Judicial Profile
Judge Huy T. Nguyen, a former public defender, brings humility to family court
ADR Profile
Retired judge Teresa Sanchez-Gordon brings LA vibe to dispute resolution
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Pointer & Buelna is building a next generation civil rights law firm
MCLE
How California's strict AI rules threaten access to justice for public defenders and low income litigants
California's proposed attorney ethics rules requiring law...
By Joe StephensLes Misérables, Aujourd'hui: Trump immigration policies create the 'scofflaws' they condemn
Trump administration immigration policies are not merely ...
By Lizbeth Iniguez, Sergio A. PerezThe United States Space Force: The 6th branch
The Space Force is more than America's newest military br...
By Eileen C. MooreToday's News
Torts/Personal Injury
Widow claims LASD ignored training protocols before fatal grenade blast
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The widow of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy killed in a bomb squad training explosion has sued the county and Sheriff's Department, alleging officials...
Consumer Protection Law
FDA's false-positive finding unlikely to derail Cyclospora investigation, lawsuits
By Alicia Alvarez, Skyler Romero
Lawsuits in several states including California were filed last week after the FDA linked recalled iceberg lettuce to a multistate Cyclospora outbreak. The a...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar judge sets March trial for Kiesel disciplinary case despite discovery concerns
By Laurinda Keys
A State Bar Court judge rejected requests to delay setting a firm trial date in attorney Paul Kiesel's disciplinary case, while promising flexibility to reso...
Intellectual Property
Anthropic settlement wins final approval; judge reduces lawyers' fee request by $86M
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge gave final approval to a $1.5 billion class action settlement resolving claims that Anthropic used pirated books to train its AI models, whil...
Criminal
DOJ's midtrial exit from Pangang case raises questions, former prosecutors say
By Daniel Schrager
Former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department's decision to dismiss economic espionage charges against Chinese steelmaker Pangang Group after trial h...
Attorneys told a Los Angeles judge they have tentatively agreed to pursue mediation over disputed abuse settlement overlaps, delaying a ruling on whether dis...
Columns
Effective deposition preparation strikes a careful balance between ensuring a witness is informed and confident without crossi...
Family
Divergence, not deficit: Disability and neurodiversity in family court
By Abbas Hadjian
The 14th Annual Cultural Competency in Family Law Practice Seminar will explore how disability and neurodiversity affect famil...
Torts/Personal Injury, LA Fires
The wildfire docket wave: lessons the plaintiffs' bar keeps relearning
By Federico Lathrop
The lessons from California's mass fire litigation show that early evidence preservation, careful evaluation of compensation p...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Auto v. Bicycle | Leah Hickey v. Rebecca Harr... | $8,472,008 |
| Excessive Force | K'aun Green v. City of San ... | $8,000,000 |
| Product Liability | Elijah Whetzel v. Asmodus, ... | $8,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Erich Tran, an individual, ... | $4,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Cornelius Porter III v. Pre... | $1,800,000 |
| Fire | Hailee Erikson, et al. v. C... | $1,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Thomas Foster Byler III, in... | $1,327,500 |
| Wage and Hour | Gary E. Foster, an individu... | $1,100,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | John Doe v. Roe Driver, Roe... | $1,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | David Heath, individually, ... | $950,000 |
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Community News
The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel honored Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ruth A. Kwan, defense attorney Robert A. Morgenstern and trial lawyer Deborah Chang at its 2026 Hall of Fame Awards, recognizing their contributions to California's civil justice system through judicial service, advocacy and professional leadership.
Daily Appellate Report
Trusts and Estates
Grimberg v. Pour
Lis pendens order in probate proceeding was reviewable only by timely writ petition.
Immigration
Garcia Demetrio v. Blanche
Age is an "immutable" feature upon which a member of a particularized social group may seek asylum because a person cannot change their age to escape persecution.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Sua v. Superior Court (People)
Requesting mental health diversion does not authorize compelled prosecution mental examination.
Insurance, Civil Rights
Ison v. Lara
Use of marital status as a factor when setting automobile insurance rates was consistent with the protections of the Unruh Civil Rights Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Holcomb
District court erroneously admitted evidence of child pornography discovered after the initial probable cause to search defendant's computer, and the officer's good faith, had dissipated.