Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge Tracey Blount recalibrates for criminal docket
ADR Profile
Veteran San Francisco judge Kathleen Kelly applies trial discipline to ADR practice
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
Xactimate is not the law: How insurers use one software program to underpay wildfire claims
In California wildfire claims, insurers rely on Xactimate...
By Barret Alexander, Shant A. KarnikianUsing AI to parse the logic of a legal opinion
From opinion to syllogism: How AI rapidly breaks down Sup...
By Marc D. AlexanderWhen 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. Guth
Today's News
Appellate Practice
Appeals court revives lawsuit after judge rejects unsigned declaration defect
By James Twomey
An appellate court revived a student's harassment lawsuit, ruling a judge improperly excluded evidence over a curable defect and clarifying protections for c...
An energy contractor alleges Southern California Edison delayed battery storage projects to qualify for $380 million in Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, ...
Probate, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge lets malpractice claims proceed in estate dispute
By James Twomey
A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute over an $8 million trust and a...
Torts/Personal Injury
OpenAI federal wrongful death suit over chatbot role won't be halted
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge declined to pause a wrongful death case against OpenAI, ruling that parallel state proceedings won't resolve all claims tied to a chatbot's a...
Civil Procedure
Former prosecutor judge disqualified from RJA murder case
By Laurinda Keys
Court of Appeal removes Riverside judge from death penalty case, finding her prior prosecutorial role could create doubts about impartiality in evaluating Ra...
Probate, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge lets malpractice claims proceed in estate dispute
By James Twomey
A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute over an $8 million trust and a...
Columns
Law Practice
AI in legal writing: a tool for the thoughtful practitioner
By Stella Chang
What was once experimental is now embedded in litigation practice, raising a question for litigators: does AI improve advocacy...
Environmental & Energy
California's energy illusion meets the oil shock reality
By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar
An ongoing oil shock is exposing California's energy vulnerability and the limits of Title 24, which, while improving efficien...
Insurance
The disappearing right to independent counsel in cyber insurance
By Richard DeNatale
Insurers routinely deny policyholders the right to independent defense counsel under cyber policies, despite longstanding Cali...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Fraud | Broadmoor Lumber & Plywood ... | $299,500,000 |
| Unfair Business Practices | Federal Trade Commmission; ... | $100,000,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Patricia Bland and Edward W... | $70,800,000 |
| Securities Exchange Act | Retail Wholesale Department... | $32,000,000 |
| Premises Liability | Redwood Fire and Casualty I... | $10,236,827 |
| Wage and Hour | Lorraine Walters, Jennifer ... | $7,400,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | Michael Erazo, Miguel Ochoa... | $5,800,000 |
| Excessive Force | Dorothey Heimbach, individu... | $5,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Andrea Brazell and Nichole ... | $3,250,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Elodia Chavez v. George Burns | $2,080,291 |
On the Move
ADR Services, Inc.
Holly J. Fujie joined ADR Services, Inc. as a neutral in Los Angeles.
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ADR Services, Inc. has 150 attorneys in 7 offices including Century City, Downtown Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Business, Insurance, Legal Malpractice, Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is www.adrservices.com
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Community News
Community News
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...
Daily Appellate Report
Consumer Law, Commercial Law
Modification: Aerni v. RR San Dimas
Civil Code section 1940.1 does not require individualized proof that class members used the hotel as their "primary residence."
Civil Procedure
Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
State-law environmental claims challenging wartime oil production "related to" federal duties, permitting federal officer removal.
Consumer Law
Panelli v. Target Corporation
District court erred in concluding that Target consumers could not be deceived as a matter of law by "physically impossible" claim that 100% cotton sheets had a 600+ thread count.
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.
Tax
The Retail Property Trust v. Orange County Assessment
Pandemic-related closures did not qualify as physical damage for property tax relief.