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Special Reports

Top 40 Under 40 2026

Aug. 19, 2026

2026-08-21

MCLE

Is an algorithmic feed 'speech'? Courts are about to decide

Aug. 18, 2026

As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated ...

By Krista L. Baughman

Bias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI

Aug. 12, 2026

Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...

By Susan L. Greenberg

Revisiting familiar assumptions about California arbitration

Aug. 6, 2026

California courts and legislation have narrowed several l...

By Jillian London, Marissa Mulligan


Today's News

Nathan Hochman says reducing 16 felony eavesdropping charges against an LAPD officer protects legitimate whistleblowers, drawing praise from Erwin Chemerinsk...


A two-lawyer defense team facing eight opposing attorneys focused its resources on a potentially decisive forum issue -- then used the plaintiffs' own allega...


Criminal


Measures would protect media access to public proceedings, restrict secret immunity and anonymity agreements and curb abusive litigation against domestic vio...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A federal judge rejected Meta's bid to broadly block a former researcher's testimony about communications with in-house lawyers, while questioning whether hi...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A San Francisco judge ordered an advertiser's antitrust claims against Google to arbitration, finding the requested injunction primarily benefits commercial ...


Environmental & Energy


Critics of the business-backed initiative say California has already streamlined environmental review for housing and other development and warn Proposition ...


Columns

Entertainment & Sports

With NIL valuations and endorsements influencing every stakeholder in college sports--from the players and coaches to a school...


Intellectual Property

9th Circuit tosses $40M trade secrets verdict over trial errors

Aug. 21, 2026
By Derek F. Foran, Conor Tucker

Comet's $40 million trade secret verdict unraveled on appeal, illustrating how midtrial claim changes, jury instructions, and ...


Constitutional Law

In 30 years of practicing election law, I have never witnessed widespread voter fraud. Two legislative proposals are using vot...



Verdicts & Settlements

Negligence Jose Ramirez, et al. v. Hya... $15,525,000
Auto v. Truck Luis Manuel Luna Jr. v. Lew... $12,830,338
Disability Discrimination Betajohmarie Brown v. Count... $11,845,510
Premises Liability Jane Doe v. Roe Residential... $10,000,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Yuliya Braynina v. Shanon E... $9,250,000
FLSA Chelsea Olson, individually... $4,500,000
Negligent Supervision Jane Doe v. Support Systems... $3,500,000
Discrimination Jane Roe Two v. County of O... $3,500,000
Wage and Hour Guadalupe Perez, individual... $1,230,000
Wage and Hour Juan Orantes, an individual... $1,160,000

On the Move

Nossaman

Aug. 13, 2026


Andrew Vogel joined Nossaman as a partner in Los Angeles.

Vogel advises on environmental compliance and permitting matters across a broad range of subject areas, including air quality, water quality, the California Coastal Act, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Federal and California Endangered Species Acts, Greenhouse Gas Reporting, Cap-and-Invest programs and local land use laws. He also represents clients in litigation involving the Coastal Act and CEQA matters


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

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Community News

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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, bri...




Daily Appellate Report

Dependency

In re W.A.

Juvenile court did not err in denying Mother's section 388 petition, where mother provided no changed circumstances that reunification served Minor's best interest.


Utilities, Government

Modification: Toy v. City and County of S.F.

In challenging City's change in water rates, compliance with applicable validation statutes was mandatory and jurisdictional, so plaintiffs' failure to abide by them was fatal to their cl...


Juveniles

In re Jose S.

Welfare and Institutions Code section 875(k) permits county-jail placement of a former juvenile ward who later served a state-prison sentence, regardless of which commitment occurred firs...


Qualified Immunity

Rios v. City of Azusa

Ninth Circuit lacked jurisdiction to review district court's discovery determination, notwithstanding its context in an appealable qualified immunity order.


Labor Law

International Longshore and Warehouse Union v. National Labor Relations Board

Work-preservation defense cannot excuse a union's refusal to honor a National Labor Relations Board award resolving a jurisdictional dispute.