Judicial Profile
Judge Rob B. Villeza leads from the front of East District criminal justice
ADR Profile
Former judge Suzanne Bolanos draws on judicial, Senate experience as mediator
MCLE
The United States Space Force: The 6th branch
The Space Force is more than America's newest military br...
By Eileen C. MooreTruth, confidentiality and the case for mediation: What ABA Opinion 518 reminds us
ABA Formal Opinion 518 holds lawyer-mediators to a higher...
By David I. BrownCan implicit bias be countered?
Although California's implicit bias jury instruction enco...
By Steven S. Kimball
Today's News
Civil Procedure
Judge allows evidence of missing notebook in USF baseball abuse case
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge found the University of San Francisco negligently failed to preserve a former athletic administrator's notebooks, allowing former baseball pl...
Intellectual Property
Meta poised to defeat class certification in copyright suit
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez Olguin expressed skepticism that common legal issues predominate over the individualized questions surrounding each alle...
Government
Supreme Court upholds subpoena power of sheriff oversight agencies
By Alicia Alvarez
A unanimous California Supreme Court ruled that county-created sheriff oversight entities have the authority to subpoena records when investigating complaint...
Government
Grand jury backs LA sheriff oversight panel in records fight
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury recommended giving the Civilian Oversight Commission independent legal counsel and limiting labor negotiations over sub...
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has been named an official legal services provider for LA28 and Team USA, bringing its sports law and multidisciplinary legal...
Civil Procedure
Judge keeps MacLaren Hall sex abuse cases on track for trial
By Devon Belcher
The judge overseeing the MacLaren Hall litigation declined to postpone upcoming trials for mediation and ordered the parties to protect settled cases from di...
Columns
How not to split a baby: On 'Solomonic' decisions
By Ashfaq G. Chowdhury
The Judgment of Solomon produced enduring legal metaphors, but neither "splitting the baby" nor "Solomonic" means quite what l...
Twenty years of practicing criminal law has offered lessons that extend well beyond the courtroom, shaping my views on advocac...
Administrative/Regulatory
Can the Administrative Procedure Act limit rapid executive policy change?
By Stephen Kaus
The Administrative Procedure Act requires agencies to engage in reasoned decision-making before changing policy. Recent cases ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Breach of Contract | Mohammad Honarkar and 4G Wi... | $1,331,889,279 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Juanita Sanchez v. City of ... | $14,000,000 |
| Consumer Protection | The People of the State of ... | $12,750,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Jonathan Beer and Thalia Ca... | $9,400,000 |
| Wrongful Termination | Nicole Mehringer v. City of... | $5,716,574 |
| Wage and Hour | Ruel Apruebo, individually ... | $3,985,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Guillermo Gonzalez and Nich... | $3,750,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Emily Chebul, individually ... | $2,995,297 |
| Breach of Contract | Jason Golberg v. Jill Goldb... | $2,803,603 |
| Breach of Contract | Crowdstrike Inc. v. DFND Se... | $2,148,810 |
On the Move
Dechert LLP
Leahana Grimley joined Dechert LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was July 7, 2026.
Details
Dechert LLP has 900 attorneys in 19 offices including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate transitions, commercial litigation and intellectual property. The firm’s website is www.deckert.com
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Community News
Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC and Superior Court Judge Wendy Segall
Kaplan Marino PC's founders Nina Marino and Richard D. Kaplan
Koren L. Bell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Amanda Massucci, Senior Managing Director of Ankura Consulting Group LLC
Kaplan Marino PC’s Moriah S. Rudin and Jennifer A. Lieser; Cameron A. Bell of California’s Department of Justice
Kelly Huang, Senior Manager of Resolution Economics LLC; Joe Yuan Wang of Zhong Lun Law Firm (Shanghai); Eric Chance, Manager of Resolution Economics LLC; and Natalie B. White of Knapp Petersen & Clarke PC
Alexandria M. Faura of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP
J.S. Held’s Senior Vice President Jacqueline Benyamini and Jenny Dominguez, partner at HKA Global Holdings Limited
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller
Louis Sepe of Los Angeles and Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC
Megan A. Maitia of Ruth LLP, Pomona College student Stephanie Diaz-Serrano, Supervising Federal Public Defender Rebecca M. Abel and David L. Menninger of Buchalter
Mark S. Sedlander of Mancini Shenk LLP, Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller, Richard J. Dreiling of Dreiling Law APC, A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP and FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s Koren L. Bell and Marina A. Torres
Jennifer A. Lieser of Kaplan Marino PC and Danell Raab, Senior Manager at Resolution Economics LLC
Deputy Federal Public Defender Howard J. Shneider, Samira Saha of Samira Saha Law Inc. and Ryan D. Kerns of Kerns LG
Joe Yuan Wang of Zhong Lun Law Firm (Shanghai) and Chong Yu of Shanley Attorneys at Law
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP during the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's inaugural Fireside Chat
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP during the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's inaugural Fireside Chat
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC (center) with Resolution Economics LLC’s Eric Chance, Maryellen Sebold, Kelly Huang and Danell Raab
Kaplan Marino PC’s Moriah S. Rudin, Nina Marino, Richard D. Kaplan and Jennifer A. Lieser
Evan J. Davis of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez PC, U.S. District Court Judge Rozella A. Oliver and Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP
Marina A. Torres of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP and Cassie D. Palmer of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
John D. Rogers of Law Offices of John D. Rogers, Superior Court Judge Wendy Segall and Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC
White-collar defense attorney Nina Marino, the incoming chair of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, said preserving judicial independence, protecting the rule of law and fostering cooperation among prosecutors, defense lawyers and judges will be her top priorities.
Daily Appellate Report
Arbitration
Combs v. Netflix, Inc.
The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act did not apply to plaintiff's claims against Netflix because they accrued before the EFAA's enactment.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Garner
Fifty-year juvenile sentence was not the functional equivalent of life without parole because section 3051 afforded a meaningful opportunity for release based on maturity and rehabilitati...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Sacco
Evidence of years-long fraud scheme rebutted the presumption that defendant's depression significantly contributed to the charged offenses.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Brim
Trial court's failure to clarify that imperfect self-defense may persist after danger objectively ends required reversal of second degree murder conviction.
Civil Procedure
Damak v. Superior Court (Khanna)
Despite self-represented plaintiff's lack of recoverable expenses, plaintiff may have been entitled to a mandatory $1,000 discovery abuse sanction.