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Rodney King riots set Judge Amanda Park on path to the bench
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The ghost in the courtroom: From AI chatbots to 'agentic litigation'
AI is reshaping litigation by challenging traditional att...
By Timothy Spangler, Steven E. YoungPrivilege survives AI only if lawyers do their job
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California's environmental and land use laws have become ...
By Nicholas Targ
Today's News
Administrative/Regulatory
Veteran jurist's defeat marks rare upset in Santa Barbara judicial election
By Laurinda Keys
Attorney Luis Esparza defeated incumbent Judge Thomas R. Adams Jr. in a rare contested judicial election, ending the 85-year-old judge's more than four decad...
Environmental & Energy
Judge says record from retired colleague's trial is a 'Gordian knot'
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge said he remains undecided whether alleged evidentiary errors during a Carson odor bellwether trial require overturning an $8.8 million ve...
Attorneys and academics said the government struggled to persuade jurors that Rinderknecht could be held criminally responsible for a wildfire that spread da...
Judges and Judiciary
More than 100 retired California judges form 'wall of justice' to defend an independent judiciary
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
More than 100 retired California judges have released a video tribute defending judicial independence, timed to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of I...
Consumer Protection Law
Meta loses bid to exclude internal evidence before August trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge indicated she will allow states suing Meta over alleged adolescent social media addiction to use internal company documents as evidence ahead...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bail bond insurers agree to $66 million antitrust settlement
By Daniel Schrager
Nine bail bond insurance underwriters agreed to pay $66 million and end alleged price-fixing practices in a proposed settlement of a California antitrust cla...
Columns
Law Practice
Good lawyering begins with good communication
By Christopher Frost, Kris Rossfeld
Lasting client relationships are built not on rainmaking alone, but on trust, proactive communication, business-minded advice,...
Appellate Practice
Use it or lose it: How trial court forfeitures can doom an appeal
By Michael von Loewefeldt, Robert A. Roth
Preserving issues in the trial court is often the key to preserving arguments on appeal. Trial lawyers who understand forfeitu...
Workplace investigators who skip rapport-building in favor of blunt fact-finding may be undermining their own interviews. Buil...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Arman Burmayan, an incompet... | $34,997,457 |
| Excessive Force | Emily Garcia and C.G., by a... | $17,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Djuana Shanella Hale and Sh... | $6,675,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Parwinder Birk, individuall... | $2,940,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Joel Singleton, individuall... | $850,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kandace Battle and Rachel C... | $700,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Joe Betancur, as an individ... | $600,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kristi Lynn White, individu... | $394,999 |
| Wage and Hour | Carissa Calkins, on behalf ... | $350,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Hospital | $315,000 |
On the Move
ADR Services, Inc.
Laurie DeYoung joined ADR Services, Inc. as a neutral in Century City. The move was Jun. 29, 2026.
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ADR Services, Inc. has 150 neutrals in 7 offices including Century City, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose. Among the ADR firm's key practice areas are Employment, Wage & Hour, Business, Personal Injury, Insurance. The firm’s website is www.adrservices.com
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Community News
LACBA's "Outstanding Jurist Award" honoree Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt and wife, Janie Honeycutt
Superior Court Judges Robert B. Broadbelt and LACBA’s “Philip H. Lam Diversity Impact Award” honoree Elizabeth L. Bradley
LACBA’s “Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award” honoree Mark D. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel and San Bernardino Deputy Public Defender Anthony V. Costanzo, also a LACBA trustee
Superior Court Judges Melinda B. Porter and Karen A. Gauff
Robert Tome, LACBA’s 2026-27 President-Elect Theresa A. Leets and Mary D. Tome of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
LACBA 2026-27's President of the Barristers Martin Martin F. Hirshland of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Vice President Shehnaz M. Bhujwala of Boucher LLP, President-elect Adam B. Korn of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and Assistant Vice President Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore of Holland & Knight LLP
LACBA trustees Lydia G. Liberio of Westminster, Gabriel G. Green of Buchalter and Carolin K. Shining of Shining Law Inc.
