Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge George Bird Jr. believes every family dispute has a backstory
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
Modular 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 BrandonCriminal relevance fundamentals
This article explains how courts determine the relevance ...
By Elia V. Pirozzi
Today's News
Civil Procedure
Judge Lawrence Riff has an ambitious aim to tame discovery abuses
By David Houston
Led by the head of the Civil Division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, a group of more than 30 judges, lawyers and general counsel seek to reform a ...
LA Fires
Judge questions Edison theory blaming gas leaks for extra Eaton Fire damage
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge questioned whether Edison can prove leaking gas infrastructure caused additional Eaton Fire destruction while reconsidering a tentative r...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judges may contribute unlimited amounts to judicial campaigns under state law, the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said, though it warned judicial offi...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Medtronic tries to overturn $381.7M antitrust verdict for Applied Medical
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge is weighing Medtronic's bid to overturn a $381.7 million jury verdict in favor of Applied Medical, as the medical device maker argues the evi...
Environmental & Energy
Clearlake residents sue over 3-million-gallon sewage spill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lake County case is part of a stomach-churning national trend of complaints involving aging infrastructure
Bankruptcy
9th Circuit narrows bankruptcy trustee immunity in en banc ruling
By David Houston
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Chapter 7 trustee accused of failing to preserve estate assets is not automatically shielded by quasi-judi...
Columns
Labor/Employment
Who is an "employee" under the CalPERS common law test? The stakes are too high not to know.
By Jacquelyn Takeda Morenz, Joshua E. Morrison
CalPERS settled a seven-year dispute over post-retirement work restrictions after a judge barred recovery of alleged overpayme...
Construction
The Privette Doctrine and its exceptions: Court of appeal grapples with the easy and the not-so-easy
By Garret D. Murai
Court of appeal holds Privette applies without a written contract and bars claims despite alleged "no permits" direct...
California courts are confronting a surge of AI-generated filings containing hallucinated citations, forcing judges and arbitr...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Patent Infringement | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki ... | $48,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Mohamed Chirar, et al. v. H... | $12,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Marvin Toledo v. Delta Air ... | $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
Featured Content
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Where process, technology and human impact meet
Insights from experienced mediators on preparation, breaking impasses and guiding clients through multifaceted disputes
Community News
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
Dependency
In re O.M.
Juvenile court erred in dismissing dependency petitions where medical evidence of minor's malnutrition was unimpeached and uncontradicted.
Bankruptcy
Phillips v. Goldman
Bankruptcy trustee did was not entitled to quasi-judicial or derived immunity for her alleged failure to preserve estate assets or recover moneys taken from bankruptcy estate.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Chapman
Despite sufficient evidence and a properly admitted confession, where the court concealed jury deadlock, targeted a holdout juror, and issued a coercive instruction, the conviction was va...
Immigration
Urquia-Yanez v. Blanche
Due process did not require that notice of an alien's obligation to update her address be provided in her native language to support an in absentia removal order.
Administrative Agencies
Myers v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Where video evidence rebutted presumption of compliance with the 15-minute observation period for blood-alcohol testing and the DMV failed to prove reliability, reversal of driver's licen...