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Family court commissioner Leah Boucek says lawyers must understand pro pers
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How do criminal domestic violence cases affect family law and DVPA actions?
A parallel criminal domestic violence case can have a sig...
By Anthony J. FerrentinoBest practices for counsel in domestic violence restraining order cases under Family Code section 6309
Family Code section 6309, which became effective on Jan. ...
By Lawrence P. RiffThe fall of the Privette doctrine in landlord-tenant relationships
In Ramirez v. PK, the 1st District Court of Appeal...
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Education Law
Judge restricts LAUSD’s ability to box out charter schools
By Skyler Romero
The district will be prevented from using the facility other than to lease it to a charter school.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
SF judge weighs contacting federal counterpart overseeing Amazon suit
By Wisdom Howell
Amazon is currently litigating two separate antitrust lawsuits, accusing it of using its agreements with third-party retailers and wholesalers to stymie pric...
Data Privacy
Judge set to greenlight data breach action against medical group
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A tentative order from judge Kenneth R. Freeman’s tentative order sustained, in part, and overruled, in part, Regal Medical Group’s demurrer to the 13-count ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Testy exchanges erupt in discipline trial of Joe Dunn
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The trial has been ongoing, with the sides discussing wrapping up by Thursday.
Columns
U.S. Supreme Court
Bissonnette: The Supreme Court grabs the wheel on the "transportation worker" exemption
By Philip I. Person , Bailey McCabe Hashim
The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the scope of the “transportation worker” exemption under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitra...
Torts/Personal Injury
Liability of amusement parks and traveling carnival rides
By Reza Torkzadeh , Allen P. Wilkinson
The California Supreme Court has ruled that amusement rides, such as roller coasters, are common carriers and must use the utm...
Data Privacy
AT&T annual data breaches continue to plague AT&T customers
By Anita Taff-Rice
AT&T opposes new FCC regulations to improve customer data protections and data breach reporting requirements.
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wage and Hour | Verna Maxwell Clarke and La... | $59,990,000 |
| Miriam Green, on behalf of ... | $17,337,111 | |
| Dischargeability | David Berger v. Leslie Klein | $7,401,370 |
| Breach of Contract | Wiseman Park LLC, a cancell... | $5,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Gelin Turcios Toledo, indiv... | $2,300,000 |
| Elder Abuse | Jane Doe 1; Jane Doe 2; Joh... | $2,223,500 |
| Rent Control | The People of the State of ... | $2,040,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Anthony Sikes, on behalf of... | $2,000,000 |
| Assault and Battery | Leticia Sanchez v. County o... | $1,750,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Courtney Haynes, on behalf ... | $1,660,000 |
Attorney Profiles
Robert W. Wood
Robert W. Wood provides tax advice and handles tax controversies nationwide. He also serves as an expert witness on tax issues in civil cases. He is best known for advising plaintiffs, de...
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Venable LLP
Joo Cha Webb as Partner in Los Angeles from Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
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LAUSD students learn about civil jury trials in mock trial event
By Jack Needham
The program aimed to introduce students to the Seventh Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial, while also exposing them...
Special Reports
Top Family Lawyers 2024
The annual list of the best California attorneys handling divorce and custody matters.
Daily Appellate Report
Employment Discrimination
Kuigoua v. Dept. of Veteran Affairs
Inclusion of fundamentally different claims in legal complaint from those contained in administrative complaint concerning alleged employment discrimination meant plaintiff failed to exha...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Gray
Where defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity, superior court lacked jurisdiction to modify and recalculate defendant' s commitment term pursuant to Penal Code Section 1172.75.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Modification: People v. Beaudreaux
While the trial court erred in not providing counsel to defendant for his Section 1172.6 resentencing petition, the error was harmless because the jury found him to be the actual killer.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Ramirez
Police officer's inquiry about a driver's parole status during a traffic stop was a neglibly burdensome safety precaution that did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Constitutional Law
Meinecke v. City of Seattle
Bible-reading speaker's free speech rights prevailed over City's restrictions, when less speech-restrictive means were available to achieve public safety from assaulting hecklers.