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From The Archive
Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
MCLE
Arbitration clauses in commercial contracts: Strategic advantage or unnecessary constraint?
Commercial arbitration can offer privacy, expertise and s...
By Louis TambaroCIPA meets the modern web: California's data-tracking disputes and the path forward
As courts weigh whether routine website tracking violates...
By David S. Cunningham IIIProposed SB 690 eliminates pen register CIPA claims but leaves website privacy litigation intact
SB 690 could wipe out most pending pen register claims an...
By Logan Leonard
Today's News
Criminal
Justices question 'absurd consequences' argument for resentencing
By Craig Anderson
California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to extend a resentencing law to attempted manslaughter, despite arguments that excluding the crime produ...
Lawyers say AI agents could dramatically increase participation in class action settlements by finding notices and filing claims for consumers, potentially b...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Blue Cross plans must prove trademark rights to avoid strict antitrust test
By Alicia Alvarez
An Alameda County judge ruled Blue Cross Blue Shield plans must show historical trademark rights tied to hospitals' locations to avoid strict antitrust treat...
Civil Procedure
Judge rejects sweeping J&J discovery bid in McKinsey opioid MDL
By Daniel Schrager
A magistrate judge denied plaintiffs' bid to force Johnson & Johnson to provide corporate testimony, finding their 28 discovery topics spanning three dec...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge accused of bias echoes disputed language in misconduct defense
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert S. Draper denied allegations of racial and gender bias before the Commission on Judicial Performance, but repe...
Government
Environmental groups sue LA over records from Boyle Heights fire
By Devon Belcher
Three environmental groups sued Los Angeles, alleging the Fire Department failed to adequately search for or timely produce records about its response to a B...
Columns
Intellectual Property
NO FAKES Act "dead for now" as Cruz objects to unanimous consent request
By Sam Roseme
The bipartisan legislation to protect against AI-generated deepfakes is stalled until at least November as lawmakers seek comm...
Torts/Personal Injury
Trick-or-tort: The scary truth about seasonal stores
By Jason Javaheri, Parham Nikfarjam
Spirit Halloween can turn vacant retail space into an operating store in less than a week, creating a compressed premises liab...
Administrative/Regulatory
California pesticide enforcement rule would limit local discretion, expand mandatory referrals
By Ann M. Grottveit, Abby Taylor-Silva
California pesticide enforcement rule would limit local discretion, expand mandatory referrals
Verdicts & Settlements
| Unfair Competition | Christina Chiechi, individu... | $14,993,930 |
| Malpractice | John Doe v. Roe Hospital, R... | $4,750,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Natasha Asatryan, Vartan As... | $4,500,000 |
| Negligence | Constance Brady v. City of ... | $4,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | In re: STIIIZY Inc. Data Br... | $2,950,000 |
| Elder Abuse/Neglect | John Doe v. Roe Nursing Fac... | $2,200,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Rathy Sy and Sergio Villare... | $2,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Brigit Navarro, an individu... | $1,800,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Marissa Riemann, individual... | $1,290,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Joshua Adam Bartholomew Fer... | $950,000 |
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Sullivan & Cromwell
Hamed Meshki joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in Los Angeles.
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Riverside Bar honors 2 veteran criminal defense attorneys
By Ricardo Pineda
Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lor...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. United States Fire Insurance Co.
A bail surety could not escape a $50,000 forfeiture when its own agent failed to arrange the GPS monitoring required for the defendant's release.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Jimenez
Racial Justice Act claim failed because defendant did not show prosecution more frequently sought or obtained convictions for more serious offenses against defendants of defendant's race.
Arbitration, Employment Law
Chin v. DoorDash, Inc.
By strategically withholding a known sexual harassment claim while opposing arbitration, plaintiff waived Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act protections.
Employment Law
Doe v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Although alleged harasser was a supervisor, employer was not strictly liable for his sexual harassment because he was not the plaintiff's supervisor.
Constitutional Law
Roe v. Johnston
Arizona's statutory and regulatory scheme for amending birth certificates that required verified sex change operation or court order did not violate equal protection.