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Judge Kimberly Repecka brings lessons from the rugby pitch to domestic violence court
ADR Profile
Neutral Vedica Puri says she's part of younger generation who pursue mediation differently
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
When going low no longer works: Strategic civility as the new power play in family law
In family court, the sharpest move isn't shouting--it's s...
By Noel E. GuthWorkers on the spectrum and the quiet frontier of employee civil rights
Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyper...
By Pawanpreet K. DhaliwalA mediator's perspective on health care negligence cases: From advocate to neutral
Early immersion in the courtroom and jury box yields last...
By Gary N. Stern
Today's News
Technology
Defense experts barred in federal social media addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge excluded key defense expert opinions in social media addiction litigation, limited foreign evidence use, and allowed some content-related tes...
Banking
King & Wood opens offices in Los Angeles and Vancouver
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lu Yinghao will lead the Los Angeles office and head the firm's U.S. banking and finance practice.
Criminal
Public defenders relaunch motions bank to ease workload pressures
By James Twomey
California public defenders relaunch a revamped motions bank, offering searchable filings and time-saving tools as offices statewide face ongoing workload an...
Litigation & Arbitration
Ruling may reshape how retailers present online arbitration terms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal judge in San Diego denied Abercrombie & Fitch's bid to compel arbitration, finding Hollister's checkout design failed to give reasonably conspi...
Technology
Social media plaintiff's counsel make 2nd try at strict liability claim
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl weighs whether social media platforms can face strict liability claims, a decision shaping upcoming bellwether trials after...
Government
Appeals court backs subpoena power for sheriff oversight boards
By John Roemer
In a key test of a 2021 reform law, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that oversight bodies have subpoena authority, a decision expected to reshape conf...
Columns
Be careful with high end cars and taxes
By Robert W. Wood
California's aggressive tax regime is now targeting luxury car owners and dealers using out-of-state schemes like the Montana ...
Labor/Employment
Back to basics: NLRB restores employer-friendly 2020 joint-employer standard
By Amber M. Rogers, Keenan Judge
The NLRB's return to the 2020 joint-employer rule narrows the circumstances in which businesses may be deemed joint employers ...
Justice for those who served requires more than business as usual
By William M. Paparian
California's expanded military diversion law gives lawyers a vital tool to secure just outcomes for veterans by addressing ser...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress | Jane DPI-B Doe, Jane ML2-B ... | $828,000,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Cynthia D. Finerty, in her ... | $121,282,236 |
| Claims for Business Tax Refund | General Motors Company v. C... | $71,125,000 |
| Disability Discrimination | Jane Doe v. Roe County | $11,845,510 |
| Lease | Fear of God, LLC, FOG Essen... | $7,658,567 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Rachel Gallagher v. Stephen... | $4,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Phillip Bernal, Truhill Noe... | $4,500,000 |
| Premises Liability | Steven Varkony v. Murrieta ... | $2,273,270 |
| Malpractice | Doe Husband v. Roe Urgent C... | $1,750,000 |
| Premises Liability | Jerry Woldum v. East Los An... | $1,051,277 |
On the Move
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Margaret G. Maraschino joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.
Details
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has 900 attorneys in 17 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Irvine. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are corporate, media, entertainment & sports, labor & employment, international trade, investment management, litigation, M&A and white collar defense & government investigations. The firm’s website is akingump.com
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Asian American attorney launches anthology to document AAPI legal trailblazers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The volunteer-run project run by an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati features first-person narratives from AA...
Podcasts
Get the inside scoop on Learned Hand, the judicial AI platform that just announced a partnership with Los Angeles Superior Cou...
Daily Appellate Report
Education
Modification: Cleare v. Superior Court (West Contra Costa County Unified School District)
Where school district failed to demonstrate it exhausted all available statutory alternatives for staffing classrooms, it did not establish impossibility as an affirmative defense.
Trust and Estates
Moramarco v. Nowakoski
Probate court did not err in declining to consider attorney-trustee's ability to pay section 859 penalties.
Torts, Health Care
Sobalvarro v. Vibra Health Care
Trial court erred in granting JNOV where substantial evidence supported jury's finding that defendants' negligence--failure to offer plaintiff a choice of caregiver gender--was a substant...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Armstrong v. Superior Court (People)
Because Penal Code section 1000.7's validly assigns eligibility determinations to the probation department, probation department's denial of defendant's petition to young adult deferred e...
Juveniles
In re J.H.
Juvenile court's admission of victim impact statement at review hearing was appropriate where it properly limited its consideration of the statement to the rehabilitative progress of the ...