Judicial Profile
Judge Michael Small brings appellate rigor to complex LA trial court
ADR Profile
Retired justice Thomas Goethals finds new role resolving disputes
MCLE
SB 707 updates Brown Act rules for online and remote meetings
Senate Bill 707 expands access to California public meeti...
By Kelly M. DoyleWhat law firm associates should know about their ethical obligations
Junior lawyers must mind ethics, supervise staff, avoid c...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensA practitioner's perspective on mentally disordered offender: MDO commitments and Assembly Bill 1897
AB 1897 would rewrite California's Mentally Disordered Of...
By Robert Boyle
Today's News
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
L.A. Bar leader warns of attacks on judiciary, legal system at annual bench-bar gathering
By Diana Bosetti
At L.A.'s Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, Bar President Jeffrey B. Margulies sounded the alarm that attacks on judges and lawyers are putting the rule of law a...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
L.A. Bar leader warns of attacks on judiciary, legal system at annual bench-bar gathering
By Diana Bosetti
At L.A.'s Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, Bar President Jeffrey B. Margulies sounded the alarm that attacks on judges and lawyers are putting the rule of law a...
Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses Musi suit against Apple, imposes Rule 11 sanctions
By James Twomey
A federal judge dismissed Musi's $10 million lawsuit against Apple and sanctioned its attorneys, finding a central allegation lacked factual support after di...
Civil Litigation
Tesla added to lawsuit over deadly Cybertruck crash, alleged door failures
By James Twomey
Sole survivor of a fatal Cybertruck crash sues Tesla, alleging electronic door failures trapped occupants. Complaint cites product defects, prior incidents a...
Consumer Protection Law
Complaint alleges Waymo illegally transported minors in driverless vehicles
By James Twomey
A union complaint filed with state regulators accuses Waymo of allowing unaccompanied minors in driverless vehicles, raising potential violations of CPUC rul...
Labor/Employment
Former BlackBerry executive's claims about CEO misconduct heads to trial
By James Twomey
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim found triable issues over whether a former BlackBerry executive was fired for reporting alleged harassment, allowing key ret...
Columns
Torts/Personal Injury, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
A mediator's perspective on health care negligence cases: From advocate to neutral
By Gary N. Stern
Early immersion in the courtroom and jury box yields lasting lessons about litigating health care negligence cases--lessons th...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Procedure
Is it time to consider making court fully remote?
By Julian Alwill
Courts already function largely online; completing the transition to a near-fully remote system would deliver meaningful cost ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
The DOJ is drafting rookies into federal court at its own risk
By Catharine A. Richmond
The DOJ's decision to hire prosecutors straight out of law school throws rookies into federal court before they've ever taken ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Consumer Banking | Michael Stoff, an individua... | $56,850,000 |
| Police Misconduct | Steffon Barber v. County of... | $27,350,000 |
| Product Liability | Roland Esparza v. Conagra B... | $25,000,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Maria E. Gonzalez v. County... | $13,989,179 |
| Wage and Hour | Erica Moniz, as an individu... | $4,750,000 |
| Trespass | Sina Mardani, Azadeh Mardan... | $4,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | James Queen, on behalf of h... | $4,250,000 |
| Premises Liability | Renee Lemos, an individual;... | $4,000,000 |
| Negligence | Adrian Martinez v. County o... | $4,000,000 |
| Retaliation | John Lewin v. County of Los... | $2,875,000 |
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Dickinson Wright
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Beverly Hills Bar hosts civil court judges
By Ricardo Pineda
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II and Supervising Civil Judge Lawrence P. Riff addressed the gathe...
Podcasts
Get the inside scoop on Learned Hand, the judicial AI platform that has just announced a partnership with Los Angeles Superior...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
Meiner v. Superior Court (People)
Warrant lacked probable cause where affidavit omitted probation condition barring "financial account" searches and relied on Apple Pay evidence.
Corporations
Dion v. Weber
California's Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund (Corp. Code section 2280(a)) does not authorize courts to relitigate the merits of the underlying fraud claim.
Family Law, Civil Procedure
Marriage of Jenkins
Where default judgment granted relief beyond that demanded in dissolution petition, trial court properly set aside the judgment under Code of Civil Procedure section 580.
Arbitration
Sandler v. Modernizing Medicine, Inc.
Arbitration agreement clearly and unmistakably delegated the question of the agreement's validity to the arbitrator despite a severability clause empowering courts to sever unconscionable...