Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge Theodore Weathers thrives amid chaos of San Diego criminal courts
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
MCLE
Staying ahead of CRD enforcement under the California Fair Chance Act
As California's Civil Rights Department intensifies Fair ...
By Jennifer L. MoraAB 2039 and the cost of carrying a case: California's new interest ban raises novel ethics questions
AB 2039's prohibition on charging clients interest leaves...
By Susie Dent, David M. Majchrzak, Heather L. RosingWhere's the human? Bio-AI and the law's missing person
Every legal gate in the life sciences assumes a person st...
By John E. Wehrli
Special Coverage
Torts/Personal Injury
After 'extinction event' threat, plaintiffs lawyers confront new rideshare rules
By Diana Bosetti
Attorneys at the CAOC conference said a compromise with Uber averted sweeping restrictions on contingency fees but left plaint...
Judges and Judiciary
Chemerinsky warns it could be too late for Newsom to fill California Supreme Court vacancy
By Malcolm Maclachlan
At CAOC keynote, UC Berkeley Law dean calls long delay "inexcusable" and "inexplicable," while appellate experts say governor ...
Today's News
Torts/Personal Injury
Tesla, car event organizers sued over head-on collision
By Alicia Alvarez
A woman sued Tesla and organizers of a La Honda car gathering over a head-on collision allegedly caused by a Tesla employee. An organizer disputes allegation...
Evidence
Clients' ChatGPT use can put legal protections at risk, attorneys warn
By Diana Bosetti
Attorneys at CAOC discussed how generative AI can streamline medical cost projections and settlement negotiations while warning that clients who independentl...
Judges and Judiciary
Appeals court upholds Orange County judge's murder conviction in wife's shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A three-justice panel rejected former Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson's claims that the trial court improperly denied a continuance, r...
Judges and Judiciary
Mistrial declared in case involving threats against Judge Breyer
By Daniel Schrager
Jurors could not agree whether a man's violent emails to a federal court constituted criminal threats, despite his admission that he sent them. Former prosec...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
CDK Global defeats antitrust claims in dealership software dispute
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge found that CDK Global lacked monopoly power in the dealership management software market, citing its declining market share and rival Tekion'...
Government
Arizona exits lawsuit over California emissions rules as election shifts reshape state litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Arizona's withdrawal from a multistate challenge to California's truck emissions regulations could be the first of several changes in litigation strategy fol...
Columns
Business partners can avoid costly disputes and preserve the value of their companies by establishing clear procedures for res...
Constitutional Law
Can the Foreign Emoluments Clause be resurrected?
By Marc D. Alexander
Renewed scrutiny of President Trump's foreign financial dealings could force courts to confront unresolved questions about who...
Civil Procedure
California's new Batson-Wheeler law: What trial lawyers need to know about CCP § 231.7
By Jonathan H. Davidi, Tyler R. Paboojian
California's new jury selection law imposes stricter standards for preventing discriminatory juror exclusions, but a 2025 amen...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress | Felicia Zandi v. Calvary Ch... | $12,000,000 |
| Race Discrimination | Keka Robinson-Luqman, Alici... | $8,725,000 |
| Whistleblower Retaliation | Gabriel Shin v. City and Co... | $6,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Van Chau, individually and ... | $2,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Yekaterina Ramirez, on beha... | $1,875,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Sinora Freeland, individua... | $1,725,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Marcell Newhouse, individua... | $1,400,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Golden State Health Centers... | $1,389,020 |
| Wage and Hour | Joshua J. Lopez, an individ... | $1,305,000 |
| Excessive Force | Christiana Porter v. City a... | $825,000 |
On the Move
Venable LLP
Amber Healy joined Venable LLP as a partner. The move was Nov. 9, 2026.
Details
Venable LLP has 900 attorneys in 14 offices including L.A., S.F., Orange County. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Litigation, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Tax. The firm’s website is https://www.venable.com/
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2049 Century Park East, Suite 3400 , Los Angeles CA 90067
Featured Content
Mediator's proposals often close out cases that would otherwise collapse at impasse, but ABA Formal Opinion 518 has left lawye...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Community News
MABA 2026 honorees: Judge Felipe de Jesús Rivera Gallegos of Jalisco, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley, U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes and Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II
"Ramona Godoy Perez Visionera Award" recipient Superior Court Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley and MABA student trustee Ally M. Vasquez-Castillo of Southwestern Law School
Los Angeles Superior Court Criminal Division Supervising Judge Ivette Verastegui addresses attendees at MABA’s annual Judges’ Night
2026/27 MABA board members
Nearly 300 members of the legal community gathered in downtown Los Angeles as MABA recognized four judges from California and Mexico for their judicial service, leadership and contributions to the legal profession.
Daily Appellate Report
Arbitration
Salazar v. CN Motor Co.
Removing expansive language, examples of unrelated claims, and a one-sided initiation provision would leave intact a mutual agreement to arbitrate employment-related disputes, and should ...
Constitutional Law, Administrative Agencies
Mullin v. Friends of the Ruidosa Church
The major-questions doctrine cannot transform a statutory challenge to border-wall waivers into a constitutional claim that escapes Congress's jurisdictional bar.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Guzman
Affidavit supporting warrant contained sufficient facts for well-trained officer to reasonably conclude the warrant was valid, so evidence from defendant's social media account was proper...
Disability Discrimination
Beram v. City of Sedona
City denying accommodation for plaintiff who slept in her car due to disability and planned to do again was enough to support standing for Americans with Disabilities Act claim.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Grandy
Mandatory drug-trafficking supervised-release terms may end early, and successful rehabilitation weighs in favor of termination, not against it.