Judicial Profile
With a knowing eye, felony trial Judge Alison Matsumoto watches lawyers practice their craft
ADR Profile
Retired justice Thomas Goethals finds new role resolving disputes
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
Workers on the spectrum and the quiet frontier of employee civil rights
Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyper...
By Pawanpreet K. DhaliwalSB 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. Klevens
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...
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...
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...
Civil Rights
Judge weighs Berkeley homeless sweep, city cites public right of way
By James Twomey
Federal judge takes motions under submission in challenge to Berkeley encampment sweep, probing city's obligations to disabled unhoused residents.
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...
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...
Columns
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Prop. 65 cancer warnings face new First Amendment lawsuit from cosmetics makers
By Nidya Gutierrez
In its complaint, the Personal Care Products Council argues that mandatory warnings for products containing diethanolamine con...
Law Practice, Guide to Legal Writing
Teaching the power of the pen
By Christopher Frost
Written advocacy matters as much as oral argument, yet in the rush to meet deadlines we often miss opportunities to develop ou...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Swinging dicks and the 9th Circuit: How courts are redefining women's privacy
By Jeffrey M. Trissell
The 9th Circuit wrongly prioritized gender identity over biological sex and privacy, forcing a women-only spa to admit a trans...
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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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
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Daily Appellate Report
Family Law
Sheerer v. Panas
In propia persona litigants may face monetary sanctions if their court submissions contain fabricated citations and quotes generated by AI hallucinations.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
People v. Perez
Because impoundment of defendant's vehicle was not supported by a legitimate community caretaking function, subsequent vehicle search for inventory violated the Fourth Amendment, requirin...
Civil Rights
Olivier v. City of Brandon
Plaintiff seeking prospective relief in the form of a bar on enforcing a law that plaintiff was previously convicted of violating may be maintained where the suit seeks only forward-looki...
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.