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MCLE
AI defamation suits test anti-SLAPP shields and speaker rights
As AI-driven defamation suits emerge, courts must not onl...
By Lan P. VuSEC at the door? Mind your ethics - and your client
When the SEC comes knocking, corporate counsel must call ...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensMilitary bases' new names sound like the old Confederate ones
Military bases previously renamed to remove Confederate a...
By Eileen C. Moore
Today's News
California Supreme Court
Two deaths from one act don't equal two strikes, high court rules
By Craig Anderson
The California Supreme Court ruled that a single act of vehicular manslaughter that killed two people cannot be counted as two prior strikes under the Three ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Beagle Labs sues AppFolio, claims anticompetitive platform access block
By Daniel Schrager
Beagle Labs alleges AppFolio violated antitrust law by blocking platform access to favor an in-house service, calling security justifications pretextual and ...
A leading conservative voice whose dissents influenced US Supreme Court
Intellectual Property
Patent suit over Amazon Web Services software transferred to Northern District
By Daniel Schrager
VirtaMove Corp. alleges AWS' migration and container services use processes covered by two of its patents, claims Amazon denies. The tech giant also asserts ...
Labor/Employment
OC prosecutor awarded $1.5M in fees, county exposure hits $4.5M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A judge awarded more than $1.5 million in attorneys' fees to former Orange County Deputy District Attorney Tracy Miller, increasing the county's total exposu...
Intellectual Property
Court finds Lanham Act inapplicable to Lady Gaga 'Mayhem' promotion
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge denied Lost International's injunction bid, ruling trademark law does not apply to Lady Gaga's "Mayhem" album promotion, finding the use arti...
Columns
Entertainment & Sports
The cost of free coaching: NCAA's $303M volunteer coach settlement
By Jill M. Manning
A $303 million settlement over the NCAA's 31-year ban on compensating volunteer coaches signals that coordinated wage-fixing a...
When corporate narratives shape law: Understanding Uber's campaign within a long American tradition
By Monica Washington-Rothbaum
When powerful interests redefine accountability through public narratives, perception can begin to outweigh evidence in shapin...
Survival cannibalism at sea and the necessity defense
By Marc D. Alexander
Adam Cohen's "Captain's Dinner" recounts the shocking true story of shipwreck, cannibalism and murder that upended English law...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Auto v. Auto | Stephen Paper, Richard Pape... | $18,000,000 |
| Unfair Competition | Eileen S. Natuzzi, Wun-Ling... | $10,500,000 |
| Consumer Protection | Thomas Fan, Matthew Kimoto,... | $7,050,000 |
| Wrongful Death | Eric Soriano Individually, ... | $6,500,000 |
| Elder Abuse | Ronda Rigsby v. Brier Oak o... | $3,800,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Raphael Pariente Zapotitla ... | $3,500,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Tsuki Sugiyama and Richard ... | $2,850,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Medical Group | $2,100,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Rohini Perera v. City of Lo... | $1,500,000 |
| Malpractice | John Doe v. Roe Gastroenter... | $1,500,000 |
On the Move
Akerman LLP
Mojan Anari was promoted to partner of Akerman LLP in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Nov. 1, 2025.
Details
Akerman LLP has 700 attorneys in 24 offices including Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Litigation, Real Estate, Corporate, Labor and Employment, Financial Services. The firm’s website is www.akerman.com
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LA County's Court Commons exhibit brings education, resources to residents
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles Superior Court launched Court Commons, a mobile exhibition offering legal education, resources for self-represente...
Podcasts
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Daily Appellate Report
Family Law
Houser v. Superior Court (Larsen)
Parent did not violate custody or scheduling orders by authorizing son to participate in sports events because the sports teams, not the parent, scheduled the specific times of the events.
Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law
People v. Crenshaw
Because assault weapons fall outside the Nation's historical tradition of constitutionally protected firearms, prohibiting their possession does not violate the United States Constitution.
Criminal Law and Procedure
In re Riley
Trial court abused its discretion by terminating criminal defendant from work release program despite finding no willful violation and without adequately inquiring into whether she remain...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Shaw
Under Three Strikes law, where defendant's two manslaughter convictions arose from a single criminal act, trial and appellate court erred by treating the convictions as separate strikes s...
Real Property
Berstein v. Sebring
Plaintiff's successive lawsuits regarding the scope of defendant's easement did not constitute an improper splitting of actions because they involved different violations of plaintiff's p...