Judicial Profile
Judge Rupa Goswami balances empathy and law in preliminary hearings court
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Facts, not findings: What practitioners get wrong about stipulations under Family Code § 3044
Stipulations can streamline custody cases, even in domest...
By Jackson LuckyHeppner case shows client AI interactions can break attorney client privilege
The February 2026 Heppner decision marks the firs...
By William SlomansonWhy good mediation briefs matter
A strong mediation brief isn't just paperwork--it sharpen...
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Negotiating Forms 1099 in settlement agreements
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Today's News
Civil Litigation
Judge warns of 'zero tolerance' for defense delays in Patagonia counterfeiting case
By Skyler Romero
U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ordered an in-person deposition and warned of "zero tolerance" for delays while partially granting Patagonia's sanctions moti...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge questions frequency of attorney's California appearances, denies PHV request
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge denied without prejudice a New York lawyer's pro hac vice application in Aurora Solar's trade secrets case, citing insufficient informa...
Class Action
Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
By James Twomey
A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running misclassification lawsuit, pendin...
Intellectual Property
Judge orders new filings in Epidemic Sound-Meta copyright suit
By James Twomey
Epidemic Sound, a Swedish music production and licensing company, sued Meta in 2022 alleging the tech giant copied and distributed its music without a licens...
Securities
Musk tells jury tweet delaying Twitter deal was not meant to move market
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk told a federal jury his tweet pausing the $44 billion Twitter deal was literal and not meant to move markets, as investors claim it was part of a s...
Technology
Federal judge bars Perplexity's AI shopping agents from Amazon site
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge granted Amazon a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet AI agents from accessing Amazon systems and ordered the startup to destro...
Columns
Technology
Tax, Corporate
5th Circuit clarifies 'limited partner' status for self-employment tax purposes
By Phil Jelsma
A recent 5th Circuit decision clarified that for federal self-employment tax purposes, a "limited partner" is defined by state...
Proper planning in legal settlement agreements about IRS Form 1099 reporting--what forms will be issued, to whom, and in what ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Unruh Civil Rights Act | Allan Candelore, on his own... | $60,500,000 |
| Negligence | Toriano Byrd, Toni Espinosa... | $14,950,200 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Newcomb v. Wahlund Construc... | $13,375,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Kian Logan Riahi v. Ricardo... | $7,515,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Louis C. Berreyes, individu... | $4,880,000 |
| Wrongful Termination | Randy Pinnelli v. Community... | $4,318,000 |
| Wrongful Termination | Lauren Warrem v. San Diego ... | $4,181,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | In re Robinhood Order Flow ... | $2,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Juan Gonzalez Serrano v. LA... | $1,982,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Edgardo Marquina, Marvin Lo... | $1,837,500 |
On the Move
Shook Hardy & Bacon
Nalani L. Crisologo was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles.
Karyn L. Ihara was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Y. Park was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in Los Angeles.
Shane B. Kolding was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in San Francisco.
Melina Manetti was promoted to partner of Shook Hardy & Bacon in San Francisco.
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Daily Appellate Report
Dependency
In re L.G.
Juvenile court's dispositional removal order was reversed where family services failed to adequately document or prove reasonable efforts to prevent removal and juvenile court failed to s...
Real Property
Montecito Country Club, LLC v. Root
Acquisition of prescriptive easement was supported by evidence where boundary hedge existed continuously for more than five years in area of recorded easement for other purposes without t...
Education, Administrative Agencies
Doe v. Regents of the Univ. of California
UC Berkeley student's inability to cross-examine complainants in final expulsion hearing was not a denial of due process.
Health Care
Modification: Nichols v. Alghannam
Sustaining demurrer to fifth amended complaint without leave to amend was appropriate where the plaintiffs failed to bring their medical malpractice claim against the demurring party with...
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Tekola
Because substantial evidence showed defendant used his apartment as the central hub of an ongoing drug trafficking operation, sentencing enhancement allowing for an above-Guidelines sente...