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Today's News

Immigration


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. ...


Judges and Judiciary


The appointments span Los Angeles, Merced, Orange, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Joaquin, and Tulare Counties.


Securities


Edison International seeks 45-day extension to dismiss shareholders' lawsuit alleging misleading wildfire mitigation claims, causing stock losses after 2025 ...


Constitutional Law


Six unions seek a preliminary injunction against Trump's order exempting federal jobs from collective bargaining, arguing it is retaliation for their opposit...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


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


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...


Columns

Ethics/Professional Responsibility

In response to escalating threats and violence against judges, California has proposed amendments to Rules of Professional Con...


Generative AI platforms are turning to centuries-old public domain documents to train their systems and sidestep billion-dolla...


While responses to Requests for Production that promise to produce only "relevant" documents may seem reasonable, they in fact...



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

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

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...