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Judicial Profile
Judge Sheila O. Recio rules with clarity and compassion
MCLE
The Supreme Court's decision in Wong Kim Ark
In Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court upheld birthri...
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This article and self-study test examine common evidentia...
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This article and self-study test explore evidentiary issu...
By Michelle E. DeCasas, Jana M. Seng
Today's News
At their annual conference in Palm Desert, California's 58 district attorneys warn that the initiative's rollout is faltering without sustained state investm...
Civil Litigation
Homeless services provider faces consolidation of class, PAGA wage suits
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Plaintiffs say the overlapping class and PAGA claims against Urban Alchemy will involve complex motions, difficult pretrial issues, and significant post-judg...
U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco federal judge postpones TPS termination citing 'racial animus'
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson accused the Trump administration of discriminatory intent. Meanwhile, another judge is considering similar claims from ...
More than 1.2 million consumers who bought NBA Top Shot NFTs are set to share in a $7 million settlement resolving claims that Meta's tracking pixel secretly...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge awards $195M in punitive damages against Phillips 66 in trade secrets case
By Wisdom Howell
The dispute arose after Phillips 66 allegedly used proprietary information obtained during acquisition talks to launch its own renewable fuels venture, promp...
Civil Litigation
Thomas Fire class action trial moved to Ventura County
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu ruled that a class action over the 2017 Thomas Fire will be tried where key first responders are based, despite Southern Calif...
Columns
Constitutional Law
2nd Amendment weirdos - Part IV: The Aloha Spirit
By Myron Moskovitz
How Hawai'i's Supreme Court pushed back -- politely but firmly -- against U.S. Supreme Court Second Amendment rulings in Wilso...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Litigators set the record straight on Hollywood's legal myths
By Shir Davidovicz, Benjamin Grush
While it's flattering that Hollywood finds the law so interesting -- and yes, we get the need for creative license -- we've go...
Intellectual Property, Environmental & Energy, Contracts
Are you protecting the licensor in your Prop 65 settlement?
By Pejman Javaheri
Part 2 of this article series on Proposition 65 settlements highlights the often-overlooked exposure of licensors -- the brand...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Police Negligence | William J. Richards v. Coun... | $25,241,000 |
| Hostile Work Environment | Rachel Crary v. The Regents... | $8,685,192 |
| Police Negligence | Margarito T. Lopez, Sonia T... | $8,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Debra Silvas, on behalf of ... | $2,287,500 |
| Wage and Hour | Franco Rangel v. Teracom Se... | $900,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | John and Jane Doe v. Underi... | $450,000 |
| Breach of Guaranty | BAFFS v. Appliance Outlet, ... | $402,035 |
| Wage and Hour | Teodoro Curameng DeGuzman v... | $299,434 |
| Subrogation | State Farm General Insuranc... | $200,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Luis Velis, an individual a... | $200,000 |
On the Move
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Annie Hsin-Yu Huang joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as a partner in San Francisco.
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Daily Appellate Report
Utilities
Patz v. City of San Diego
City failed to provide substantial evidence that its water tier-rate system imposed on residential customers but not on non-residential customers was cost-proportional.
Dependency
In re Hunter V.
Juvenile court violated incarcerated Father's statutory right to be present at dependency hearings by removing custody despite his court absences.
Consumer Law
Kim v. Airstream
Forum selection clause was enforceable where contract was not tainted by unconscionability and illegal choice of law provision seeking to waive unwaivable rights was severed by the trial ...
Civil Procedure
Wimber v. Scott
Plaintiffs, as nonvoting members, failed to meet statutory requirements allowing them to pursue fraud claims on behalf of their church against former pastor.
Constitutional Law
Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho
LAUSD's COVID-19 vaccination policy, which required all employees to be fully vaccinated, survived rational-basis review and thus defeated plaintiffs' constitutional challenge.