Judicial Profile
Listening first guides Judge Maria Jhai's approach on and off the bench
Firm Profile
How Sacks Glazier is shaping California trust and estate law
MCLE
Can implicit bias be countered?
Although California's implicit bias jury instruction enco...
By Steven S. KimballWhat lawyers need to know before a CTAPP compliance review arrives
With up to 800 attorneys a year expected to face mandator...
By Gary L. KrauszThe ghost in the courtroom: From AI chatbots to 'agentic litigation'
AI is reshaping litigation by challenging traditional att...
By Timothy Spangler, Steven E. Young
Today's News
Civil Procedure
Judge rejects sanctions bid in CIPA suit, faults plaintiffs' counsel
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge denied a motion to sanction Rack Room Shoes and its attorneys in a privacy lawsuit, criticizing plaintiffs' counsel for filing the...
Judges and Judiciary
LA Judge Pat Connolly survives razor-thin reelection race
By Laurinda Keys
Judge Patrick E. Connolly narrowly won reelection after a campaign focused on his judicial discipline history, highlighting the rarity of competitive incumbe...
LA Fires
Edison's Eaton Fire vegetation claims against county may proceed
By Devon Belcher
A judge ruled that Southern California Edison may pursue claims that Los Angeles County's vegetation management contributed to the Eaton Fire but dismissed c...
Data Privacy
Recent rulings narrow reach of CIPA, but broader privacy fight continues
By Daniel Schrager
Several recent state and federal rulings have limited the application of portions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act to online data collection, but at...
Criminal
Public defender seeks dismissal of misdemeanor case over speedy trial claim
By Alicia Alvarez
The San Francisco Public Defender's Office has asked an appellate court to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a defendant, arguing prosecutors failed to sho...
Consumer Protection Law
Honda fraud verdict may strengthen defect claims in California lemon law cases
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles jury's verdict finding Honda liable for fraudulently concealing a vehicle safety defect could encourage more plaintiffs to pair fraud claims wi...
Columns
Military Law
B-52 crash raises important questions of federal law
By Michael E. Rubinstein
The June 15 B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, which killed eight people, creates a legal divide under the Federal Tort Cla...
Family
Custody disputes increasingly cross borders in California family courts
By Noel E. Guth
California family courts are increasingly being asked to resolve custody disputes that span countries, languages and cultures-...
The first of five letters on what artificial intelligence will do to the practice of law.
Verdicts & Settlements
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| Consumer Protection | The People of the State of ... | $50,000,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Timothy Head, et al., v. Re... | $49,995,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Alex Hernandez, individuall... | $3,712,978 |
| Wage and Hour | Yuri Milon, individually, a... | $3,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kristina Schafer, an indivi... | $2,500,000 |
| False Advertising | The People of the State of ... | $2,500,000 |
| Consumer Protection | The People of the State of ... | $2,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Mariah Macias, an individua... | $1,600,000 |
| Malpractice | Spouse and Minor Child v. R... | $1,500,000 |
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Community News
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Daily Appellate Report
Bankruptcy, Corporations
In re: LeFever Mattson
California state law's ipso facto clauses regarding dissociation of general partner upon bankruptcy filing are preempted by the plain language of the federal bankruptcy code.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Castro
Trial court erroneously admitted BAC evidence from warrantless blood draw, where the facts did not support a finding of exigency necessary to excuse the warrant requirement.
Employment Law
Modification: Taduran v. James R. Glidewell, Dental Ceramics
Because the Labor Code does not mandate any particular method for reducing a Private Attorneys General Act maximum civil penalty, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding ...
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Shi
Where applying a money laundering sentencing enhancement to a defendant was a condition required to apply another laundering enhancement, the district court erred in applying the second e...
Environmental Law
Rinnai America Corp. v. South Coast Air Quality Management District
Energy Policy and Conservation Act did not preempt local zero nitrous oxides appliance emissions rule adopted to satisfy Clean Air Act obligations.