Judicial Profile
Judge Rasheed Alexander in Joshua Tree embraces technology but values fairness
MCLE
Non-banking financial institutions face increased data breach reporting obligations by FTC
An amendment to the FTC Safeguards Rule poses challenges ...
By Daniel B. Garrie, David ShonkaA refresher on Dram Shop liability
California follows the common law rule that the sale or f...
By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. WilkinsonArbitrating the trade secret misappropriation case: benefits and challenges
Trade secret misappropriation claims have become more com...
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Obituaries
Headline: Vicki I. Sarmiento, 1958 — 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Civil rights lawyer specialized in police abuse litigation
Construction
Cozen O’Connor expands construction law practice to California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Obituaries
Ronald Anthony DiPietra, 1976 – 2024
By Jack Needham
Entertainment lawyer was formidable opponent, ‘absolutely hilarious’
Tax
Los Angeles beats class challenge to utility tax hike
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiff, represented by Haffner Law, disagreed with the ruling and plans to appeal. The city argued that the increase did not violate state statutes ba...
Columns
Land Use, Environmental & Energy
State Supreme Court must decide whether people are pollution under CEQA
By Brandon Kline
Assembly Bill 1307 exempts social noise from CEQA as a significant environmental impact and simplifies the process for univers...
U.C. Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky criticizes the Supreme Court’s conclusion but fails to acknowledge that Section 3 can...
Civil Litigation
In a fees-as-damages case, a Rule 26 stipulation can protect draft reports and communications
By Ken Moscaret
Civil litigators in California Superior Court should consider stipulating to apply Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Proce...
Verdicts & Settlements
Discrimination | In re: Apple Employment Dis... | $25,000,000 |
Securities Exchange Act | Securities and Exchange Com... | $24,000,000 |
Premises Liability | Rosa Aviles, et al. v. Nigu... | $5,000,000 |
Wage and Hour | Julian P. Leal, an individu... | $635,000 |
Wage and Hour | Adrian Aguilar, on behalf o... | $600,000 |
Landlord and Tenant | Juan Navarro v. L.A. Southp... | $535,000 |
Wage and Hour | Marco Gutierrez, on behalf ... | $515,000 |
Wage and Hour | Penny Lynn Jackson, individ... | $475,000 |
Wage and Hour | Raul Hernandez, individuall... | $395,000 |
Negligence | Brooklyn Jones v. City of L... | $300,000 |
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Tom Curtis as Partner, Co-Chair in Orange County
Mike Gawley as Partner, Co-Chair in San Francisco
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Featuring: Hon. Kevin R. Culhane (Ret.), Hon. Risë Jones Pichon (Ret.), Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.)
Community News
Intellectual Property, Community News
Judges speak to IP lawyers in Southern California
By Jessica Lynn Murray
A joint session of the IP law associations for Los Angeles and Orange County included a couple of big announcements.
Special Reports
Top Professional Responsibility 2024
The annual list highlighting the top performing attorneys in legal malpractice matters and ethics.
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Jackson
Encounter with police became an unjustified detention based on the officers' actions, including partially blocking defendant's vehicle door.
Arbitration
Davis v. Nissan North America, Inc.
Defendant car manufacturers, who were not parties to sale contract between plaintiffs and the dealership containing the arbitration clause, could not compel arbitration based on equitable...
Government
People v. Smith
Because at least one collateral consequence kept her case active, government official's retirement just before jury returned conviction against her did not render her case moot.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Gomez v. Superior Court (People)
Plaintiff's motion to challenge the judge who heard his resentencing petition was untimely because he filed it after she accepted his guilty plea.
Government
Modification: Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore
Resolution was a legislative act subject to referendum power because it was the initial policy determination regarding use of public funds to construct a park and improvements.