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Judge Lawrence Riff probes with questions and hypotheticals to distill legal principles
MCLE
Don't let an adverse party commit to producing 'relevant' documents
While responses to Requests for Production that promise t...
By Ian PikeState Supreme Court takes on compelled arbitration and elder abuse
The California Supreme Court is poised to clarify when ar...
By Mike Arias, Destiny D. Hooper, Uri H. NivRebuilding after wildfire means knowing the tax rules
Wildfire victims may be able to reduce, delay, or avoid p...
By Alex Z. Brown, Robert W. WoodToday's News
Immigration
OC attorney says she was detained in ICE raid at Santa Ana park
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Newport Beach attorney Heidi Plummer says she was handcuffed and taken to an ICE processing center during a weekend operation in Santa Ana, despite her U.S. ...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Senate committee passes labor bill with unclear mediation term
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Senate committee passed AB 288, a labor bill protecting workers' rights, but there are concerns about the undefined term, "binding mediation."
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Century-old miscarriage of justice becomes teaching moment for law students, professionals
By David Houston
The 1915 lynching of Leo Frank -- a Jewish man convicted of murder in a trial marred by bias and media frenzy -- is being revisited through the Broadway musi...
Judges and Judiciary
Governor Newsom appoints 16 judges to California superior courts
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The appointments span Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and Tulare Counties.
Securities
Edison seeks delay in shareholder wildfire lawsuit dismissal
By Devon Belcher
Edison International seeks 45-day extension to dismiss shareholders' lawsuit alleging misleading wildfire mitigation claims, causing stock losses after 2025 ...
Constitutional Law
Unions challenge Trump's order stripping federal jobs' bargaining rights
By Wisdom Howell
Six unions seek a preliminary injunction against Trump's order exempting federal jobs from collective bargaining, arguing it is retaliation for their opposit...
Columns
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Words as weapons: Protecting the bench one word at a time
By Wendy L. Patrick
In response to escalating threats and violence against judges, California has proposed amendments to Rules of Professional Con...
Litigation & Arbitration
State Supreme Court takes on compelled arbitration and elder abuse
By Mike Arias, Uri H. Niv
The California Supreme Court is poised to clarify when arbitration agreements signed by nursing home residents can compel thei...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Everything old is new again as voracious GenAI systems turn to 600-year-old texts for training
By Anita Taff-Rice
Generative AI platforms are turning to centuries-old public domain documents to train their systems and sidestep billion-dolla...
Verdicts & Settlements
Wage and Hour | Patricia Alvarado, as an in... | $625,000 |
Wage and Hour | Ian Thompson, individually ... | $550,000 |
Wage and Hour | Bartola Santiago, individua... | $500,000 |
Wage and Hour | Miqueas Almanza, individual... | $465,000 |
Wage and Hour | Rodrigo Alvarez, on behalf ... | $300,000 |
Wage and Hour | Maygree Lindor, an individu... | $290,000 |
Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Alba Rivera v. Stephen Ruda... | $200,000 |
Clean Air Act | Settlement Agreement betwee... | $200,000 |
Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Francisco Hernandez Tello v... | $150,000 |
Song-Beverly Act | Silvia Natera v. Hyundai Mo... | $49,999 |
On the Move
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP
Christopher T. Hicks joined Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP as an associate in La Jolla. The move was Jun. 9, 2025.
Details
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP has 88 attorneys in 6 offices including San Francisco; Los Angeles; San Diego. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Insurance Coverage. The firm’s website is nicolaidesllp.com
Address
4225 Executive Square, Suite 1250 , La Jolla California 92037 USA
T:
(858) 257-0700
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(858) 257-0701
Featured Content
The art of storytelling at trial requires that we, as trial lawyers, know not just the facts of the case but our clients' hope...
There is a time and place for everything--including a time to mediate an insurance coverage or bad faith claim.
Community News
Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes, California Supreme Court Justice Josh Groban, and 2nd District Court of Appeal Justice Helen Zukin were recognized at the sold-out event.
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Sinay
Trial court retained jurisdiction to award over $900,000 restitution to victim's family 30 years after defendant's initial sentencing.
Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination
Damiano v. Grants Pass School District No. 7
Government failed to demonstrate its interests in avoiding disruption outweighed terminated employees' free speech interests as a matter of law, so summary judgment on First Amendment cla...
Prisoners' Rights
Perttu v. Richards
Parties are entitled to a jury trial on Prison Litigation Reform Act exhaustion when that issue is intertwined with the merits of a claim that requires a jury trial under the Seventh Amen...
Constitutional Law, Health Care
U.S. v. Skrmetti
Because Tennessee law's prohibition against transgender minors receiving certain medical treatments was based on age or medical use, it was subject to rational basis rather than heightene...
Environmental Law
Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency's disapprovals of Oklahoma and Utah's state implementation plan for ozone standards constituted "locally or regionally applicable" actions, meant for revie...