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State Bar & Bar Associations


Long Beach Bar Association names Lawyer of the Year

Dec. 31, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Robin D. Perry specializes in personal injury litigation, criminal defense, and business law.


Immigration, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


California and other states prepare for legal clashes with Trump's deportation plans, facing challenges due to a constitutiona...


Government


Gov. Newsom signed more than 1,000 new laws this year, significantly impacting legal practices. Key changes include arbitratio...


Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports


Citing inherent risk assumption, an appellate court unanimously upheld the NCAA's position against a widow claiming her husban...


Investors accused Caribou Biosciences Inc. of causing a 25% stock drop by misleading about cash flow and treatment efficacy. A...


Civil Litigation


USC professor sues over anonymous online smear campaign

Dec. 30, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Courtney Pade, a USC Annenberg professor, filed suit to unmask anonymous creators of websites, videos and podcasts that she sa...


Administrative/Regulatory


California's sheriffs have long resisted accountability for suspected misbehavior. A 2021 statute that gives counties new tool...


The maker of Jelly Belly jelly beans wants to amend its federal complaint against David Klein, who sold the company the tradem...


Sanctuary school bills face uncertain future amid shifting political dynamics.


Four new attorneys who just joined Legislature are all Democrats. They also all have courtroom experience.


Labor/Employment


Judge named in relation to workers' comp scheme

Dec. 27, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Israel Claustro owns the company at the center of the fraud investigation, court documents ...


Technology, Environmental & Energy


States don't have standing to sue against EPA allowing California to enforce higher vehicle emission standards than the federa...


Data Privacy


The putative class action complaint, filed on Dec. 20 in the Northern District of California, claimed that IP addresses can be...


Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The case is among the first to be decided after the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling that ended Chevron deference, where court...


Law enforcement sometimes parades defendants before the cameras in cases of high public interest, and though that can make the...


Environmental & Energy


Santa Cruz Wharf collapse sparks CEQA controversy

Dec. 27, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A conservation group's attorney rebuts claims that its environmental lawsuit delayed crucial repairs.


Civil Litigation


The sexual harassment lawsuit against Northrop Grumman heats up as both sides trade accusations over discovery conduct. The de...


Technology


EV litigation, regulation will continue changing 

Dec. 27, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Experts expect product liability claims will overtake driver negligence lawsuits when fully autonomous vehicles become the nor...


This year, electric vehicles became key players in California's legal system. From Teslas assisting police investigations to G...



In 2024, some of California's most prominent judges and legal practitioners contributed articles to the Daily Journal, offerin...


Obituaries


Guy C. Nicholson, 1955 - to 2024

Dec. 26, 2024
By David Houston

A partner at Ellis George LLP, Nicholson was counsel is several high-stakes cases. He was remembered for his mentorship and hu...


The case arose from a 2017 agreement between the plaintiffs Francine Shulman, her sons and the defendants to cultivate cannabi...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Biden vetoes bill to add more judges

Dec. 26, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The bill's defeat represents a defeat for federal judges, including those in California, who lobbied for its passage.


Community News


The campaign marked CASD's first major fundraising initiative tied to their signature annual event.


Intellectual Property, Contracts


The case has drawn attention from stakeholders across the music industry.


Torts/Personal Injury, Education Law


In a motion for summary judgement, the school district said it met its obligations for supervising the child who overdosed in ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, California Supreme Court


Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote for a unanimous court that they must prioritize patient care over price transparency concerns. Th...


A civil rights complaint allows the government to do much of the investigative work for the plaintiff, but it also might make ...


California Courts of Appeal


The Daily Journal's in-house team of lawyers summarizes every published decision from the California Court of Appeal, Californ...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Commure Inc., a health care technology company represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, is accused in a trade...