Special Reports
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Retired Marin judge Verna Adams leans on deep family law experience to drive settlements
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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
Founding force behind Greenberg Glusker and pillar of Los Angeles civic life.
Technology, Business Law
Musk takes stand, calls OpenAI's shift 'stealing a charity'
By Daniel Schrager
A jury in Oakland heard dueling narratives as tech mogul Elon Musk claimed OpenAI became a for-profit powerhouse in breach of its original purpose.
A San Jose attorney's suit alleging Y Combinator misused her founder-matching concept will proceed on negligence and unfair competition claims.
Legal professionals warn that immigration threats are being used to gain advantage in disputes, while courts struggle to respond.
On the second day of testimony, Elon Musk clashed with defense counsel over OpenAI's shift to a for-profit model and his own actions as a co-founder.
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
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...
Guardrails for legal AI: What California's SB 574 would require of attorneys and arbitrators
By D. Andrew Quigley, Alexis Zavala Romero
SB 574 would set specific duties for attorneys who use generative artificial intelligence and would restrict how arbitrators m...
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...
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.
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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...