Judicial Profile
For Commissioner Dennis Hernandez, family court is a 'No Drama' zone
ADR Profile
Debra Graceffa brings hands-on experience to resolving real estate disputes
MCLE
The state of college sports: When passion transitions to business
With NIL valuations and endorsements influencing every st...
By Frank N. DarrasIs an algorithmic feed 'speech'? Courts are about to decide
As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated ...
By Krista L. BaughmanBias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI
Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...
By Susan L. Greenberg
Today's News
Torts/Personal Injury
State Depo-Provera litigation continues as federal cases move to settlement
By Alicia Alvarez
California litigation alleging Pfizer failed to warn that Depo-Provera increases the risk of meningiomas continues in Alameda County as thousands of related ...
California advertisers will have to disclose prominent use of AI-generated performers under a new law that drew opposition from business and technology group...
Civil Procedure
Judge eyes 2 trials as Dominguez Channel claims face deadline
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge proposed two 2027 trials involving Dominguez Channel odor claims as the court considers whether California's five-year trial deadline sho...
Civil Procedure
Feds widen LA homelessness fraud probe, warn more charges coming
By Skyler Romero
Federal prosecutors announced three new cases in an expanding investigation of Los Angeles homelessness spending, including allegations that a nonprofit foun...
Constitutional Law
DOJ challenges San Jose's $1,591 concealed carry fee
By Craig Anderson
The Justice Department says San Jose's concealed carry licensing fee violates the Second Amendment, setting up a potential test of the Supreme Court's warnin...
Business Law
Lilly says side effects, not competing drug, doomed Nektar treatment
By Daniel Schrager
Eli Lilly opened its defense against Nektar Therapeutics' contract claims, telling jurors it abandoned the autoimmune drug Rezpeg because of injection-site r...
Columns
Alternative Dispute Resolution
How to pick the top dog for your mediation
By Diana Maier
Choosing the right mediator is a lot like choosing the right dog: Attorneys should look beyond pedigree to find the temperamen...
Intellectual Property
Comedy's copyright awakening: How Pandora litigation signals a potential shift in the comedy business
By Sam Roseme, Megan McWaters
The Pandora litigation shows how comedians are challenging traditional copyright models as streaming and AI create new opportu...
Torts/Personal Injury
Fewer garbage-truck crashes, good. The same fatal cases, bad.
By Yosi Yahoudai, Parham Nikfarjam
Garbage-truck collisions are falling, but those dying are still overwhelmingly outside the cab, caught in routine backing and ...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Legal Malpractice | Client v. Law Firm | $125,000,000 |
| False Claims Act | United States ex rel. Liebe... | $8,334,351 |
| Malpractice | John Doe Minor v. Roe Hospi... | $6,750,000 |
| False Claims Act | United States of America an... | $6,730,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Gaspar Carrizoza v. Sundip ... | $2,746,479 |
| Premises Liability | A. Ramirez Jr., a minor v. ... | $2,600,000 |
| Premises Liability | Nora Garcia v. PCL Construc... | $2,575,389 |
| Wage and Hour | Jacquelyn Atilano-Barba, an... | $1,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Jacqueline Spease, individu... | $500,000 |
| Auto v. Bus | Oneika Barrett v. Los Angel... | $479,630 |
On the Move
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Kimberly Rowe joined Akin as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Sept. 9, 2026.
Details
Akin has 1100 attorneys in 19 offices including Los Angeles, Irvine . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Investment Management, International Trade, Lobbying & Public Policy. The firm’s website is https://www.akingump.com/en
Address
1999 Avenue of the Stars , Los Angeles California 90067-6022 United States
Featured Content
Insurance defense attorneys have long been on the front lines for their clients. Now they're facing a new threat: the carriers...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Community News
Left to right: Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., Carolyn S. Small of Jenner & Block LLP, Andrew Gomez-Blumenfeld of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Judge Wesley L. Hsu
Judge Michael B. Kaufman and Brian D. Karth, District Court Executive and Clerk of Court
Left to right: Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald, Jeff Kichaven of Jeff Kichaven Commercial Mediation and Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman
Judge Cynthia Valenzuela and Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett
Left to right: Former Judge Eleazar Saldivia, Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha and Jeffrey A. Koncius of Kiesel Law LLP
Adam D. Kamenstein of Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein LLP and Christine M. Adams of Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein LLP
Central District Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee welcomed a new generation of federal judges and emphasized the importance of the bench-bar relationship at a Federal Bar Association reception in Los Angeles.
Daily Appellate Report
Fees and Costs
Meehan v. Aguirre
Plaintiff could not recover expert costs or prejudgment interest because her recovery did not exceed her final of four pretrial section 998 offers.
Native American Affairs
Blue Lake Rancheria v. Kalshi, Inc.
Native American Tribes were likely to succeed on merits on claim that Kalshi's sports events contracts were gaming in violation of their secretarial procedures when it occurred on tribal ...
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Mendonsa
District court did not err in considering defendant's decades-old sex abuse convictions to assess Sentencing Guidelines' "pattern of abuse" enhancement.
Copyright
Doe v. Github, Inc.
Artificial intelligence producing code substantially similar to existing code without including copyright attribution as required by the existing code's open-source licensing terms did no...
Torts
State of California ex rel. Dept. of Transportation v. Herc Rentals, Inc
The *Savage* rule, which absolves a shipper of liability, does not apply where a third party, rather than the carrier, brings a negligence claim against the shipper.