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2026-08-05

MCLE

The uncertain rules of contempt discovery

Jul. 30, 2026

Despite civil contempt's criminal-like protections--inclu...

By Scott J. Nord

A new approach to fighting child exploitation

Jul. 28, 2026

DREAM Court's trauma-informed, collaborative approach bri...

By Maria Blanco, Shelly Caterino

The treatment-mandated felony

Jul. 27, 2026

California's new Treatment-Mandated Felony reshapes how r...

By Alex Ricciardulli


Today's News

Technology


A federal lawsuit alleges Roblox and Discord enabled predators to groom and sexually exploit a 9-year-old girl by misrepresenting safety features and failing...


A San Francisco judge certified a class and approved a $1.54 million settlement resolving wage-and-hour claims against the Tenderloin Neighborhood Developmen...


Government


AI disclosure bill for State Bar heads to Newsom

Aug. 5, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California lawmakers returned from summer recess by sending Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill requiring the State Bar to disclose its use of artificial intelligence i...


LA Fires


An 18-month investigation by Los Angeles County and CAL FIRE concluded Southern California Edison equipment ignited the Eaton Fire, a finding expected to bol...


Intellectual Property


The iPhone maker asked a federal judge to bar OpenAI from using or soliciting its confidential information, arguing the AI company misappropriated trade secr...


Consumer Protection Law


Federal judge finds lemon law fee request excessive

Aug. 5, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee sharply reduced an attorney fee request in a Tesla lemon law case, citing unreasonable billing, an inflated hourly rate and p...


Columns

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Revisiting familiar assumptions about California arbitration

Aug. 6, 2026
By Jillian London, Marissa Mulligan

California courts and legislation have narrowed several long-held assumptions about arbitration--including its confidentiality...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

A recent California decision reinforces that a lawyer's move to a new firm does not automatically create a disqualifying confl...


Technology

Can AI reduce the work it creates?

Aug. 6, 2026
By Karin Schwartz

Purpose-built AI tools that catch curable defects before filing and flag issues during court review--from pleadings and defaul...



Verdicts & Settlements

Wrongful Termination Patrick Byrne v. Ameris Bank $79,548,170
Malpractice C.N. v. Roe Doctor, Roe Hos... $10,325,000
Auto v. Pedestrian John Doe v. City and County... $9,000,000
Assault and Battery Pablo Vera v. City of Los A... $6,500,000
False Advertising People of the State of Cali... $4,400,000
Wage and Hour Ronald Figueroa, as an indi... $2,800,000
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Thomas Backer, individually... $2,740,334
Deprivation of Rights Veronica Hernandez; R.H., a... $2,500,000
Malpractice Doe v. Roe Doctor, Roe Phys... $2,429,999
Wage and Hour Manuel Franco and Alfonso G... $1,149,500

On the Move

Armond Wilson LLP

Jul. 31, 2026


Abbie Neufeld joined Armond Wilson LLP as an associate in Newport Beach. The move was July 6, 2026.

Neufeld is an intellectual property litigator who represents clients in high-stakes disputes across a wide range of industries. She earned her bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law, where she served as managing editor of the UCLA Journal of Law and Technology and co-president of the Jewish Law Students Association.


Details

Armond Wilson LLP has 9 attorneys in 3 offices including Newport Beach, Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Patent litigation, copyright litigation, trademark litigation, trade secret litigation, appeals. The firm’s website is https://armondwilson.com

Address

100 Bayview Circle, Suite 300 , Newport Beach CA 92660 USA
T: (949) 386-1341
F: (949) 386-1932

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Community News

Slideshow, Community News


The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bri...




Daily Appellate Report

Arbitration

Morales v. Superior Court (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.)

Agreement to arbitrate disputes related to the terms of employment agreement or alleged violations thereof did not apply to statutory and common law claims for wrongful termination.


Arbitration, Employment Law

Cluck v. GEO Secure Services

Employment arbitration agreement that exempted employer's likely claims lacked mutuality and was unenforceable.


Dependency

In re Miguel J.

Juvenile court properly exercised jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300(a), where Father's intentional violence against Mother in child's presence caused child acci...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Keene

Reliance on aggravating factors not proven at trial to impose upper term was harmless error where it was beyond a reasonable doubt jury would have found all aggravating facts true.


Conservatorship

Conservatorship of C.O.

Failure to inform conservatee of her right to jury trial was harmless error where she knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived that right through counsel.