Judicial Profile
Rodney King riots set Judge Amanda Park on path to the bench
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For retired judge Daniel Ramirez, mediation is about finding peace
Firm Profile
How Sacks Glazier is shaping California trust and estate law
MCLE
The ghost in the courtroom: From AI chatbots to 'agentic litigation'
AI is reshaping litigation by challenging traditional att...
By Timothy Spangler, Steven E. YoungPrivilege survives AI only if lawyers do their job
Heppner fired ...
By Arnold P. PeterProviding environmental protection or merely performing it
California's environmental and land use laws have become ...
By Nicholas Targ
Today's News
Land Use
Inglewood wins high-stakes battle over event district advertising
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The city defeated legal challenges from entities tied to Hollywood Park and Intuit Dome, preserving a long-term agreement for advertising kiosks in one of th...
U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that ICE failed to justify policies allowing arrests at immigration courthouses and waiving limits on short-term det...
Environmental & Energy
Warehouse owner loses bid to erase Carson odor verdict
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge denied Prologis' effort to overturn an $8.8 million Carson odor verdict but continued hearing arguments on whether alleged jury instructi...
Acting District Attorney Melinda Aiello, a nearly 30-year prosecutor and longtime Yolo County deputy, was selected by the Board of Supervisors to complete th...
Torts/Personal Injury
Uber defends RICO suit against injury lawyers as fraud, not advocacy
By Skyler Romero
Defense lawyers argued Uber's racketeering claims target constitutionally protected litigation activity, while the company insisted the alleged fraud occurre...
Government
First Amendment Coalition sues San Jose State over World Cup records request
By Alicia Alvarez
A lawsuit alleges San Jose State University and the California State University Board of Trustees violated the Public Records Act by delaying the release of ...
Columns
Torts/Personal Injury
The hidden danger of smoke exposure after the air clears
By Stacy Thumsuden
Smoke inhalation injuries are routinely underestimated, delayed in presentation and catastrophic when untreated. For elderly r...
Technology
Legal AI is smarter than it seems yet dumber than it claims
By Thomas M. Hall
At a Westlaw CoCounsel demo in Los Angeles, lawyers revealed a mix of excitement and unease as legal AI showed it can draft br...
Technology
What small firms should learn from Kirkland's half-billion AI bet
By Lindsey S. Mignano
As Kirkland & Ellis reportedly invests roughly $500 million in its own AI platform, many lawyers are asking a pressing que...
Verdicts & Settlements
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| Auto v. Auto | John Doe v. Roe Company, Ro... | $8,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Angelica Curiel, individual... | $4,999,999 |
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| Premises Liability | Richard Vega v. Walmart Inc. | $2,091,369 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Roosevelt Johnson v. Autozo... | $1,300,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Keaton Hall, Michael S. Mye... | $1,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Ruthie Weaver, an individua... | $927,501 |
| Construction Site Accident | Shalini Sharma v. ARS Aleut... | $925,000 |
On the Move
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Emilie Woodhead joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was June 10, 2026.
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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has 649 attorneys in 9 offices including Los Angeles, Culver City, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Financial Services, Employment Law, Media & Entertainment, Business & Tax, Technology, Privacy & Security. The firm’s website is https://www.dwt.com/
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Community News
LACBA's "Outstanding Jurist Award" honoree Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt and wife, Janie Honeycutt
Superior Court Judges Robert B. Broadbelt and LACBA’s “Philip H. Lam Diversity Impact Award” honoree Elizabeth L. Bradley
LACBA’s “Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award” honoree Mark D. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel and San Bernardino Deputy Public Defender Anthony V. Costanzo, also a LACBA trustee
Superior Court Judges Melinda B. Porter and Karen A. Gauff
Robert Tome, LACBA’s 2026-27 President-Elect Theresa A. Leets and Mary D. Tome of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
LACBA 2026-27's President of the Barristers Martin Martin F. Hirshland of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Vice President Shehnaz M. Bhujwala of Boucher LLP, President-elect Adam B. Korn of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and Assistant Vice President Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore of Holland & Knight LLP
LACBA trustees Lydia G. Liberio of Westminster, Gabriel G. Green of Buchalter and Carolin K. Shining of Shining Law Inc.
