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When going low no longer works: Strategic civility as the new power play in family law
In family court, the sharpest move isn't shouting--it's s...
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Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyper...
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Today's News
Civil Rights
Judge weighs Berkeley homeless sweep, city cites public right of way
By James Twomey
Federal judge takes motions under submission in challenge to Berkeley encampment sweep, probing city's obligations to disabled unhoused residents.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
LA Bar leader warns of attacks on judiciary, legal system at annual bench-bar gathering
By Diana Bosetti
At L.A.'s Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, Bar President Jeffrey B. Margulies sounded the alarm that attacks on judges and lawyers are putting the rule of law a...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary
LA Bar leader warns of attacks on judiciary, legal system at annual bench-bar gathering
By Diana Bosetti
At L.A.'s Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, Bar President Jeffrey B. Margulies sounded the alarm that attacks on judges and lawyers are putting the rule of law a...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge rejects ballot name challenge in OC judge race
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A San Bernardino judge denied a writ seeking to force a judicial candidate to use her full legal name, finding no evidence of an improper name change or vote...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Demurrer denied in $750K claim against Withers Bergman
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge allowed a malpractice lawsuit against Withers Bergman LLP to proceed, rejecting arguments that claims over failed real estate investmen...
Securities
Judge bars settlement evidence ahead of Vaxart securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge excluded settlement evidence in a securities case against remaining defendants, raising questions about how jurors will apportion liability w...
Columns
International Law, Civil Procedure
Litigation differences between the U.S. and China: Strategic insights for counsel
By Chong Yu
As cross-border disputes involving China increase, U.S. counsel must recognize fundamental differences in discovery, judicial ...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
California's legal gold rush is not for every firm
By L. Kyle Ferguson
Southern California's legal market lures out-of-state firms, but only those with clear purpose, local leadership, and patient,...
How innovation Is clearing the LA County Court backlog
By Myer J. Sankary
Managing thousands of court-referred mediations: How technology enables the Mediation Center of Los Angeles to succeed. The Su...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress | Jane DPI-B Doe, Jane ML2-B ... | $828,000,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Cynthia D. Finerty, in her ... | $121,282,236 |
| Claims for Business Tax Refund | General Motors Company v. C... | $71,125,000 |
| Disability Discrimination | Jane Doe v. Roe County | $11,845,510 |
| Lease | Fear of God, LLC, FOG Essen... | $7,658,567 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Rachel Gallagher v. Stephen... | $4,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Phillip Bernal, Truhill Noe... | $4,500,000 |
| Premises Liability | Steven Varkony v. Murrieta ... | $2,273,270 |
| Malpractice | Doe Husband v. Roe Urgent C... | $1,750,000 |
| Premises Liability | Jerry Woldum v. East Los An... | $1,051,277 |
On the Move
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Margaret G. Maraschino joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Beverly Hills Bar hosts civil court judges
By Ricardo Pineda
Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II and Supervising Civil Judge Lawrence P. Riff addressed the gathe...
Podcasts
Get the inside scoop on Learned Hand, the judicial AI platform that just announced a partnership with Los Angeles Superior Cou...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Chang
Jury instruction on imperfect self-defense was not supported by substantial evidence where the defendant's belief self-defense was required stemmed entirely from a delusion and not a mist...
Consumer Law, Commercial Law
Aerni v. RR San Dimas
Civil Code section 1940.1 does not require individualized proof that class members used the hotel as their "primary residence."
Education
West Contra Costa Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court (Cleare)
Where school district failed to demonstrate it exhausted all available statutory alternatives for staffing classrooms, it did not establish impossibility as an affirmative defense.
Eminent Domain
Department of Water Resources Cases
Because precondemnation entry required only general eminent domain authority--not project authorization or funding--the trial court properly granted the Department of Water Resources' pet...