Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Probate Judge Daniel Juarez notes the emotion, but rules on the instrument
MCLE
Why good mediation briefs matter
A strong mediation brief isn't just paperwork--it sharpen...
By Scott HengesbachThe power of communication in keeping cases moving and clients happy
Cases stall not from law, but from silence. A quick call ...
By Robyn E. FrickIRS Notice 2025-69: How the new deductions for tips and overtime work in 2025
The IRS issued Notice 2025‑69 to guide taxpayers on claim...
By Daniel Chung
Today's News
Judges and Judiciary
Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated three justices to the state Courts of Appeal and appointed seven Superior Court judges in five counties, continuing a reshaping o...
Insurance
Kaiser sues insurers over $556M Medicare settlement coverage dispute
By James Twomey
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan sued 10 insurers, alleging wrongful denial of coverage for most of its $556 million Medicare fraud settlement and seeking to re...
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
San Francisco court clerks threaten strike for more staff, better training
By James Twomey
San Francisco Superior Court clerks are threatening to strike over short staffing and inadequate training, alleging delays have kept criminal defendants jail...
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...
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...
Columns
Why California should stop invalidating Mahr under 'promotion of divorce' doctrine
By Abbas Hadjian
California treats divorce neutrally, regulating its consequences rather than judging the decision, so courts should stop inval...
LA Fires, Constitutional Law
Ongoing fire litigation highlights who pays when government fails
By Michael M. Berger
Malibu, hit hard by the Palisades Fire, is suing state and local agencies for property damage, citing public nuisance and inve...
The injury gap between military service and civilian justice
By Yosi Yahoudai, David S. Allard
Military toughness helps in uniform but hurts in court, leaving veterans underrepresented and penalized in personal injury cla...
Verdicts & Settlements
| False Claims Act | United States of America, e... | $556,000,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | In re: PG&E Corporation Sec... | $100,000,000 |
| Trespass | In Re: Delta Air Lines, Inc. | $78,750,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | John Doe, John Doe II, John... | $46,000,000 |
| Product Liability | Johnson & Johnson Talcum Po... | $40,000,000 |
| Fraud | Thomas W. McNamara, as the ... | $33,000,000 |
| Environmental Protection | The People of the State of ... | $7,700,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | Myo Thant, individually and... | $7,250,000 |
| Premises Liability | The Estate of Jane Doe v. R... | $5,250,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | John Doe v. Roe Package Com... | $4,650,000 |
On the Move
Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP
Andrew C. Whitman was promoted to counsel of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP in Los Angeles.
Kevin J. Cammiso was promoted to counsel of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP in Los Angeles.
Details
Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP has 20 attorneys in 4 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Financial Services Litigation, Entertainment and IP Litigation, Cannabis Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Blockchain Litigation, Government, Internal Investigations & White Collar. The firm’s website is https://kfc.law/
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Community News
Lawyers Philharmonic to hold auditions for Disney Hall concert
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic, Legal Voices and Gary Greene, Esq. & His Big Band of Barristers are holding audition...
Podcasts
In this episode of In the Counsel's Chair, Jason de Bretteville gives us the rundown on a potentially landmark sanctions rulin...
Daily Appellate Report
Evidence, Civil Procedure
Jogani v. Jogani
By allowing plaintiff's expert to present $1.98 billion lost-investment-gain opinion that had not been previously disclosed, trial court erred in accounting, as part of damages, that undi...
Government, Civil Procedure
Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal
Because *Yearsley* provides federal contractors a potential merits defense rather than immunity from suit, a pretrial order denying *Yearsley* protection is not immediately appealable.
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure
Villarreal v. Texas
A qualified conferral order that prohibits only discussion of the defendant's testimony for its own sake during a mid-testimony overnight recess does not violate the Sixth Amendment.