Judicial Profile
For Commissioner Dennis Hernandez, family court is a 'No Drama' zone
MCLE
Proposed SB 690 eliminates pen register CIPA claims but leaves website privacy litigation intact
SB 690 could wipe out most pending pen register claims an...
By Logan LeonardNew laws protecting children from social media and AI need enforcement to be effective
California's new child-safety laws create new avenues for...
By Zachary N. ZaharoffWhen family law judgments meet bankruptcy court
From fraudulent transfers and strategic bankruptcies to h...
By James P. Menton Jr.
Today's News
Criminal
Newsom signs criminal justice bills, vetoes habeas measure
By Malcolm Maclachlan
New laws address indigent defense contracts, dismissed felony charges and threats against public officials.
Consumer Law
California lemon law filings fall sharply after record year
By Devon Belcher
California lemon law filings fell 31% in the first half of 2026 after reaching a record high last year, as attorneys cite early settlements, procedural refor...
Subscribers sued Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceX, alleging the companies violated federal antitrust law by coordinating efforts to slow advances in comp...
Constitutional Law
9th Circuit upholds Hawaii gun rules as dissenters accuse court of misreading Bruen
By David Houston
An en banc 9th Circuit upheld Hawaii's firearm acquisition requirements, drawing sharp dissents that accuse the court of using a footnote in Bruen to ...
U.S. District Judge George H. Wu said the Justice Department has not shown why TikTok's ownership changes and a contingent $100 million payment justify endin...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Newsom signs law limiting litigation funders' control over cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 2305 bars private equity firms and other litigation funders from influencing case strategy or settlements and gives the State Bar authority to pursue viol...
Columns
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
New law restricts corporate funder influence over litigation decisions
By Philippa J. Balestrieri, David M. Jargiello
AB 2305 draws a bright line between funding litigation and controlling it, allowing certain financial arrangements while barri...
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
The death of an ethical judge
By Anthony J. Mohr
A Japanese judge starved rather than violate a law he believed was unjust. His tragic choice raises enduring questions about w...
Family
Too many courts, one child: Fixing California's custody jurisdictional priority problem
By Daniel J. Kern
Jurisdictional priority among family law, juvenile dependency and probate courts must be reexamined to prevent conflicting or...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wage and Hour | Celine Ponce, an individual... | $8,500,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Arthur Ray Johnson v. Kente... | $5,867,903 |
| Malpractice | Michael Doe v. Roe Hospital... | $3,700,000 |
| Disability Discrimination | Jane Doe v. Roe Fast Food | $3,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Nadene Nevarez, Jill Gardne... | $2,850,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Leea Stevie Palma, as a pro... | $2,700,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Annabelle Cruz, on behalf o... | $2,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Felissa Fry, individually, ... | $1,953,000 |
| Race Discrimination | Eddie Jones v. Tesla, Inc.,... | $1,733,362 |
| Wage and Hour | Jeanine Wilson, an individu... | $1,335,000 |
On the Move
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Jennifer Goldstein joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as of counsel in Los Angeles. The move was Sept. 14, 2026.
