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ADR Profile

Trial-Tested

Mark D. Kramer
ADR Services, Inc.

2025-05-22

MCLE

Halftime analysis of NIL in 2025: Key legal developments in college athletics

May 16, 2025

As NIL rights continue to reshape college athletics, from...

By Frank N. Darras

How to advertise your services without running afoul of the ethics rules?

May 7, 2025

To ethically reach out to potential clients during a disa...

By Christine C. Rosskopf

Cf. 9th Cir.: How the Ninth Circuit stands out

May 6, 2025

The Ninth Circuit stands out among the federal courts of...

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Today's News

Coinbase faces class actions after cybercriminals, bribing employees, accessed customer data, leading to a $20M ransom demand and up to $400M in damages, wit...


Intellectual Property


Comet ML seeks TRO to stop PerplexityAI's beta Comet browser launch, alleging trademark infringement and consumer confusion. The case follows a prior denied ...


Government


The law, set to take effect June 5, caps the number of shops allowed to operate and imposes what plaintiffs call "onerous" new requirements.


Real Estate/Development


The case involves a planned hotel development near Fashion Island, where managers allegedly withheld financial information, misrepresented project prospects,...


Tom Girardi, the disbarred trial lawyer convicted of stealing over $15 million in client funds, remains hospitalized following surgery for liver dysfunction ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Convicted ex-LA prosecutor Thomas Peters testifies that James Clark knew of an extortion plot in the water and power billing scandal, involving an $800,000 p...


Columns

Immigration, Health Care & Hospital Law

Medi-Cal is saving the lives of undocumented workers with silicosis--ending it now would be a death sentence for those who bui...


In California, most low-income litigants are effectively denied the right to appeal because the Legislature prohibits cost-eff...


Civil Procedure

The Court of Appeal's decision in Goebner v. Superior Court clarifies that objections in probate proceedings--includin...



Verdicts & Settlements

Chamber of Commerce of the ... $822,496 Permanent Injunction
Wage and Hour Taliah Leslie, an individua... $625,000
Auto v. Auto Virginia Olivera Diaz, Eva ... $495,000
Malpractice Gladwin Cedeno v. High Dese... $325,000
Age Discrimination Kelly Zombro v. City of San... $190,000
Gender Discrimination Lilly Raney v. Courier Plus... Dismissal
Conversion Meridian Growers Processing... Dismissal
Edward M. Wolkowitz, solely... Dismissal
Product Liability Carlos Gordoa, Ariani Reyes... Defense
Truck v. Pedestrian Emily Melendes Rubio, et al... $9,000,000

On the Move

Frost Brown Todd

May 16, 2025


Simon Levy joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in San Francisco. The move was May 12, 2025.

Levy is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on civil litigation matters related to securities, employment, and general business litigation. In his securities practice, he represents broker-dealer firms and other licensed individuals in the securities industry, having personally handled dozens of successful securities arbitrations. He has extensive experience advising employers on compliance with employment laws, rules and regulations, including wage and hour laws, and issues involving employee hiring and discipline.


Details

Frost Brown Todd has 600 attorneys in 18 offices including Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Orange County, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://frostbrowntodd.com/

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Community News

Morrison & Foerster paid tribute to its late partner, Melvin Goldman, with an award recognizing complex litigation special...



Daily Appellate Report

Torts, Government

Restivo v. City of Petaluma

Trial court properly granted summary judgment for city, where plaintiff presented no evidence of the city's actual or constructive notice of the crack in the street that caused her skateb...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Millan

Great bodily injury enhancement to attempted murder of defendant's infant son was not supported by substantial evidence where defendant only proximately caused injury to the infant.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Richee

Trial court's erroneous instruction to jury on the now defunct natural and consequences doctrine warranted reversal of attempted murder convictions.


Municipal Law

Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. City of Oxnard

Bonds issued by joint powers financing authority and financed using a lease-leaseback agreement did not violate the California Constitution's prohibition on local governments incurring lo...


Employment Law

Modification: Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc.

Plaintiffs' prospective, written waivers of their 30-minute meal period for shifts between five and six hours were valid and enforceable.