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Rooker-Feldman: Jurisdictional limits beyond preclusion
The Ninth Circuit reaffirmed that the Rooker-Feldman doct...
By Megan Fitz-PatrickCARB shapes climate policy as final rules stall in California
With 2026 deadlines looming, CARB has issued preliminary ...
By Callon A. Green, Elizabeth Haskins, Noelle E. WootenAI safety for lawyers: It's not how the engine works, it's how you drive the car
Recent sanctions show lawyers don't need to master AI's ...
By James Mixon
Today's News
Civil Rights
Defense attorney challenges ADA lawsuits over alleged spotter use
By Skyler Romero
As ADA lawsuits target Long Beach businesses, defense attorney Michele Dobson challenges plaintiff Marvin Barnett's standing, arguing he didn't personally vi...
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
LA judge denies press access to jury qualification in civil case
By Skyler Romero
L.A. County Superior Court Judge Tony Richardson barred press from jury qualification in a UCLA Health discrimination case, citing confidentiality, despite C...
Criminal
Ex-deputy sheriff says novel appeal should keep him out of jail
By Devon Belcher
Defense attorneys for ex-deputy sheriff Trevor Kirk argue a novel post-sentencing issue justifies bail pending appeal, despite no new evidence and opposition...
Long Beach lawyer lived life of courtroom battles and philanthropy
Criminal
Dance school seeks pause in lawsuits over hidden cameras
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for a Hermosa Beach dance school seek to pause civil suits stemming from hidden restroom cameras, citing limited access to key evidence currently h...
Getty Images refiled its copyright lawsuit against Stability AI in San Francisco federal court, accusing the company of copying over 12 million images and it...
Columns
Judges and Judiciary
'Our Town,' our court: Life lessons from a retired judge's brief return to the bench
By Anthony J. Mohr
In a brief return to the bench, a judge finds that, much like in 'Our Town,' the small details of daily life are the ones that...
2nd Amendment weirdos - Part V: A view from the bottom
By Myron Moskovitz
In a sharply reasoned yet ultimately reversed opinion, Judge Carlton Reeves applied the Supreme Court's own "historical tradit...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court upholds out-of-state forum clauses without jury trials
By Paul A. Reynolds
In EpicentRx, the California Supreme Court upheld a forum selection clause naming the Delaware Court of Chancery, rejec...
Verdicts & Settlements
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| Wage and Hour | Roderick Magadia, Julio Gar... | $28,500,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Kai Ratliff, individually, ... | $14,000,000 |
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| Negligence | Jane Doe 7083 v. San Leandr... | $2,600,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Ingrid Alcala, individually... | $2,074,002 |
| Auto v. Tractor-Trailer | Christina Casarez, individu... | $1,000,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Silvia Bautista v. Esther E... | $885,000 |
| Whistleblower Retaliation | Karina Naime v. I V Support... | $339,812 |
On the Move
Vedder Price
Adil M Khan joined Vedder Price as a shareholder. The move was Aug. 12, 2025.
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Vedder Price has 340 attorneys in 9 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm's key practice areas are White Collar, Government Investigations, Litigation, Real Estate. The firm’s website is vedderprice.com
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
LA County Unity Bar celebrates 1st anniversary of judicial outreach and diversity efforts
By Ricardo Pineda
Coalition of diverse bar associations honors founding leaders and judicial appointees at California Yacht Club
Daily Appellate Report
Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure
Modification: Anaheim Mobile Estates v. State of California
Complaint failed to establish that Civil Code section 798.30.5 (limiting mobile home rent increases) is "confiscatory" in nature and thus facially unconstitutional.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Skaggs
Trial court erred by construing non-statutory motion to dismiss on constitutional due process grounds as a section 1385 motion, which led it to incorrectly conclude that it lacked authori...
Civil Procedure
Gamo v. Merrell
Because cost-of-proof fees inherently differ from and do not conflict with elder abuse attorney fees award, elder abuse statute's unilateral provision only allowing for plaintiff fee awar...
Intellectual Property, Cyber Law
In Re Subpoena Internet Subscribers
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a section 512(h) subpoena cannot issue to a section 512(a) service provider (who merely provides users with internet connection), as a matter o...
Consumer Law
Grijalva v. ADP Screening & Selection Services Inc.
While the fact of plaintiff's ineligibility for a program was an "ongoing" event, excepted from the Fair Credit Reporting Act's 7-year reporting limit, the reasons underlying her ineligib...