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Torts/Personal Injury
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Snap, TikTok and YouTube settled with the first bellwether plaintiff in the sprawling social media addiction multidistrict litigation days before trial, leav...
Civil Rights
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By Laurinda Keys
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Environmental & Energy
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Entertainment & Sports
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Intellectual Property
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Alan Eisner of Eisner Gorin LLP, Alex J. Hemmelgarn of Lewitt Hackman and Steven J. Horn of Law Offices of Steven J. Horn
“SFVBA Judge of the Year” Valerie F. Salkin and SFVBA President and supervising research attorney of Los Angeles County Superior Court Kyle M. Ellis
Avram Salkin of Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez PC, “SFVBA Judge of the Year” Valerie F. Salkin and Ken Salkin
Alexander S. Kasendorf of Grant Shenon Almaraz APLC and Alexander J. Harwin of FordHarrison
Doctor Pouneh Beizai of Santa Monica, Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Murphy and (Ret.) Judge Jacqueline A. Connor of ADR Services Inc.
Lisa F. Rosenthal of Law Offices of Rosenthal & Associates and Susan R. Jaeger of Woodland Hills
Nicholas A. Medina of Grant Shenon Almaraz APLC, real estate broker Monique Bryher and Sarkis S. Yeretsian of Compass Inc.
SFVBA Past President Amanda M. Moghaddam of Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company and Kira S. Masteller of Lewitt Hackman
“SFVBA Community Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson and Daniel J. Turner of Turner Mediation
Dmitry Gorin of Eisner Gorin LLP, Gerald M. Serlin of Benedon & Serlin LLP and (Ret.) Judge Jacqueline A. Connor of ADR Services Inc.
Superior Court Judges Faye C. Barnouw and Alan K. Schneider, Commissioner Wendy Shapero and “SFVBA Community Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson
Superior Court Judges Sarah J. Ellenberg and Mahin V. Salehi
Superior Court Judge Terrance T. Lewis and SFVBA President and supervising research attorney of Los Angeles County Superior Court Kyle M. Ellis
Superior Court Judges Mahin V. Salehi, Patricia Hunter and Aleen Avanesian
Superior Court Commissioner Kendra Thomas, Judges Dina R. Richman, Emily J. Cole and Michelle S. Short
(Ret.) Judge Martin L. Herscovitz, Judge Diego H. Edber and Dmitry Gorin of Eisner Gorin LLP
SFVBA Secretary David D. Samani of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Marshall R. Cole of Nemeck & Cole
Louisa B. Pensanti of Pensanti & Associates, Lisa Grace-Kellogg of Lisa Grace-Kellogg Newspaper Law and Maria H. Skinner of Glendale
Matthew A. Breddan of The Reape-Rickett Law Firm; Karen Sabourin, associate director of business operations at California State University, Northridge and Steven T. Holzer of Lewitt Hackman
Marta A. Alcumbrac of Nemecek & Cole, Superior Court Judges Jessica C. Kronstadt, Emily J. Cole, “SFVBA Community Impact Award” honoree Thomas Rubinson and Wendy Segall
Nemecek & Cole’s Nina M. Niedbalski (SFVBA trustee) and Claudia L. Stone; Jennifer C. Schmuldt of Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company and Kenny C. Brooks of Nemecek & Cole
19 (Ret.) Judge Zaven V. Sinanian of Signature Resolution, Superior Court Judge Marilyn M. Mordetzky, Sarkis S. Yeretsian of Compass Inc. and Luiza Manuelian of Grant Shenon Almaraz APLC
20 Jay Rosenzweig, President & CEO of BirthParentFinder.com and J R Investigations; (Ret.) Judge Stephen P. Pfahler of ADR Services Inc., Woodland Hills’ Jeffrey B. Endler and Susan R. Jaeger; Lisa F. Rosenthal of Law Offices of Rosenthal & Associates
20 Jay Rosenzweig, President & CEO of BirthParentFinder.com and J R Investigations; (Ret.) Judge Stephen P. Pfahler of ADR Services Inc., Woodland Hills’ Jeffrey B. Endler and Susan R. Jaeger; Lisa F. Rosenthal of Law Offices of Rosenthal & Associates
“SFVBA’s Stanley Mosk Legacy of Justice Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton and (Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo of ADR Services Inc.
Superior Court Judge Kelvin D. Filer, (Ret.) Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo of ADR Services Inc. and “SFVBA’s Stanley Mosk Legacy of Justice Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton
Marriage counselor Mary K. Cocharo, life coach Dorit Reichental and Dr. Michel A. Salkin, Chair of the Board of Governors at University of Haifa
ADR Services Inc.’s Founder and President Lucie Barron, and Director of Market Development Chelsea Mangel
(Ret.) Judge Zaven V. Sinanian of Signature Resolution, Suzy S. Marjanian of Koletsky Mancini Feldman LLP and Deputy Public Defender Mary M. Dolmadjian
Joanna M. Sanchez of Sanchez Family Law APC, Superior Court Judge Amanda S. Park and Jeffrey D. Horowitz of The Horowitz Law Firm APC
ADR Services Inc.’s Founder and President Lucie Barron, accepting “SFVBA Judge of the Century Award” on behalf of (Ret.) California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, and SFVBA President and supervising research attorney of Los Angeles County Superior Court Kyle M. Ellis
“SFVBA Community Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson and “Lifetime Achievement Award” recipient Linda Temkin, SFVBA’s director of education and events
30 “SFVBA Community Impact Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson and SFVBA President and supervising research attorney of Los Angeles County Superior Court Kyle M. Ellis
SFVBA’s past President Heather P. Glick-Atalla of Glick Atalla and President-Elect Robert W. Brown, also president of University of West Los Angeles
Luiza Manuelian of Grant Shenon Almaraz APLC; ADR Services Inc.’s mediator (Ret.) Judge Stephen P. Pfahler and Founder and President Lucie Barron; Adam D.H. Grant of Grant Shenon Almaraz APLC
Superior Court Judge Michael R. Amerian, “SFVBA Judge of the Year” Valerie Salkin and Anthony S. Khoury of ARC Alternative Resolution Center
Superior Court Judge Jessica A. Uzcategui, (Ret.) Judges Martin L. Herscovitz and Joseph A. Brandolino
Superior Court Commissioners Wendy Shapero and Michelle Lim
“SFVBA’s Stanley Mosk Legacy of Justice Award” honoree Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton and SFVBA President and supervising research attorney of Los Angeles County Superior Court Kyle M. Ellis
During a centennial Judges' Night celebration in Woodland Hills, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association honored judges and legal leaders who shaped the region's legal community while emphasizing the enduring importance of humanity, service, and civic responsibility in the justice system.
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
Nuanmanee v. Superior Court (People)
Dismissal was required in misdemeanor case where trial was delayed beyond the speedy-trial statutory period due to the court's administrative policies, which did not constitute good cause.
Labor Law, Arbitration
Dept. of Human Resources v. California Correctional Peace Officers
Because arbitrator's award did not conflict with explicit public policy or improperly displace State Personnel Board authority, trial court erred in correcting the award.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Lopez-Tapia
Defendant was not entitled to presumptive lower term sentence where evidence showed he had experience childhood trauma but not that his trauma had contributed to the commission of his off...
Real Property
Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles
Because Los Angeles's eviction-threshold ordinance created a substantive limitation on eviction rather than an impermissible procedural barrier, it was not preempted by California's unlaw...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Wilmot
Jury instruction that limited the offense of voluntary manslaughter to unintentional killing erroneously limited jury's latitude to rule on lesser included offense.