Judicial Profile
Judge Lee W. Tsao embraces new challenges in Norwalk courtroom
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Criminal history shouldn’t stand in the way of employment
Employers should review their application forms and inter...
By JJ JohnstonHow 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. ...
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Special Coverage
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court appears supportive of city's anti-camping ordinance
By Craig Anderson
The court's Republican majority seemed unpersuaded by arguments made by lawyers for the homeless plaintiffs.
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Government, Contracts
Sacramento pension system sues software provider
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The county claims the botched implementation caused it to rely on its original legacy software system for several more years and bring in other companies to ...
Entertainment & Sports
Porn giant seeks to pare back sex trafficking case
By Devon Belcher
Marc E. Mayer, who represents Aylo, argued his motion to dismiss many of the claims that beneficiary claims should survive, not direct liability claims.
Government, Criminal
Ventura City Attorney accused of indecent exposure at a Chick-fil-A is fired
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An attorney for Andrew Heglund called it "much exaggeration over some people who got upset at a Chick-fil-A."
ReactX sued Google in 2018 on claims that the tech giant misappropriated and misused its confidential information, platform and proprietary source code to de...
Columns
Appellate Practice
Form briefs on appeal: A giant step forward for access to appellate justice
By Kevin K. Green
The Judicial Council’s Appellate Advisory Committee is proposing fillable briefs, in a standard format, for appeals to the App...
Torts/Personal Injury
Timing is everything in resolving mild traumatic brain injury cases
By Geri L. Green , Premkiran Reddy
Lawyers need to be aware of the uncertain and variable recovery times of concussion-related mild traumatic brain injuries (mTB...
CCP 998 is not intended as a surrogate for punitive damages and it should encourage settlement and reasonableness for both par...
Verdicts & Settlements
Premises Liability | Ismael Soto Luna v. City of... | $22,596,875 |
Wage and Hour | In re: United Airlines Wage... | $12,000,000 |
Race Discrimination | Glenn Harper v. The Regents... | $7,200,000 |
Misrepresentation | United States of America v.... | $7,000,000 |
Wage and Hour | Alfonso Moreno, individuall... | $2,200,000 |
Wage and Hour | Candon Lovett, Kennith Booz... | $1,100,000 |
Breach of Contract | Milos Product Tanker Corpor... | $1,054,456 |
Wage and Hour | Roxanne Welcker, as an indi... | $302,652 |
Wage and Hour | Rafael Guevara Sanchez, ind... | $275,000 |
Wage and Hour | Hector Chavez, an individua... | $200,000 |
Attorney Profiles
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Will Wagner as Shareholder in Sacramento from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
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Community News
Community News
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
Environmental Law
Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot v. State of Montana
Preliminary injunction was appropriate in Endangered Species Act lawsuit because claims raised a serious question on the merits and finding regarding threat of imminent harm was not wholl...
Anti-SLAPP
Norman v. Ross
Trial court erroneously denied defendants' Anti-SLAPP motion, where plaintiff's claims about allegedly stolen TV idea arose from defendants' protected activity.
Arbitration, Employment Law
Mondragon v. Sunrun Inc.
Former employee may continue his individual PAGA claims in court when circumstances surrounding arbitration agreement did not evidence parties' clear intent for arbitrator to decide arbit...
Real Property
Sam v. Kwan
Summary judgment based on bona fide purchaser doctrine was improperly granted when there were obvious factual disputes as to whether purchaser was adequately diligent.
Anti-SLAPP
Dubac v. Itkoff
Homeowners' statements to their HOA were not made in connection with a public issue of public interest because they were private name-calling made to a handful of people.