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Special Reports

Top 40 Under 40 2026

Aug. 19, 2026

2026-08-22

MCLE

Is an algorithmic feed 'speech'? Courts are about to decide

Aug. 18, 2026

As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated ...

By Krista L. Baughman

Bias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI

Aug. 12, 2026

Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...

By Susan L. Greenberg

Revisiting familiar assumptions about California arbitration

Aug. 6, 2026

California courts and legislation have narrowed several l...

By Jillian London, Marissa Mulligan


Today's News

Intellectual Property


Procore wins part of trade secrets fight with Oracle

Aug. 24, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar partially granted Procore Technologies' summary judgment motion in Oracle's trade secret misappropriation lawsuit, but the s...


U.S. District Judge Wesley L. Hsu allowed Spotlight Ticket Management to renew its summary judgment bid against rival Concierge Live based on Ticketmaster's ...


Environmental & Energy


A federal judge upheld the Trump administration's authority to direct operation of Sable Offshore's Santa Barbara oil pipeline under the Defense Production A...


Torts/Personal Injury


Magic Mountain is challenging a settlement with an X2 rider's family, arguing the mediator's undisclosed history litigating against the park over the roller ...


Criminal


Suspect Dustin Crawford was booked on suspicion of attempted murder of a public official; Tulare County prosecutors will handle the case because of a conflict.


A federal judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from obtaining a nationwide database of commercial driver's license holders, finding that 21 stat...


Columns

California's mental health diversion law creates an anomaly for misdemeanor DUI defendants: those found incompetent or eligibl...


Family

A lis pendens is only as good as the pleading behind it

Aug. 24, 2026
By Ira M. Friedman, Alyson Atencio

A lis pendens can be a powerful tool in family law, but California courts require attorneys to specifically identify the prope...


Wills, Estates & Trusts

In re Tung Trust held that a generic survivorship clause does not override California's anti-lapse statute, underscorin...



Verdicts & Settlements

Negligence Jose Ramirez, et al. v. Hya... $15,525,000
Auto v. Truck Luis Manuel Luna Jr. v. Lew... $12,830,338
Disability Discrimination Betajohmarie Brown v. Count... $11,845,510
Premises Liability Jane Doe v. Roe Residential... $10,000,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Yuliya Braynina v. Shanon E... $9,250,000
FLSA Chelsea Olson, individually... $4,500,000
Negligent Supervision Jane Doe v. Support Systems... $3,500,000
Discrimination Jane Roe Two v. County of O... $3,500,000
Wage and Hour Guadalupe Perez, individual... $1,230,000
Wage and Hour Juan Orantes, an individual... $1,160,000

On the Move

Faegre Drinker

Aug. 21, 2026


Chad Hummel joined Faegre Drinker as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Aug. 17, 2026.

Hummel has tried more than 50 civil and criminal cases to verdict in federal and state courts across the United States and has appeared for clients in dozens of arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution settings. He has represented clients in numerous industries, including entertainment, media, sports, technology, health care, financial services, hospitality, telecommunications, consumer products, airline, agribusiness, and real estate. His experience spans a range of complex business disputes, including antitrust, class actions, intellectual property (including patents), advertising and marketing, unfair competition, false advertising and consumer protection, breach of fiduciary duty, profit participation, data theft, fraud, and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) actions. In addition to his trial practice, Hummel has advised and represented numerous public and private companies in regulatory investigations and actions by governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Securities and Exchange Commission, and numerous state attorneys general.


Details

Faegre Drinker has 1095 attorneys in 21 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Product Liability & Mass Torts, Government & Regulatory, Environment & Energy. The firm’s website is https://www.faegredrinker.com/en/

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Daily Appellate Report

Arbitration

Mitchell v. Lilac Solutions, Inc.

Litigants waived arbitration by clearly choosing the judicial forum, even when they initially preserved arbitration rights, and the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual ...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Dumbrava

The *Kellett* rule did not prohibit People from refiling firearm-related charges against defendant.


Employment Discrimination

Cherry v. Washington Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

Title VII requires an employer to propose a reasonable religious accommodation before an employee has a duty to cooperate in finding one.


Administrative Agencies

State of California v. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives

California and Giffords Law Center lacked Article III standing to challenge allegedly insufficient Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives firearm regulation because they failed...


Criminal Law and Procedure

U.S. v. Cisneros

Rank-and-file law enforcement officers may hold "sensitive positions" warranting an enhanced sentence for bribery even when their positions are not high-level.