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2026-05-14

MCLE

When cannabis becomes medicine

May 13, 2026

The DOJ's narrow marijuana rescheduling order may deliver...

By Mehdi Sinaki

Modular micro-data centers in cooler climates: Geography, strategy and California's role

May 6, 2026

As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by ...

By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar

California's companion-chatbot law may be creating discoverable records in family law cases

May 1, 2026

California's SB 243 requires chatbot platforms to maintai...

By Hossein Berenji


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

A Los Angeles couple has sued State Farm and environmental consulting firm EFI Global, alleging the insurer used flawed environmental testing and prolonged d...


Civil Procedure


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 ...


A federal jury in San Francisco unanimously found Costco Wholesale Corp. liable in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by former employee Aaron Talam...


Intellectual Property


A Zimbabwean social enterprise sued the Toyota Mobility Foundation in Los Angeles, alleging it misappropriated proprietary rural electric vehicle technology ...


Administrative/Regulatory


Under the revised plan, spending for the "Legislative, Judicial, and Executive" branch category would rise from $10.52 billion proposed in January to $10.85 ...


Civil Rights


A federal class action accused San Diego State University of gender inequities in athletics funding and opportunities.


Columns

Technology

Section 230 is starting to show its cracks

May 15, 2026
By Joanna Rosen Forster, Warrington Parker

While Doe v. Meta follows existing Section 230 law, its concurrences signal rising judicial pressure to narrow platfo...


The lawyers who advance fastest aren't waiting for assignments--they're scanning every situation for unmet needs and filling t...


Family law rarely offers clean endings, and the cumulative toll of carrying families through their worst moments can lead to b...



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

May 8, 2026


Zeeshan Ahmedani joined Proskauer as a partner in Los Angekes. The move was May 5, 2026.

Ahmedani is a highly regarded private funds lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience advising sponsors across private equity, venture capital, and real assets. His arrival expands and strengthens Proskauer's private funds capabilities and bolsters the Firm's private capital platform, including its Private Equity Transactions, Fund Finance, and Real Assets practices.


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


Community News

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

Government

Gibbs v. County of Humboldt

County's alleged failure to preserve records and timely enroll employee in CalPERS plausibly caused loss of retirement benefits, supporting Government Code section 815.6 claims.


Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law and Procedure

Bradford v. Vang

Supreme Court decision abolishing Chevron deference had no effect on the highly deferential standard for habeas review of state court merits decisions established under Antiterrorism and ...


Constitutional Law

Amended Opinion: Reges v. Cauce

Under the Pickering balancing test, defendant university failed to demonstrate its legitimate institutional interests outweighed plaintiff professor's First Amendment interest in speaking...


Health Care, Consumer Law

J.M. v. Illuminate Education, Inc.

Though Confidentiality of Medical Information Act breaches do not require proof medical information was actually viewed, educational technology company was not a covered health care provi...


Torts

Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC

Despite broad federal preemption, the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act safety exception preserves negligent-hiring claims against freight brokers selecting unsafe motor c...