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Special Reports

CLAY Awards 2026

May 6, 2026

2026-05-06

MCLE

Modular micro-data centers in cooler climates: Geography, strategy and California's role

May 6, 2026

As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by ...

By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar

From busy to billable: Time management strategies for business-generating lawyers

Apr. 30, 2026

For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and b...

By George Brandon

Criminal relevance fundamentals

Apr. 27, 2026

This article explains how courts determine the relevance ...

By Elia V. Pirozzi


Today's News

Constitutional Law


Meta and Google seek to overturn a $6 million social media addiction verdict, arguing Section 230 and First Amendment bar liability for alleged harms from pl...


Civil Procedure


Plaintiffs behind a closely watched lawsuit challenging San Francisco's handling of homelessness, drug use and public-health policies in the Tenderloin have ...


Judges, lawyers and treatment officials from across California are gathering in Los Angeles this week for the 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Symposium, a thr...


Intellectual Property


Ye testified in a federal copyright trial over "Hurricane," disputing plaintiffs' claims he stole core elements of their music while defending his collaborat...


Administrative/Regulatory


The lawsuit comes amid a broader wave of litigation challenging the Trump administration's tightening enforcement policies and state-by-state restrictions on...


Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner testified that directors were routinely left uninformed about major company developments -- including the launch of Ch...


Columns

Antitrust & Trade Reg.

California's push to rein in Big Tech falters with BASED Act defeat

May 7, 2026
By Julian W. Kleinbrodt, Rachel S. Brass

California's BASED Act died in a Senate committee after a 3-3 vote in April, sinking a proposal to bar dominant tech platforms...


Labor/Employment

Ageism persists in the legal profession despite strong legal protections, underscoring the need to evaluate attorneys and judg...


Government, Family

Santa Clara County's repeated failure to follow mandatory child abuse reporting laws reflects a systemic disregard for child s...



Verdicts & Settlements

Consumer Protection United States of America v.... $150,000,000
Breach of Contract Javanni Munguia-Brown, Ange... $43,000,000
ERISA John Baleja, on behalf of h... $21,500,000
Auto v. Bus Sue Thao, by and through hi... $9,550,000
Negligence T.A. v. Los Angeles Unified... $8,000,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Monique Alvarez, et al. v. ... $6,000,000
Wage and Hour Kasper Leuzinger, Michael A... $4,050,000
Wage and Hour Telecia B. Harris, on behal... $2,500,000
Product Liability Alberto Salcedo Maldonado v... $2,325,000
Sexual Harassment U.S. Equal Employment Oppor... $1,490,000

On the Move

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

May 6, 2026


Rami S. Yanni joined Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.

Yanni has more than 30 years of experience advising multinational companies, emerging growth businesses, and individuals on intellectual property, media, entertainment, and technology matters. His practice focuses on intellectual property transactions, licensing, portfolio strategy and management, enforcement and anti-piracy matters, entertainment and digital media transactions, content acquisition, licensing and distribution, consumer products licensing, e-commerce, advertising and promotions, celebrity endorsement agreements, and M&A due diligence. Over the course of his career, he has negotiated hundreds of license, distribution, acquisition, and commercial agreements across a wide range of industries, including motion picture, television, music, software, video games, publishing, apparel, footwear, cosmetics, consumer electronics, food and beverage, toys, theme parks, and sporting goods.


 Gail I. Nevius Abbas joined Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP as of counsel in San Francisco.

Nevius Abbas works closely with clients to develop and implement trademark registration and policing strategies in the United States and abroad. She manages large domestic and international trademark portfolios for companies across a wide range of industries, including apparel and other consumer goods, food and beverage, health and fitness, vitamins and dietary supplements, toy and games, educational services, venture capital and financial services, and computer software and hardware solutions for the automotive, insurance, and data security industries.


Details

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP has 99 attorneys in 3 offices including Los Angeles; San Francisco, Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are ADA Compliance and Defense, Antitrust, Appellate, Art, Wine, Automobiles & Collectible Assets, Artificial Intelligence, Bankruptcy, Broker-Dealer/Investment Management, Cannabis Practice Group, Chinese Investment, Class Action Defense, Commercial Lease Litigation, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Discovery Technology, Distressed Assets & Real Estate, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Entertainment, Environmental, Equipment Lease and Finance, Family Office, Global Hospitality Group(r), Government, Health Care, Insurance Counseling & Recovery, Intellectual Property, International, International Tax, Investment Capital Law, Labor & Employment, Land Use, Litigation, Luxury Home, Mergers & Acquisitions, Motor Vehicle, Natural Resources & Mining, Nonprofits & Philanthropy, Opportunity Zone Group, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution and Transaction, Prevailing Wage Compliance and Defense, Professional Liability Defense, Project Finance, PTAB Trial Group, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory and Enforcement, Renewable Energy/Climate Change, Secured Lender Defense, Securities, Sports, Taxation, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Trusts & Estates, Trust & Estate Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Wildfire Response Group.. The firm’s website is jeffer.com

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Community News

The retired federal judge and the Gibson Dunn partner were recognized Wednesday for careers spanning civil rights, high-stakes litigation and access to justice. The event raised funds for the Los Angeles County Library.




Daily Appellate Report

Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Tourville

By relying on offense severity and supervision concerns inconsistent with mental health diversion statute, trial court abused its discretion by denying diversion despite finding defendant...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Mijares

Substantial evidence did not support attempted murder jury instruction where defendant claimed he was not proximate cause of death due to the victim's poor physical health.


Arbitration

Toothman v. Redwood Toxicology Laboratory

Defendant could not compel arbitration under an agreement between an employee and a temporary employment agency because it was neither a party to nor a third-party beneficiary of the agre...


Employment Discrimination

Williams v. Legacy Health

Healthcare provider was not required to accommodate employees' religious exemption to vaccination policy because doing so would have posed an undue hardship on its ability to provide safe...