Judicial Profile
Judge Kimberly Repecka brings lessons from the rugby pitch to domestic violence court
ADR Profile
Neutral Vedica Puri says she's part of younger generation who pursue mediation differently
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
When going low no longer works: Strategic civility as the new power play in family law
In family court, the sharpest move isn't shouting--it's s...
By Noel E. GuthWorkers on the spectrum and the quiet frontier of employee civil rights
Workers diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyper...
By Pawanpreet K. DhaliwalA mediator's perspective on health care negligence cases: From advocate to neutral
Early immersion in the courtroom and jury box yields last...
By Gary N. Stern
Today's News
Litigation & Arbitration
Ruling may reshape how retailers present online arbitration terms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal judge in San Diego denied Abercrombie & Fitch's bid to compel arbitration, finding Hollister's checkout design failed to give reasonably conspi...
Technology
Social media plaintiff's counsel make 2nd try at strict liability claim
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl weighs whether social media platforms can face strict liability claims, a decision shaping upcoming bellwether trials after...
Banking
King & Wood opens offices in Los Angeles and Vancouver
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lu Yinghao will lead the Los Angeles office and head the firm's U.S. banking and finance practice.
Criminal
Public defenders relaunch motions bank to ease workload pressures
By James Twomey
California public defenders relaunch a revamped motions bank, offering searchable filings and time-saving tools as offices statewide face ongoing workload an...
Civil Litigation
Reddit data scraping suit against Anthropic back to state court
By James Twomey
A federal judge ruled Reddit's claims against Anthropic involve contractual and business violations beyond copyright law, sending the data scraping lawsuit b...
Technology
Defense experts barred in federal social media addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge excluded key defense expert opinions in social media addiction litigation, limited foreign evidence use, and allowed some content-related tes...
Columns
Be careful with high end cars and taxes
By Robert W. Wood
California's aggressive tax regime is now targeting luxury car owners and dealers using out-of-state schemes like the Montana ...
Who's liable when ChatGPT gives bad legal advice?
By Nathaniel S. Brown III
As AI becomes part of routine legal practice, the Nippon Life suit squarely presents whether AI-generated legal advice can exp...
The misuse of federal Indian law in the birthright citizenship debate
By Jack Duran
The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, guarantees that anyone born or naturalized in the United States is a citizen and ensures...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress | Jane DPI-B Doe, Jane ML2-B ... | $828,000,000 |
| Breach of Fiduciary Duty | Cynthia D. Finerty, in her ... | $121,282,236 |
| Claims for Business Tax Refund | General Motors Company v. C... | $71,125,000 |
| Disability Discrimination | Jane Doe v. Roe County | $11,845,510 |
| Lease | Fear of God, LLC, FOG Essen... | $7,658,567 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Rachel Gallagher v. Stephen... | $4,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Phillip Bernal, Truhill Noe... | $4,500,000 |
| Premises Liability | Steven Varkony v. Murrieta ... | $2,273,270 |
| Malpractice | Doe Husband v. Roe Urgent C... | $1,750,000 |
| Premises Liability | Jerry Woldum v. East Los An... | $1,051,277 |
On the Move
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Margaret G. Maraschino joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as a partner in Los Angeles.
Details
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has 900 attorneys in 17 offices including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Irvine. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are corporate, media, entertainment & sports, labor & employment, international trade, investment management, litigation, M&A and white collar defense & government investigations. The firm’s website is akingump.com
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Asian American attorney launches anthology to document AAPI legal trailblazers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The volunteer-run project run by an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati features first-person narratives from AA...
Podcasts
Get the inside scoop on Learned Hand, the judicial AI platform that just announced a partnership with Los Angeles Superior Cou...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Newt
Defendant's conviction of "receiving" a large-capacity magazine under Pen. Code, section 32310(a) was improper because the record established only that he "possessed" one.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Nielsen
Record did not raise serious doubts about the trial court's understanding of its sentencing discretion in face of statute presuming the lower term if certain factors contributed to the of...
Constitutional Law
Chiles v. Salazar
Colorado law banning conversion therapy, as applied to talk therapy provided by a licensed professional, was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Casildo
Defendant's "career offender" sentencing enhancement was improper because his prior Nevada conviction was not a valid predicate offense for the enhancement under the sentencing guidelines.
Education
Modification: Cleare v. Superior Court (West Contra Costa County Unified School District)
Where school district failed to demonstrate it exhausted all available statutory alternatives for staffing classrooms, it did not establish impossibility as an affirmative defense.