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Judicial Profile
Commissioner Brigid Campo deals with legal drama in family court
MCLE
When confidentiality meets crime, California lawyers face a fine line
The American Bar Association's guidance about reporting c...
By Joanna L. Storey MishlerDon't let an adverse party commit to producing 'relevant' documents
While responses to Requests for Production that promise t...
By Ian PikeState Supreme Court takes on compelled arbitration and elder abuse
The California Supreme Court is poised to clarify when ar...
By Mike Arias, Destiny D. Hooper, Uri H. NivToday's News
Environmental & Energy
Kavanaugh's emissions opinion invites future challenges from fossil fuel producers
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The U.S. Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling in Diamond v. EPA affirmed that oil companies may challenge California's emissions program, sparking fears among environm...
A Los Angeles County judge allows Calabasas to test wildfire debris dumped in its landfill for hazardous materials, despite opposition from the county sanita...
Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives CREXi antitrust claims against rival CoStar
By Craig Anderson
The ruling breathes new life into the Los Angeles commercial real estate company's counterclaims under the Sherman and Cartwright Acts, even as a copyright i...
Intellectual Property
Federal judge slashes $550M Western Digital patent verdict to $1
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna upheld a jury's finding that Western Digital infringed a hardware encryption patent but sharply reduced the $550 million d...
Civil Litigation
Judge sanctions Mayweather franchise for discovery violations
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge sanctioned Mayweather Boxing + Fitness defendants for discovery violations, citing inconsistent record explanations. Another case allows ...
Government
9th Circuit affirms $24M False Claims verdict against Sigma over customs fraud
By Wisdom Howell
The ruling marks the first time a federal appellate court has affirmed a customs-based FCA trial verdict, reinforcing the government's power--and private whi...
Columns
Military Law, Constitutional Law
The Constitution is quiet while the missiles fly
By Allan Lee Dollison
As tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, the United States faces renewed pressure to weigh military involvement -- raisin...
Legal institutions must condemn intimidation of judges and actions that undermine the judicial system.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
DOJ reevaluates corporate monitorships: What antitrust counsel need to know
By Nana Wilberforce, John W. O'Toole
The DOJ's growing skepticism of corporate monitorships may signal a shift for the Antitrust Division -- companies should seize...
Verdicts & Settlements
Fraud | Whatsapp Inc., Facebook Inc... | $168,000,000 |
Auto v. Pedestrian | Jathan Quiroz, a minor v. C... | $28,163,528 |
Retaliation | Ana Cantu v. Google LLC, Li... | $28,000,000 |
Unfair Business Practices | District Council #16 Northe... | $11,000,000 |
Auto v. Auto | Angelo Pizarro, Arcelio Gar... | $3,573,286 |
Wage and Hour | Ismail Alammari, individual... | $2,875,000 |
Wage and Hour | Frank Degourville, individu... | $1,650,000 |
Wage and Hour | Juan David Arreola Carrillo... | $1,257,979 |
Wrongful Death | Jane Doe v. Roe Nursing Home | $950,000 |
Auto v. Auto | Hyojin Choi v. Michael Chen | $250,000 |
On the Move
Wesierski & Zurek, LLP
Valerie R. Chrissakis joined Wesierski & Zurek, LLP as counsel in Lake Forest
Details
Wesierski & Zurek, LLP has 35 attorneys in 2 offices including Lake Forest and Pasadena. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Auto Defense, Bad Faith, Business Litigation, Employment Law, and General Civil Litigation. The firm’s website is wzllp.com
Address
29 Orchard Road , Lake Forest, CA 92630 United States of America
T:
(949) 975-1000
F:
(949) 756-0517
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Community News
Immigration, Community News
Fear of arrest driving some immigrants to skip court, advocates warn
By Skyler Romero
Legal advocates warn that increased enforcement and a lack of legal representation are placing vulnerable immigrants in a bind...
Daily Appellate Report
Corporations
Norman v. Strateman
Trial court erred in granting motion to enforce derivative lawsuit settlement when it failed to appropriately review and evaluate the settlement.
Anti-SLAPP, Civil Procedure
Wong v. Dong
Interlocutory appeal was unavailable from order denying special motion to strike malicious prosecution claim subsequently filed by original target of a strategic lawsuit against public pa...
Family Law, Immigration
Marriage of Adeyeye and Faramaye
The income of a sponsored immigrant should be considered in calculating the sponsor-spouse's support obligation under an I-864 affidavit.
Consumer Law
Scheibe v. ProSupps USA LLC
State-law mislabeling claim was not preempted where the complaint alleged single-sample testing, allowing a court to reasonably infer supplement may have been misbranded under the Food, D...