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No harm, no win: A cautionary tale of Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Jul. 25, 2025

The Northern District of California granted summary judgm...

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How policy and history shaped California's CARE Courts

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The CARE Act arose from a historical need -- its policies...

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Birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants: An unsettled constitutional question

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The Supreme Court has never definitively ruled whether th...

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Today's News

Judges and Judiciary, Government


With interim U.S. attorney appointments in California set to expire, the Trump administration is turning to a little-used statute to bypass potential judicia...


Intellectual Property


Anthropic seeks to pause a major copyright lawsuit over claims it illegally used millions of books to train its AI, Claude, arguing the case's class certific...


Intellectual Property


Pepperdine cites a recent 9th Circuit ruling on NFTs to challenge Netflix's bid to dismiss its trademark suit, arguing the "Waves" marks used in an adult sho...


Judges and Judiciary


The ceremony, held on the Jonathan Club's Great Lawn, gathered members of the bench and bar to celebrate his influence on the courtroom and the broader legal...


After losing everything, attorney Tina Mehr fought back with help from appellate lawyers Scott Tillett and Norman Pine, winning a reversal that may revive he...


Civil Litigation


Infinity Insurance sues law firm over $36.4M jury verdict

Jul. 28, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Infinity Insurance sued Ford Walker and attorney Mark Flory for alleged malpractice, claiming their mishandling of a personal injury case caused a $36.4 mill...


Columns

Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory

California's court reporter shortage is leaving civil proceedings unrecorded and litigants without appeal rights, yet the stat...


Torts/Personal Injury

Trail immunity strikes again

Jul. 25, 2025
By Michael E. Rubinstein

A cyclist who suffered fatal injuries after hitting a known road defect on a paved path leading to a trail has no case against...


Technology, Intellectual Property

On July 10, the EU released a voluntary Code of Practice guiding AI providers on copyright compliance under the AI Act, focusi...



Verdicts & Settlements

Breach of Fiduciary Duty The Commissioner of Financi... $135,000,000
Sex Discrimination Laronda Rasmussen v. The Wa... $43,250,000
Securities Fraud Federal Trade Commission v.... $16,787,028
Toxic Exposure Victor Hohne, et al. v. Del... $10,112,248
Government Liability M.C., a minor, by and throu... $6,300,000
Wage and Hour Joel Caballero, an individu... $1,220,000
Truck Accident Juan Cristobal Alonso v. Ta... $1,190,000
Premises Liability Martha Lopez v. Apple Mid C... $821,989
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 Jeremy Holloway v. Chad Ren... $412,000
Auto v. Auto Sandra Weed v. Wendy Seiden $30,000

On the Move

Trucker Huss APC

Jul. 25, 2025


Brian Douglas Murray was promoted to partner of Trucker Huss APC in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jul. 1, 2025.

Murray concentrates his practice on employee benefits, with a focus on ERISA litigation. He represents plan sponsors, trustees, and other fiduciaries in a wide range of employee benefits cases, including 401(k) class action litigation, claims for retirement, medical, disability, and other benefits, ESOP and multiemployer pension plan disputes, and cases involving executive compensation. In addition to his litigation practice, he counsels clients on a variety of matters, including fiduciary responsibility, operational corrections, and regulatory compliance. Murray also represents plan fiduciaries in Department of Labor investigations.


Adrine Adjemian Cargill was promoted to partner of Trucker Huss APC in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Cargill concentrates her practice in the area of retirement plans and advises clients on issues regarding 401(k) plans, profit sharing plans, money purchase pension plans, cash balance plans, and traditional defined benefit plans. She also regularly works with multiemployer plans and plans of tax-exempt entities, public schools, and universities, including 403(b) and 457 plans. She assists clients with drafting plan documents, SPDs and amendments; preparing employee communications; analyzing plan administrative and fiduciary issues; preparing submissions to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and Department of Labor; reviewing qualified domestic relations orders ("QDROs"); conducting M&A due diligence; preparing plan committee charters, bylaws, and resolutions; and resolving ERISA and Internal Revenue Code compliance issues raised in connection with investigations or audits by the Department of Labor or IRS. She also assists with the review and negotiation of service provider agreements, including investment management agreements.


Details

Trucker Huss APC has 28 attorneys in 3 offices including 2. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Employee Benefits, ERISA Litigation. The firm’s website is truckerhuss.com

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Daily Appellate Report

Attorneys, Constitutional Law

Modification: Getzels v. The State Bar of California

State Bar rule 2.30, which precludes inactive licensees from acting as private arbitrators and mediators, does not violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the federal and California Const...


Civil Procedure

Steshenko v. Board of Trustees

Trial court properly dismissed vexatious litigant's action, which he filed without permission while the appeal regarding his "vexatious litigant" status was pending.


Family Law

X.K. v. M.C.

Trial judge erroneously denied domestic violence restraining order by focusing on the parties' custody disputes instead of credible instances of abuse.


Civil Procedure

Cobos v. National General Insurance Co.

Denial of class certification of bad-faith insurance claim based on potential class members' individualized damages was erroneous where common issues of liability predominated.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Superior Court (Valdez)

Where defendant was already resentenced from life without the possibility of parole to a lesser sentence, he was not subsequently entitled to relief under Penal Code section 1170(d)(10).