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Judicial Profile

Judge Esther Ro followed her heart to a Superior Court seat

Esther Kyungmin Ro
Los Angeles County Superior Court

ADR Profile

Family Matters 

Dianna Gould-Saltman
Signature Resolution

Firm Profile

Brothers in Law

Mendez & Sanchez

2025-12-19

MCLE

AI defamation suits test anti-SLAPP shields and speaker rights

Dec. 12, 2025

As AI-driven defamation suits emerge, courts must not onl...

By Lan P. Vu

SEC at the door? Mind your ethics - and your client

Dec. 10, 2025

When the SEC comes knocking, corporate counsel must call ...

By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens

Military bases' new names sound like the old Confederate ones

Dec. 4, 2025

Military bases previously renamed to remove Confederate a...

By Eileen C. Moore


Today's News

Intellectual Property


A tech entrepreneur countersued his mansion manager, claiming he seized control of AGI House in San Francisco, stole trademarks and domains, and froze him ou...


A judge postponed the Rebecca Grossman wrongful death trial to April, citing the lead defense counsel's unexpected departure, over plaintiffs' objections th...


Intellectual Property


A decade-long patent fight against GoPro faces uncertainty after an inconsistent jury verdict, prompting both sides to seek judgment or a new trial before a ...


California Supreme Court


Justices ruled San Jose may issue pension obligation bonds without voter approval, rejecting taxpayer challenges and affirming that cities can manage legally...


Criminal


As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares a deficit-year budget, prosecutors tout new numbers under the tough on crime initiative.


Judges and Judiciary


Commission says Archuleta disparaged families and skirted rules in dependency court.


Columns

President Trump's executive order is not legalization, but a procedural step that underscores just how far federal cannabis po...


A new Second District Court of Appeal decision dismantles the Patterson exception, easing the burden on defendants and restori...


Two recent federal actions--one administrative, one judicial--highlight the sharp limits of executive and court-based cannabis...



Verdicts & Settlements

Wrongful Termination Lajos Hugyetz v. Equinox Ho... $32,300,000
Auto v. Pedestrian James Thomas Simpson; Maria... $11,800,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Nancy Ginn, individually, a... $10,000,000
Auto v. Truck Ashley Diaz v. A Better Mov... $8,718,418
Fraud In re City of Hope Data Sec... $8,500,000
Wage and Hour Lauren Dann, Kathryn Cude a... $8,000,000
Breach of Contract Bitech Technologies Corpora... $6,300,000
Auto v. Auto John Doe v. Roe Corporation... $4,900,000
Wage and Hour Dan Beck and Beinvenida Sal... $3,888,888
Assault and Battery A. Jamal Shakir Jr. v. City... $3,600,000

On the Move

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Dec. 19, 2025


Alex Bergjans was promoted to partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in Los Angeles.

Bergjans' practice focuses on complex commercial, media, employment, and intellectual property litigation. While at Quinn, he has been a member of teams that successfully tried high profile cases in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration. He previously worked in the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office's Consumer Protection Unit where he first-chaired criminal trials and led complex civil investigations and litigation, including an investigation that resulted in one of nation's the largest civil judgments for COVID-19 testing fraud. He will join the partnership effective Jan. 1.


James Bieber was promoted to partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in Los Angeles.

Bieber's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with a specialization in high-stakes disputes. He frequently advises clients in the life sciences field, and has litigated several contract disputes between pharmaceutical companies in state and federal court, and in arbitration. He also has extensive experience in antitrust and patent litigation and in white-collar defense, where he has helped defend clients in some of the largest FCPA and money-laundering cases in history. He has secured numerous victories for clients on the plaintiff and defense side, and has helped recover hundreds of millions in damages for his clients. He will join the partnership effective Jan. 1.


Details

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has 1200 attorneys in 35 offices including Los Angeles; San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are The firm lists a wide variety of practices. The firm’s website is quinnemanuel.com

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Daily Appellate Report

Municipal Law, Constitutional Law

City of San Jose v. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn.

Because City had a legal obligation to address its pension shortfall, the constitutional debt limit did not restrict the City's discretion in determining how to address that obligation.


Arbitration, Employment Discrimination

Quilala v. Securitas Security Services USA

Trial court did not err by considering, sua sponte, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act as a basis for denying motion to compel arbitration.


Water Rights

Bareilles v. State Water Resource Control Board

State Water Resources Control Board's refusal to review regional board order was not subject to judicial review where plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies and where no righ...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Cabalar

Trial court abused its discretion in denying mental health diversion when defendant met all statutory criteria, and there was no evidence supporting defendant was a risk to public safety.