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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has 380 attorneys in 14 offices including Sacramento, LA, Santa Barbara, San Diego. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Government Relations, IP, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Corporate . The firm’s website is https://www.bhfs.com/
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Community News
Signature Resolution mediators: (Ret.) Judge Zaven V. Sinanian and (Ret.) Judge John M. Pacheco
2nd District Court of Appeals Justice Helen I. Bendix and U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt
WLALA 2026 honorees: Catherine E. Lhamon of UC Berkeley School of Law, (Ret.) Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal of Signature Resolution and Genie E. Harrison of Genie Harrison Law Firm APC
WLALA 2026-27 First Vice President Leana S. Taing of Office of the County Counsel, President Jennie Wang VonCannon of Crowell & Moring LLP, Communications Officer Joanna Curtis of Signature Resolution and President-Elect Brigit Greeson Alvarez of Office of County Counsel
Signature Resolution mediators: (Ret.) Judge Abraham Khan and (Ret.) Judge Patricia Garcia
Dario Higuchi, founding partner and CEO of Signature Resolution and James T. Ryan of Annigian Ryan LLP
Signature Resolution mediators: (Ret.) Judge Daniel J. Buckley and (Ret.) Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal
Signature Resolution mediators: (Ret.) Judges Maria A. Audero and Ana Maria Luna, and Fatemeh S. Mashouf
Signature Resolution's Talent Management – Recruitment & Business Development Associate Katelyn Cummings, Executive Assistant to the CEO Izabella LeCapitan and Mediator Michèle M. Bissada
(Ret.) Judge Stephanie M. Bowick of Signature Resolution and California Court of Appeal Justice John Segal
Signature Resolution mediators and arbitrators: David M. Samuels and Greg D. Derin
Genie Harrison Law Firm APC's Mia Munro and Jennifer Ostertag
Bruce Orman of Crowell & Moring LLP, Robert G. Garrett of Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo, Eric VonCannon and Annie Wang of Crowell & Moring LLP
Veritext Legal Solutions' Account Executive Rachael Horwith and Director of Business Development Kristy Villa
Stephanie M. Cook of Best Best & Krieger LLP and Megan Qiyu Wang of Norton Rose Fulbright
Signature Resolution's Mediators Anne M. Lawlor Goyette and (Ret.) Judge Susan Greenberg, Business Development & Client Services Manager Ann Murray and Mediator (Ret.) Judge Wendy L. Wilcox
2026-27 WLALA Executive Committee: Kimberly S. Kamkar of Nossaman LLP, Leana S. Taing of Office of the County Counsel, Joanna Curtis of Signature Resolution, Jennie Wang VonCannon of Crowell & Moring LLP, Deputy Alternate Public Defender Vicky Ourflian and Brigit Greeson Alvarez of Office of the County Counsel
WLALA's Communications Officer Joanna Curtis of Signature Resolution, Superior Court Judge Allison L. Westfahl Kong and Neda Saghafi of Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP
Jeff S. Westerman of Ahdoot & Wolfson PC, U.S. District Court Judicial Extern Yanqing Lei, Deputy City Attorney Merete E. Rietveld and Superior Court Judge Erin I. Reed
Superior Court Judges Kristen A. Williams and Erin I. Reed, and Deputy Attorney General Cristina M. Matsushima
WLALA Foundation Member At Large Susan L. Steinhauser and Superior Court Judge Laura A. Siegle
Daniel Vigil of Dominium Law APC and Spencer Y. Kook of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Rezwan Senobarian of Greenberg Traurig LLP and Dawn L. Haghighi of PCV Murcor Inc.
ARC Alternate Resolution Centers' Business Development Manager Lisa Payne and Jessica Stock, Founder and Managing Director of Stock ADR Consulting
Beverly Hills Bar Association President Nadira T. Imam of Law Offices of Lawrence H. Jacobson and WLALA "Trailblazer Award" honoree Genie E. Harrison of Genie Harrison Law Firm APC
Yoka Smith LLP's Courtney R. Arbucci, Alice C. Smith, Rachel E. Lustig, Rachel E. Lustig, Moji Lustig, Robert E. Anich and Kimberly A. Byrge
Polsinelli's Office Administrator Jennifer Ortez and Jennifer L. Prieto, McDermott Will & Schulte's Cathy Ren and Matthew T. Lin of Polsinelli
WLALA "Trailblazer Award" honoree Genie E. Harrison of Genie Harrison Law Firm APC, Jamie E. Wright of Los Angeles and Maryann P. Ghallager of MPGallagher Law
Joseph T. McNally of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP, Superior Court Judge Allison L. Westfahl Kong, FTI Consulting Inc.’s Senior Managing Director Tracy Wilkinson and Superior Court Judge Cathy J. Ostiller
Allison M. Schulman of Law Offices of Allison M. Schulman APC, Ji-In L. Houck of The Houck Firm, Lorena N. Vazquez of Vazquez Law APC, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law's Karen J. Suri and Hannah Santos, and Paulina K. Belovarski of Belovarski Law
Sylvia L. Johnson of Child Support Services Department and (Ret.) Judge Holly J. Fujie of ADR Services Inc.
