Judicial Profile
Judge Susan J. Townsend brings a personal touch to Bellflower bench
ADR Profile
Retired Judge Kenneth Medel mixes an easygoing style with preparation, persistence and a willingness to get firm
MCLE
The state of college sports: When passion transitions to business
With NIL valuations and endorsements influencing every st...
By Frank N. DarrasIs an algorithmic feed 'speech'? Courts are about to decide
As courts grapple with whether algorithmically generated ...
By Krista L. BaughmanBias is implicit in all AI, even legal AI
Attorneys who use AI must do so with their eyes wide open...
By Susan L. Greenberg
Today's News
Technology
Newsom faces final decisions on AI, social media bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Measures regulating children's use of AI chatbots, addictive online features and workplace surveillance are among hundreds of bills awaiting action.
Environmental & Energy
Prop. 45 opponents warn measure could streamline rural data centers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Supporters say the CEQA initiative does not cover data centers, but opponents and a UC Berkeley law professor say its language leaves the question open to co...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar drops charges against four DTLA Law Group attorneys
By Skyler Romero
The dismissals halt, at least for now, a multistate unauthorized-practice case that the State Bar had expanded earlier this year to include several of the fi...
Civil Procedure
Artists seek sanctions against DeviantArt over AI copyright discovery
By Daniel Schrager
Plaintiffs say DeviantArt and Latham & Watkins forced them to spend more than $40,000 pursuing testimony from former employees in Canada.
Civil Procedure
Edison seeks broader SoCalGas discovery, delay in Eaton Fire trial
By Devon Belcher
The utility wants records about SoCalGas' response before and after the fire and says newly released investigative evidence requires pushing the first bellwe...
Intellectual Property
Oracle trade secrets case against Procore survives key challenge
By Daniel Schrager
Judge Jon Tigar rejected Procore's statute-of-limitations defense and allowed most of Oracle's claimed trade secrets to proceed toward a November trial.
Columns
Judges may use AI as a tool, but they must personally read the key pleadings and evidence, evaluate the law and credibility, ...
Bankruptcy
From dot-coms to AI start-ups: Same boom, different bust
By Monique D. Jewett-Brewster
While the dot.com and AI booms share similarities, the resulting company failures raise materially different bankruptcy issues...
Constitutional Law
The president has no business running elections
By Allan Lee Dollison
President Donald Trump's effort to restrict mail voting through executive action exceeds presidential authority over elections...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Breach of Contract | Pomona Valley Hospital Medi... | $66,100,000 |
| Proposition 218 tax overcharge | Scott Simpson, Dvonne Pitru... | $40,854,300 |
| Premises Liability | Vanessa Sousa Oliveira v. M... | $20,700,000 |
| Unfair Competition | The People of the State of ... | $15,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Steve McKinney, Michelle Ly... | $12,500,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Daniel Gonzalez, John Frye ... | $9,500,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Lance Dutcher, individually... | $7,500,000 |
| Retaliation | Adolfo Beltran v. Roe Hospital | $6,664,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Jennifer Lynn Ryan v. City ... | $5,000,000 |
| Product Liability | Daniel A. Fung, Jasia Hu v.... | $3,682,590 |
On the Move
Ogletree Deakins
Frank Olah joined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in Los Angeles. The move was Aug. 24, 2026.
Alexander Harwin joined Ogletree Deakins as a shareholder in Los Angeles.
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Women's white collar defense association hosts annual LA summer soirée
By Ricardo Pineda
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Daily Appellate Report
Civil Procedure
National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
Displeasure with the White House ballroom's design does not establish the concrete and particularized injury required for Article III standing.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Castillo
Trial court was not required to articulate a particular method of calculating the noneconomic restitution for minor sexual abuse victim and family members.
Civil Procedure
Trump v. California
States lacked standing to seek injunction preventing implementation of Executive Order provisions that only dealt with Executive Branch internal policies.
Immigration
Urias-Gaxiola v. Blanche
Immigration Judge should have heard evidence regarding motion to amend pleading that alien claimed erroneously admitted to government allegations and conceded removability rather than bin...
Securities
Amended Opinion: Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis v. Funko Inc.
Funko's purportedly "forward-looking" statements about potential excess inventory risks were not entitled to PSLRA safe-harbor, where they implied that Funko was not already experiencing ...