Special Reports
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
From busy to billable: Time management strategies for business-generating lawyers
For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and b...
By George BrandonCriminal 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 Odiwe
Today's News
Civil Rights
Judge awards $959,853 in fees in Huntington Beach library case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Civil rights groups won fees after challenging a library policy of making certain books without parental consent.
Civil Procedure
'You're not convincing': Judge presses Musk aide in trial clash
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers halted testimony and dismissed the jury after a dispute over attorney-client privilege arose during questioning of...
Torts/Personal Injury
95-year-old plaintiff secures $1.25 million settlement in rear-end crash
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A rare policy-limits settlement highlights how non-economic damages and personal narrative can drive recovery for elderly plaintiffs.
Civil Procedure
'Borderline contempt': Judge rebukes counsel after denying sealing motions
By James Twomey
Superior Court Judge Joseph M. Quinn denied motions to seal sensitive financial documents and rebuked attorneys for failing to comply with directives, compli...
A judge backed a scaled-down, phased bellwether process in the Eaton Fire cases, citing concerns that preparing too many claims at once could derail trial ti...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court denies review in Joe Dunn discipline case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Dunn will face a brief actual suspension followed by probation after the high court left intact findings that he misled the State Bar about his use of funds,...
Columns
Technology
The practice nobody licensed: Nippon Life v. OpenAI and the vacancy at the heart of AI legal liability
By James Mixon
When AI practices law without a license, who is responsible? That is the question Nippon Life v. OpenAI forces courts t...
California's companion-chatbot law may be creating discoverable records in family law cases
By Hossein Berenji
California's SB 243 requires chatbot platforms to maintain suicide prevention protocols and disclose their AI status, but it c...
Intellectual Property
Control the copyright, control Hollywood: Coogler, Tarantino and the legal playbook
By Kimberlina McKinney
Hollywood clutched its pearls over Ryan Coogler's Sinners deal -- but what the panic missed was a lesson in what the legal bar...
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
Buchalter
Richard Petretti joined Buchalter as a partner in Los Angeles and San Diego. The move was April 28, 2026.
Details
Buchalter has 600 attorneys in 15 offices including Los Angeles, Napa Valley, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Bank and Finance, Corporate, Health Care, Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Law. The firm’s website is www.buchalter.com
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Consumer Law
Chemical Toxin Working Grp. v. Kroger Co.
Proposition 65 pre-suit notice providing contact information for noticing entity's retained counsel, rather than direct contact information for an individual within the entity, substantia...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Garner v. California Victim Compensation Board
Defendant's vacated murder conviction pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.6 did not constitute an "erroneous conviction" for purposes of victim compensation under section 4900.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Mohammed
Trial courts lack inherent jurisdiction to correct unauthorized sentences where judgment is final and execution of sentence has begun.
Fees and Costs
Raptors Are the Solution v. Croplife America
Intervenors whose interests were directly affected by proceedings were opposing parties for purposes of awarding fees to prevailing party under private attorney general doctrine.
Immigration
Sanchez Gonzalez v. U.S. Dept. of State
Consulate showed a facially legitimate reason for its determination that plaintiff, a noncitizen seeking lawful permanent residence, could not be admitted, given his possible criminal aff...