Judicial Profile
Judge Sherry M. Thompson-Taylor, judging means carrying the decisions home
MCLE
CIPA meets the modern web: California's data-tracking disputes and the path forward
As courts weigh whether routine website tracking violates...
By David S. Cunningham IIIProposed SB 690 eliminates pen register CIPA claims but leaves website privacy litigation intact
SB 690 could wipe out most pending pen register claims an...
By Logan LeonardNew laws protecting children from social media and AI need enforcement to be effective
California's new child-safety laws create new avenues for...
By Zachary N. Zaharoff
Today's News
Bay Area family law attorneys say private-company equity, volatile valuations and complex compensation packages are making AI-related divorces harder to unta...
Civil Procedure
Overheard lunch conversation fuels privilege fight in LAX people mover case
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles is seeking to seal references to a deputy city attorney's restaurant conversation that developer LINXS says supports its claims that airport offi...
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton questioned whether homeowners claiming their fire-damaged house is a constructive total loss sued before the insurer ...
Torts/Personal Injury
LA jury awards $11M to children of man fatally shot by LAPD
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jurors found two officers used unnecessary deadly force in the 2024 shooting of Wilver Blanco Mendoza, but a 40% fault finding against Blanco leaves the fina...
Real Estate/Development
'Zombie mortgage' lawsuits test retroactive reach of California law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Borrowers are invoking AB 130 to challenge foreclosures completed before the law took effect, despite a growing line of federal rulings rejecting retroactive...
Judges and Judiciary
Supreme Court names McGill presiding judge of State Bar Court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
W. Kearse McGill will succeed retiring Presiding Judge Richard Honn, while Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner will chair a reconstitute...
Columns
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration clauses in commercial contracts: Strategic advantage or unnecessary constraint?
By Louis Tambaro
Commercial arbitration can offer privacy, expertise and speed, but businesses should tailor each clause to the likely dispute ...
Real Estate/Development
Measure ULA survives, but reform isn't over: Part two
By Mhare Mouradian, Dana Treister
Measure ULA remains intact, but proposed state caps and local tax relief for multifamily and mixed-use projects could change h...
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
When did cost-cutting become an elder care strategy?
By Yosi Yahoudai, Stacy Thumsuden
As California's senior population grows, long-term care facilities are relying on lower-cost staffing models and looser care s...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Wrongful Death | Alexandra Rasey-Smith, Gord... | $5,800,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Paul Williams, on behalf of... | $5,200,000 |
| Malpractice | John Doe v. Roe Hospital | $4,700,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Eliza Serrano, individually... | $4,100,000 |
| Premises Liability | Jane Doe v. Roe Restaurant ... | $3,250,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Daniel Kelley, on behalf of... | $2,360,000 |
| Breach of Contract | Isabel Arteaga v. Calcrete ... | $2,000,000 |
| Intentional Misrepresentation | Tiffany Young v. Brian Rich... | $2,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Stephanie Jones, an individ... | $1,900,000 |
| Premises Liability | John Doe v. Roe Builders | $1,550,000 |
On the Move
Cozen O'Connor
Theresa Nolan joined Cozen O'Connor as a member in Los Angeles. The move was Sept. 21, 2026.
Details
Cozen O'Connor has 1000 attorneys in 34 offices including 3. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are litigation, corporate and regulatory law, government relations, insurance, and labor and employment. The firm’s website is https://www.cozen.com/
Featured Content
Insurance defense attorneys have long been on the front lines for their clients. Now they're facing a new threat: the carriers...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS neutrals examine how evolving PAGA reforms, shifting case law and data-driven claims are reshaping mediation strategies i...
