Judicial Profile
Empathy forged by hardship shapes Judge Carmen Snuggs-Spraggins' courtroom
ADR Profile
Retired judge Catherine A. Gallagher believes being heard is the first step toward resolution
MCLE
Bias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI
Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...
By Susan L. GreenbergRevisiting familiar assumptions about California arbitration
California courts and legislation have narrowed several l...
By Jillian London, Marissa MulliganDo I have a conflict? Case law reveals some practical ways to know
A recent California decision reinforces that a lawyer's m...
By Wendy L. Patrick
Today's News
Technology
Meta faces major test in states' social media addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
Twenty-nine attorneys general will take Meta to trial in Oakland over claims involving social media addiction and children's privacy, in a case seeking poten...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediators win narrower disclosure rules, indigent defense bill advances
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 574 advanced with tighter limits on what neutrals must disclose to the State Bar, while an indigent-defense bill moved forward.
Drucilla "Dru" Ramey, who transformed the Bar Association of San Francisco and spent decades advancing women and minorities in the legal profession, died Aug...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Intuitive Surgical rival wins new trial on monopoly claims
By Alicia Alvarez
The 9th Circuit reversed a judgment against Surgical Instrument Service, finding the trial court wrongly required it to satisfy factors governing single-bra...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
HPE-Juniper ruling raises questions about future of Tunney Act
By Craig Anderson
A San Jose federal judge approved the HPE-Juniper antitrust settlement despite disclosure violations, prompting legal experts to question whether the Waterga...
LA Fires
1st FAIR Plan wildfire smoke-damage test case set for October 2027
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge set the first trial over FAIR Plan's handling of smoke-damage claims from the 2025 wildfires for October 2027 and allowed individualized ...
Columns
Technology
California's AI over-legislation problem: Why existing employment law already has it covered, part 3
By Brett Young
This final installment of the three-part series argues California's existing FEHA regulations already hold employers accountab...
Communications Law
Federal approval, state authority and the future of California landlines
By Thaila Sundaresan
AT&T's effort to retire traditional landline service in California presents a classic federalism dispute over the boundary...
Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The weight wrongful death lawyers carry home
By Yosi Yahoudai, Parham Nikfarjam
Wrongful death cases require more than legal skill. They require empathy, restraint, emotional discipline and better training ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Paulette Ray Jones v. City ... | $11,000,000 |
| Premises Liability | John Doe v. Roe Property Ma... | $10,000,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | E. F. v. AZ Delivery Inc., ... | $9,180,171 |
| Wage and Hour | Anna Delgado and Paula Peru... | $9,000,000 |
| Breach of Contract | The State Bar of California... | $6,610,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Pamela Stewart, et al., ind... | $3,950,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Kathleen Lemanski and Alfre... | $2,500,000 |
| Prisoners' Rights | Jesse Hernandez, et al. on ... | $2,470,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Ozz Saturne v. Lyft Inc., B... | $2,343,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Safaa Al Azzawi, individual... | $1,500,000 |
On the Move
Nossaman
Andrew Vogel joined Nossaman as a partner in Los Angeles.
Details
Nossaman has 150 attorneys in 12 offices including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Sacramento. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation; Infrastructure; Environment & Land Use; Pensions, Benefits & Investments; Water. The firm’s website is nossaman.com
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Slideshow, Community News
Women's white collar defense association hosts annual LA summer soirée
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bri...
Daily Appellate Report
Administrative Agencies
QueerDoc, PLLC v. USDOJ
Quashal of subpoena seeking records from telehealth provider of gender affirming care was error because provider did not meet its burden of showing it was issued for an improper purpose.
Habeas Corpus
Brown v. Broomfield
State court properly rejected habeas petitioner's ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure
Mary D. v. McCauley
Trial court abused its discretion and violated incarcerated defendant's constitutional rights by denying his continuance requests to enable him to retain counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Shove
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding proffered third-party culpability evidence that merely showed motive and opportunity but did not link the third person to the actual ...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Hernandez
Plea-form immigration advisement did not bar section 1473.7 relief where objective evidence showed defendant did not meaningfully understand mandatory deportation.