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MCLE

A pivotal moment for shareholder rights

Nov. 20, 2024

The California Supreme Court is weighing EpicentRx...

By Anya J. Freedman

Intelligent use of artificial assistance in AI integration and legal ethics

Nov. 14, 2024

Improper use of AI can lead to errors and legal sanctions...

By Wendy L. Patrick

Summary judgment motion deadlines modified by new legislation

Nov. 11, 2024

AB 2049 is the first structural change to California's su...

By Stuart M. Rice

Special Reports

Top Plaintiff Lawyers 2024

Nov. 20, 2024

The annual roundup of top performing plaintiff lawyers across California


Today's News

Judges and Judiciary

All the publicly posted comments from judges said the opinion's cautions - particularly suggestions that judges have others defend them in such situations - ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Business Law

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said he intended to sanction Valerie Lozano, a Los Angeles partner at Quinn Emanuel, for violating an evidentiary ruling pert...


Legal Education, Constitutional Law

Some prominent judges -- including the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brenna Jr. --and law professors have tried for decades to draw attention t...


Civil Rights

The plaintiff had claimed that "less lethal" munitions used by LAPD officers were responsible for injuries he suffered during a protest.


Civil Litigation

Claims dismissed against Brink's sales agent

Nov. 20, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plaintiffs accused the defendant of advising them to understate the value of their goods before they were placed in an armored truck that was subsequentl...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

The nominees who advanced were Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Anne Hwang and State Bar Court Judge Cynthia Valenzuela Dixon for the Central District...


Columns

Entertainment & Sports

Amid high living costs and talent retention issues, Governor Newsom's plan to incentivize local production could stabilize Cal...


An estimated 1 in 4 divorces now occur among couples over 50. The phenomenon of gray divorce represents a significant shift in...


Recent legal surveys show AI's growing use in drafting legal documents and communications, while also raising ethical concerns...



Verdicts & Settlements

RICO David Weiner, individually,... $53,826,220
Black Soil Asset Management... $44,300,000
Patent Infringement Omnitracs LLC v. Platform S... $19,400,000
FEHA California Civil Rights Dep... $14,425,000
Wage and Hour Xavier Nunez, on behalf of ... $5,300,000
Due Process Violation Michael Bloom, Stephen Chat... $3,200,000
Securities Exchange Act Killyoung Oh, individually,... $3,000,000
Chris N. Giller, Edward San... $1,700,000
Wage and Hour Douglas Patton, on behalf o... $1,112,500
Wage and Hour Elvira Villegas and Marco M... $920,000

On the Move

Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP

Nov. 15, 2024


Gerald S. Flanagan as Counsel in Claremont from Consumer Watchdog.

Flanagan has spearheaded efforts to address discrimination against those with HIV and other serious illnesses in the era of the Affordable Care Act. Those efforts include a case before the United States Supreme Court in 2022 where he successfully represented plaintiffs living with HIV in a suit against CVS for discrimination, including CVS's failure to provide medically appropriate dispensing of HIV medications. 


Featured Content


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Attorney Profiles


Estate Planning and Probate Directory

Nov. 13, 2024

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


Daily Appellate Report

Civil Procedure

Blauser v. Dubin

Addition of trial court's signature with "it is so ordered," did not transform order granting nonsuit into an appealable order.


Employment Discrimination

Quesada v. County of Los Angeles

Trial court did not err in not applying *McDonnell Douglas* burden shifting test when plaintiff's case did not involve racial discrimination.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Martinez

Defendant was not entitled to a heat of passion jury instruction based on alleged "slight touching" by the victim prior to attempted murder.


Civil Procedure

Shenefield v. Kovtun

Failure to raise a CCP Section 340.6 statute of limitations defense resulted in waiver and thus could not form the basis for defendant's post-judgment appeal.


Government

Burton v. Campbell

Failure to make demand to cure and correct as required by statute meant interested person could not bring suit seeking determination that city council legislative action was null and void.