Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Probate commissioner Heath Langle brings winding career to Sacramento bench
ADR Profile
Mediation Center of Los Angeles Executive Director Bennett Root Jr draws on entrepreneurial background
MCLE
What law firm associates should know about their ethical obligations
Junior lawyers must mind ethics, supervise staff, avoid c...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensA practitioner's perspective on mentally disordered offender: MDO commitments and Assembly Bill 1897
AB 1897 would rewrite California's Mentally Disordered Of...
By Robert BoyleFacts, not findings: What practitioners get wrong about stipulations under Family Code § 3044
Stipulations can streamline custody cases, even in domest...
By Jackson LuckySpecial Coverage
The Daily Journal livestreamed from the 2026 California International Arbitration Week. Catch up on all of the videos here.
Today's News
Securities
Musk tells jury tweet delaying Twitter deal was not meant to move market
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk told a federal jury his tweet pausing the $44 billion Twitter deal was literal and not meant to move markets, as investors claim it was part of a s...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Solano public defender strike could halt courts as private attorneys are scarce
By James Twomey
A strike by Solano County public defenders refusing new cases may soon halt criminal hearings, as critics warn too few private attorneys exist to represent i...
Intellectual Property
Judge orders new filings in Epidemic Sound-Meta copyright suit
By James Twomey
Epidemic Sound, a Swedish music production and licensing company, sued Meta in 2022 alleging the tech giant copied and distributed its music without a licens...
Technology
Federal judge bars Perplexity's AI shopping agents from Amazon site
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge granted Amazon a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet AI agents from accessing Amazon systems and ordered the startup to destro...
Class Action
Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
By James Twomey
A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running misclassification lawsuit, pendin...
Civil Litigation
Judge warns of 'zero tolerance' for defense delays in Patagonia counterfeiting case
By Skyler Romero
U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ordered an in-person deposition and warned of "zero tolerance" for delays while partially granting Patagonia's sanctions moti...
Columns
Social media addiction: An inflection point for algorithms, analytics and litigation
By Joshua W. Praw, Jonathon D. Sayre
Social media addiction litigation is emerging as a critical legal battleground in the U.S., challenging the scope of Section 2...
California targets litigation funding with new regulations
By Frances M. O'Meara
With financial backers playing an increasingly influential role in civil cases, AB 931 is designed to prevent plaintiffs from ...
Insurance, Consumer Protection Law
The Make It FAIR Act: A sustainable solution or compounding problems?
By Adam M. Weg, Caitlin Oswald
Assembly Bill 1680 proposes expanding the California FAIR Plan to offer more comprehensive homeowners coverage, but the econom...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Whistleblower Retaliation | Joseph Williams, Jesus Lope... | $52,460,862 |
| Auto v. Auto | Tracey Fleming v. David Soi... | $30,560,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Susan Costa, an individual,... | $6,500,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | Nathan Colombo, individuall... | $6,022,500 |
| Wage and Hour | Jared Deaver, as an individ... | $5,093,537 |
| Wage and Hour | Paola Uribe, individually, ... | $2,195,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $2,102,000 |
| Age Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment Oppor... | $2,000,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Bloomage Beverly Hills Inve... | $1,999,376 |
| Wage and Hour | Mark Cohen, Mitchell McKinn... | $1,600,000 |
On the Move
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Gina Marek joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a partner in Silicon Valley. The move was March 11, 2026.
Details
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has 1000 attorneys in 25 offices including Sacramento; San Francisco; Silicon Valley; Los Angeles; Santa Monica; Orange County. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Energy & Infrastructure; Life Sciences & HealthTech; Finance; Tech & Innovation; Supreme Court & Appellate. The firm’s website is www.orrick.com
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Community News
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II and Supervising Civil Judge Lawrence P. Riff addressed the gathering, discussing the court's growing civil caseload and changes underway to manage it.
Podcasts
Melanie Chaney, firm-wide managing partner of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, on how mid-size firms can innovate without the budget ...
Daily Appellate Report
Administrative Agencies
Monroe v. California Public Employees' Retirement System
Petitioner's service retirement while under investigation for misconduct constituted a complete severance of the employment relationship, rendering him ineligible for California Public Em...
Contracts
Pomona Valley Hospital v. Kaiser Foundation Health
Because contract's evidentiary exclusion applied only to valuations under Code of Regulation 1300.71, contract was admissible in a quantum meruit valuation and new trial order was erroneo...
Family Law
Marriage of Hoch
Granting mutual domestic violence restraining orders was error where family court did not undertake the statutorily required analysis or make the necessary findings.
Constitutional Law
Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana v. Knudsen
Montana law banning drag story hours was unconstitutional content-based restriction on speech that could not survive strict scrutiny because it was neither narrowly tailored nor served a ...
Attorneys
Jacobs v. Papez
Adjudication of validity, amount, and priority of attorney liens on settlement proceeds may be effectuated through declaratory relief against the clients and a competing attorney lien cla...