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Rodney King riots set Judge Amanda Park on path to the bench
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For retired judge Daniel Ramirez, mediation is about finding peace
Firm Profile
How Sacks Glazier is shaping California trust and estate law
MCLE
Privilege survives AI only if lawyers do their job
Heppner fired ...
By Arnold P. PeterCalifornia State Bar's proposed AI ethics rules put attorneys on notice
COPRAC's proposed rule changes would require California a...
By Daniel ButlerNew guidance, proposed rule changes on generative AI in legal practice
The State Bar of California's updated guidance and propos...
By Susie Dent
Today's News
Government
Judge orders Riverside to refund $40.8M in water rate case
By David Houston
A Riverside judge ordered the city to refund more than $40.8 million to water customers after finding officials improperly diverted utility revenue to genera...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
Pomona Valley Hospital secures $82.2M judgment against Kaiser
By Devon Belcher
The judgment awards Pomona Valley Hospital more than $82 million following years of litigation over emergency medical services provided to Kaiser members.
Technology
YouTube settles before second social media addiction bellwether trial
By Devon Belcher
YouTube reached a confidential settlement with the plaintiff in the next social media addiction bellwether trial, leaving Meta, Snap and ByteDance to face cl...
Torts/Personal Injury
Supreme Court bars Falun Gong suit against Cisco under Alien Tort Statute
By Daniel Schrager
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal courts cannot create new causes of action under the Alien Tort Statute, shutting down Falun Gong me...
Government
Uber, trial attorneys advance bill to avoid ballot fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 623 would cap some medical lien recoveries, expand rideshare driver background checks and allow women riders and drivers to request matches with other women.
Intellectual Property
Judge bars Zync from pursuing ITC trade secrets complaint against BMW
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled that a forum-selection clause requiring litigation in Munich governs the parties' claims.
Columns
U.S. Supreme Court, International Law
The strange afterlife of Cuban property seizures
By Michael M. Berger
The Supreme Court's rulings in major Cuban confiscation and trafficking cases clarify the scope of the Libertad Act and modern...
International Law
When the goalposts move: Rethinking dispute strategy in Mexico
By Ilan Katz
Mexico's ongoing judicial reforms are reshaping how foreign investors think about risk, enforcement and dispute resolution.
A settlement agreement's tax language can be as important as the settlement amount itself. Plaintiffs who ignore allocations a...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Fraud | Trang Pham, Nhuan Duc To, H... | $31,384,480 |
| Auto v. Auto | John Doe v. Roe Company, Ro... | $8,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Angelica Curiel, individual... | $4,999,999 |
| Wage and Hour | Maritza Torres, Annette Olv... | $4,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Larry Tablante, Al Faustino... | $3,275,000 |
| Premises Liability | Richard Vega v. Walmart Inc. | $2,091,369 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Roosevelt Johnson v. Autozo... | $1,300,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Keaton Hall, Michael S. Mye... | $1,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Ruthie Weaver, an individua... | $927,501 |
| Construction Site Accident | Shalini Sharma v. ARS Aleut... | $925,000 |
On the Move
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Emilie Woodhead joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was June 10, 2026.
Details
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has 649 attorneys in 9 offices including Los Angeles, Culver City, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Financial Services, Employment Law, Media & Entertainment, Business & Tax, Technology, Privacy & Security. The firm’s website is https://www.dwt.com/
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Community News
LACBA's "Outstanding Jurist Award" honoree Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt and wife, Janie Honeycutt
Superior Court Judges Robert B. Broadbelt and LACBA’s “Philip H. Lam Diversity Impact Award” honoree Elizabeth L. Bradley
LACBA’s “Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award” honoree Mark D. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel and San Bernardino Deputy Public Defender Anthony V. Costanzo, also a LACBA trustee
Superior Court Judges Melinda B. Porter and Karen A. Gauff
Robert Tome, LACBA’s 2026-27 President-Elect Theresa A. Leets and Mary D. Tome of California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
LACBA 2026-27's President of the Barristers Martin Martin F. Hirshland of Dykema Gossett PLLC, Vice President Shehnaz M. Bhujwala of Boucher LLP, President-elect Adam B. Korn of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP and Assistant Vice President Sarah E. Kelly-Kilgore of Holland & Knight LLP
LACBA trustees Lydia G. Liberio of Westminster, Gabriel G. Green of Buchalter and Carolin K. Shining of Shining Law Inc.
