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Commissioner Sharon Anderson brings decades of probate experience to protecting vulnerable adults
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Former judge Suzanne Bolanos draws on judicial, Senate experience as mediator
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Pointer & Buelna is building a next generation civil rights law firm
MCLE
Les 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. MooreTruth, confidentiality and the case for mediation: What ABA Opinion 518 reminds us
ABA Formal Opinion 518 holds lawyer-mediators to a higher...
By David I. Brown
Today's News
Criminal
DOJ drops economic espionage case against Chinese steel company after 15 years
By Daniel Schrager
The Justice Department voluntarily dismissed its economic espionage case against China's Pangang Group and three affiliates just days into trial, ending a 15...
Intellectual Property
OpenAI seeks $1M in fees, accuses xAI of bad-faith trade secrets suit
By Daniel Schrager
OpenAI argues Elon Musk's company filed the case in bad faith to discourage employees from joining its rival rather than to protect legitimate trade secrets.
Intellectual Property
9th Circuit orders new trial in $40M Comet trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
A divided 9th Circuit panel ordered a new trial in Comet Technologies USA Inc.'s trade secrets lawsuit against XP Power LLC, ruling that erroneous jury instr...
Civil Rights
Visa must face trafficking conspiracy claims over Pornhub payments
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge found that plaintiffs had strengthened allegations that the payment processor went beyond a routine commercial relationship. The court dismis...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Paramount seeks judge's recusal in states' merger challenge
By Craig Anderson
Paramount Skydance Corp. asked a federal judge to step aside from a multistate lawsuit seeking to block its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing hi...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Writers Guild follows states in bid to block Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
By Douglas Saunders Sr., Craig Anderson
The Writers Guild of America filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., argu...
Columns
Torts/Personal Injury, Evidence, Administrative/Regulatory
First driverless ticket may become evidence in AV litigation
By Kenneth P. Williams
California's new autonomous vehicle enforcement rules may transform traffic violations into critical evidence in future litiga...
Constitutional Law
The troubling implications of the Supreme Court's transgender athlete decision
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding West Virginia's ban on transgender girls participating in girls' sports continues ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Procedure
Remote workers, noncompetes and the new choice-of-law battlefield
By David S. Cunningham III
For a remote workforce distributed across state lines, the practical challenge is no longer determining whether a noncompete i...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Breach of Contract | Mohammad Honarkar and 4G Wi... | $1,331,889,279 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Juanita Sanchez v. City of ... | $14,000,000 |
| Consumer Protection | The People of the State of ... | $12,750,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Jonathan Beer and Thalia Ca... | $9,400,000 |
| Wrongful Termination | Nicole Mehringer v. City of... | $5,716,574 |
| Wage and Hour | Ruel Apruebo, individually ... | $3,985,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Guillermo Gonzalez and Nich... | $3,750,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Emily Chebul, individually ... | $2,995,297 |
| Breach of Contract | Jason Golberg v. Jill Goldb... | $2,803,603 |
| Breach of Contract | Crowdstrike Inc. v. DFND Se... | $2,148,810 |
On the Move
Buchalter
Gabriel Green was elected managing partner of Buchalter's Los Angeles office, effective July 9, 2026.
Details
Buchalter has 630 attorneys in 15 offices including Los Angeles, Napa Valley, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Bank and Finance, Corporate, Health Care, Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Law. The firm’s website is buchalter.com
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Community News
Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC and Superior Court Judge Wendy Segall
Kaplan Marino PC's founders Nina Marino and Richard D. Kaplan
Koren L. Bell of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Amanda Massucci, Senior Managing Director of Ankura Consulting Group LLC
Kaplan Marino PC’s Moriah S. Rudin and Jennifer A. Lieser; Cameron A. Bell of California’s Department of Justice
Kelly Huang, Senior Manager of Resolution Economics LLC; Joe Yuan Wang of Zhong Lun Law Firm (Shanghai); Eric Chance, Manager of Resolution Economics LLC; and Natalie B. White of Knapp Petersen & Clarke PC
Alexandria M. Faura of Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP
J.S. Held’s Senior Vice President Jacqueline Benyamini and Jenny Dominguez, partner at HKA Global Holdings Limited
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller
Louis Sepe of Los Angeles and Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC
Megan A. Maitia of Ruth LLP, Pomona College student Stephanie Diaz-Serrano, Supervising Federal Public Defender Rebecca M. Abel and David L. Menninger of Buchalter
Mark S. Sedlander of Mancini Shenk LLP, Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller, Richard J. Dreiling of Dreiling Law APC, A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP and FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP’s Koren L. Bell and Marina A. Torres
Jennifer A. Lieser of Kaplan Marino PC and Danell Raab, Senior Manager at Resolution Economics LLC
Deputy Federal Public Defender Howard J. Shneider, Samira Saha of Samira Saha Law Inc. and Ryan D. Kerns of Kerns LG
Joe Yuan Wang of Zhong Lun Law Firm (Shanghai) and Chong Yu of Shanley Attorneys at Law
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP during the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's inaugural Fireside Chat
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP during the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section's inaugural Fireside Chat
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC (center) with Resolution Economics LLC’s Eric Chance, Maryellen Sebold, Kelly Huang and Danell Raab
Kaplan Marino PC’s Moriah S. Rudin, Nina Marino, Richard D. Kaplan and Jennifer A. Lieser
Evan J. Davis of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez PC, U.S. District Court Judge Rozella A. Oliver and Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP
Marina A. Torres of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP and Cassie D. Palmer of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
John D. Rogers of Law Offices of John D. Rogers, Superior Court Judge Wendy Segall and Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC
White-collar defense attorney Nina Marino, the incoming chair of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, said preserving judicial independence, protecting the rule of law and fostering cooperation among prosecutors, defense lawyers and judges will be her top priorities.
Daily Appellate Report
Government, Torts
Khedr v. Superior Court (Broadmoor Police Protection Dist.)
Failure to provide date or range of dates for alleged ongoing loss related to claim against public entity was a failure to comply with requirements of the Government Claims Act.
Education, Immunity
Victor Valley Union High Sch. Dist. v. Superior Court (Magistrale)
Education Code section 44808 did not immunize district from on-campus negligence causing off-campus injuries.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In re King
Trial court failed to justify its denial of bail and pretrial detention order with the requisite findings that no less restrictive alternatives to detention existed.
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Miranda
California's concealed dirk-or-dagger ban remained constitutional under *Bruen*'s Second Amendment analysis.
Civil Procedure
Novedades y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Threat of business extinction and loss of goodwill established irreparable harm for preliminary injunction.