Judicial Profile
Judge Rob B. Villeza leads from the front of East District criminal justice
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
The United States Space Force: The 6th branch
The Space Force is more than America's newest military br...
By Eileen C. MooreTruth, confidentiality and the case for mediation: What ABA Opinion 518 reminds us
ABA Formal Opinion 518 holds lawyer-mediators to a higher...
By David I. BrownCan implicit bias be countered?
Although California's implicit bias jury instruction enco...
By Steven S. Kimball
Special Coverage
A coalition of 12 states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, allege the deal would reduce competition in theatrical...
Today's News
FPPC chair Adam Silver on the watchdog's Watergate-era origins, exploring AI to catch campaign money laundering, and why disclosure before an election matter...
Technology
Veteran appellate lawyer launches AI-free brief coaching service
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Veteran appellate lawyer Myron Moskovitz has launched a brief-coaching service emphasizing strategy and human judgment over artificial intelligence, saying w...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
New State Bar judge sets rigorous schedule for sprawling DTLA discipline trial
By Laurinda Keys
New State Bar Court Judge Alison R. Worthington set a 35-day trial schedule and imposed strict case-management procedures Monday in the consolidated discipli...
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that lawyers have a nondelegable duty to personally verify all legal authorities before submitting them to a court.
Torts/Personal Injury
San Diego jury awards $15.5 million in Hyatt wrongful death case
By Alicia Alvarez
A San Diego County jury found Hyatt Hotels Corp. liable for wrongful death and negligence, awarding $15.5 million to the family of a guest whose reservation ...
Class Action
Class action claims Google Nest cameras collect facial data without consent
By Daniel Schrager
A proposed class action filed in federal court alleges Google's Nest home cameras unlawfully collect and store facial-recognition data on passersby without t...
Columns
AI will dramatically increase litigation productivity for lawyers and self-represented parties alike, but without investment, ...
Consumer Protection Law
Service charges under fire: Navigating a new wave of hospitality litigation
By Amanda K. Monroe
Hospitality businesses are facing growing legal exposure over service charges as courts, regulators and consumers increasingly...
Civil Procedure
The limits of inadvertent disclosure
By Sanford Jay Rosen, Ernest Galvan
The Fourth District draws a clearer line on inadvertent disclosures, holding that only obviously privileged or work product ma...
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
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
Michelle Wasserman joined Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight as a partner in San Diego. The move was July 8, 2026.
Details
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight has 60 attorneys in 6 offices including San Francisco, Palo Alto and San Diego. Among the law firm's key practice areas are wrongful termination, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage theft and overtime violations, whistleblower and qui tam, sexual violence, Title IX violations and victims' rights, financial mismanagement and ERISA litigation. The firm’s website is sanfordheisler.com
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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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
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Yanez
Because gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated can be committed without also committing DUI with injury, the latter is not a necessarily included offense.
Civil Procedure
People v. $379,744 U.S. Currency
Irreconcilably inconsistent special verdicts required retrial in civil forfeiture action.
Attorneys, Fees and Costs
Del Biaggio v. Bansen
Having only a paralegal review to verify AI-generated case citations was inappropriate and sanctionable.
Immigration
Menjivar-Ayala v. Blanche
Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying reopening after prior counsel failed to preserve judicial review.
Civil Procedure, Family Law
Marriage of Martinez & Camou
Family Code section 271 sanctions were supported by a party's untimely invocation of the *European Beverage* right to have the same judge hear all credibility-based issues.