Deputy Alternate Public Defender James Pinchakand Arpa K. Abrahamian of California Department of Social Services
Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP's Dominique M. Caamano and Anna Hunanyan
Genie Harrison Law Firm APC's Intake Specialist Lydia Baez and Director of Marketing James Lizardi; Alicia "Ace" Easter, Founder of Ace Yoga
(Ret.) Judge Kimberly B. Guillemet of ARC Alternative Resolution Centers and James Lizardi, Genie Harrison Law Firm APC's Director of Marketing
Laurie DeYoung of ADR Services Inc., Emma Wright of Crowell & Moring LLP (London), (Ret.) Judge Kimberly B. Guillemet of ARC Alternative Resolution Centers and Joana Forster of Crowell & Moring LLP
Signature Resolution mediators: (Ret.) Judge Patricia Garcia, Price K. Kent and (Ret.) Judge Ana Maria Luna
Seth Chavez, Executive Director of San Fernando Valley Bar Association; Ata Farhadi of Canoga Park and Christina Ahn, Senior Director of Lateral Link
Seth Chavez, Executive Director of San Fernando Valley Bar Association; Riley Ersoff Rodas LLP's Catalina Rodas and Maria E. Hall of Maria Hall Law APC
Yvonne R. Carrick of Los Angeles, WLALA "Distinguished Service Award" honoree Catherine E. Lhamon of UC Berkeley School of Law, Nicole N. Meyers of Principle Employment Law APC and Kelly J. Cooksey of Loeb & Loeb LLP
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Central District of California swearing in WLALA Officers, Board of Directors, Board of Governors and WLALA Foundation Board of Governors 2026-27
Superior Court Judge Christine J. Gonong, Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Central District of California, WLALA First Vice President Leana S. Taing of Office of the County Counsel and Superior Court Judge Janet E. Hong
WLALA President-elect Brigit Greeson Alvarez of the Office of the County Counsel presenting the WLALA "Distinguished Service Award" to Catherine E. Lhamon of UC Berkeley School of Law
WLALA "Trailblazer Award" honoree Genie E. Harrison (center) with Genie Harrison Law Firm APC's Intake Specialist Lydia Baez and partners Jennifer Ostertag, Andrea L. Fields and Mia Munro
(Ret.) Magistrate Judge Suzanne H. Segal receiving the "WLALA Advancement of Women Award" with Joanna Curtis, also WLALA's Communications Officer, on behalf of Signature Resolution
Alisha C. Burgin of Ashurst Perkins Coie Group and WLALA First Vice President Leana S. Taing of Office of the County Counsel
Monica Minden of Santa Monica Symphony Association, Beth S. Bergman of Bergman and Allderdice, 2nd District Court of Appeals Justice Helen I. Bendix and Cindy J. Hickox of Stalwart Law Group
Crowell & Moring's Jennie Wang VonCannon, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles' first Taiwanese American president, was installed Friday as the organization honored women in the legal profession and speakers stressed mentorship, opportunity and protecting the rule of law.
Daily Appellate Report
Dependency
F.L. v. Superior Court (San Bernardino County Children and Family Services)
A parent's "subsequent" reasonable efforts under the sibling-reunification bypass provision are measured after termination of the sibling's services, not after the sibling's removal.
Criminal Law and Procedure
Montes v. Superior Court (People)
Under amended Penal Code, habeas petitioner was entitled to discovery materials that included prosecution's jury selection notes without having made any prima facie case under *Batson/Whe...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Centeno
Assault with intent to commit a sex offense does not require an assaultive act separate from the conduct that completes the intended offense.
Antitrust, Insurance
VHS Liquidating Trust v. MultiPlan Corp.
Insurers' reimbursements to providers are prices that, if fixed or tampered with, may give rise to antitrust liability.
Constitutional Law
Yukutake v. Lopez
Hawaii's 30-day handgun purchase deadline and in-person firearm inspection requirement are presumptively constitutional because they impose only modest procedural burdens on gun buyers.