Judicial Profile
Judge Michael Small brings appellate rigor to complex LA trial court
ADR Profile
Mediation Center of Los Angeles Executive Director Bennett Root Jr draws on entrepreneurial background
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SB 707 updates Brown Act rules for online and remote meetings
Senate Bill 707 expands access to California public meeti...
By Kelly M. DoyleWhat law firm associates should know about their ethical obligations
Junior lawyers must mind ethics, supervise staff, avoid c...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensA practitioner's perspective on mentally disordered offender: MDO commitments and Assembly Bill 1897
AB 1897 would rewrite California's Mentally Disordered Of...
By Robert Boyle
Today's News
Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses Musi suit against Apple, imposes Rule 11 sanctions
By James Twomey
A federal judge dismissed Musi's $10 million lawsuit against Apple and sanctioned its attorneys, finding a central allegation lacked factual support after di...
Technology
Federal judge bars Perplexity's AI shopping agents from Amazon site
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge granted Amazon a preliminary injunction blocking Perplexity's Comet AI agents from accessing Amazon systems and ordered the startup to destro...
Intellectual Property
Judge orders new filings in Epidemic Sound-Meta copyright suit
By James Twomey
Epidemic Sound, a Swedish music production and licensing company, sued Meta in 2022 alleging the tech giant copied and distributed its music without a licens...
Civil Litigation
Tesla added to lawsuit over deadly Cybertruck crash, alleged door failures
By James Twomey
Sole survivor of a fatal Cybertruck crash sues Tesla, alleging electronic door failures trapped occupants. Complaint cites product defects, prior incidents a...
Civil Litigation
Solana shouldn't pour millions into defense discovery, judge says
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge allowed most claims in Inflect's lawsuit against Solana to proceed, dismissing only a quantum meruit claim while rejecting arguments th...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Solano public defender strike could halt courts as private attorneys are scarce
By James Twomey
A strike by Solano County public defenders refusing new cases may soon halt criminal hearings, as critics warn too few private attorneys exist to represent i...
Columns
A quiet custody hearing in Orange County on Sept. 11, 2001, showed why the rule of law endures: courts judge conduct, not nati...
Construction
California high-rise, mixed-use projects face rising costs, legal risks
By Daniel Cribbs
With construction costs projected to stay high through 2026, developers can no longer depend on historical pricing or boilerpl...
When war powers are tested, the rule of law counts
By Dan Jacobson
In light of recent U.S. military action against Iran, this article analyzes the definition of war, the constitutional allocati...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Whistleblower Retaliation | Joseph Williams, Jesus Lope... | $52,460,862 |
| Auto v. Auto | Tracey Fleming v. David Soi... | $30,560,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Susan Costa, an individual,... | $6,500,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | Nathan Colombo, individuall... | $6,022,500 |
| Wage and Hour | Jared Deaver, as an individ... | $5,093,537 |
| Wage and Hour | Paola Uribe, individually, ... | $2,195,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $2,102,000 |
| Age Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment Oppor... | $2,000,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Bloomage Beverly Hills Inve... | $1,999,376 |
| Wage and Hour | Mark Cohen, Mitchell McKinn... | $1,600,000 |
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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Gina Marek joined Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP as a partner in Silicon Valley. The move was March 11, 2026.
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Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team LLP’s Augustus Ian Agbator, Nia Gamble, Sahar Malek, managing partner Mike Arias, Donna M. Maryanski and Arnold C. Wang
Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP’s Nicole M. Ortiz, Stephanie Estrada, Courtney B. Lockhart and Anthony J. Morales
(Ret.) Judge Mark V. Mooney of Judicate West and Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham
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Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Governor Elizabeth C. Moeller of UCLA School of Law, Excecutive Director and CEO Belinda L. Macauley; Director of Education and Professional Development Alla S. Policastro; President Anthony D. Storm of Storm Palyan LLP; Governor Rudolph F. Lehrer of Lehrer Law
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Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II and Supervising Civil Judge Lawrence P. Riff addressed the gathering, discussing the court's growing civil caseload and changes underway to manage it.
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Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Jones
Trial court erred by finding a *Cruz* violation based solely on uncertified court documents.
Arbitration, Employment Law
Ayala-Ventura v. Superior Court (CCS Facility Services)
Because arbitration agreement showed only minimal procedural unconscionability and no substantive unconscionability, the trial court properly compelled arbitration.
Administrative Agencies
Powley v. Bisignano
Remand was necessary where administrative law judge failed to adequately address probative and significant evidence of available jobs provided by disability claimant that conflicted with ...
Constitutional Law
U.S. v. Martinez
18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(9)'s prohibition against domestic violence misdemeanants from possessing firearms did not violate the Second Amendment facially and as-applied.
Arbitration
Wright v. WellQuest Elk Grove
Arbitration agreement provision delegating all claims related to the agreement to arbitrator was not specific enough to overcome the presumption that a court would decide issues of arbitr...