Judicial Profile
Judge Gustavo Sztraicher's passion for law unwavering after decade on bench
MCLE
DEI after SFFA: How Supreme Court ruling and executive orders reshape workplace diversity
Expanding the concept of diversity beyond race to include...
By Kenneth SharpersonNavigating the complexities of opposing counsel with narcissistic traits
Understanding narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) hel...
By Baruch C. CohenPixel privacy pitfalls put websites at risk
A demand letter threatening litigation over the use of a ...
By Tyler R. DowdallSpecial Reports
On Liberty
Top Family Lawyers 2025
The annual list of the best California attorneys handling divorce and custody matters.
Today's News
Civil Litigation
Venture capital's role in IVF clinics under fire in lawsuits
By James Twomey
Two lawsuits against Spring Fertility allege negligence and embryo loss, pointing to alleged private equity pressures from Wildcat Capital Management and cla...
Intellectual Property
MGA fights injunction in $71.5M doll dispute with OMG Girlz
By Devon Belcher
MGA Entertainment contests an injunction in a $71.5M verdict, arguing the OMG Girlz, victorious in a doll likeness suit, face no harm as they are not toymaki...
A judge's ruling voids LA's ban on oil drilling, citing state preemption, handing a victory to well operators and royalty owners against city regulations.
Environmental & Energy, Consumer Law
Santa Clara DA sues sunscreen giant over "reef friendly" claims
By James Twomey
Santa Clara County DA targets Edgewell, alleging its Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreens falsely claimed "reef friendly" status, seeking $2,500 per vi...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit panel appears split on copyright fight over Sam Smith's 'Dancing With a Stranger'
By Craig Anderson
An appellate panel questioned whether a Los Angeles federal judge acted too quickly in tossing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the song, with one judge...
LA Fires, Civil Litigation
Lawsuits claim LADWP power lines caused Palisades Fire, claim cover-up
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for fire victims say newly surfaced correspondence contradicts LADWP's earlier public statements that power lines were de-energized at the time the...
Columns
Torts/Personal Injury
Montoya ruling shifts the burden on causation in medical malpractice and beyond
By Benjamin T. Ikuta, Michael J. Jeandron
Montoya v. Superior Court places the causation burden on the defense when a negligent omission results in missing evi...
The Rhode Island case SCLS Realty v. Town of Johnston brings the issue of "pretext" back into the spotlight, as prope...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Inside the Ninth Circuit's en banc process
By Johanna Schiavoni
A recent program hosted by the Ninth Circuit provided insights into the complexities of the Ninth Circuit's en banc process, c...
Verdicts & Settlements
Negligence | H.A. Marshall Properties, L... | $25,640,000 |
Elder Abuse | Ludmila Andreeva v. Malibu ... | $11,000,000 |
School Incident | Jane Doe v. Roe School Dist... | $9,500,000 |
CERCLA | Rio Linda Elverta Community... | $6,250,000 |
Negligence | David "Scott" Sorgea, Darre... | $4,100,000 |
Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Doug Ridley, Sherry Shen v.... | $1,824,659 |
Invasion of Privacy | Lisa Haggerty and Chris Swe... | $1,747,500 |
Anne Ulrich v. Los Angeles ... | $1,300,000 | |
Securities Fraud | Kylae Jordan v. Landon Long... | $1,120,943 |
Malpractice | John Doe v. Roe Assisted Li... | $1,000,000 |
On the Move
Tressler LLP opened a Walnut Creek office with seven new attorneys.

Joseph J. Minioza joined the firm as Bay Area managing partner.

Christopher J. Hogan joined as a partner.

Greg A. Mase joined as counsel.

Rena G. Sera joined as counsel.

Jason S. Ketchum joined as an associate.

Leila Morshed Mohseni joined as an associate.

Astrid Chim Villagran joined as an associate.
Details
Tressler LLP has 99 attorneys in 10 offices including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Litigation, Insurance Law, Employment Law, Appellate, Transportation Law. The firm’s website is www.tresslerllp.com
Address
1255 Treat Blvd Suite 300 , Walnut Creek California 94597 United States
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(925) 332-0440
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(925) 332-2150
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Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Cabada
Remand was unnecessary where jury would have found aggravating factors true beyond a reasonable doubt if presented to them, and trial court indicated it would not have imposed lesser sent...
Dependency, Native American Affairs
In re H.M.
Social service's and juvenile court's duty of further inquiry was met when they continually followed through with all prospects to determine minor's potential Native American ancestry.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Banking
Thompson v. United States
Section 1014 violations for false statements to a federal loan or credit agency do not include misleading statements.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Delligatti v. United States
Knowing or intentional causation of injury necessarily involves the use of physical force, by act or omission, against another and is a crime of violence for 18 U.S.C. Section 924.
Prisoners' Rights, Constitutional Law
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
District court properly granted death row inmate's discovery requests regarding the protocol, manufacturing, and origin of Idaho's execution drugs.