Judicial Profile
Judge Michael Small brings appellate rigor to complex LA trial court
ADR Profile
Retired justice Thomas Goethals finds new role resolving disputes
MCLE
SB 707 updates Brown Act rules for online and remote meetings
Senate Bill 707 expands access to California public meeti...
By Kelly M. DoyleWhat 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 Boyle
Today's News
Labor/Employment
Former BlackBerry executive's claims about CEO misconduct heads to trial
By James Twomey
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim found triable issues over whether a former BlackBerry executive was fired for reporting alleged harassment, allowing key ret...
Civil Litigation
Tesla added to lawsuit over deadly Cybertruck crash, alleged door failures
By James Twomey
Sole survivor of a fatal Cybertruck crash sues Tesla, alleging electronic door failures trapped occupants. Complaint cites product defects, prior incidents a...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
L.A. Bar leader warns of attacks on judiciary, legal system at annual bench-bar gathering
By Diana Bosetti
At L.A.'s Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, Bar President Jeffrey B. Margulies sounded the alarm that attacks on judges and lawyers are putting the rule of law a...
Consumer Protection Law
Complaint alleges Waymo illegally transported minors in driverless vehicles
By James Twomey
A union complaint filed with state regulators accuses Waymo of allowing unaccompanied minors in driverless vehicles, raising potential violations of CPUC rul...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
L.A. Bar leader warns of attacks on judiciary, legal system at annual bench-bar gathering
By Diana Bosetti
At L.A.'s Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, Bar President Jeffrey B. Margulies sounded the alarm that attacks on judges and lawyers are putting the rule of law a...
Civil Rights
Judge weighs Berkeley homeless sweep, city cites public right of way
By James Twomey
Federal judge takes motions under submission in challenge to Berkeley encampment sweep, probing city's obligations to disabled unhoused residents.
Columns
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Criminal
The DOJ is drafting rookies into federal court at its own risk
By Catharine A. Richmond
The DOJ's decision to hire prosecutors straight out of law school throws rookies into federal court before they've ever taken ...
California targets frivolous PAGA claims with stricter rules and settlement oversight
By D. Andrew Quigley, Michael A. Pearlson
California's new proposed PAGA rules aim to crack down on frivolous lawsuits, tighten notice requirements and give the state m...
Down the rabbit hole and The Cheshire Cat grin: Presuming class action settlements are fair
By Curtis E.A. Karnow
When lawyers invoke the "presumption of fairness" in class-action settlements, they're citing a rule that traces back to a tre...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Consumer Banking | Michael Stoff, an individua... | $56,850,000 |
| Police Misconduct | Steffon Barber v. County of... | $27,350,000 |
| Product Liability | Roland Esparza v. Conagra B... | $25,000,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Maria E. Gonzalez v. County... | $13,989,179 |
| Wage and Hour | Erica Moniz, as an individu... | $4,750,000 |
| Trespass | Sina Mardani, Azadeh Mardan... | $4,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | James Queen, on behalf of h... | $4,250,000 |
| Premises Liability | Renee Lemos, an individual;... | $4,000,000 |
| Negligence | Adrian Martinez v. County o... | $4,000,000 |
| Retaliation | John Lewin v. County of Los... | $2,875,000 |
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Beverly Hills Bar hosts civil court judges
By Ricardo Pineda
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II and Supervising Civil Judge Lawrence P. Riff addressed the gathe...
Podcasts
Get the inside scoop on Learned Hand, the judicial AI platform that has just announced a partnership with Los Angeles Superior...
Daily Appellate Report
Family Law
Sheerer v. Panas
In propia persona litigants may face monetary sanctions if their court submissions contain fabricated citations and quotes generated by AI hallucinations.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
People v. Perez
Because impoundment of defendant's vehicle was not supported by a legitimate community caretaking function, subsequent vehicle search for inventory violated the Fourth Amendment, requirin...
Civil Rights
Olivier v. City of Brandon
Plaintiff seeking prospective relief in the form of a bar on enforcing a law that plaintiff was previously convicted of violating may be maintained where the suit seeks only forward-looki...
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
Meiner v. Superior Court (People)
Warrant lacked probable cause where affidavit omitted probation condition barring "financial account" searches and relied on Apple Pay evidence.
Corporations
Dion v. Weber
California's Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund (Corp. Code section 2280(a)) does not authorize courts to relitigate the merits of the underlying fraud claim.