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California Legal Market

Jun. 16, 2025
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Rebuilding LA:
The Daily Journal's fire coverage portal


ADR Profile

Insight Job

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Signature Resolution

2025-06-16

MCLE

Rebuilding after wildfire means knowing the tax rules

Jun. 10, 2025

Wildfire victims may be able to reduce, delay, or avoid p...

By Alex Z. Brown, Robert W. Wood

The Supreme Court's dismissal of Labcorp v. Davis

Jun. 9, 2025

In a closely watched case that could have drastically res...

By Brian Danitz, Vasti Montiel

Section 998: The high-stakes settlement strategy you need to know

Jun. 5, 2025

California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 shifts cos...

By Peter R. Boutin, Tara Leuenberger, Christopher A. Stecher




Today's News

State Bar & Bar Associations


The case stems from a yearslong legal and political battle over land rights, a $102 million settlement, and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.


Government, Criminal


A new legislative report shows retail theft has increased modestly in recent years, especially in large urban counties--though rates remain far below their 1...


LA Fires, Civil Litigation


State Farm faces probe over wildfire claims handling

Jun. 16, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

California's insurance regulator investigates State Farm's handling of January wildfire claims, amid concerns over underpayments and delays, potentially sett...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


Two insurers are suing fire suppression system installers for $100 million, alleging a defective design caused a 2022 flood at a San Francisco apartment buil...


Civil Litigation


Google files U.S. lawsuit to block Brazil's order for global removal of YouTube videos alleging LATAM employee child harassment, citing free speech violation...


Criminal, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


The case could settle a longstanding conflict among appellate courts over how Penal Code Section 1381 applies when a defendant has not yet been physically tr...


Columns

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects heightened standard in reverse discrimination cases

Jun. 16, 2025
By Juan C. Enjamio, Meredith Gregston

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Ames v. Ohio that Title VII protects all workers equally, striking down the extr...


Technology, Intellectual Property

Why AI's use of shadow libraries should alarm us all

Jun. 16, 2025
By Margaux Poueymirou, Maxwell V. Pritt

For $100,000 in crypto, Anna's Archive is offering AI companies high-speed access to 140 million pirated books and articles--f...


Constitutional Law

The deployment of military forces to Los Angeles amid peaceful protests lacks constitutional or statutory justification and ra...



Verdicts & Settlements

Elder Abuse Lois J. Phillips, James Abb... $10,000,000
Hostile Work Environment Ashley Cummins v. The City ... $10,000,000
Auto v. Auto Regino Gomez-Garcia v. Glad... $8,569,756
Unlawful Disposition of Hazardous Waste The People of the State of ... $7,500,000
Defamation Curtis Heffernan v. Ignite ... $6,500,000
Auto v. Motorcycle Thereon McDaniel v. Redwood... $5,300,000
Hostile Work Environment Lindsay Knott v. Birdwell C... $3,680,000
Premises Liability Victoria Barbara v. Stater ... $1,741,484
Wage and Hour Vance Coar, individually, a... $1,250,000
Negligence Alejandro Alonso v. City of... $1,000,000

On the Move

Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP

Jun. 13, 2025


Christopher T. Hicks joined Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP as an associate in La Jolla. The move was Jun. 9, 2025.

Hicks represents insurers in insurance coverage litigation, bad faith disputes, and related appeals. He advises clients on a wide range of coverage matters involving commercial general liability (CGL), excess and umbrella, builder's risk and first-party property, directors and officers (D&O) liability, and errors and omissions/professional liability (E&O) policies. His experience also includes handling claims related to construction defects, additional insured disputes, and contractual indemnity and risk transfer.


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
F: (858) 257-0701

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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

Civil Procedure

Water Audit California v. Merced Irrigation District

Plaintiff's writ petition was timely because allegations regarding defendant's ongoing violations of fishway statutes fell within the continuous violation doctrine.


Workers' Compensation

DPR Construction v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Workers' Compensation Appeals Board exceeded its powers by admitting medical reports that were not listed in the pretrial conference statement.


Civil Procedure

Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka

Citizen group's failure to add developer in California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit against City's redevelopment project to turn unused parking lot to affordable housing was cause fo...


Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law

People v. Lewis

Issuance of involuntary antipsychotic medication order without a full evidentiary hearing did not violate defendant's procedural due process rights.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Rivers v. Guerrero

Petition filed after district court has entered judgment on an initial habeas petition but before appeal is resolved qualifies as a successive petition and must satisfy AEDPA's requirements.