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Judicial Profile

Riverside judge brings prosecutor's experience to family court

Sharunne L. Foster
Riverside County Superior Court

2026-10-13

MCLE

When ministerial approvals become discretionary under CEQA

Oct. 9, 2026

A lot line adjustment is ordinarily exempt from CEQA as a...

By Joaquin Vazquez

The cannabis laws of the 2026 California legislative session

Oct. 2, 2026

California's 2026 cannabis legislation tightens rules for...

By Shay Aaron Gilmore

Arbitration clauses in commercial contracts: Strategic advantage or unnecessary constraint?

Sep. 29, 2026

Commercial arbitration can offer privacy, expertise and s...

By Louis Tambaro


Today's News

A proposed class action accuses Google and UPS of secretly sharing consumers' browsing activity, location information and other personal data with advertisin...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge slashed a $9.65 million attorney-fee request following a record-setting age discrimination verdict against Liberty Mutual, but praised th...


Civil Procedure


Southern California Edison says an unprecedented theory involving electrical induction from active lines requires more time to prepare its Eaton Fire defense...


Immigration


A federal judge invalidated the original Migrant Protection Protocols, finding violations of federal law and constitutional protections. Legal scholars say t...


Two water groups sued California's Department of Water Resources, alleging excessive Delta exports violate the state Constitution, damage the ecosystem and s...


Torts/Personal Injury


A federal jury rejected claims that a defective kickstand caused a fatal 2022 motorcycle crash in Marin County, finding that a Harley-Davidson Sportster met ...


Columns

Education Law

Title IX compliance after the regulatory reset

Oct. 13, 2026
By Jenny Denny

The Education Department's Title IX reset largely formalizes the framework already in force, but schools and colleges should e...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Preventing AI-generated citation errors requires more than checking sources--it demands conscientious legal practice grounded ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Who really owns the tractor after the sale?

Oct. 13, 2026
By Subrat Suryakant Kamat, Roberto Escobar

As modern tractors become increasingly dependent on proprietary software, farmers and manufacturers face new legal questions i...



Verdicts & Settlements

Sherman Antitrust Act Heather Biddle, et al., ind... $50,000,000
Auto v. Auto Christian Gonzalez v. Towin... $7,529,479
Premises Liability Doe Plaintiff v. Roe Grocer... $4,000,000
Wage and Hour Fidel Antonio Munoz, Dougla... $2,800,000
Wage and Hour Oscar Cancino, individually... $2,150,000
Wage and Hour Jill V. Villa, individually... $1,350,000
Wage and Hour Derek Casey v. Marborg Reco... $1,250,000
Wage and Hour Christian Derefield v. Occu... $1,150,000
Wage and Hour Cruz M. Juarez, an individu... $1,136,097
Wage and Hour Darin Miller and Elizabeth ... $1,085,000

On the Move

Sullivan & Cromwell

Oct. 9, 2026


Guirgis Nasief joined Sullivan & Cromwell as a partner in Los Angeles.

Nasief is a partner in the firm's General Practice Group. His experience includes advising private equity firms and private and public companies on mergers and acquisitions and other complex strategic transactions.


Details

Sullivan & Cromwell has 1000 attorneys in 14 offices including Los Angeles, Palo Alto. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, M&A, National Security, Finance, Antitrust. The firm’s website is https://www.sullcrom.com/

Address

125 Broad Street , New York New York 10004 United States
T: (212) 558-4000

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Slideshow, Community News


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Daily Appellate Report

Dependency

K.R. v. Superior Court (San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency)

Returning children home does not restart reunification deadlines when services began at the original disposition.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Modification: 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.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Superior Court (Davis)

Defendant failed to demonstrate disparate charging in Racial Justice Act discovery motion where comparator defendants had not committed similar acts nor were similarly situated.


Criminal Law and Procedure

U.S. v. Youngblood

Prohibition on firearm possession by unlawful drug users and people addicted to controlled substances was not facially unconstitutional, despite *United States v. Hemani*.