Judicial Profile
Listening first: Judge Douglas K. Mann's approach to probate
ADR Profile
Retired judge Catherine A. Gallagher believes being heard is the first step toward resolution
MCLE
Bias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI
Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...
By Susan L. GreenbergRevisiting familiar assumptions about California arbitration
California courts and legislation have narrowed several l...
By Jillian London, Marissa MulliganDo I have a conflict? Case law reveals some practical ways to know
A recent California decision reinforces that a lawyer's m...
By Wendy L. Patrick
Today's News
Judges and Judiciary
9th Circuit appoints Cara Masako Porter as bankruptcy judge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Cara Masako Porter has a background in tax, government litigation and bankruptcy law.
Securities
Apple investor sues board over alleged AI piracy, stock buybacks
By Daniel Schrager
An Apple investor claims directors concealed the company's alleged use of pirated material to develop artificial intelligence while authorizing $45 billion i...
Technology
Meta, states clash over Section 230 before youth addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
Meta and 29 state attorneys general are battling over Section 230 jury instructions before opening statements Tuesday in a trial alleging illegal data collec...
Discipline
Attorney sanctioned $5,000 over frivolous writ petition
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
California appellate court fined attorney Byron Husted $5,000 after finding he failed to disclose that a trial conflict cited in his writ petition had alread...
Intellectual Property
Midjourney presses studios for broader AI discovery in copyright case
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge questioned limits on Midjourney's discovery into entertainment studios' AI development, suggesting their use of copyrighted works could be re...
Southern California Edison plans to seek a delay of the first Eaton Fire bellwether trial, citing the late investigative report, as a judge narrowed the Janu...
Columns
Torts/Personal Injury, California Supreme Court
No duty to innovate: California Supreme Court rejects new negligence theory
By Steven J. Boranian
The California Supreme Court rejected a novel "duty to innovate" theory, holding that a drug manufacturer had no duty to devel...
Justice Clarence Thomas has advanced a series of far-reaching constitutional positions that would significantly narrow federal...
Constitutional Law
Is an algorithmic feed 'speech'? Courts are about to decide
By Krista L. Baughman
As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated feeds are "expressive," the answer may determine the extent of social...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Paulette Ray Jones v. City ... | $11,000,000 |
| Premises Liability | John Doe v. Roe Property Ma... | $10,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | E. F. v. AZ Delivery Inc., ... | $9,180,171 |
| Wage and Hour | Anna Delgado and Paula Peru... | $9,000,000 |
| Breach of Contract | The State Bar of California... | $6,610,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Pamela Stewart, et al., ind... | $3,950,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kathleen Lemanski and Alfre... | $2,500,000 |
| Prisoners' Rights | Jesse Hernandez, et al. on ... | $2,470,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Ozz Saturne v. Lyft Inc., B... | $2,343,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Safaa Al Azzawi, individual... | $1,500,000 |
On the Move
Nossaman
Andrew Vogel joined Nossaman as a partner in Los Angeles.
Details
Nossaman has 150 attorneys in 12 offices including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Sacramento. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation; Infrastructure; Environment & Land Use; Pensions, Benefits & Investments; Water. The firm’s website is nossaman.com
Featured Content
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Where process, technology and human impact meet
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Women's white collar defense association hosts annual LA summer soirée
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bri...
Daily Appellate Report
Juveniles
In re C.M.
Probation department could not impose electronic monitoring on juvenile without judicial approval, notice, and a hearing.
Government
U.S. v. Jackson
An Attorney General cannot make someone Acting U.S. Attorney--bypassing the Senate confirmation requirement--by designating them as the first assistant to an already-vacant office of U.S....
Consumer Law, Civil Procedure
Rusoff v. The Happy Group, Inc.
Plaintiff egg buyers' "pasture raised" deceptive label classes could not satisfy predominance requirement for lack of classwide proof of deception.
Environmental Law
Center for Biological Diversity v. Bureau of Reclamation
Because Congress left the Bureau of Reclamation no discretion to address environmental harms, federal water-contract conversions required no project-specific environmental review.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Pearson
Reappointing counsel accused of ineffective assistance did not require reversal absent defendant's request for new counsel or an actual conflict affecting performance.