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Despite civil contempt's criminal-like protections--inclu...
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Today's News
Consumer Protection Law
Roblox fails to compel arbitration in one of five gaming addiction cases
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge tentatively ruled that four of five lawsuits in coordinated video game addiction litigation belong in arbitration, but found Roblox faile...
Torts/Personal Injury
First deaths reported in Cyclospora outbreak, possibly impacting complaints
By Alicia Alvarez
Two deaths related to cyclosporiasis were reported Monday in Michigan. The outbreak is tied to lettuce grown and distributed by Salinas-based company Taylor ...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court shields drugmakers from liability over delayed safer drugs
By Craig Anderson
The California Supreme Court ruled that drug manufacturers cannot be sued for negligently delaying the commercialization of a safer alternative medication wh...
Environmental & Energy
Judge rejects bid to preserve more Shasta water for salmon
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Environmental groups argued federal dam operations threaten endangered winter-run Chinook salmon, but the court found they had not shown they were likely to ...
Labor/Employment
Lost laptop evidence prompts judge to consider terminating sanctions
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim said she is considering terminating sanctions against SAP-owned WalkMe after a former employee's laptop was wiped despite a ...
Construction
Castro Theatre owners sue over renovation, trademark claims
By Alicia Alvarez
A lawsuit alleges contractor Alarcon Bohm overbilled millions, abandoned work on the Castro Theatre renovation and falsely promoted the project as an endorse...
Columns
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Torts/Personal Injury
Uber background checks, criminal records and passenger assault claims in California
By Jean-Claude Lapuyade, Yosi Yahoudai
How rideshare screening actually works, when a driver's criminal record matters and what a passenger injured by an Uber driver...
Properly structured litigation funding agreements can allow law firms to defer taxation until case proceeds are realized while...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wrongful Termination | Patrick Byrne v. Ameris Bank | $79,548,170 |
| Malpractice | C.N. v. Roe Doctor, Roe Hos... | $10,325,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | John Doe v. City and County... | $9,000,000 |
| Assault and Battery | Pablo Vera v. City of Los A... | $6,500,000 |
| False Advertising | People of the State of Cali... | $4,400,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Ronald Figueroa, as an indi... | $2,800,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Thomas Backer, individually... | $2,740,334 |
| Deprivation of Rights | Veronica Hernandez; R.H., a... | $2,500,000 |
| Malpractice | Doe v. Roe Doctor, Roe Phys... | $2,429,999 |
| Wage and Hour | Manuel Franco and Alfonso G... | $1,149,500 |
On the Move
Armond Wilson LLP
Abbie Neufeld joined Armond Wilson LLP as an associate in Newport Beach. The move was July 6, 2026.
Details
Armond Wilson LLP has 9 attorneys in 3 offices including Newport Beach, Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Patent litigation, copyright litigation, trademark litigation, trade secret litigation, appeals. The firm’s website is https://armondwilson.com
Address
100 Bayview Circle, Suite 300 , Newport Beach CA 92660 USA
T:
(949) 386-1341
F:
(949) 386-1932
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Daily Appellate Report
Corporations
Salamon v. Orchid Global, Inc.
Enforcing forum selection clause was against public policy, where Delaware's corporate inspection laws were more restrictive than those plaintiff sought to invoke under California law.
Consumer Law
Consumer Protection Group, LLC v. Signal Brands, LLC
Prior Proposition 65 consent judgment barred a later private enforcer's suit despite alleged defects in the earlier enforcer's statutory notice.
Civil Procedure
Shenzhen Zehuijin Investment Center v. Yingkui
Nonresident living in California could not defeat presence-based personal jurisdiction by arguing that process was not handed directly to him.
Constitutional Law
Przybocki v. USDA
Plaintiffs sufficiently pleaded standing as speakers to pursue a pre-enforcement challenge against the Food and Drug Administration based on the government's threatened enforcement of foo...
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Ridley-Thomas
Former County Supervisor was guilty of honest services fraud where he funneled campaign funds through University of Southern California School of Social Work to non-profit partnered with ...