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Commissioner Caitlin Taylor brings Dependency Court perspective to juvenile justice
ADR Profile
Veteran construction litigator brings decades of expertise to neutral role
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 EscobarCalifornia's companion-chatbot law may be creating discoverable records in family law cases
California's SB 243 requires chatbot platforms to maintai...
By Hossein Berenji
2026 Litigation and Appellate Summit: Emily Lonsdale, Chief Commercial Officer of Mary Technology
2026 Litigation and Appellate Summit: Emily Lonsdale, Chief Commercial Officer of Mary Technology
Today's News
Meazure Learning renewed its attack on the State Bar's fraud allegations, arguing the bar is improperly attempting to transform a breach-of-contract dispute ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
In a speech at the Antitrust West Coast Conference in San Francisco, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad said the Antitrust Division is clos...
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Referee orders Jackson estate firms to return bonuses
By Skyler Romero
A court referee ordered three law firms to return $625,000 in bonuses paid by the Michael Jackson estate, ruling the executors failed to justify the payments...
Criminal
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Former Newsom chief of staff pleads guilty in campaign account embezzlement scheme [VIDEO]
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Dana Williamson faces a reduced prison term as the scandal reverberates through California's chaotic governor's race.
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial elections on ballot in 21 counties on June 2
By Laurinda Keys
Contested judicial elections in 21 California counties feature incumbent judges, commissioners, administrative law judges, prosecutors, public defenders and ...
Torts/Personal Injury
The lawsuit filed by Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP alleges county officials ignored repeated warnings dating back to 1996 that pediatrician Patrick Clyne pose...
Columns
Law Practice
The Puka Theory: Why the lawyers who get ahead stop waiting to be asked
By Stacy Hambleton
The lawyers who advance fastest aren't waiting for assignments--they're scanning every situation for unmet needs and filling t...
Data Privacy
California's new privacy rules may reshape the evidentiary landscape
By Kaylee Bankston, Mary Race
California's new CCPA regulations requiring annual cybersecurity audits and risk assessments are forcing companies to create d...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Evaluating the mediator's qualitative evaluation
By Thomas L. Willhite Jr.
A mediator's expertise can provide a valuable reality check, but effective settlement decisions require lawyers to critically ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Conversion | Joseph Taylor, Edward Mlaka... | $135,000,000 |
| Public Nuisance | Placer County Water Agency ... | $80,000,000 |
| Fraud | Federal Trade Commission v.... | $17,000,000 |
| Assault and Battery | Jane Doe v. Roe 1 District,... | $9,000,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Carl Cordell, individually ... | $7,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Jefferson Garcia, an indivi... | $4,000,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Joshua Huber v. State of Ca... | $2,300,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Ivorya Geneve v. Mikuni Res... | $2,250,000 |
| Whistleblower Retaliation | Victoria Adams v. County of... | $1,950,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Jennifer Montoya and Juan G... | $1,500,000 |
On the Move
Hahn & Hahn LLP
Ramez Krishnan joined Hahn & Hahn LLP as a partner in Pasadena. The move was April 27, 2026.
Details
Hahn & Hahn LLP has 22 attorneys in Pasadena. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Business, Litigation, Trusts & Estates, Family Law, Employment. The firm’s website is www.hahnlawyers.com
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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...