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
Constitutional Law
Bill barring former ICE officers from California police jobs heads to Newsom
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1896 would prohibit former federal officers who participated in immigration enforcement from becoming California peace officers, setting up a potential co...
Government
Wildfire liability deal collapses amid utility bankruptcy warnings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A sweeping deal to reshape California's wildfire liability system fell apart after utilities warned it could undermine their finances and threaten investment...
Los Angeles County sued State Farm, alleging systemic delays, underpayments and misleading claims practices affecting thousands of Eaton and Palisades fire p...
Education Law
Judge rejects Trump administration challenge to California transgender sports policy
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge dismissed the administration's Title IX lawsuit, ruling California schools lacked clear notice that excluding transgender girls from girls' s...
Los Angeles and attorneys for thousands of Palisades Fire victims will meet Oct. 2 with two veteran wildfire mediators to begin exploring a possible resoluti...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Valle Makoff lead trial attorney testifies in former clients' fee dispute
By Alicia Alvarez
Valle Makoff attorney Timothy Miller testified from the counsel table about disputed billing in the firm's $423,773 fee lawsuit against former clients, who a...
Columns
SB 577 would make it harder for survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse to pursue claims against California public e...
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...
Labor/Employment
Lessons from a major whistleblower retaliation verdict
By Stephen C. Kimball
California Labor Code Section 1102.5 is a strong weapon for employees, and a recent major verdict shows why employers faced wi...
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.
Details
Ogletree Deakins has 1100 attorneys in 60 offices including Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Torrance, Fresno . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Traditional labor and employment, workplace safety, employee benefits, and business immigration. The firm’s website is http://www.ogletree.com/
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Women's white collar defense association hosts annual LA summer soirée
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles chapter of the Women's White Collar Defense Association held its annual Summer Soirée at Kaplan Marino PC, bri...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Espinosa
Trial courts granting compassionate release must both recall the defendant's existing sentence and impose a new sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Campbell
Defendant convicted of second degree murder by jury not instructed on imputed malice was ineligible for resentencing because jurors must have found he personally harbored malice.
Labor Law, Administrative Agencies
City of L.A. v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Temporary make-whole relief ordered by Employee Relations Board was not an abuse of discretion where City failed to meet its obligation to engage in bargaining over effects of suspending ...
Habeas Corpus
In re Pride
Trial court erred by failing to consider Racial Justice Act petitioner's request for appointment of counsel, where he presented a declaration that, if true, would establish an RJA violati...
Securities
KalshiEX LLC v. Assad
Federal derivatives regulation does not displace state gambling laws when sports event contracts function as wagers rather than swaps.