Judicial Profile
Judge Jacob J.H. Yim speeds through Compton's felony calendar without losing focus
ADR Profile
Retired Marin judge Verna Adams leans on deep family law experience to drive settlements
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
Criminal relevance fundamentals
This article explains how courts determine the relevance ...
By Elia V. PirozziWhen the bench has a memory: Prosecutors, the RJA and the limits of neutrality
A recent California appellate decision confronts a questi...
By K. Chike OdiweXactimate is not the law: How insurers use one software program to underpay wildfire claims
In California wildfire claims, insurers rely on Xactimate...
By Barret Alexander, Shant A. Karnikian
Today's News
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Medtronic asks court to overturn $381.7M antitrust verdict
By Skyler Romero
Medtronic seeks to overturn a $381.7 million antitrust verdict, arguing Applied Medical failed to prove monopoly power or anticompetitive conduct in a disput...
Criminal
Defense seeks to disqualify Santa Clara DA in Stanford protest case
By James Twomey
Defense attorneys argue Jeff Rosen's campaign fundraising and public remarks create a conflict of interest and threaten a fair retrial.
Immigration
State courts to track immigration arrests under new Judicial Council policy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new rule requires courts to document civil immigration arrests starting May 1 amid ongoing legal and political disputes.
LA Fires
SoCalGas seeks dismissal of Edison claims in Eaton Fire cases
By Devon Belcher
SoCalGas argues California law bars any duty to shut off gas service during wildfires as it seeks dismissal of Southern California Edison's cross-claims in E...
Civil Procedure
Judge seats jury in Musk-OpenAI trial after bias challenges
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge in Oakland seated a jury in Elon Musk's case against OpenAI, rejecting bias challenges despite harsh juror comments, setting the stage for op...
Torts/Personal Injury
Mixed rulings shape trajectory of J&J talc litigation
By Devon Belcher
Mixed verdicts and post-trial rulings are reshaping Johnson & Johnson talc litigation, as courts scrutinize punitive damages while the company continues ...
Columns
Consumer Protection Law
Costco auto-renewal lawsuit tests California ARL compliance, raises class action risk
By Camrie Ventry
A proposed class action against Costco over an allegedly defective membership renewal notice carries meaningful stakes: ARL en...
Labor/Employment, DEI, Civil Rights
A casino trip for women turns into a test of discrimination law
By Karis Stephen
The EEOC lawsuit against a Coca-Cola beverage distributor over a women-only company retreat marks the first time the agency ha...
Entertainment & Sports
How a college football commissioner could block illegal off-the-field plays in the NIL era
By Frank N. Darras
College football's unchecked NIL economy, transfer chaos and fragmented governance are creating legal and competitive instabil...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Negligence | Jane Doe v. Dignity Health ... | $35,000,000 |
| Product Liability | George Stephenson v. PK&P I... | $33,384,400 |
| Consumer Protection | Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II,... | $21,500,000 |
| Construction Defects | Peter Hou, an individual, G... | $17,600,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Justin Lytle, et al., indiv... | $11,500,000 |
| Trademark Infringement | Nike, Inc. v. Nicholas C. T... | $11,000,000 |
| Age Discrimination | James Ruffulo and Valerie Y... | $10,000,000 |
| Prisoners' Rights | Patricia Garcia, et al. v. ... | $8,500,000 |
| Dog Attack | Genice Marie Horta v. City ... | $5,405,225 |
| Fair Credit Reporting Act | Larry Tran, on behalf of hi... | $5,000,000 |
On the Move
Jones Day
Christopher Foster joined Jones Day as a partner in San Francisco.
Details
Jones Day has 2500 attorneys in 40 offices including Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Mergers & Acquisitions, Health Care & Life Sciences, Intellectual Property. The firm’s website is jonesday.com
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Community News
Lindy F. Bradley of Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP, Vivian I. Rivera of Yoka | Smith, Celeena B. Pompeo of Wilson Elser, Arpineh Yeremian of Wesierski & Zurek LLP and Michael A. Faenza of Morgenstern Law Group
ADR Services Inc.'s Director of Market Development Chelsea Mangel and event organizer Mayra A. Fornos
Injury Institute’s Marketing and Business Development Officer Stephanie Brockermeyer and CEO Maria Degarcia and event organizer Mayra A. Fornos of ADR Services Inc.
