Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Riverside judge brings prosecutor's experience to family court
ADR Profile
Neutral Ellie K. Vilendrer brings business savvy and empathy to dispute resolution
MCLE
The cost of incivility: When lawyers cross the line
Incivility in litigation comes at a price, from unnecessa...
By Richard SeelyWhen ministerial approvals become discretionary under CEQA
A lot line adjustment is ordinarily exempt from CEQA as a...
By Joaquin VazquezThe malpractice warning lawyers can't ignore
The Ninth Circuit's Koi decision clarifies Califor...
By Joshua I. Epstein
Special Coverage
Constitutional Law
9th Circuit orders injunction against California law requiring federal agents to display identification
By Craig Anderson
The appeals court ruled that California cannot require federal law enforcement officers to display their agency and badge numb...
Today's News
Intellectual Property
OpenAI accuses Apple of similar trade secret theft as judge weighs injunction
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge indicated he is likely to grant Apple an injunction in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, but questioned the breadth of its demands as...
Real Estate/Development
Judge reconsiders grounds for denying Chiquita Canyon's $11.6 million refund
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge questioned his tentative rejection of Chiquita Canyon's $11.6 million landfill fee refund claim after attorneys disputed filing deadlines...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Procedure
Judge narrows Edison liability in Palisades Fire litigation
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge dismissed inverse condemnation and punitive damages claims against Southern California Edison while allowing negligence claims to proceed...
Intellectual Property
Apple challenges record patent award as jury guesswork
By Craig Anderson
Apple argues that a San Diego jury's $5.7 billion patent infringement award to Taction Technology was unsupported by damages evidence and asks a federal judg...
Immigration
Judge preliminarily approves settlement in Adelanto detainees' chemical exposure case
By Skyler Romero
The agreement involving more than 2,700 immigration detainees includes confidential payments to six plaintiffs and a declaration that could help class member...
Data Privacy
Children seek share of OpenAI equity in data privacy class action
By Devon Belcher
A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of collecting children's sensitive information through ChatGPT without valid parental consent and seeks a share of the...
Columns
The Trump administration's Civil Rights Division has shifted its focus from protecting historically marginalized groups agains...
The United States has never consented to the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction over Americans, and that is not a clo...
Constitutional Law
Twelve angry men, or 6? Clancy, Kian and the constitutional jury
By Jeffrey M. Chemerinsky, Andrew H. Choi
The U.S. Supreme Court's review of Kian v. Florida could restore the 12-person jury requirement in state criminal trial...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Heather Biddle, et al., ind... | $50,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Christian Gonzalez v. Towin... | $7,529,479 |
| Premises Liability | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Grocer... | $4,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Fidel Antonio Munoz, Dougla... | $2,800,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Oscar Cancino, individually... | $2,150,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Jill V. Villa, individually... | $1,350,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Derek Casey v. Marborg Reco... | $1,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Christian Derefield v. Occu... | $1,150,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Cruz M. Juarez, an individu... | $1,136,097 |
| Wage and Hour | Darin Miller and Elizabeth ... | $1,085,000 |
On the Move
Sullivan & Cromwell
Guirgis Nasief joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in Los Angeles.
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Featured Content
Insurance defense attorneys have long been on the front lines for their clients. Now they're facing a new threat: the carriers...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Riverside Bar honors 2 veteran criminal defense attorneys
By Ricardo Pineda
Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lor...
Daily Appellate Report
Employment Discrimination
McInerney v. Regents of the Univ. of California
Plaintiff's mistaken subjective belief that UCLA's adverse employment action based on criminal history was discriminatory was insufficient for prima facie discrimination claim under the F...
Judges
People v. Superior Court (Garcia)
Judge offering indicated sentence and striking prior convictions is subject to peremptory disqualification despite presiding in master calendar court.
Trusts and Estates, Fees and Costs
McKinley v. Harris
A probate court's equitable power to allocate attorney fees does not authorize recovery of fees incurred solely for a trustee's personal defense.
Constitutional Law
U.S. v. California
Facial challenge to California's attempt to regulate federal law officers' conduct via No Vigilantes Act was likely to succeed because the Act violated intergovernmental immunity componen...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. United States Fire Insurance Co.
A bail surety could not escape a $50,000 forfeiture when its own agent failed to arrange the GPS monitoring required for the defendant's release.