Judicial Profile
Commissioner Caitlin Taylor brings Dependency Court perspective to juvenile justice
ADR Profile
Retired Sacramento judge Geoffrey Goodman finds rhythm in mediation
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
When cannabis becomes medicine
The DOJ's narrow marijuana rescheduling order may deliver...
By Mehdi SinakiModular micro-data centers in cooler climates: Geography, strategy and California's role
As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by ...
By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto EscobarFrom busy to billable: Time management strategies for business-generating lawyers
For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and b...
By George Brandon
Special Coverage
The R.M. Pyles Boys Camp has spent decades mentoring youths through wilderness leadership and year-round support. One former c...
Today's News
Technology
AI reshapes legal support work, but paralegals see opportunity
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Legal support professionals gathering in Sacramento say artificial intelligence is transforming -- but not replacing -- the work of paralegals and legal secr...
Business Law
Microsoft CTO testifies as OpenAI defense rests in Musk lawsuit
By Daniel Schrager
Microsoft and OpenAI witnesses defended the companies' multibillion-dollar partnership and corporate structure as Elon Musk's charitable trust lawsuit neared...
Civil Rights
San Diego State to pay $300k to settle Title IX athletics suit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal class action accused San Diego State University of gender inequities in athletics funding and opportunities.
Civil Procedure
Judge keeps deposition protocol in social media bellwether dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge ruled that an existing deposition protocol will govern questioning of a newly added therapist witness in the next social media addiction ...
Intellectual Property
Zimbabwe EV venture accuses Toyota foundation of trade secret theft
By Skyler Romero
A Zimbabwean social enterprise sued the Toyota Mobility Foundation in Los Angeles, alleging it misappropriated proprietary rural electric vehicle technology ...
A Los Angeles couple has sued State Farm and environmental consulting firm EFI Global, alleging the insurer used flawed environmental testing and prolonged d...
Columns
Ediscovery, Civil Procedure
The OpenAI trial and the end of 'informal' communications
By James Rubinowitz
The OpenAI litigation is becoming a public demonstration of how modern discovery works. Executives separate "official" communi...
Labor/Employment
The going and coming rule when an employee has a hybrid-work schedule
By Michael E. Rubinstein
In Chang v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, the Court of Appeal held that a physician on a hybrid schedul...
Class Action
NVIDIA 9th Circuit petition raises critical issues for securities class actions
By Jeffrey T. Scott, Julia A. Malkina
NVIDIA is asking the 9th Circuit to review a class certification order in a securities fraud case, arguing that the district c...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Patent Infringement | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki ... | $48,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Marvin Toledo v. Delta Air ... | $12,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Mohamed Chirar, et al. v. H... | $12,000,000 |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Agustin Caccuri, on behalf ... | $7,850,000 |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Thomas A. Shields, Katinka ... | $7,627,084 |
| Wage and Hour | Anna Hernandez and Lebrado ... | $6,500,000 |
| Subrogation | Allstate Insurance Company,... | $6,326,331 |
| Toxic Substances Control Act | Food & Water Watch Inc., et... | $5,760,450 |
| Wage and Hour | Yama Saidi, individually an... | $4,750,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $3,600,000 |
On the Move
Proskauer
Zeeshan Ahmedani joined Proskauer as a partner in Los Angekes. The move was May 5, 2026.
Details
Proskauer has 900 attorneys in 12 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Global Finance, Private Funds, Private Equity Transactions, Trials & Investigations. The firm’s website is www.proskauer.com
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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ASCDC’s keynote speaker and eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno and President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP
ASCDC's past-President Edith R. Mattai of JAMS, Thomas M. Dempsey of ARC Alternative Resolution Center and Mayra A. Fornos of ADR Services Inc.
ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP, past-President Edith R. Mattai of JAMS, Thomas M. Dempsey of ARC Alternative Resolution Center, Mayra A. Fornos of ADR Services Inc. And Andrew O. Smith ARC Alternative Resolution Center
ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Benjamin J. Howard of Neil Dymott Hudson APLC
ADR Services Inc.'s mediator Lee M. Mendelson; Howard Cho, director of business relations, and (Ret.) Judge Steven M. Sepassi
ADR Services Inc.'s mediator Lee M. Mendelson; Howard Cho, director of business relations, and (Ret.) Judge Steven M. Sepassi 5 "State of the Court" panelists: Cliff J. Costa and Michael D. Belote of California Advocates, ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP, U.S. District Judge Karen L. Stevenson and Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
Larry A. Ramsey of Bowman and Brooke LLP, Eleanor O. Barr of Barr Mediation, Angela J. Reddock of The Reddock Law Group and Thomas P. Feher of Thomas Feher Mediation PC
Damion M. Young of Bowman and Brooke LLP, Superior Court Judge Mike H. Madokoro, ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Larry A. Ramsey of Bowman and Brooke LLP
Schonbuch Hallissy LLP's Nicole Duarte, Michael N. Schonbuch; ASCDC's keynote speaker and eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno, Schonbuch Hallissy LLP's Lilah N. Cook and Kristen Rai
Judges and legal leaders discussed rising caseloads, AI regulation, remote proceedings and threats to judicial independence before Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno delivered a keynote urging attorneys to embrace discipline, adversity and personal accountability.
Daily Appellate Report
Contracts
Dawadi v. Adhikari
Absent clear, unconditional written acknowledgment creating a new contract, post-expiration partial payments and check notations did not revive time-barred debt.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Hsiung
Trial court erred by precluding defendant from presenting mistake of law defense based on necessity because evidence supported reasonable inference his claimed belief was held in good faith.
Environmental Law, Administrative Agencies
Alaska Community Action on Toxics v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency's decision not to regulate chemical additive present in recyclable articles that had been deemed hazardous by Congress was unsupported by substantial evidence in the rulemaking rec...
Civil Procedure
Cardenas v. L.os Angeles Unified School District
Plaintiffs' failure to cite record evidence in appellate briefing forfeited their challenge to summary judgment, warranting affirmance regardless of the underlying merits.
Civil Procedure
J.N. v. Goldberg
Section 128.7 sanctions motion was defective due to failure to specify the hearing date, notwithstanding a limit in CRS that disallowed the reservation of a hearing date after the expirat...