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Judicial Profile
Judge Connie R. Quiñones leads with fairness and focus
MCLE
Are you protecting the licensor in your Prop 65 settlement?
Part 2 of this article series on Proposition 65 settlemen...
By Pejman JavaheriThe Supreme Court's decision in Wong Kim Ark
In Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court upheld birthri...
By Roderick E. WalstonDUI 101: Common evidentiary issues in DUI trials, Part 2
This article and self-study test examine common evidentia...
By Michelle E. DeCasas, Jana M. Seng
The Morning Docket
Five articles to get your day started.
Guerrero dissents as Supreme Court reinstates trial judge's Three Strikes authority
Judge urged to expand injunction on canceled UC grants
QSBS gets a launchpad in Trump's tax bill -- but states may block the flight path
Chutes and Ladders: The CJP & CJA
Chamber alleges retaliation in lawsuit against Visit Anaheim
Today's News
Consumer Protection Law
Effort to expand state consumer watchdog powers alarms banking industry
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recedes under new leadership, California lawmakers are moving to strengthen state enforcement through SB ...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
Guerrero dissents as Supreme Court reinstates trial judge's Three Strikes authority
By Craig Anderson
In a 6-1 decision written by Justice Leondra Kruger, the California Supreme Court reversed a 1st District Court of Appeal ruling that had directed a trial ju...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Plaintiff pseudonym OK'd in Manhattan Beach discrimination suit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles judge ruled that a former Manhattan Beach employee may proceed anonymously in a hostile work environment suit, citing concerns about reputation...
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 ...
Civil Litigation
Edison criticized for shifting power line safety costs to homeowners
By Skyler Romero
Attorneys for Eaton Fire victims criticize Southern California Edison for shifting undergrounding costs to homeowners, calling it unacceptable and urging exp...
UC researchers asked a judge to expand a prior injunction restoring research funding, arguing that DOD and DOT grants were also unlawfully terminated under a...
Columns
Constitutional Law
Trump's retribution campaign has tragic consequences for justice
By William Rothbard
President Trump has transformed the Department of Justice into a tool for retribution -- ordering investigations and prosecuti...
Environmental & Energy
A breath of hope? EPA settlement tests California air policy
By Roberto Escobar
A proposed EPA settlement offers long-overdue action on ozone pollution in the Joaquin Valley, but it may once again delay the...
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...
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.
Details
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Community News
Judge Michael D. Weinstein, Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch and Deputy Alternate Public Defender James Pinchak
2nd District Court Justices Gonzalo Martinez and Erin I. Reed, and Raul A. Escatel of Ascendant LLP
Gabriela Costanzo and Vito A. Costanzo of Holland & Knight LLP
JAMS’ David R. Baake, Jo-El Hume (senior business manager,) Brian Parmelee (Senior Vice President) and Rosa Mitchell (business manager)
Deputy Public Defender Keyvan Shakeri, County of LA Chief Executive Office’s Susanne R. Blossom, Deputy Public Defender Kelly E. Greco, and Commissioner Humberto Benitez
Deputy Public Defender Verónica Ramos and Deputy District Attorney Shalini M. Manaktala
Commissioner Jenny Cheung Marino and Judge Tiffany W. Tai
Deputy District Attorneys Laura P. Uyeno and Scott McPheron
Judge Doreen B. Boxer, Judge George F. Bird Jr., Commissioner Paul Bruguera and Cindy Lopez of Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
Sarvenaz Bahar of Los Angeles and (ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo of ADR Services Inc.
John D. Rogers of of Law Offices of John D. Rogers, Deputy Alternate Public Defender Vanessa Rodriguez, Fresno Deputy City Attorney Sylvia Luna and Georgina Lepe of The Lepe Law Firm
Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes; LACUB’s founder and past co-chair Angela A. Zanin of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLLP, and LACUB’s founder Jerry L. Chong of Sacramento
Deputy Alternate Public Defender Vanessa Rodriguez, Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes, Fresno Deputy City Attorney Sylvia Luna and Griselda S. Rodriguez of Servin Rodriguez Law
Gary Tokumori of Parker Milliken Clark O’Hara & Samuelian APC and 2nd District Court Justice Audra Mori
Lisa M. Freeman of Kiesel Law LLP, Judge Christine J. Gonong, Judge Kimberly B. Guillemet and Deputy Public Defender Andrew J. Tan
San Bernardino Deputy Public Defender Anthony V. Costanzo and LACUB administrator Theresa Costanzo
Betty J. Williams of Law Office of Williams & Associates PC, Crystal L.H. Hill of Keystone Law Group PC and Mel I. Stein, Law Office of Alice A. Salvo’s director of marketing
Alice A. Salvo of Law Office of Alice A. Salvo, Michelle R. Bonoli of Wilson Elser, Philip J. Bonoli of BG Law, and Michael R. Diliberto of Diliberto ADR
Vicki Chou of Hueston Hennigan LLP and Seaton Tsai of State Compensation Insurance Fund
King Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP’s Tyler G. Garber and Heather L. Pickerell
2nd District Court Justices Gonzalo Martinez and Helen Zukin, Judge Kimberly B. Guillemet and 2nd District Court Justice Audra Mori
Judge Robert B. Broadbelt and Stephen A. Meister of Meister Law Offices
Kensley A. Davis of Polsinelli and law student Quentin Greathouse
Judge Stephanie Story and LABUB honoree Judge Elizabeth L. Bradley
Judge Ruth A. Kwan and Judge Susel Carrillo-Orellana
Coalition of diverse bar associations honors founding leaders and judicial appointees at California Yacht Club
Daily Appellate Report
Arbitration, ERISA
Platt v. Sodexo, S.A.
Employer's email linking to lengthy document with hidden arbitration agreement was insufficient to establish that ERISA participant agreed to arbitrate.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Bradford
Indictment was not duplicitous where its counts merely described multiple means by which the defendant could commit a single crime rather than including multiple offenses in a single count.
Antitrust
Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson
Newspapers' Joint Operating Agreement was unlawful and thus unenforceable under the Newspaper Preservation Act because it lacked prior approval by the Attorney General.