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Judge Huy T. Nguyen, a former public defender, brings humility to family court
ADR Profile
Former judge Suzanne Bolanos draws on judicial, Senate experience as mediator
Firm Profile
Pointer & Buelna is building a next generation civil rights law firm
MCLE
How California's strict AI rules threaten access to justice for public defenders and low income litigants
California's proposed attorney ethics rules requiring law...
By Joe StephensLes 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. Moore
Today's News
LA Fires
Palisades Fire plaintiffs get another chance to amend complaint
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge allowed Palisades Fire plaintiffs to amend claims against SoCalGas and Los Angeles County while taking under submission a conservation au...
Torts/Personal Injury
Appeals court shields addiction treatment center from liability in patient's fatal home invasion
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A California appeals court ruled that an Orange County addiction treatment center had no legal duty to protect neighboring homeowners from a voluntary patien...
Technology
Meta sued over alleged AI-driven layoffs targeting protected workers
By Alicia Alvarez
Twenty-six Meta employees have sued the company, alleging it used artificial intelligence to help select workers for layoffs in a way that disproportionately...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oversight chair accuses LA deputies' union of trying to intimidate commission
By Skyler Romero
The chair of the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission has asked Attorney General Rob Bonta to reject a deputy sheriffs' union's request to invest...
Criminal
Attorney general urges appeals court to uphold Ferguson murder conviction
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Attorney General Rob Bonta's office argued disgraced Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson's claims of judicial bias, ineffective assistance of counsel and...
Criminal
Parole Board previously rejected objections now raised in new lawsuit
By Laurinda Keys
In its responses to public comments released with the final regulations on May 19, the Board of Parole Hearings rejected arguments that it lacked authority, ...
Columns
Wills, Estates & Trusts
Designing continuity: Governance tools for the modern family enterprise - part two
By Holly Gilani, Barry Resnick
As family wealth increasingly consists of closely held businesses and other complex assets, succession planning has become les...
Construction
The 'retained control' exception under the Privette doctrine
By Garret D. Murai
Under the Privette doctrine's "retained control" exception, a general contractor isn't liable for a s...
California companies do business around the world. Their disputes should stay here.
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
Arbitration
Wilkins v. Cruise, LLC
Related nonsignatory defendants could enforce arbitration agreement where plaintiff alleged the nonsignatory defendants acted as signatory defendants' agents and alter egos, and the sign-...
Trusts and Estates, Family Law
Jackson v. Meyer
Actual notice validated trust revocation despite failure to file notice in dissolution action.
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.