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Red tape or green future? Unpacking California's climate disclosure laws and the pushback

Apr. 25, 2025

As the federal government retreats from climate regulatio...

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Special Reports

The Resolution Issue 2025

Apr. 23, 2025

An annual statewide roundup of neutrals focusing on mediations, arbitrations and dispute resolutions.

Today's News

Judges and Judiciary


Jeffrey M. Ferguson faces 40 years to life for killing Sheryl Ferguson when he is sentenced on June 13.


Judges and Judiciary


On Friday, the Commission on Judicial Performance suspended Jeffrey M. Ferguson from the bench without pay. Ferguson's drinking and affinity for carrying gun...


Law Practice, Government


As major law firms take different paths in response to Trump's executive orders, hundreds partners have launched a new organization, filing an amicus brief t...


Wells Fargo's website claims that the Bank Deposit Sweep Program at issue in the case allows the bank's advisers to automatically sweep customers' idle cash ...


Environmental & Energy


The California Air Resources Board has agreed to roll back portions of its landmark trucking emissions regulations in the face of mounting legal challenges a...


The 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a $538,890 award against FemtoMetrix executives for filing a fraudulent tax return, rejecting their claim that onl...


Columns

Letters

Still grading the State Bar

Apr. 28, 2025
By Robert F. Kane

A longtime attorney and former bar exam grader expresses outrage but not surprise at the State Bar's latest scandal involving ...


Technology

CIPA meets AI: Genesys case signals compliance challenges ahead

Apr. 28, 2025
By Pavel (Pasha) A. Sternberg, Kaitlyn N. Robles

At its core, the Genesys Cloud Services litigation extends established privacy principles to AI vendors, foreshadowing the com...


Litigation & Arbitration

In-person mediation or Zoom?

Apr. 28, 2025
By Ray Artiano

Since the Covid pandemic, virtual mediation via platforms like Zoom has become the dominant method in California, with approxi...



Verdicts & Settlements

Defamation Jesus Fonseca v. Wal-Mart A... $34,700,249
Consumer Protection In re Arthur J. Gallagher D... $21,000,000
Breach of Contract Doe Sales Executive v. Roe ... $6,215,228
Excessive Force Susan Peck, Courtney Mono, ... $5,753,600
Negligent Supervision Carlos Delgado, et al. v. A... $4,925,000
Retaliation Daniel Ridge v. Alameda Hea... $2,455,000
Unfair Business Practices Federal Trade Commission v.... $2,013,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Ricardo Juarez Perez v. Ash... $1,250,000
Wage and Hour Mitzi Castillo, individuall... $1,200,000
Malpractice Trinity Kennard v. County o... $600,000

On the Move

Civica Law Group, APC

Apr. 25, 2025


Adrianna Corrado Paige joined Civica Law Group, APC as a partner in Irvine. The move was Mar. 26, 2025.

Paige is an experienced litigation attorney specializing in the defense of public entities and their employees. Throughout her career, she has successfully defended cases involving allegations of dangerous conditions, civil rights violations, police liability, personal and catastrophic injury, general tort liability, and medical malpractice. Paige's practice includes trial experience in both state and federal court. She also conducts pre-litigation claim evaluations and advises clients on the most prudent resolution strategies. She is a member of the Orange County Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts - Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern districts - as well as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal.


Details

Civica Law Group APC has 12 attorneys in Irvine. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Code Enforcement, Municipal Litigation, Nuisance Abatement, Substandard Housing, Government Tort Liability. The firm’s website is https://CIVICALAW.COM

Address

4000 Barranca Pkwy , Irvine CA 92606 United States
T: (949) 339-5119
F: (949) 335-1701

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Daily Appellate Report

Contracts, Tax

Nazaryan v. Femtometrix

Civil litigation privilege did not bar breach of contract claim predicated on defendants' fraudulent characterization of settlement stock as non-employee compensation.


Disability Discrimination

Amended Opinion: The Ohio House LLC v. City of Costa Mesa

Living facility's disparate-treatment claim failed because the differential treatment imposed under the City's ordinances facially benefitted the protected class.


Consumer Law

Amended Opinion: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Cashcall, Inc.

Consumer lender failed to argue constitutional right to jury trial violation when it proceeded with a bench trial in the first phase of trial.


Civil Procedure, Administrative Agencies

Fallon v. Dudek

In social security context, district court properly refused revisiting its evaluation of medical experts' opinions settled in its first opinion and not part of remand proceedings under th...


Securities, Arbitration

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. v. Mitchell

Because purported Ponzi scheme victims were not Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member's customers, FINRA mandatory arbitration requirement was inapplicable.