Community News
RCBA Chief Financial Officer Christopher G. Jensen of Reid & Hellyer; Lord & Brooker APC and Master of Ceremonies Michelle M. Brooker, RCBA 2026-27 President Elisabeth A. Lord, and Solomon D. Droge
(Ret.) Jeffrey J. Prevost and Harlan B. Kistler of Law Offices of Harlan B. Kistler
Lucy Matevosyan of Matevosyan Law Group, honoree Virginia M. Blumenthal of Blumenthal & Moore APLC and RCBA 2026-27 President Elisabeth A. Lord of Lord & Brooker APC
Deputy Public Defender Steven L. Harmon, "James H. Krieger Meritorious Service Award" recipient and "E. Aurora Hughes Award for Service" recipient Virginia M. Blumenthal of Blumenthal & Moore APLC
Thompson & Colegate LLP's law clerk Laiba Malik and associate Jazmyne D. Alverson
Daniel E. Katz of Reid & Hellyer, RCBA 2026-27 President Elisabeth A. Lord of Lord & Brooker APC and (Ret.) Judge Kira L. Klatchko of JAMS
(Ret.) Judge Craig G. Riemer, Peter J. Mort of Murrieta and (Ret.) Jeffrey J. Prevost
Stephanie Barraza, Associate Business Manager at JAMS; San Bernardino County Deputy Public Defender Andrea J. Garcia and Juvenile Courts Attorneys' Desireá M. Tucker
Paul J. Molinaro of The Law Offices of Fransen & Molinaro LLP and Thomas W. Dominick of Fullerton Lemann Schaefer & Dominick LLP
Luz E. Essenwanger of Redlands and Michael Saavedra of Represent Justice
Riverside Unified School District Teacher Teri Stamen and Superior Court Judge Carol A. Greene
Teresa Sarenana, Giro Bevinetto, Arlene M. Dashkovitz of Law Office of Arlene Marie Cordoba and paralegal Sharol Vampola
Stream Kim's Elizabeth V. Duran, Amy Zhou, Michaele M. Gonzalez, Amy J. Osborne and Antonieta T. Leal
Riverside County Superior Court’s Presiding Judge Jacqueline C. Jackson and Supervising Judge Dean Benjamini
Financial Adviser Micki Hicks, U.S. Magistrate Judge David T. Bristow and Financial Adviser Karl Hicks
RCBA Past President Megan J.G. Demshki and Casey R. Johnson, both of Aitken Aitken Cohn
RCBA 2026-27 Vice President Lauren M. Vogt of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting and Past President Megan J.G. Demshki of Aitken Aitken Cohn
(Ret.) Judge Gloria C. Trask, Gordon W. Trask III of Glendora and Superior Court Judge Randall S. Stamen
(Ret.) Judge David S. Cohn of JAMS and Michael J. Marlatt of Thompson & Colegate LLP
Gary T. Montgomery of Thompson & Colegate LLP, 4th District Senior Appellate Court Attorney Mary Ann Forrest and Donald R. Lee of Dietz Gilmor & Chazen
Deputy City Attorney Neil D. Okazaki of Corona and Superior Court Judge Christopher B. Harmon
Reel Fathers Rights' David L. Taub, Merritt L. McKeon and Priyanka Bhattacharya
Juvenile Courts Attorneys' Desireá M. Tucker; Rizio Lipinsky Heiting's associate Joseph M. Ernatt, manager Joey Ross and associate Briana A. Heiting, also an RCBA Member-at-Large
Oliver P. Cleary of Law Office of Oliver P. Cleary, Jean-Simon Serrano of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting and Superior Court Commissioner Kelly Moran
RCBA Member-at-Large Edgar B. Lopez of Law Office of Edgar Lopez APC and Leo Herrera of Herrera Law PC
Senior Presiding Justice Manuel Ramirez and Jackie Hoar, settlement conference administrator at the 4th District Court of Appeal
JAMS' mediators (Ret.) Judge David S. Cohn and (Ret.) Judge Chad W. Firetag
RCBA Barristers President Nolan B. Kistler of the Law Offices of Harlan B. Kistler, Heather A. Green of Blumenthal & Moore APLC and Christopher A. Johnson of Reid & Hellyer
Paul Grech Jr. of Law Offices of Grech Packer & Hanks and (Ret.) Judge Harold W. Hopp
Wade Pyun, chief legal officer of Altura Credit Union and Ellen M. Peng of Riverside
RCBA 2026-27 President Elisabeth A. Lord of Lord & Brooker APC (center) with past presidents, board members, and honorees
RCBA Recognition of 50-Year State Bar Members: Daniel E. Olson of Riverside, Senior Presiding Justice Manuel Ramirez and James O. Heiting of Heiting & Irwin
Arturo M. Cisneros of Malcolm Cisneros, Teresa Cisneros and Superior Court Judge Randall S. Stamen
Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lord was installed as RCBA president.
Daily Appellate Report
Constitutional Law
People Not Politicians v. Onder
Federal courts should not change a state's congressional map after an election has begun when the merits are uncertain and switching maps would risk electoral chaos.
Prisoners' Rights, Civil Procedure
Edwards v. Brown
Under Oregon law, the time an inmate spends completing the prison grievance process does not count toward the statute of limitations on a federal section 1983 claim.
Environmental Law, Civil Procedure
State of Washington v. Crown Resources Corp.
Consolidating and jointly litigating Clean Water Act claims does not put plaintiffs in privity or make one plaintiff's settlement binding on the other.