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Judicial Profile
Probate commissioner Heath Langle brings winding career to Sacramento bench
ADR Profile
Mediation Center of Los Angeles Executive Director Bennett Root Jr draws on entrepreneurial background
MCLE
What law firm associates should know about their ethical obligations
Junior lawyers must mind ethics, supervise staff, avoid c...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensFacts, not findings: What practitioners get wrong about stipulations under Family Code § 3044
Stipulations can streamline custody cases, even in domest...
By Jackson LuckyHeppner case shows client AI interactions can break attorney client privilege
The February 2026 Heppner decision marks the firs...
By William Slomanson
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The Daily Journal livestreamed from the 2026 California International Arbitration Week. Catch up on all of the videos here.
Today's News
Intellectual Property
Judge orders new filings in Epidemic Sound-Meta copyright suit
By James Twomey
Epidemic Sound, a Swedish music production and licensing company, sued Meta in 2022 alleging the tech giant copied and distributed its music without a licens...
Civil Litigation
Judge warns of 'zero tolerance' for defense delays in Patagonia counterfeiting case
By Skyler Romero
U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ordered an in-person deposition and warned of "zero tolerance" for delays while partially granting Patagonia's sanctions moti...
Technology
Federal judge bars Perplexity's AI shopping agents from Amazon site
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge granted Amazon a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet AI agents from accessing Amazon systems and ordered the startup to destro...
Securities
Musk tells jury tweet delaying Twitter deal was not meant to move market
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk told a federal jury his tweet pausing the $44 billion Twitter deal was literal and not meant to move markets, as investors claim it was part of a s...
Class Action
Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
By James Twomey
A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running misclassification lawsuit, pendin...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Solano public defender strike could halt courts as private attorneys are scarce
By James Twomey
A strike by Solano County public defenders refusing new cases may soon halt criminal hearings, as critics warn too few private attorneys exist to represent i...
Columns
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
California civility rule meets its match in First Amendment
By Erin M. Joyce, Ben Gharagozli
California Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4.1 was designed to prevent attorney discrimination and harassment, but First Amendm...
Labor/Employment
Knowledge is power: An employer's guide to California's Know Your Rights Act
By Matthew T. Drenan, Pouch C. Liang
California's Workplace Know Your Rights Act consolidates existing workplace notice requirements and adds new obligations, cont...
Insurance, Consumer Protection Law
The Make It FAIR Act: A sustainable solution or compounding problems?
By Adam M. Weg, Caitlin Oswald
Assembly Bill 1680 proposes expanding the California FAIR Plan to offer more comprehensive homeowners coverage, but the econom...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Whistleblower Retaliation | Joseph Williams, Jesus Lope... | $52,460,862 |
| Auto v. Auto | Tracey Fleming v. David Soi... | $30,560,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Susan Costa, an individual,... | $6,500,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | Nathan Colombo, individuall... | $6,022,500 |
| Wage and Hour | Jared Deaver, as an individ... | $5,093,537 |
| Wage and Hour | Paola Uribe, individually, ... | $2,195,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $2,102,000 |
| Age Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment Oppor... | $2,000,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Bloomage Beverly Hills Inve... | $1,999,376 |
| Wage and Hour | Mark Cohen, Mitchell McKinn... | $1,600,000 |
On the Move
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Gina Marek joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a partner in Silicon Valley. The move was March 11, 2026.
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Daily Appellate Report
Evidence
Yan v. City of Diamond Bar
Admitting evidence of prior similar incidents of tree branches falling from same species of tree in same neighborhood solely to prove the City's notice of dangerous condition was not error.
Habeas Corpus
Combs v. Broomfield
Federal habeas relief denial was affirmed where record showed counsel's performance was not deficient and petitioner failed to show prejudice from the alleged failure to prepare expert wi...
Constitutional Law
NetChoice LLC v. Bonta
District court erred in preliminarily enjoining California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act's coverage provision based on tech companies' facial First Amendment challenge because plainti...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Valencia
Trial court committed sentencing errors in calculating defendant's consecutive determinate sentences by failing to apply Penal Code section 1170.1's one-third middle-term rule.