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ADR Profile

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Gregory Keosian
ADR Services, Inc.

2025-07-17

MCLE

Uninsured drivers beware, the law isn't on your side

Jul. 15, 2025

California raised its minimum auto insurance limits in J...

By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson

What you do after hours can cost you your license

Jul. 14, 2025

Attorneys' ethical obligations extend beyond the courtroo...

By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens

AI wins in court as book training deemed fair use

Jul. 10, 2025

In a matter of days, two federal courts allowed the use o...

By Edward D. Lanquist, Dominic Rota


Today's News

Data Privacy


A federal judge denied class certification for iPhone users suing Apple, citing "fading memories" and lack of device settings data in a case alleging unautho...


Technology, Government, Constitutional Law


As industry groups warn of overreach and First Amendment violations, California lawmakers voted to advance sweeping measures targeting AI training, chatbot u...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Oral arguments in Pasadena started late due to what Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw said was "commotion." Several dozen demonstrators participated in a "peaceful mu...


Civil Litigation


Tesla Insurance faces class action over claim delays

Jul. 17, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Carlos Magana filed a class action against Tesla Insurance, alleging delayed stolen vehicle claims forced him to buy a replacement car, claiming breach of co...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles jury awarded $100,000 on Wednesday to a plaintiff who accused prominent attorney Mark Geragos of malpractice. Judge Steve Cochran criticized th...


Civil Litigation


A federal judge dismissed a lawyer's RICO claim against Bee The Buzz, finding no racketeering pattern in alleged fake mass tort leads, giving plaintiff until...


Columns

Litigation & Arbitration, Insurance

In today's litigation, sub rosa and flub rosa surveillance can dismantle a plaintiff's credibility -- whether captured covertl...


Entertainment & Sports

The landmark $2.8 billion antitrust settlement in House v. NCAA marks a pivotal shift in college sports, enabling dire...


Civil Rights, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

In reaffirming that nudity doesn't make a public business an "intimate association," the 9th Circuit delivers a powerful blow ...



Verdicts & Settlements

International Business Mach... $2,659,827
Consumer Protection Lindsy Saarloos, individual... $1,000,000
Sex Discrimination Chau Nancy Xiong v. The Cit... $285,000
Wage and Hour Jennara Beshears, individua... $220,000
Landlord and Tenant San Francisco Apartment Ass... $135,000
Product Liability Liberty Zabalza v. General ... $80,000
Fraud Maria Soledad Campos v. Hyu... $75,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Mary Tuimavave v. Gabia Kon... $26,250
Defamation Jerry Gene Toste v. Faceboo... Dismissal
Breach of Contract Timothy Gordon White v. Ame... Dismissal

On the Move

Orrick

Jul. 11, 2025


Jade Turner-Bond joined Orrick as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Jul. 2, 2025.

Turner-Bond's practice focuses on social and transportation infrastructure projects, and she serves as counsel to issuers, underwriters and sponsors on a broad spectrum of public finance transactions. She has worked on a broad range of financing structures, including fixed and variable rate, tax-exempt and taxable, letter of credit and liquidity-supported bonds, tenders, exchanges, senior/subordinate, project finance, direct purchases, and 144A and Section 4(a)(2) offerings. Some of her notable clients include the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Port of Los Angeles, and The Broad, as well as some of the most active underwriters in the market.


Details

Orrick has 994 attorneys in 25 offices including Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Orange County.. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, Life Sciences & Healthtech.. The firm’s website is https://www.orrick.com/

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Daily Appellate Report

Civil Procedure

Egelston v. State Personnel Board

Res judicata and collateral estoppel were inapplicable when restraining order judgment had no preclusive effect on government employee's dismissal which was based on his abusive and disho...


Criminal Law and Procedure

U.S. v. Ghanem

Refusing offense-level reduction for accepting responsibility was not clear error where the defendant's conduct, including attempting to minimize his involvement in the offense, was incon...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Reyes

Trial court did not err by admitting significant evidence about defendant's gang affiliation during the guilt phase of bifurcated murder trial where the affiliation was relevant to motive...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Lara

Regional center expert should have been appointed by trial court to evaluate defendant's competency to stand trial when record showed that a sufficient basis regarding defendant's develop...


Criminal Law and Procedure

Modification: People v. Oyler

Despite media coverage of wildfire set by capital murder defendant, trial court correctly denied change of venue motion given the large size of the county and other factors.