Judicial Profile
Judge Pennie McLaughlin credits working-class roots for her dedication and energy
MCLE
Many 2020-2025 wildfire settlements to be retroactively tax-free
Taxpayers can amend their returns to claim refunds for ta...
By Alex Z. Brown, Robert W. WoodCalifornia cracks open AI's black box
California's AB 2013, effective in 2026, mandates AI comp...
By Alexander F. Koskey, Madison "MJ" McMahan, Matthew G. White
Today's News
Intellectual Property
MGA: Treble damages 'improper' in dolls v pop group case
By Devon Belcher
MGA's attorneys argued that the opposing counsel's request to treble a $17.8 million disgorgement award was improper, because such awards cannot be punitive.
Technology, Class Action
Overbilling refunds should nix class action for damages, Apple says
By Wisdom Howell
In a motion to dismiss, Apple said the claims are inadequately and implausibly pled, if not barred outright because two of the four lead plaintiffs received ...
Judges and Judiciary
Lawsuit says federal judge hosted underage drinking party
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The complaint filed by attorney James J. Orland attributes his client's "brutal and severe beating" to "ineffective protection and the underage drinking" dur...
Environmental & Energy
Point Reyes farm workers sue National Park Service over housing crisis
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The workers' lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Northern District of California, claims discrimination and due process violations.
Civil Litigation
Roblox, Epic Games addicted young users, lawsuit claims
By Craig Anderson
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the latest in a series of complaints filed in state and federal court against the companie...
Environmental & Energy
Environmentalists optimistic after ruling on emissions at high court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California can set vehicle emissions standards, Supreme Court says
Columns
Biden's H-1B reform faces a tight deadline, with key changes to "specialty occupation" definitions and degree requirements, bu...
Litigation & Arbitration
Burden lifted in arbitration waiver cases
By Gary A. Watt , Patrick Burns
The California Supreme Court's decision in Quach v. California Commerce Club (2024) eliminated the decades-old arbitr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Preview of coming attractions: Proposed professional rule on civility is no longer an aspiration
By Wendy L. Patrick
The California State Bar's proposed Rule 8.4.2 would make civility enforceable, disciplining lawyers for uncivil behavior and...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Grant House, Tymir Oliver, ... | $2,576,000,000 |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Chuba Hubbard and Keira McC... | $200,000,000 |
| Auto v. Truck | Karteek Koganti, Sivatej Me... | $15,000,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Michelle Salinas, Raymel Wa... | $15,000,000 |
| Negligence | C.B., a minor, by and throu... | $4,500,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Christopher W. Leyster, DDS... | $3,346,250 |
| School Incident | Jane Doe 7050 v. Alvord Uni... | $3,000,000 |
| Breach of Contract | RES System 3 LLC v. City an... | $2,600,000 |
| Premises Liability | Jill Stager v. Paramount Pi... | $1,719,092 |
| Wage and Hour | Marjan Iranrouh v. Highland... | $1,500,000 |
On the Move
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Sylvia Bokyung St. Clair was promoted to partner of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has 1121 attorneys in 20 offices, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practices areas are Labor and Employment, Corporate, Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Real Estate. The firm’s website is https://www.faegredrinker.com/
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Daily Appellate Report
Civil Procedure, Employment Law
Winston v. County of Los Angeles
Trial court erred in denying successful whistleblower retaliation litigant's Labor Code Section 1102.5(j) attorney fees' request when amended provision could be applied retroactively.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence
People v. Caratachea
Trial court was not required to conduct a sua sponte Evidence Code Section 352 inquiry where attorney did not request exclusion.
Copyright
Oracle International Corp. v. Rimini St., Inc.
The interoperability between two pieces of software was not sufficient on its own to support a finding of an infringing derivative work.
Real Property, Remedies
Majestic Asset Mgmt LLC v. The Colony at California Homeowners Assn.
Deed of trust valuation based on reasonable cost of putting golf course in condition it would have been in had trustor performed secured maintenance obligations was appropriate.
Environmental Law
Casa Mira Homeowners Assn. v. California Coastal Commission
Because "existing structures" under Coastal Act Section 30235 meant those structures in place when the statute was enacted, protective shoreline armoring only included the 1972 and not 19...