Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Commissioner Wendy Shapero is patient but forthright in court, and likes to work
Firm Profile
Lavely & Singer rebrands as Singer Weinsten Wolf & Jonelis
MCLE
Using AI to parse the logic of a legal opinion
From opinion to syllogism: How AI rapidly breaks down Sup...
By Marc D. AlexanderWhen 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...
By Noel E. GuthWorkers on the spectrum and the quiet frontier of employee civil rights
Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyper...
By Pawanpreet K. Dhaliwal
Today's News
Criminal
DAs back bill tightening elderly parole for child sex predators
By Laurinda Keys
California prosecutors support legislation raising parole eligibility for sex offenders after controversial cases and disturbing parole hearing details inten...
Intellectual Property
Dolby sues InterDigital in escalating patent fight
By Skyler Romero
Dolby seeks declaratory relief against InterDigital's patent claims as a sprawling, multi-forum dispute over video streaming and color technology intensifies.
Torts/Personal Injury
Uber liable for assaults under North Carolina law
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge finds Uber owes a heightened duty to riders under North Carolina law, clearing a key issue ahead of the next bellwether trial in the multi-di...
Arias Sanguinetti, attorneys for the plaintiff, argued that school administrators had received reports of a music instructor's inappropriate conduct toward f...
Labor/Employment
Settlement ends last Twitter executive severance suit
By James Twomey
The last lawsuit from Twitter's post-acquisition executive firings ends in settlement, closing out claims Musk denied millions in severance after labeling te...
A lawsuit alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o model amplified a user's delusions and enabled threats, raising novel questions about AI liability and design defect theori...
Columns
Why loosening sedative rules in nursing homes would put vulnerable patients at serious risk
By Edward P. Dudensing
Federal investigators found nursing homes are drugging dementia patients and falsifying diagnoses, even as regulators consider...
The horror isn't AI, it's what we're doing without it
By Bridget Mary McCormack
While AI drafting legal prose has raised alarm for some, it serves as a tool to assist judges rather than replace them. The tr...
How Veterans Treatment Courts turn data and care into second chances
By William M. Paparian
The 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Symposium, to be held May 6-8, equips court professionals, treatment providers, and mentors ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wrongful Termination of Contract | Pinner Construction Co., In... | $27,329,125 |
| Breach of Contract | Webcor Construction, LP v. ... | $20,000,000 |
| Retaliation | Christian Tetrault v. Capit... | $13,975,466 |
| Wage and Hour | Erica Morris, Yolanda Orteg... | $11,350,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Esmeralda Castanon, and Joh... | $8,250,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | Taliah Mirmalek, on behalf ... | $3,850,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Nadia Tuliau, an individual... | $3,600,000 |
| Retaliation | Christine Jones v. County o... | $2,670,000 |
| Police Negligence | Marlen Medina v. County of ... | $2,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Benjamin Zermeno, on behalf... | $2,038,000 |
On the Move
Buchalter
David Menninger joined Buchalter as a special counsel in Los Angeles. The move was April 3, 2026.
Details
Buchalter has 600 attorneys in 15 offices including Los Angeles, Napa Valley, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Commercial Finance, Corporate, Health Care, Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Law. The firm’s website is buchalter.com
Featured Content
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Where process, technology and human impact meet
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Community News
Community News
Asian American attorney launches anthology to document AAPI legal trailblazers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The volunteer-run project run by an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati features first-person narratives from AA...
Daily Appellate Report
Banking
Y.P. v. Wells Fargo Co.
Bank was not liable for check fraud loss under contract, but the misrepresentation claim survived where employee's unfounded assurance of validity induced reliance.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Bradley
Because the One Strike law and the Habitual Sex Offender law are alternative sentencing schemes, consecutive life sentences under the One Strike law and Habitual Sex Offender law should h...
Contracts
Gonzalez v. Community Mortuary
There is no constitutional right to a jury trial of the "impossibility/impracticability" defense because it is an equitable defense to be determined by a court, not a jury.
Evidence
Modification: People v. Tzul
Trial court prejudicially erred by excluding handwritten note that had significant probative value for the defense.
Habeas Corpus
Ramirez v. Thornell
Failure to present additional mitigating evidence did not establish prejudice under *Martinez*, where new evidence merely elaborated existing themes and did not outweigh overwhelming aggr...