Mary L. Caruso of Wilshire Law Firm, Ashley A. Laiken of Omega Law Group, Injury Institute’s CEO Maria Degarcia, CAALA President Elizabeth A. Hernandez of BD&J PC, Injury Institute’s marketing and business development officer Stephanie Brockermeyer
Prestige Legal Solutions PC’s Christine J. Haw, Jessi Loring; Candace Coleman, director of business development at Express Deposition Services and Michelle Yang of Prestige Legal Solutions PC
Scott Kveton of Casemark; Express Deposition Servies’ director of business development Candace Coleman and CEO Rosie Deluca-Miller, and Jeanette Tarroza
Kurt Hoffman of Preferred Medical Management; Randy Shrewsberry, founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform (ICJTR) and Johnathan Lopez of MLG Attorneys at Law APLC
National President of ABOTA William D. Shapiro of William D. Shapiro Law Inc. and Bruce M. Brusavich of ACTS Law LLP
Kaden Malyszek and Robert J. Malyszek, government contract consultant at Malyszek & Malyszek
CAALA President Elizabeth A. Hernandez of BD&J PC and Aimee E. Kirby of The Dolan Law Firm
Gajewski & Baughan’s Edward W. Baughan and Karen A. Gajewski
The 30/30 Bar founder Mayra A. Fornos of ADR Services Inc. and co-founder Nicholas Connor, news anchor Andrea Gonzalez and Luis Medina of Uno Productions
Matthew R. Richardson of Ogletree Deakins, Rachel E. Hobbs of Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP and Daniel S. Pelaez of Nelson & Fraenkel LLP
Lindy F. Bradley of Lagasse Branch Bell + Kinkead LLP, Michael A. Faenza of Morgenstern Law Group, and Celeena B. Pompeo of Wilson Elser
Carl E. Douglas, managing partner of Douglas / Hicks Law; Victor L. George of Law Offices of Victor L. George and Johnston & Hutchinson LLP’s Thomas J. Johnston, president of ABOTA Los Angeles Chapter
(Ret.) Judge Jacqueline A. Connor of ADR Services Inc., Ashley A. Laiken of Omega Law Group and Michelle Etchebarren, CEO and President of Law Beez Attorneys in Motion
Actress Danielle Larracuente, V. James DeSimone Law’s Vincent J. DeSimone and Carmen D. Sabater and Ali Mendiola of Mendiola Settlement Consultants
Casemark’s Scott Kveton and Sarah Tuthill-Kventon
Ali Mendiola of Mendiola Settlement Consultants, Lilia Ballesteros of Rose Klein & Marias LLP and CAALA President Elizabeth A. Hernandez of BD&J PC
Christa M. Ramey of Ramey Law PC, Margaret P. Stevens of Stevens Law PC and Gretchen M. Nelson of Nelson & Fraenkel LLP
Mayra A. Fornos of ADR Services Inc. said the goal of the 30/30 Bar is to create a space for connection beyond litigation and to encourage long-term professional relationships.
Daily Appellate Report
Arbitration, Employment Law
Stoker v. Blue Origin, LLC
Trial court properly denied motion to compel arbitration, where agreement was procedurally and substantively unconscionable, as it was overbroad and lacked mutuality.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Emrick
Trial court delegated excessive authority to probation department where it authorized department to determine whether probationer had to complete residential or outpatient program and to ...
Municipal Law
Citizens Against Marketplace Apartment/Condo Dev. v. City of San Ramon
City did not abuse its discretion in approving redevelopment project that did not prepare master plan because its general plan did not actually require preparation of a master plan.
Immigration
Hanan v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The marriage fraud bar in 8 U.S.C. section 1154(c) requires only that noncitizens attempt to marry to evade immigration laws, irrespective of whether they actually apply for immigration b...
Immunity
Forward v. Macomber
Eleventh Amendment shielded state officers from suit seeking injunctive relief from release of hazardous waste because they did not have direct connection to enforcing the Resource Conser...