Judicial Profile
Commissioner Robert Kohler balances empathy and order in family law court
MCLE
Inside the Ninth Circuit's en banc process
A recent program hosted by the Ninth Circuit provided ins...
By Johanna SchiavoniDEI after SFFA: How Supreme Court ruling and executive orders reshape workplace diversity
Expanding the concept of diversity beyond race to include...
By Kenneth SharpersonNavigating the complexities of opposing counsel with narcissistic traits
Understanding narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) hel...
By Baruch C. CohenSpecial Reports
On Liberty
Today's News
Criminal
Prosecutors applaud, defenders decry LA DA's death penalty decision
By Skyler Romero
LA DA Nathan Hochman's decision to allow death penalty pursuits in rare cases splits California's legal world, with prosecutors backing the move as following...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy court orders unprecedented disclosure in Archdiocese abuse litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco has issued a groundbreaking ruling, compelling the Archdiocese of San Francisco to disclose minutes from its Inde...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards $33M to injured driver in crash with state investigator
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Chatsworth jury awarded nearly $33 million to a man rear-ended by a California Department of Insurance fraud investigator. Represented by Khail A. Parris a...
Probate
Estate law firms join forces in Central and Southern California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Two California law firms--Teresa Rhyne Law Group and Carmel & Naccasha--have entered a mutual of counsel agreement, combining strengths in estate plannin...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Judge questions Santa Ana's denial of church in zone with another church
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge challenges Santa Ana's rejection of a small church's use of an office property, questioning why a larger church operates across the street un...
Civil Litigation
State sues Foodbank of Southern California over alleged multi-million-dollar fraud
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The state seeks over $11 million in damages and the return of improperly acquired equipment. The nonprofit, which quietly shut down last year, was the subjec...
Columns
Labor/Employment
Skip PAGA's early evaluation conference, proceed to mediation
By Allison Eckstrom
California's 2024 PAGA amendments expand employers' ability to cure Labor Code violations but create a complicated early evalu...
Data Privacy
The beginning of the end for California Invasion of Privacy Act Litigation?
By Elliott Siebers, Scott L. Menger
Recent court rulings and proposed bill SB690 are pushing back against CIPA lawsuits targeting website technologies, like IP ad...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure
'Of counsel' attorneys' expanded exposure to frivolous pleading and motion sanctions
By William Slomanson
An Arizona judge sanctioned two law firms and Alan Dershowitz for a frivolous voting system lawsuit, with the Ninth Circuit se...
Verdicts & Settlements
Breach of Contract | Hosam Elshenawi v. Osama El... | $28,500,000 |
Negligence | Minor I.H. v. County of Ora... | $28,000,000 |
Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Tyler Ward v. Ranger Pipeli... | $8,000,000 |
Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Memorial Me... | $5,000,000 |
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 | Corey Williams v. Ricardo G... | $3,650,000 |
Negligent Supervision | L.C., a minor by and throug... | $3,000,000 |
Invasion of Privacy | Billy Thomas, Andre Brown a... | $1,800,000 |
Wage and Hour | Mayra Jones, individually, ... | $1,750,000 |
Unfair Competition | Jamie Jweinat and Richard L... | $1,025,000 |
Wage and Hour | Charlie Hear, on behalf of ... | $975,000 |
On the Move
JAMS

Jill M. Manning joined JAMS as a neutral in San Francisco. The move was Mar. 24, 2025.
Details
JAMS has 450 neutrals in 29 offices including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Silicon Valley, Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Century City, San Diego, Irvine and Riverside. Among the law firm's key practice areas are business and commercial, mass tort, healthcare, employment and insurance. The firm’s website is www.jamsadr.com
Address
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500 , San Francisco California 94111 USA
Featured Content
Eight key factors that make early mediation a valuable tool in civil cases
JAMS neutral reflects on her career, what inspires her and what brought her back to JAMS after 20 years on the bench
Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Law Rocks raises $140K for charity in Los Angeles
By Ricardo Pineda
Attorney bands performed at Law Rocks LA, with Baker & The McKenzies crowned winners.
Attorney Profiles
Podcasts
Insurance
In January, communities in Los Angeles were devastated by wildfires, permanently displacing thousands and destroying property ...
Daily Appellate Report
Government
Modification: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. City of Los Angeles
No constitutional violation where suspended terms of a reciprocal retirement benefits arrangement between a utility and City of Los Angeles did not involve vested rights.
Torts, Civil Procedure
Modification: Montoya v. Superior Court (Fowler)
Burden of proof may be shifted to defendant doctor when the CT scan he delayed in ordering was crucial to establishing medical negligence causation.
Remedies
Modification: Catholic Medical Mission Bd. v. Bonta
Trial court abused its discretion in issuing permanent injunction against Attorney General's enforcement of consumer protection statute without analyzing injunction's necessity.
Constitutional Law
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
Nonprofit church's claim that County of Maui substantially burdened its exercise of religion in denying special use permit was a legal question for court, not jury, to decide.
Civil Procedure, Corporations
Bigfoot Ventures Limited v. Knighton
Plaintiff could not adequately represent shareholders in derivative action that appeared to be waged as leverage in other litigation between the parties.