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Special Reports


ADR Profile

Building Trust

Robert J. Sunderland
Signature Resolution

2025-10-17

From The Archive


MCLE

When heirs span borders mistakes can cost executors dearly

Oct. 15, 2025

California personal representatives must conduct diligen...

By Charlotte Ito

Rethinking subsidies for California farms

Oct. 13, 2025

California's diverse, high-value specialty crops are poor...

By Roberto Escobar

Mediating hard cases: Managing human elements in commercial disputes

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Effective commercial mediation requires recognizing and m...

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Today's News

Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge is weighing class certification for homeowners claiming property damage from smoke and ash caused by the 2017 Thomas Fire, as experts and...


Civil Litigation


Amco Insurance sued Paradise Inn seeking a declaration it needn't defend or indemnify the hotel in a sex trafficking lawsuit, citing policy exclusions for ab...


Constitutional Law


A Central District defense lawyer moved to dismiss his client's indictment, citing the government's failure to fund Criminal Justice Act attorneys for four m...


A Sacramento Superior Court judge expressed doubts that taxpayer organizations have standing to challenge a new law revising how the state taxes business inc...


Environmental & Energy


Two California community energy agencies sued solar developer Origis USA, alleging a $200 million scheme to inflate project costs and exploit regulatory dead...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge struck overly long opposition papers in a civil rights case about 2020 protest tactics by law enforcement, extending deadlines and trial ...


Columns

Data Privacy

Why legal frameworks matter more than firewalls

Oct. 16, 2025
By Gabrielle Hempel

Organizations with inconsistent security protocols face growing legal risk, shifting litigation from whether safeguards exist ...


Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory

Recent California legislation will enable municipalities -- and reviewing courts -- to conserve valuable resources and time du...


Intellectual Property

Banksy and the right of integrity

Oct. 16, 2025
By Jeff Miles

Banksy's mural at London's Royal Courts of Justice highlights the complex legal landscape of the Visual Artists Rights Act, wh...



Verdicts & Settlements

Malpractice D.F. a minor v Doe Hospital... $15,500,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Rogelio Hernandez v. City o... $15,250,000
Wrongful Death Salvador Albert Corado, ind... $9,500,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Anthony Nonn v. City of Los... $3,000,000
Breach of Contract Paula Sparkman, on behalf o... $2,000,000
Malpractice Jane Doe v. Roe Nursing Fac... $875,000
Hostile Work Environment Amelia Russell v. Spray Enc... $675,932
The Doe Family Living Trust $500,000
Elder Abuse Jane Doe v. Roe Healthcare ... $400,000
Elder Abuse John Doe v. Roe Convalescen... $325,000

On the Move

Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP

Oct. 17, 2025


Michael D. Campion joined Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP as an associate in Los Angeles. The move was Oct. 6, 2025.

Campion has extensive experience defending public and not-for-profit entities in wage-and-hour class actions, wrongful termination claims, whistleblower suits, and federal civil rights matters. He also has experience advising and representing public entity clients in mandamus proceedings, including allegations of wrongful termination, public finance disputes, commercial cannabis licensing, and proceedings concerning compliance with statutes such as the California Environmental Quality Act, the California Public Records Act and the Brown Act. He also counsels school districts, public officials, and members of the judiciary in subpoena compliance related to criminal proceedings.


Details

Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP has 96 attorneys in 7 offices including 5. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, employment, trusts & estates, real estate, corporate. The firm’s website is https://www.musickpeeler.com/

Address

269 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 1176 , Beverly Hills CA 90212 United States
T: (310) 601-6008

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The American Board of Trial Advocates' Los Angeles Chapter filled West Hollywood's iconic Whiskey a Go Go on Tuesday night for...



Daily Appellate Report

Contracts, Constitutional Law

Hastings College Conservation Committee et al. v. State of California et al.

Renaming Hastings College of the Law did not violate plaintiffs' rights or breach a purported contract between S.C. Hastings and the State of California.


Immigration

Ani v. Bondi

Adverse credibility determination based on previous sham marriage was supported by substantial evidence, even though the falsehood was not central to the present claim for immigration rel...


Dependency

In re R.L.

Trial court correctly found that Family Services failed to meet its burden of proving that child was at a current risk of harm based on isolated incident of neglect.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Hernandez

Peremptory challenges to jurors based on youth alone do not violate prohibitions against discrimination in jury selection because youth is not a cognizable group for those purposes.