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IRS Notice 2025-69: How the new deductions for tips and overtime work in 2025
The IRS issued Notice 2025‑69 to guide taxpayers on claim...
By Daniel ChungWhy litigation leaves everyone wrecked and the role of mediators after ABA Opinion 518
ABA Formal Opinion 518 reshapes but does not eliminate th...
By Leonid M. ZilbermanCalifornia enacts law to speed contractor payment disputes on private projects
SB 440 offers broader, more protective change order remed...
By Daniel F. McLennon
Special Coverage
Zuckerberg defends Instagram policies in first bellwether social media addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
Mark Zuckerberg defended Instagram's age limits and design choices, disputing claims the platform intentionally addicted minor...
Today's News
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Business groups push back on bill to expand California's antitrust law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1776 would allow single-company monopolization claims under the Cartwright Act, drawing opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce.
Los Angeles County judge presided over high-profile trials, ruled without hesitation.
Securities
Judge allows scheme theory in Musk Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled investors may argue Elon Musk schemed to depress Twitter's stock before his 2022 purchase, allowing a broa...
Insurance
Judge slams both sides, denying summary judgment in fire insurance dispute
By Daniel Schrager
A magistrate judge signaled he would deny summary judgment to both sides in a bad-faith insurance suit over 2020's Glass Fire damage, criticizing attorneys f...
Judges and Judiciary
Yolo DA slams court after judge dismisses cases over courtroom shortage
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Two misdemeanor prosecutions were thrown out on statutory speedy-trial grounds when no courtroom was available, prompting District Attorney Jeff Reisig to ca...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge presses LA, homeless advocates to end data monitor impasse
By Skyler Romero
Judge David O. Carter criticized the City of Los Angeles and homeless advocates for prolonging a dispute over a court-appointed data monitor, urging them to ...
Columns
Labor/Employment
2026 California employment law updates: Compliance, enforcement and litigation risk - Part 3
By Elaisha Nandrajog, Servando R. Sandoval
California's 2026 employment laws boost penalties, revive claims, expand enforcement and extend deadlines--raising risk for em...
Civil Rights
A commission on liberty, a hearing that failed Jewish Americans
By Baruch C. Cohen
A commission on liberty, a hearing that failed Jewish Americans
Fueled by advertising deregulation from the Supreme Court of the United States, high-volume "plantation" law firms rely on mas...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Age Discrimination | Joy Slagel v. Liberty Mutua... | $103,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Jane Barcelo and Christina ... | $15,000,000 |
| In re University of Souther... | $10,000,000 | |
| Malpractice | Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Hospital | $8,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Jeffrey Jacobs and Madeline... | $7,015,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Ellen Pace, Angela Miranda,... | $6,500,000 |
| School Incident | Jane Doe v. Roe School | $5,990,000 |
| Premises Liability | Dolores Marron v. Food 4 Less | $5,343,662 |
| False Advertising | The People of the State of ... | $4,500,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Corina Lowrey, Christen Lyn... | $3,500,000 |
On the Move
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Tommy Huynh was promoted to counsel of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in San Francisco.
John Muse-Fisher was promoted to counsel of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in San Francisco.
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Krishnan sworn in as U.S. magistrate judge for Northern District
By Ricardo Pineda
Ajay Krishnan joins the bench after a 20-year litigation career at Keker Van Nest & Peters, including 15 years as a partner.
Podcasts
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp Chair Yakub Hazzard joins In the Counsel's Chair to discuss some of the major cases he's tackl...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Gutierrez
Enhancement for arson committed in area proclaimed to be in state of emergency not supported by evidence where People failed to provide proof regarding the geographical scope of the procl...
Fees and Costs
Hatlevig v. General Motors LLC
Motion for attorneys' fees was untimely, where attorney filed but did not serve motion within 180 days of voluntary dismissal.
Remedies, Civil Procedure
Bagby v. Davis
Because California law governs collection actions in California courts regardless of judgment debtor's domicile, trial court properly applied California exemption statutes to deny judgmen...
Health Care
Nichols v. Alghannam
Sustaining demurrer to fifth amended complaint without leave to amend was appropriate where the plaintiffs failed to bring their medical malpractice claim against the demurring party with...