Judicial Profile
Commissioner Caitlin Taylor brings Dependency Court perspective to juvenile justice
ADR Profile
Retired Sacramento judge Geoffrey Goodman finds rhythm in mediation
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
Modular micro-data centers in cooler climates: Geography, strategy and California's role
As AI transforms computing into a race shaped as much by ...
By Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto EscobarFrom busy to billable: Time management strategies for business-generating lawyers
For many lawyers, the tension between billable work and b...
By George BrandonCriminal relevance fundamentals
This article explains how courts determine the relevance ...
By Elia V. Pirozzi
Today's News
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
DOJ, PayPal settle probe over minority business investment program
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Justice Department alleged a pandemic-era investment fund for Black- and minority-owned businesses violated federal anti-discrimination law. PayPal denie...
Civil Procedure
Remote deposition coaching texts trigger rare tentative terminating sanctions
By Laurinda Keys
An Alameda County judge issued a rare tentative terminating sanctions ruling after plaintiffs' attorneys uncovered defense counsel allegedly coaching witness...
Torts/Personal Injury, Technology
The parents of a UC Merced student who died from a fatal overdose sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT encouraged dangerous substance abuse, prov...
Torts/Personal Injury, Technology
The parents of a UC Merced student who died from a fatal overdose sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT encouraged dangerous substance abuse, prov...
Torts/Personal Injury
Discovery fight erupts over disputed payments in LA juvenile abuse settlements
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys clashed before a Los Angeles judge over disputed juvenile abuse settlement payments, with plaintiffs threatening subpoenas and discovery motions as...
Labor/Employment
Judge vacates $83M punitive damages award in Liberty Mutual age bias case
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge upheld a $20 million compensatory verdict for a former Liberty Mutual employee but struck down an $83 million puni...
Columns
Obituaries, Entertainment & Sports
Mentorship, integrity and community in the entertainment industry: Lessons from the Sam Semon School of Business Affairs
By David R. Shraga
A Hollywood mentor-protégé tradition--where wisdom is forged through pressure, proximity and example--is embodied in the life ...
Labor/Employment
The going and coming rule when an employee has a hybrid-work schedule
By Michael E. Rubinstein
In Chang v. Southern California Permanente Medical Group, the Court of Appeal held that a physician on a hybrid schedul...
The DOJ's narrow marijuana rescheduling order may deliver long-awaited tax relief for licensed medical operators, but in Calif...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Patent Infringement | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki ... | $48,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Mohamed Chirar, et al. v. H... | $12,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Marvin Toledo v. Delta Air ... | $12,000,000 |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Agustin Caccuri, on behalf ... | $7,850,000 |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Thomas A. Shields, Katinka ... | $7,627,084 |
| Wage and Hour | Anna Hernandez and Lebrado ... | $6,500,000 |
| Subrogation | Allstate Insurance Company,... | $6,326,331 |
| Toxic Substances Control Act | Food & Water Watch Inc., et... | $5,760,450 |
| Wage and Hour | Yama Saidi, individually an... | $4,750,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $3,600,000 |
On the Move
Proskauer
Zeeshan Ahmedani joined Proskauer as a partner in Los Angekes. The move was May 5, 2026.
Details
Proskauer has 900 attorneys in 12 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Global Finance, Private Funds, Private Equity Transactions, Trials & Investigations. The firm’s website is www.proskauer.com
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ASCDC’s keynote speaker and eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno and President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP
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ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP, past-President Edith R. Mattai of JAMS, Thomas M. Dempsey of ARC Alternative Resolution Center, Mayra A. Fornos of ADR Services Inc. And Andrew O. Smith ARC Alternative Resolution Center
ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Benjamin J. Howard of Neil Dymott Hudson APLC
ADR Services Inc.'s mediator Lee M. Mendelson; Howard Cho, director of business relations, and (Ret.) Judge Steven M. Sepassi
ADR Services Inc.'s mediator Lee M. Mendelson; Howard Cho, director of business relations, and (Ret.) Judge Steven M. Sepassi 5 "State of the Court" panelists: Cliff J. Costa and Michael D. Belote of California Advocates, ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP, U.S. District Judge Karen L. Stevenson and Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
Larry A. Ramsey of Bowman and Brooke LLP, Eleanor O. Barr of Barr Mediation, Angela J. Reddock of The Reddock Law Group and Thomas P. Feher of Thomas Feher Mediation PC
Damion M. Young of Bowman and Brooke LLP, Superior Court Judge Mike H. Madokoro, ASCDC's President Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Larry A. Ramsey of Bowman and Brooke LLP
Schonbuch Hallissy LLP's Nicole Duarte, Michael N. Schonbuch; ASCDC's keynote speaker and eight-time Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno, Schonbuch Hallissy LLP's Lilah N. Cook and Kristen Rai
Judges and legal leaders discussed rising caseloads, AI regulation, remote proceedings and threats to judicial independence before Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno delivered a keynote urging attorneys to embrace discipline, adversity and personal accountability.
Daily Appellate Report
Civil Procedure
Cardenas v. L.os Angeles Unified School District
Plaintiffs' failure to cite record evidence in appellate briefing forfeited their challenge to summary judgment, warranting affirmance regardless of the underlying merits.
Civil Procedure
J.N. v. Goldberg
Section 128.7 sanctions motion was defective due to failure to specify the hearing date, notwithstanding a limit in CRS that disallowed the reservation of a hearing date after the expirat...
Anti-SLAPP
Waterford Property Co. v. County of Orange
Declaratory relief action challenging tax assessments arose from assessor's protected speech and petitioning, requiring anti-SLAPP analysis and remand for merits determination.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Sanchez
Though eventually excused for good cause, the presence of racially biased juror during majority of deliberations violated defendant's Sixth Amendment right to trial by impartial jury.