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Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
MCLE
Arbitration clauses in commercial contracts: Strategic advantage or unnecessary constraint?
Commercial arbitration can offer privacy, expertise and s...
By Louis TambaroCIPA meets the modern web: California's data-tracking disputes and the path forward
As courts weigh whether routine website tracking violates...
By David S. Cunningham IIIProposed SB 690 eliminates pen register CIPA claims but leaves website privacy litigation intact
SB 690 could wipe out most pending pen register claims an...
By Logan Leonard
Today's News
Criminal
Justices question 'absurd consequences' argument for resentencing
By Craig Anderson
California Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant to extend a resentencing law to attempted manslaughter, despite arguments that excluding the crime produ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Blue Cross plans must prove trademark rights to avoid strict antitrust test
By Alicia Alvarez
An Alameda County judge ruled Blue Cross Blue Shield plans must show historical trademark rights tied to hospitals' locations to avoid strict antitrust treat...
Government
Environmental groups sue LA over records from Boyle Heights fire
By Devon Belcher
Three environmental groups sued Los Angeles, alleging the Fire Department failed to adequately search for or timely produce records about its response to a B...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge accused of bias echoes disputed language in misconduct defense
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert S. Draper denied allegations of racial and gender bias before the Commission on Judicial Performance, but repe...
Lawyers say AI agents could dramatically increase participation in class action settlements by finding notices and filing claims for consumers, potentially b...
Civil Procedure
Judge rejects sweeping J&J discovery bid in McKinsey opioid MDL
By Daniel Schrager
A magistrate judge denied plaintiffs' bid to force Johnson & Johnson to provide corporate testimony, finding their 28 discovery topics spanning three dec...
Columns
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Paper contest exception to no-contest clause torn to shreds
By John Scheerer
A California Court of Appeal decision closes a 117-year-old loophole, holding that beneficiaries cannot escape a no-contest cl...
Constitutional Law
Schoolhouse searches blur the line between discipline and policing
By Robert Ross DeKoven
The California appellate ruling in In re N.S. highlights concerns that police officers assigned to schools can use the ...
Environmental & Energy
When ministerial approvals become discretionary under CEQA
By Joaquin Vazquez
A lot line adjustment is ordinarily exempt from CEQA as a ministerial approval. But as a recent appellate decision illustrates...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Unfair Competition | Christina Chiechi, individu... | $14,993,930 |
| Malpractice | John Doe v. Roe Hospital, R... | $4,750,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Natasha Asatryan, Vartan As... | $4,500,000 |
| Negligence | Constance Brady v. City of ... | $4,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | In re: STIIIZY Inc. Data Br... | $2,950,000 |
| Elder Abuse/Neglect | John Doe v. Roe Nursing Fac... | $2,200,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Rathy Sy and Sergio Villare... | $2,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Brigit Navarro, an individu... | $1,800,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Marissa Riemann, individual... | $1,290,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Joshua Adam Bartholomew Fer... | $950,000 |
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Sullivan & Cromwell
Hamed Meshki joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in Los Angeles.
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Riverside Bar honors 2 veteran criminal defense attorneys
By Ricardo Pineda
Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lor...
Daily Appellate Report
Municipal Law, Real Property
Tina-Pacific Residents Assn. v. City of Stanton
Stanton residents plausibly alleged the city violated affordable-housing laws by acquiring low-income housing for redevelopment, removing units from the market and failing to replace them.
Employment Law
Smith v. Burbank Unified School Dist.
Unpaid leave was a reasonable religious accommodation for an unvaccinated teacher when allowing him to teach in person would impose undue hardship on the school district.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Seeboth v. State Dept. of State Hospitals
Right to unopened correspondence for detainees in state hospitals under the Lanterman-Petris Short Act did not apply to patients committed as sexually violent predators.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. United States Fire Insurance Co.
A bail surety could not escape a $50,000 forfeiture when its own agent failed to arrange the GPS monitoring required for the defendant's release.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Jimenez
Racial Justice Act claim failed because defendant did not show prosecution more frequently sought or obtained convictions for more serious offenses against defendants of defendant's race.