Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge Tracey Blount recalibrates for criminal docket
Firm Profile
Gray, Duffy, Eisenbaum & Lee wants to be more than an insurance defense firm, but still do insurers' work
MCLE
Xactimate is not the law: How insurers use one software program to underpay wildfire claims
In California wildfire claims, insurers rely on Xactimate...
By Barret Alexander, Shant A. KarnikianUsing AI to parse the logic of a legal opinion
From opinion to syllogism: How AI rapidly breaks down Sup...
By Marc D. AlexanderWhen going low no longer works: Strategic civility as the new power play in family law
In family court, the sharpest move isn't shouting--it's s...
By Noel E. Guth
Today's News
Probate, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge lets malpractice claims proceed in estate dispute
By James Twomey
A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute over an $8 million trust and a...
Probate, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge lets malpractice claims proceed in estate dispute
By James Twomey
A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute over an $8 million trust and a...
Real Estate/Development
Greenspoon Marder adds 10 lawyers in Los Angeles expansion
By David Houston
The 215-lawyer Firm strengthened its Southern California presence with a group from Resch Polster & Berger, boosting real estate, litigation, and tax cap...
Torts/Personal Injury
OpenAI federal wrongful death suit over chatbot role won't be halted
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge declined to pause a wrongful death case against OpenAI, ruling that parallel state proceedings won't resolve all claims tied to a chatbot's a...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge denies UCLA bid to pause Rose Bowl lease dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge denied UCLA's request to pause a Rose Bowl lease lawsuit, ruling the school must continue litigating despite its appeal over arbitration.
A federal judge is considering whether Google investors can pursue class claims alleging the company misled markets about ad auctions, inflating its stock be...
Columns
Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Do tax dangers lurk in binding term sheets at mediation?
By Robert W. Wood
Even when a mediation ends with a binding term sheet, the possibility that it becomes the only agreement should make you think...
Retaliation for mandatory reporting: The need for statutory protection
By William M. Crosby
Employees required to report unsafe or illegal practices in good faith are left unprotected when those same reports become the...
AI in legal writing: a tool for the thoughtful practitioner
By Stella Chang
What was once experimental is now embedded in litigation practice, raising a question for litigators: does AI improve advocacy...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wrongful Termination of Contract | Pinner Construction Co., In... | $27,329,125 |
| Breach of Contract | Webcor Construction, LP v. ... | $20,000,000 |
| Retaliation | Christian Tetrault v. Capit... | $13,975,466 |
| Wage and Hour | Erica Morris, Yolanda Orteg... | $11,350,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Esmeralda Castanon, and Joh... | $8,250,000 |
| Invasion of Privacy | Taliah Mirmalek, on behalf ... | $3,850,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Nadia Tuliau, an individual... | $3,600,000 |
| Retaliation | Christine Jones v. County o... | $2,670,000 |
| Police Negligence | Marlen Medina v. County of ... | $2,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Benjamin Zermeno, on behalf... | $2,038,000 |
On the Move
Buchalter
David Menninger joined Buchalter as a special counsel in Los Angeles. The move was April 3, 2026.
Details
Buchalter has 600 attorneys in 15 offices including Los Angeles, Napa Valley, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Commercial Finance, Corporate, Health Care, Litigation, Insolvency and Financial Law. The firm’s website is buchalter.com
Featured Content
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Where process, technology and human impact meet
Insights from experienced mediators on preparation, breaking impasses and guiding clients through multifaceted disputes
Community News
Community News
Asian American attorney launches anthology to document AAPI legal trailblazers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The volunteer-run project run by an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati features first-person narratives from AA...
Daily Appellate Report
Civil Procedure, Fees and Costs
Zand v. Sukumar
Pro se litigant's misuse of the doctrine of voidness as an all-purpose excuse to disregard basic principles of finality rendered his appeal frivolous.
Immigration, Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Reyes
Previously removed alien failed to collaterally attack predicate removal order because state rape conviction was a categorical match for federal generic definition of that offense.
Civil Procedure
Walton v. Victor Valley Community College District
Excluding curable declaration defect to grant summary judgment was an abuse of discretion.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Espiritu
Defendant's objection at voir dire, which did not raise the potential presumptive invalidity, did not result in forfeiture of the issue on appeal.