Judicial Profile
For Judge Laura Parsky, every trial demands thinking on her feet
ADR Profile
George Hernandez brings a competitor's spirit and a judge's patience to dispute resolution
Firm Profile
Small firm, big footprint: Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac thrives on a lean model
MCLE
Immigration restrictions, war and the changing landscape of family law
Immigration restrictions, currency fluctuations and poten...
By Abbas HadjianAlgorithms, 'addictive' features and age limits: The First Amendment's social media patchwork
Federal courts are drawing different First Amendment line...
By Krista L. BaughmanSupremely short sighted
The Supreme Court missed two opportunities to remedy the ...
By Michael M. Berger
Today's News
Torts/Personal Injury
Monsanto's Missouri victory puts pressure on San Francisco litigants
By Daniel Schrager
A Missouri jury's rejection of Roundup cancer claims could weaken plaintiffs' remaining cases in San Francisco, where a federal judge is weighing whether alt...
Technology
Meta, Google, TikTok sue to block state's teen addiction law
By Daniel Schrager
Meta, Google and TikTok filed federal lawsuits challenging a California law restricting allegedly addictive social media features for users under 16, arguing...
A federal judge proposed expedited procedures to address alleged violations of her Adelanto detention center injunction, citing unresolved ventilation proble...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards $21.9M over fatal garbage truck crash
By Devon Belcher
Jurors found a Republic Services subsidiary and its driver partly at fault, citing an inadequate rear underride guard, but placed most of the blame on the 18...
Criminal
Retained by voters, Evans remains persistent dissenter on Supreme Court
By Laurinda Keys
Voters retained Justice Kelli Evans despite a law enforcement campaign targeting her frequent dissents. Lawyers say her limited bench experience hasn't matte...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards $29M, school district says no payment is due
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles jury awarded $29 million to a former student sexually abused by a teacher decades ago, but ABC Unified says a confidential settlement eliminate...
Columns
Labor/Employment
California's prison heat rules leave workers to sweat it out
By Karis Stephen
By proposing weaker heat protections for incarcerated workers, California puts projected costs ahead of basic safety--and leav...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
AB 2039 and the cost of carrying a case: California's new interest ban raises novel ethics questions
By Heather L. Rosing, David M. Majchrzak
AB 2039's prohibition on charging clients interest leaves an unsettled question: May lawyers pass through actual third-party f...
Wills, Estates & Trusts
A gift that keeps on giving: Smart estate planning for grandchildren
By Megan Ferkel Earhart
Estate planning strategies can help grandparents provide financial support to their grandchildren while minimizing taxes, prot...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wage and Hour | Uber Technologies Wage and ... | $272,500,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Carol Dietz, individually a... | $41,060,756 |
| Auto v. Auto | Alejandra Gutierrez, et al.... | $25,000,000 |
| Negligent Supervision | Doe 2 - Doe 8 v. Sonora Com... | $18,500,000 |
| Unfair Business Practices | The People of the State of ... | $6,860,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Joyce Dempsey and Sylvia Re... | $5,700,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Dennis Bullard, individuall... | $3,750,000 |
| Retaliation | Shirin Buckman v. City of L... | $1,919,862 |
| Wage and Hour | Zachary Del Rio, an individ... | $1,900,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Christopher Johnson, indivi... | $1,750,000 |
On the Move
Ogletree Deakins
Timothy Pico joined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was Nov. 2, 2026.
Brett Markson joined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 11, 2026.
Details
Ogletree Deakins has 1200 attorneys in 62 offices including Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Torrance, Fresno. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are traditional labor and employment, workplace safety, employee benefits, and business immigration. The firm’s website is ogletree.com
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Featured Content
Mediator's proposals often close out cases that would otherwise collapse at impasse, but ABA Formal Opinion 518 has left lawye...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Retired justices reflect on the balance between personal beliefs and judicial duty
By Ricardo Pineda
Former California Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins and retired appellate Justice Arthur Gilbert discussed judicial inde...
Daily Appellate Report
Torts, Education
Social Media Cases
Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube are not liable for school districts' costs of responding to students' alleged social-media addiction.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Abdul Kareem
Conspiracy to act as independent advocates of ISIS by carrying out attack free from the organization's direction was insufficient to support conviction for providing material support to t...
Immigration
Amended Opinion: Navarrete v. Blanche
Ninth Circuit lacked jurisdiction to review standalone claim regarding denial of Convention Against Torture protection because it was not, nor did it merge with, a final order of removal.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Amended Opinion: U.S. v. Ridley-Thomas
Former County Supervisor was guilty of honest services fraud where he funneled campaign funds through University of Southern California School of Social Work to non-profit partnered with ...
Arbitration, Consumer Law
Bogguess v. Uber Technologies
Uber's public-injunction waiver was unenforceable, and its ambiguous severability clause then kept both public-relief and private-relief claims from being compelled to arbitration.