Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge Ashley Price focuses on early intervention for families
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
Judges and Judiciary
Bench shortages loom as courts race to recruit judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
From San Diego to Kern County, courts are holding outreach events to build a pipeline as vacancies fluctuate and retirements climb.
Civil Litigation
Reddit data scraping suit against Anthropic back to state court
By James Twomey
A federal judge ruled Reddit's claims against Anthropic involve contractual and business violations beyond copyright law, sending the data scraping lawsuit b...
Civil Litigation
Judge's monitor cites progress, but unreliable homelessness data
By Devon Belcher
A federal court monitor said Los Angeles County is making progress toward meeting its obligations under a landmark homelessness settlement but raised concern...
Civil Litigation
Musk can't seek punitive damages in OpenAI fraud case, judge rules
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge ruled Elon Musk cannot seek punitive damages in his fraud lawsuit against OpenAI, finding his $134 billion restitution claim is equitable, no...
Torts/Personal Injury
Reluctant defendant must sit for deposition in $77M coverage fight
By James Twomey
A man at the center of a San Jose crash must testify or face sanctions as an insurer disputes coverage for a multimillion-dollar judgment.
Securities
Extreme board says investors failed to clear derivative suit bar
By Daniel Schrager
Extreme Networks' board urged a federal judge to dismiss a shareholder derivative suit, arguing investors failed to plead particularized facts showing board ...
Columns
Banking
Here we go again: Market woes foretell of forthcoming defaults
By Marianne Martin, Bennett G. Young
With mounting economic pressure ahead of Q1 2026 reporting, lenders and borrowers should act now to manage covenant risk and p...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
COPRAC's AI warning highlights legal industry's accountability gap
By Christian Puzder
California's bar ethics committee has a new warning for attorneys using AI -- but the real problem isn't hallucinations, it's ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Generative AI prompts create risk of waving privilege
By Anita Taff-Rice
An emerging split in the courts raises questions about whether AI prompts are subject to discovery.
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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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...
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
Immigration
Verduzco Ruiz v. Bondi
Nonimmigrant's petition for review was denied where application of reinstatement provision was not impermissibly retroactive and he failed to show prejudice from the absence of counsel. ...
Constitutional Law
Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem
Preliminary injunction prohibiting Department of Homeland Security's indiscriminate violence against ICE protestors and press was proper, albeit overbroad in some respects.
Arbitration
O'Dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc.
Doctrine of non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel could not be invoked to avoid enforcement of arbitration agreement.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Newt
Defendant's conviction of "receiving" a large-capacity magazine under Pen. Code, section 32310(a) was improper because the record established only that he "possessed" one.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Nielsen
Record did not raise serious doubts about the trial court's understanding of its sentencing discretion in face of statute presuming the lower term if certain factors contributed to the of...