Judicial Profile
Commissioner Aleen Avanesian brings patience and preparation to family law bench
MCLE
The United States Space Force: The 6th branch
The Space Force is more than America's newest military br...
By Eileen C. MooreCan implicit bias be countered?
Although California's implicit bias jury instruction enco...
By Steven S. KimballWhat lawyers need to know before a CTAPP compliance review arrives
With up to 800 attorneys a year expected to face mandator...
By Gary L. Krausz
Today's News
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Roberts sends misconduct probe of 9th Circuit judge to 4th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. transferred a misconduct complaint involving 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson to the 4th Circuit after the 9th Circuit...
Construction
Construction company sues former lawyers over handling of corruption case
By Alicia Alvarez
Robert A. Bothman Inc. alleges its former attorneys' deficient representation in a high-profile public corruption case left it no choice but to settle for $4...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Former cancer care employee alleges pregnancy, disability discrimination
By Alicia Alvarez
Veracyte is being sued by a former employee over a myriad of alleged FEHA violations, retaliation and constructive discharge after facing years of alleged di...
Class Action
Court allows class action testing utility billing under debt collection laws
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge denied Minol Inc.'s demurrer in a proposed statewide class action alleging the utility billing company unlawfully operated as an unlicen...
Technology
Business owner sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's allegedly faulty legal guidance
By Daniel Schrager
A Northern District lawsuit alleges OpenAI misrepresented ChatGPT's ability to provide reliable business and legal advice, leading a California business owne...
Torts/Personal Injury
LA Judge narrows evidence disputes before 2nd social media trial
By Devon Belcher
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl resolved major pretrial disputes over punitive damages, executive testimony and expert evidence, largely setting the framework for the ...
Columns
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Health care fraud is surging, and enforcement is racing to keep up
By Derrelle Janey, John G. Moon
California has emerged as a major focal point in the healthcare fraud crisis, with regulators targeting a surge of sham hospic...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
McGrath: Potential conflicts can void engagement agreements
By Brandon L. Winchel
McGrath underscores the importance of identifying and disclosing potential conflicts of interest at the outset of a rep...
Torts/Personal Injury
The overlooked safety decisions behind serious truck crashes
By Daniel W. Munley
The U.S. Supreme Court's May decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II LLC has ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress | Donna Motsinger v. William ... | $59,250,000 |
| Consumer Protection | The People of the State of ... | $50,000,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Timothy Head, et al., v. Re... | $49,995,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Alex Hernandez, individuall... | $3,712,978 |
| Wage and Hour | Yuri Milon, individually, a... | $3,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kristina Schafer, an indivi... | $2,500,000 |
| False Advertising | The People of the State of ... | $2,500,000 |
| Consumer Protection | The People of the State of ... | $2,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Mariah Macias, an individua... | $1,600,000 |
| Malpractice | Spouse and Minor Child v. R... | $1,500,000 |
On the Move
Dechert LLP
Leahana Grimley joined Dechert LLP as a partner in San Francisco. The move was July 7, 2026.
Details
Dechert LLP has 900 attorneys in 19 offices including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate transitions, commercial litigation and intellectual property. The firm’s website is www.deckert.com
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Daily Appellate Report
Arbitration, Employment Law
Decloedt v. Radnet Management
Harassment on the basis of an employee's sexual orientation is sexual harassment under FEHA and thus subject to the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
Utilities, Constitutional Law
City of Clearlake v. Highlands Mutual Water Co.
California Constitution protects public ownership of mutual water company shares only when held to furnish water.
Immigration
Sarr v. Blanche
Drug-trafficking presumption as a "particularly serious crime" eliminated separate dangerousness determination in withholding-of-removal proceedings.
Employment Law
Adelanto Elementary School Dist. v. Krause
Employer could not waive statutory right to seek workplace violence restraining order on behalf of employees because the law was intended to serve a public purpose.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Tyler
The "could be convicted" standard does not apply at a Penal Code section 1172.6(d) hearing, and use of that language can warrant reversal absent other clarifying information.