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After four decades in the law, Marie Weiner finds a new rhythm in ADR
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Today's News
Torts/Personal Injury
Demurrer sustained, amendment OK'd in OpenAI whistleblower's death case
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge granted leave to amend a wrongful death complaint filed by the parents of former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji, finding their claims ag...
Constitutional Law
Supreme Court won't hear Huntington Beach challenge to state housing laws
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The federal litigation arose in response to a state enforcement action. On March 9, 2023, Bonta, Newsom and California Department of Housing and Community De...
Labor/Employment
Clerks' strike shuts courtrooms, disrupts San Francisco proceedings
By James Twomey
A clerks' strike in San Francisco Superior Court forced trial postponements, canceled hearings and crowded remaining courtrooms, as attorneys navigated confu...
Technology
xAI's lawsuit against OpenAI dismissed with leave to amend
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin dismissed xAI's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, finding no plausible allegations of inducement or misuse, but granted l...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar charges prominent trial lawyer Paul Kiesel in water billing scandal fallout
By David Houston
Kiesel responded that the charges against him risk "undermin[ing] a long-standing practice in complex litigation: responsible cooperation among counsel," war...
Class Action
Attorney prevails against PayPal in first oral argument over browser
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that PayPal failed to show consumers agreed to arbitrate claims over its Honey browser extension, allowing most of t...
Columns
Generative AI may speed up legal work under tight deadlines, but overreliance risks creating hallucinated case law, profession...
Fools,' 'lapdogs' and a 'disgrace to our nation': Trump's latest attacks on the judiciary
By Joseph W. Cotchett Jr.
President Donald Trump and his administration have escalated efforts to challenge court decisions, call for judges' impeachmen...
How ABA Formal Opinion 518 impacts whether, how and with whom employers should mediate
By Michael S. Kun
ABA Formal Opinion 518 limits mediators from advising on a party's "best interest," making opening demands, mediator choice an...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Consumer Protection | Federal Trade Commission v.... | $60,000,000 |
| Elder Abuse | Ruby Evan, by and through h... | $15,750,000 |
| Breach of Contract | In re: Sequoia Benefits and... | $8,700,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Joellen Barraclough, Jennif... | $7,600,000 |
| Fraud | Mudflap Inc. v. Matthew Pat... | $2,284,862 |
| Professional Negligence | Optrics Inc. v. Grace R. Ne... | $1,750,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Saul Reyes, on behalf of hi... | $1,750,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Juan Carlos Torres, individ... | $1,300,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Michelle L. Moriarty, Indiv... | $1,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Christine Arcaro, individua... | $1,000,000 |
On the Move
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Daniel Freedman joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 25, 2026.
Details
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has 300 attorneys in 14 offices including Sacramento, LA, Santa Barbara, San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Government Relations, IP, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Corporate . The firm’s website is https://www.bhfs.com/
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2029 Century Park East Suite 950 , Los Angeles CA 90067 USA
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Employment Law
Ehrenkranz v. San Francisco Zen Center
Because Labor Code section 98.2(b) refers only to the actual employing entity, persons acting on the employer's behalf are not required to post undertakings for an appeal separate from th...
Education, Constitutional Law
Mirabelli v. Bonta
Stay of injunction barring enforcing policy preventing California schools from disclosing children's gender transition to parents without the child's permission was improper because polic...
Maritime Law
U.S. v. Boylan
Because seaman's manslaughter requires proof of only negligence--not gross negligence--and any potential instructional error regarding "misconduct" was harmless, defendant captain's convi...
Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure
In re: Parks Diversified, L.P.
Although corporate authority is necessary to file a bankruptcy petition, a lack of authority does not impact the bankruptcy court's subject-matter jurisdiction.