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The uncertain rules of contempt discovery
Despite civil contempt's criminal-like protections--inclu...
By Scott J. NordA new approach to fighting child exploitation
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Today's News
Civil Rights
LAUSD faces challenge over students' bid to join desegregation lawsuit
By Skyler Romero
Two Black students are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the district's race-conscious education policies. U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera sug...
Government
California legislative leaders challenge Proposition 39 ballot arguments
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Rival lawsuits seek changes to voter materials describing the identification initiative, with Sacramento judges set to consider both cases next week.
Torts/Personal Injury
Starbucks sued over hot coffee spill that allegedly caused severe burns
By Skyler Romero
A Riverside County lawsuit alleges a Starbucks customer suffered severe burns requiring 25 days of hospitalization and multiple skin graft surgeries after a ...
Labor/Employment
Appeals court restores $13.1M verdict for LAPD officers
By Devon Belcher
A published 2nd District opinion reinstated a $13.1 million verdict for two LAPD officers, finding the trial judge improperly reduced emotional distress dama...
Constitutional Law
Judge signals Anthropic likely to prevail in First Amendment fight with Pentagon
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin strongly suggested the Trump administration's decision to label Anthropic a national security supply chain risk because of th...
Torts/Personal Injury
Family seeks delay in NFL player's custody death trial
By Devon Belcher
The family of former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr. seeks to postpone an October wrongful death trial, arguing Los Angeles County has withheld key discovery n...
Columns
Environmental & Energy
Litigation threatens enforcement of California's SB 54 efforts to reduce plastic waste
By Sarah P. Bell
California's enforcement of Senate Bill 54 faces competing legal challenges, with one lawsuit attacking the statute's constitu...
The Supreme Court's decisions in Case v. Montana and Chatrie v. United States establish a modern Fourth Amendment frame...
Properly structured litigation funding agreements can allow law firms to defer taxation until case proceeds are realized while...
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
Abbie Neufeld joined Armond Wilson LLP as an associate in Newport Beach. The move was July 6, 2026.
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
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Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC, Steven Katzman of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP, Gail Shifman of San Francisco and Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC
J.S. Held’s Senior Vice President Jacqueline Benyamini, Capri Miller of Level Legal and Louise Loeb of New York
Linda Justice, Senior Director of Risk & Compliance at Dow Jones; Jamie Lang of King & Spalding and Lily Chinn of Hogan Lovells LLP
Level Legal’s Joey Seeber and Matt Mahon, and Collin Cate of Kaplan Marino PC
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Angela Machala of Winston & Strawn LLP and Whitney Bernstein of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
Steven Katzman of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP, Gail Shifman of San Francisco and Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC
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Kaplan Marino PC’s paralegal Samantha Humphrey, Matthew Humphrey of Simplissit LLC and Capri Miller of Level Legal
Danielle Lopez of PwC, Dow Jones’ Roberto Anton and Linda Justice, and Jennyfer Leduc-Sanos of PwC
Kaplan Marino PC’s paralegal Samantha Humphrey, Matthew Humphrey of Simplissit LLC
Lily Chinn of Hogan Lovells LLP, Whitney Bernstein of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP and Moriah S. Rudin of Kaplan Marino PC
Jennifer A. Liese of Kaplan Marino PC, Alyssa Bell of Cohen Williams LLP and A. Carley Palmer of Halpern May Ybarra Gelberg LLP
KPMG LLP’s Eugenia Miller and Kasey Thomas
Guidepost Solutions LLC’s Lisa Gentilcore and Stephanie Talamantez
Stephanie Yonekura of Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP and Christine M. Adams of Adams Duerk & Kamenstein LLP
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC, Kristen M. Frost of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Adam Kamenstein of Adams Duerk & Kamenstein LLP
Miller Barondess LLP’s Natalie Schachner and Molly Karlin
FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson, Andrew S. Cowan of Holmes Athey Cowan & Mermelstein LLP, Christine Adams of Adams Duerk & Kamenstein LLP and Angela Machala of Winston & Strawn LLP
Nina Marino of Kaplan Marino PC, Cassie D. Palmer of Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP and law school student Emma Tehrani
Richard D. Kaplan of Kaplan Marino PC and Andrew S. Cowan of Holmes Athey Cowan & Mermelstein LLP
Moriah S. Rudin of Kaplan Marino PC and Federal Public Defender Rebecca M. Abel
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Whitney Bernstein of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP and Naeun Rim of Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
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The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bringing together attorneys and legal professionals from across the country to network and celebrate mentorship within the white-collar defense bar.
Daily Appellate Report
Consumer Law
Arterberry v. Peet's Coffee
"Yelp law" does not create a cause of action for the mere inclusion of unlawful non-disparagement provisions in consumer contracts.
Arbitration, ERISA
Pover v. The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Retirement plan's arbitration provision and representative-action waiver was unenforceable under the effective-vindication doctrine because it forbade assertion and vindication of statuto...
Torts, Business Law
Multiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden
An officer who induces their corporation to breach a contract cannot be sued for tortious interference unless they act on behalf of themselves, at the expense of the principal.
Immigration
Rodriguez Vazquez v. Bostock
Unadmitted immigrants apprehended inside the United States remain eligible for bond because 8 U.S.C. section 1225(b)(2)(A)'s mandatory detention regime applies only to applicants seeking ...
Government
Ehrenreich v. Weber
California may condition counting write-in presidential votes on timely designation of pledged presidential electors.