Jones Day attorneys Sarah G. Conway, a LACBA trustee, and Katherine J. Blair, LACBA Assistant Vice President
Erin M. Joyce of Erin Joyce Law and Jeffery J. Daar of Daar & Newman, a LACBA trustee
ADR Services Inc.’s mediator (Ret.) Judge Stephen P. Pfahler and Director of Market Development Chelsea Mangel
Southwestern Law School Adjunct Professor Jonathan L. Marcus and Orange County Superior Court Judge Susel B. Carrillo-Orellana
Arin R. Scapa of Boucher LLP, ADR Services Inc.’s mediators (Ret.) Appellate Justice Thomas L. Willhite Jr. and Patrick M. Kelly
(Ret.) Judge Zaven V. Sinanian of Signature Resolution, Boris Treyzon of ACTS Law LLP and (Ret.) Judge Stephanie M. Bowick of Signature Resolution
Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Thomas P. Feher of Thomas Feher Mediation PC
LACBA’s Vice President Eric A. Altoon of Law offices of Eric A. Altoon and Brian H. Newman of Dykema Gossett PLLC
LACBA’s Treasurer and honoree Jeff S. Westerman of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC and Merete E. Rietveld of Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Los Angeles Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo and Judge Wendy Segall
(Ret.) Judge Carlos R. Moreno of JAMS and Alisa L. Sandoval of Richardson|Ober
James E. Blancarte of Blancarte Law APC and Superior Court Judge Veronica Ramos
Deputy District Attorney Shiraz Khalid, Linda McDonnell and Superior Court Judge Gary Tokumori
Superior Court Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer Rob Oftring; Judges Karine Mkrtchyan, Jana M. Seng, Ricardo R. Ocampo and E. Carlos Dominguez
Carmen Y. Mussig of CopperPoint Insurance Company and LACBA trustee Robert E. Mussig of Sheppard
Jason W. Kearnaghan of Sheppard, Stephanie L. Kearnaghan, LACBA trustee Robert E. Mussig of Sheppard and Carmen Y. Mussig of CopperPoint Insurance Company
ADR Services Inc.’s founder and president Lucie Barron and mediator (Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo
LACBA’s Senior Vice President-Elect Douglas N. Silverstein of Kesluk Silverstein Jacob & Morrison and MyKhanh P. Shelton of ADR Services Inc.
Los Angeles Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo swearing in LACBA’s Officers Officer and Board of Trustee for the 2026-27 bar year
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Philip H. Lam Diversity Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Outstanding Jurist Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award” honoree Mark D. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel
(Ret.) Judge James R. Brandlin and Commissioner Haaris M. Syed
(Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo of ADR Services Inc., LACBA's trustees Angela A. Zanin of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Vito A. Costanzo of Holland & Knight LLP, and Ebrahim Amiri, Chair Electrical Engineer at California State University Long Beach
The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed Theresa A. Leets as president for 2026-27 and Martin F. Hirshland as president of the Barristers during its annual Installation & Awards Dinner, while honoring judges, attorneys and legal advocates for service to the profession and public.
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
In re I.H.
Motion to suppress was properly denied where officers had mistaken, good faith belief juvenile was fugitive suspect, which led to his inadvertent arrest, ensuing search, and discovery of ...
Family Law
R.M. v. A.G.
Trial court's refusal to hear evidence of events occurring during relationship was a failure to consider the totality of the circumstances in deciding whether to issue domestic violence r...
Anti-SLAPP
Jung v. Acosta
Union disciplinary proceedings qualify as official proceedings under anti-SLAPP statute.
Arbitration
Betanco v. Living Spaces Furniture, LLC
Plaintiff satisfied the Federal Arbitration Act's "transportation worker" exemption because he actively engaged in the interstate transportation of goods even though he made "last-mile," ...
Civil Procedure
Pitt v. Shefler
Brad Pitt's lawsuit against foreign defendants could proceed in California court, given their minimum contacts with the forum.