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Halftime analysis of NIL in 2025: Key legal developments in college athletics

May 16, 2025

As NIL rights continue to reshape college athletics, from...

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To ethically reach out to potential clients during a disa...

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Today's News

Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law


Los Angeles landlords sue over rent control, alleging ordinances are unconstitutional takings. Advocacy group and city seek dismissal, citing statute of limi...


Labor/Employment


A San Matero County judge declined to penalize Trader Joe's $254 million, according to the PAGA statute calculation, instead assessing $30 million because wo...


The city of Los Angeles is faced with two lawsuits from four officers who objected to a former chief's allegedly assigning officers to protect the mayor beca...


Civil Litigation


The federal government is selling the historic Spring Street Courthouse in LA, a former federal courthouse now home to county civil courts. The 1940 Art Mode...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The divided appellate panel ruled that two Oakland police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity in a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a...


Consumer Protection Law


Apple fights to dismiss and merge two class actions alleging AirPods Pro Gen 1 audio defects, as plaintiffs resist, claiming fraudulent concealment. Hearings...


Columns

International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

A mediator's proposal, when creatively designed to offer mutually beneficial solutions, can resolve even the most intractable...


Judges and Judiciary

AI v. Judicial transparency

May 19, 2025
By Myron Moskovitz

AI tools risk undermining judicial legitimacy by offering conclusions without transparent reasoning--but troubling evidence sh...


California Supreme Court

In New England Country Foods, LLC v. VanLaw Food Products, Inc., the California Supreme Court held on April 24, 2025, ...



Verdicts & Settlements

Truck v. Pedestrian Emily Melendes Rubio, et al... $9,000,000
False Claims Act United States of America ex... $8,100,000
Auto v. Bicycle John and Jane Doe v. Roe Dr... $7,850,000
Johnnae M. Harkey-Kirk v. C... $7,250,000
Auto v. Pedestrian John Doe v. Roe Company $6,949,900
Wage and Hour Christina Romero, on behalf... $6,500,000
Wage and Hour David Diaz, an individual, ... $5,000,000
Consumer Protection Rodney Carvalho and Mark Ma... $4,000,000
Wage and Hour Neal Aruta, individually, o... $3,000,000
Wage and Hour Elaine Cooper, individually... $844,287

On the Move

Frost Brown Todd

May 16, 2025


Simon Levy joined Frost Brown Todd as a partner in San Francisco. The move was May 12, 2025.

Levy is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on civil litigation matters related to securities, employment, and general business litigation. In his securities practice, he represents broker-dealer firms and other licensed individuals in the securities industry, having personally handled dozens of successful securities arbitrations. He has extensive experience advising employers on compliance with employment laws, rules and regulations, including wage and hour laws, and issues involving employee hiring and discipline.


Details

Frost Brown Todd has 600 attorneys in 18 offices including Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Orange County, San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://frostbrowntodd.com/

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Daily Appellate Report

Torts, Government

Holman v. County of Butte

Because the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act creates a mandatory duty to notify other agencies of alleged child abuse, County's failure to cross-report was not protected by discretio...


Copyright

Woodland v. Hill

Plaintiff failed to plausibly plead copyright claim alleging that Lil Nas X's semi-nude photos violated plaintiff's copyright in plaintiff's semi-nude photos.


Qualified Immunity

Estate of Soakai v. Abdelaziz

Officers who engaged in an unnecessary high-speed police chase that killed bystanders were not entitled to qualified immunity.


Employment Law

Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores

The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency was not liable for the litigation costs incurred by a prevailing defendant, where the LWDA did not participate in the underlying PAGA...


Dependency

In re B.L.

Because a mother's drunk driving resulted in her child's serious brain injury, juvenile court's jurisdictional and visitation findings against mother were affirmed.