Jones Day attorneys Sarah G. Conway, a LACBA trustee, and Katherine J. Blair, LACBA Assistant Vice President
Erin M. Joyce of Erin Joyce Law and Jeffery J. Daar of Daar & Newman, a LACBA trustee
ADR Services Inc.’s mediator (Ret.) Judge Stephen P. Pfahler and Director of Market Development Chelsea Mangel
Southwestern Law School Adjunct Professor Jonathan L. Marcus and Orange County Superior Court Judge Susel B. Carrillo-Orellana
Arin R. Scapa of Boucher LLP, ADR Services Inc.’s mediators (Ret.) Appellate Justice Thomas L. Willhite Jr. and Patrick M. Kelly
(Ret.) Judge Zaven V. Sinanian of Signature Resolution, Boris Treyzon of ACTS Law LLP and (Ret.) Judge Stephanie M. Bowick of Signature Resolution
Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Thomas P. Feher of Thomas Feher Mediation PC
LACBA’s Vice President Eric A. Altoon of Law offices of Eric A. Altoon and Brian H. Newman of Dykema Gossett PLLC
LACBA’s Treasurer and honoree Jeff S. Westerman of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC and Merete E. Rietveld of Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Los Angeles Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo and Judge Wendy Segall
(Ret.) Judge Carlos R. Moreno of JAMS and Alisa L. Sandoval of Richardson|Ober
James E. Blancarte of Blancarte Law APC and Superior Court Judge Veronica Ramos
Deputy District Attorney Shiraz Khalid, Linda McDonnell and Superior Court Judge Gary Tokumori
Superior Court Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer Rob Oftring; Judges Karine Mkrtchyan, Jana M. Seng, Ricardo R. Ocampo and E. Carlos Dominguez
Carmen Y. Mussig of CopperPoint Insurance Company and LACBA trustee Robert E. Mussig of Sheppard
Jason W. Kearnaghan of Sheppard, Stephanie L. Kearnaghan, LACBA trustee Robert E. Mussig of Sheppard and Carmen Y. Mussig of CopperPoint Insurance Company
ADR Services Inc.’s founder and president Lucie Barron and mediator (Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo
LACBA’s Senior Vice President-Elect Douglas N. Silverstein of Kesluk Silverstein Jacob & Morrison and MyKhanh P. Shelton of ADR Services Inc.
Los Angeles Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo swearing in LACBA’s Officers Officer and Board of Trustee for the 2026-27 bar year
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Philip H. Lam Diversity Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Outstanding Jurist Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award” honoree Mark D. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel
(Ret.) Judge James R. Brandlin and Commissioner Haaris M. Syed
(Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo of ADR Services Inc., LACBA's trustees Angela A. Zanin of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Vito A. Costanzo of Holland & Knight LLP, and Ebrahim Amiri, Chair Electrical Engineer at California State University Long Beach
The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed Theresa A. Leets as president for 2026-27 and Martin F. Hirshland as president of the Barristers during its annual Installation & Awards Dinner, while honoring judges, attorneys and legal advocates for service to the profession and public.
Daily Appellate Report
Attorneys
Popa v. Simpson
Disqualification of counsel for relying on inadvertently produced, nonprivileged, relevant, discoverable documents was an abuse of discretion requiring reversal.
Civil Procedure
Fazel v. Pete Fowler Construction Services
Litigation privilege barred suit against opposing party's expert for allegedly defective repair recommendations used to settle prior lawsuit.
Administrative Agencies
Ortiz v. Bisignano
In pre-2017 social security case, administrative law judge improperly rejected disability evidence by misreading pain and mental-health records.
Immigration
Garcia Corrales v. Blanche
Board of Immigration Appeals was obligated to treat motion clearly captioned as motion to reopen and premised on new evidence as a motion to reopen, not a motion to reconsider.
Employment Discrimination
Brown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
District court erroneously granted summary judgment for Alaska Airlines, where genuine factual disputes existed about whether plaintiff-employees were terminated for posting about their r...