Jones Day attorneys Sarah G. Conway, a LACBA trustee, and Katherine J. Blair, LACBA Assistant Vice President
Erin M. Joyce of Erin Joyce Law and Jeffery J. Daar of Daar & Newman, a LACBA trustee
ADR Services Inc.’s mediator (Ret.) Judge Stephen P. Pfahler and Director of Market Development Chelsea Mangel
Southwestern Law School Adjunct Professor Jonathan L. Marcus and Orange County Superior Court Judge Susel B. Carrillo-Orellana
Arin R. Scapa of Boucher LLP, ADR Services Inc.’s mediators (Ret.) Appellate Justice Thomas L. Willhite Jr. and Patrick M. Kelly
(Ret.) Judge Zaven V. Sinanian of Signature Resolution, Boris Treyzon of ACTS Law LLP and (Ret.) Judge Stephanie M. Bowick of Signature Resolution
Alice L. Chen Smith of Yoka Smith LLP and Thomas P. Feher of Thomas Feher Mediation PC
LACBA’s Vice President Eric A. Altoon of Law offices of Eric A. Altoon and Brian H. Newman of Dykema Gossett PLLC
LACBA’s Treasurer and honoree Jeff S. Westerman of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC and Merete E. Rietveld of Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Los Angeles Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo and Judge Wendy Segall
(Ret.) Judge Carlos R. Moreno of JAMS and Alisa L. Sandoval of Richardson|Ober
James E. Blancarte of Blancarte Law APC and Superior Court Judge Veronica Ramos
Deputy District Attorney Shiraz Khalid, Linda McDonnell and Superior Court Judge Gary Tokumori
Superior Court Chief Communications and External Affairs Officer Rob Oftring; Judges Karine Mkrtchyan, Jana M. Seng, Ricardo R. Ocampo and E. Carlos Dominguez
Carmen Y. Mussig of CopperPoint Insurance Company and LACBA trustee Robert E. Mussig of Sheppard
Jason W. Kearnaghan of Sheppard, Stephanie L. Kearnaghan, LACBA trustee Robert E. Mussig of Sheppard and Carmen Y. Mussig of CopperPoint Insurance Company
ADR Services Inc.’s founder and president Lucie Barron and mediator (Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo
LACBA’s Senior Vice President-Elect Douglas N. Silverstein of Kesluk Silverstein Jacob & Morrison and MyKhanh P. Shelton of ADR Services Inc.
Los Angeles Superior Court Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo R. Ocampo swearing in LACBA’s Officers Officer and Board of Trustee for the 2026-27 bar year
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Philip H. Lam Diversity Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Outstanding Jurist Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt
LACBA’s 2025-26 President Jeffrey B. Margulies of Norton Rose Fulbright and “Shattuck-Price Outstanding Lawyer Award” honoree Mark D. Rosenbaum of Public Counsel
(Ret.) Judge James R. Brandlin and Commissioner Haaris M. Syed
(Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo of ADR Services Inc., LACBA's trustees Angela A. Zanin of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Vito A. Costanzo of Holland & Knight LLP, and Ebrahim Amiri, Chair Electrical Engineer at California State University Long Beach
The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed Theresa A. Leets as president for 2026-27 and Martin F. Hirshland as president of the Barristers during its annual Installation & Awards Dinner, while honoring judges, attorneys and legal advocates for service to the profession and public.
Daily Appellate Report
Immigration
Blanche v. Lau
Border officers do not need clear and convincing evidence that a lawful permanent resident has committed a crime involving moral turpitude before treating the resident as an applicant for...
Tax, Real Property
Pung v. Isabella County
Proper baseline for measuring just compensation following a tax sale is the auction price, not the property's hypothetical fair market value, so long as the sale is fairly conducted.
Constitutional Law
Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and Public Safety
Individuals may not be held liable in their personal capacities under a Spending Clause statute unless those individuals have voluntarily and knowingly consented to answer lawsuits under ...
Immunity
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporacion Cimex, S. A. (Cuba)
The Helms-Burton Act abrogated the foreign sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities, rendering them subject to Exxon's lawsuit.
International Law, Torts
Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe
The Alien Tort Statute is a jurisdictional statute that does not create, or allow for judicial creation of, any private causes of action under it.