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Torts/Personal Injury
Family seeks delay in NFL player's custody death trial
By Devon Belcher
The family of former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr. seeks to postpone an October wrongful death trial, arguing Los Angeles County has withheld key discovery n...
Environmental & Energy
Judge questions need for recruitment discovery in Chiquita Canyon litigation
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge questioned whether allegations that some Chiquita Canyon Landfill plaintiffs were improperly recruited are relevant to the merits of the envi...
Constitutional Law
Judge signals Anthropic likely to prevail in First Amendment fight with Pentagon
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin strongly suggested the Trump administration's decision to label Anthropic a national security supply chain risk because of th...
Government
California legislative leaders challenge Proposition 39 ballot arguments
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Rival lawsuits seek changes to voter materials describing the identification initiative, with Sacramento judges set to consider both cases next week.
Civil Rights
LAUSD faces challenge over students' bid to join desegregation lawsuit
By Skyler Romero
Two Black students are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the district's race-conscious education policies. U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera sug...
Data Privacy
LinkedIn wins partial dismissal in health data privacy suits
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge found that allegations that the platform collected medication and dosage information were sufficient to support an intrusion upon seclusion c...
Columns
Law firms that treat AI as more than a technology purchase--while preserving human judgment and client relationships--will gai...
Environmental & Energy
Litigation threatens enforcement of California's SB 54 efforts to reduce plastic waste
By Sarah P. Bell
California's enforcement of Senate Bill 54 faces competing legal challenges, with one lawsuit attacking the statute's constitu...
Tax
A drafting ambiguity could cost Hollywood its tax credit boost
By Jackie Ward, Skyler Calkins
Following the approval of California's 2026-27 budget, dozens of legislators are urging Gov. Newsom to exempt the entertainmen...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Consumer Protection | In re: Google Assistant Pri... | $68,000,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Medical Center | $7,420,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Doe Family v. Roe Driver | $6,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Salina Gallegos, individual... | $2,490,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Renato Flores, individually... | $2,250,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Kristen Schertzer, Meagan H... | $2,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Laura Abarca v. Skirball Cu... | $2,000,000 |
| Auto v. Truck | Ismael Carbajal v. Los Ange... | $2,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $1,600,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Sharise Rogers, individuall... | $1,425,000 |
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Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC, Steven Katzman of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP, Gail Shifman of San Francisco and Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC
J.S. Held’s Senior Vice President Jacqueline Benyamini, Capri Miller of Level Legal and Louise Loeb of New York
Linda Justice, Senior Director of Risk & Compliance at Dow Jones; Jamie Lang of King & Spalding and Lily Chinn of Hogan Lovells LLP
Level Legal’s Joey Seeber and Matt Mahon, and Collin Cate of Kaplan Marino PC
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Angela Machala of Winston & Strawn LLP and Whitney Bernstein of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
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KPMG LLP’s Eugenia Miller and Kasey Thomas
Guidepost Solutions LLC’s Lisa Gentilcore and Stephanie Talamantez
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Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC, Kristen M. Frost of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Adam Kamenstein of Adams Duerk & Kamenstein LLP
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Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC, Cassie D. Palmer of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP and law school student Emma Tehrani
Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC and Andrew S. Cowan of Holmes Athey Cowan & Mermelstein LLP
Moriah S. Rudin of Kaplan Marino PC and Federal Public Defender Rebecca M. Abel
Koren L. Bell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Cohen Williams LLP’s Alyssa Bell and Atoosa Esmaili
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The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bringing together attorneys and legal professionals from across the country to network and celebrate mentorship within the white-collar defense bar.
Daily Appellate Report
Consumer Law
Arterberry v. Peet's Coffee
"Yelp law" does not create a cause of action for the mere inclusion of unlawful non-disparagement provisions in consumer contracts.
Government
Ehrenreich v. Weber
California may condition counting write-in presidential votes on timely designation of pledged presidential electors.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Carrillo
No Racial Justice Act violation where race-related testimony provided relevant context rather than objectively exhibiting or appealing to racial bias against the defendant.
Torts
Serenity Investments, LLC v. Sun Hung Kai Strategic Capital, Ltd.
Under California law, conversion is a strict liability tort for which equitable indemnity is allowed to properly apportion fault among cotortfeasors.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Yates
Government was not required to seek additional acceptance-of-responsibility offense level reduction under sentencing guidelines where it continued to expend resources preparing for trial.