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Specializes in Personal Injury

MCLE

California cracks open AI's black box

Dec. 6, 2024

California's AB 2013, effective in 2026, mandates AI comp...

By Alexander F. Koskey, Madison "MJ" McMahan, Matthew G. White

When back pay goes beyond the bottom line

Dec. 5, 2024

In labor arbitration, pre-judgment interest on back pay d...

By Christopher David Ruiz Cameron

Special Reports

Top Antitrust Lawyers 2024

Dec. 4, 2024

Our list of the best California lawyers specializing in one of the hottest legal practices of 2024


Today's News

9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

California's prisons department asked a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reverse a judge's $170 million in civil contempt fines for failing to foll...


The settlement resolves allegations that Uber concealed essential information in its 2019 public offering filing, including internal reports of stalling grow...


Class Action

The new complaint is one of 10 construction defect cases filed against the Miami-based homebuilder in Sacramento Superior Court in the last five years. The c...


Class Action

The judge said he had serious concerns about the $7.5 million in fees for the $30 million settlement, noting "there was no real substantive litigation in the...


Health Care & Hospital Law

Attorneys for the hospitals claim Molina Healthcare's payments were not "reasonable and customary," the standard applied when calculating out of contract cos...


Government, Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Forecast for 2025: 'Go long!' big law!

Dec. 9, 2024
By David Houston

Coming out of what has been a good year for large law firms despite political and economic uncertainty, industry insiders predict 2025 will usher in a banner...


Columns

Civil Procedure

Celebrating the holidays with sanctions

Dec. 6, 2024
By Ben Kassis

Sanctions in discovery, particularly under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 2023.010 and 2023.030, have become a mo...


Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act seeks to exempt settlements for sexual abuse and assault from taxes, addressing long-s...


Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Law

President-elect Trump's pick of RFK Jr. to lead HHS hints at big changes, with his background as a consumer attorney and vacci...



Verdicts & Settlements

Consumer Protection Act Michael Katz-Lacabe and Dr.... $115,000,000
Auto v. Auto Scott Curry v. Kayla Myers ... $10,120,000
Auto v. Auto John Doe v. Roe Streetsweeper $5,000,000
Breach of Contract In re: California North Bay... $4,500,000
Breach of Implied Contract In re: Vivendi Ticketing US... $3,250,000
Malpractice Aileen Munoz v. Southern Ca... $2,800,000
Shawnece Mackey, individual... $2,000,000
Wage and Hour Hannah Moncada, individuall... $650,000
Wage and Hour Isaiah Harris, et al. v. Au... $425,000
Wage and Hour Kristy Vess, as an individu... $360,000

On the Move

Frost LLP

Dec. 5, 2024


Benjamin G. Kassis as Partner in Los Angeles from Eisner LLP.

Kassis, a business litigator with a decade-plus career representing clients in entertainment, media, sports, entrepreneurship, and real estate, increases the firm's existing practice strengths on behalf of corporate, individual, and high-profile clients across media, entertainment, sports, and music. Kassis will continue to counsel high-profile clients such as filmmakers, professional athletes, musicians, producers, media distributors, marketing leaders, content creators, and media executives. He will also contribute to Frost LLP's growing appellate practice. 


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Community News

Scott Edelman of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher was honored at the event in Beverly Hills.



Attorney Profiles


Estate Planning and Probate Directory

Nov. 13, 2024

A comprehensive directory of estate planning and probate attorneys throughout California.


Daily Appellate Report

Dependency

County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Hernandez)

County had no duty to notify relative requesting preferential consideration for minor's placement in protective custody prior that a removal order had been issued.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Vicencio

Out-of-state conviction for offense that had all the elements of an enumerated sexually violent offense qualified the offense as such and made criminal defendant ineligible for resentenci...


Civil Procedure

Bai v. Yip

Instead of dismissing pro se plaintiffs' complaint, trial court should have treated pro se plaintiffs' revised response to defendants' demurrer as an amended complaint.


Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence

People v. Hall

As children's statements made to officers investigating 911 hang-up were in response to an ongoing emergency, admission of those statements through officers' testimony did not violate Con...


Dependency

In re T.R.

A juvenile court that selected legal guardianship as the permanent plan for a child and terminated dependency jurisdiction retained authority to ensure compliance with the Indian Child We...