzi... | $1,444,867 |
On the Move
Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C.
Thomas Tuon joined Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. as an associate in Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney (San Francisco). The move was Dec. 2, 2025.
Details
Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney P.C. has 69 attorneys in 4 offices including San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, Professional Liability, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment . The firm’s website is www.mpbf.com
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550 California Street, 14th Floor , San Francisco CA 94104 United States
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Judicate West founder pledges $75k for Charles Houston Bar Association student scholarships
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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Podcasts
In the fourth episode of In the Counsel's Chair, Hanson Bridgett Managing Partner Kristina Lawson discusses her time as an ele...
Daily Appellate Report
Constitutional Law
Salazar v. Majestic Realty Co.
Trial court erred in denying plaintiff's request to preliminarily enjoin shopping centers from enforcing their total ban on the expressive activity of handing out leaflets.
Civil Procedure, Attorneys
Rodriguez v. WNT, Inc.
Because dismissal resulted from both the client's nonparticipation and counsel's deliberate noncompliance, mandatory relief under Code of Civil Procedure section 473(b) for terminating sa...
Education
Modification: Jacobson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
The Education Code does not require vendors to disclose fees for retirement investment products that, while previously offered to public education employees, are no longer available to pr...
Civil Procedure
Villa Zinfandel v. Bearman
Awarding more than $35,000 in damages in civil action originally classified as limited was not error where the case was consolidated for all purposes with an unlimited civil action.
Education
State of Washington v. U.S. Dept. of Education
Federal government was unlikely to succeed on its claim that the Court of Federal Claims, not the district court, had jurisdiction over States' challenge to discontinuance of education gr...