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From The Archive


MCLE

Ethics of preparing legal opinions for third parties

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When heirs span borders mistakes can cost executors dearly

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California personal representatives must conduct diligen...

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Rethinking subsidies for California farms

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Today's News

San Francisco courts will begin releasing pre-trial defendants without attorneys, citing constitutional mandates, as the Public Defender's Office and private...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel signaled concern Tuesday with an Oakland judge's order barring Apple from collecting commissions on p...


Civil Litigation


A judge ruled Los Angeles County improperly approved a battery storage project in Acton, siding with a local group that claimed the facility violated zoning ...


Intellectual Property


US patent chief seizes control of patent reviews

Oct. 21, 2025
By Craig Anderson

New rulemaking and direct oversight by John A. Squires could dismantle key provisions of the America Invents Act, critics warn.


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel signaled concern Tuesday with an Oakland judge's order barring Apple from collecting commissions on p...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Two judges on a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel signaled concern Tuesday with an Oakland judge's order barring Apple from collecting commissions on p...


Columns

Environmental & Energy

The EPA's proposal to gut greenhouse gas reporting would sideline nearly all sectors, leaving a gaping hole in climate account...


Securities, Environmental & Energy, Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory

California's climate reporting rules are about to get real

Oct. 20, 2025
By Maureen F. Gorsen, Caleb J. Bowers

The California Air Resources Board released a preliminary list of in-scope entities and draft guidance on the state's mandator...


Criminal, Civil Rights

Rampant racial bias in California's capital prosecutions -- especially in Alameda County -- underscores why Gov. Newsom should...



Verdicts & Settlements

Malpractice D.F. a minor v Doe Hospital... $15,500,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Rogelio Hernandez v. City o... $15,250,000
Wrongful Death Salvador Albert Corado, ind... $9,500,000
Dangerous Condition of Public Property Anthony Nonn v. City of Los... $3,000,000
Breach of Contract Paula Sparkman, on behalf o... $2,000,000
Malpractice Jane Doe v. Roe Nursing Fac... $875,000
Hostile Work Environment Amelia Russell v. Spray Enc... $675,932
The Doe Family Living Trust $500,000
Elder Abuse Jane Doe v. Roe Healthcare ... $400,000
Elder Abuse John Doe v. Roe Convalescen... $325,000

On the Move

Much Shelist, P.C.

Oct. 21, 2025


Much Shelist, P.C. welcomes Benjamin J. Fenton as a principal.

Fenton is an experienced health care attorney who represents clients in a broad range of litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters. He has substantial experience litigating disputes involving health care business operations, employment issues, and contractual matters.


Much Shelist, P.C. welcomes Nick D. Jurkowitz as a principal.

Co-Chair of Much's Health Care group, Jurkowitz represents health care providers in transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters. His clients include large medical groups, management services organizations (MSOs), health care facilities, substance abuse treatment centers, clinics, and individual physicians and practitioners. Clients turn to Jurkowitz for his deep industry insight when it comes to the formation of businesses and the corporate practice of medicine as well as the complex web of regulatory issues in the health care space.


Much Shelist, P.C. welcomes Henry R. Fenton as a counsel.

An accomplished attorney, Fenton draws on his decades of experience to guide health care professionals and entities through complex regulatory, administrative, and litigation matters. In his counseling practice, Fenton helps clients minimize legal risk while ensuring compliance with the complex federal and state regulations that govern the health care industry. In his litigation practice, Fenton has represented clients in a broad range of civil disputes, including health care, labor and employment, and antitrust cases. He has successfully defended hundreds of physicians and other medical professionals facing investigations or disciplinary actions before the Medical Board of California.


Much Shelist, P.C. welcomes Herbert L. Weinberg as a counsel.

Weinberg is a seasoned attorney and licensed pharmacist with more than 40 years of experience advising on complex health care matters. Pharmacists and pharmacies call on him for everything from maintaining regulatory compliance to responding to audits conducted by third-party payers. Weinberg has also presided over and documented the purchases and sales of more than 200 pharmacies, bringing deep industry insight to each transaction.


Much Shelist, P.C. welcomes Anne Schneider as an associate.

Schneider represents health care providers and entities on litigation, transactional, licensing, administrative, and regulatory matters. She draws on her multifaceted experience to guide clients through residency disputes, unlawful termination and employment discrimination matters, business disputes, and whistleblower cases across the health care spectrum. Schneider also works on medical staff, peer review, and insurance matters.


Much Shelist, P.C. welcomes Nishka S. Khanna as an associate.

Khanna is a health care attorney who focuses her practice on guiding clients through regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. She works with physicians, medical groups, and other health care providers, offering proactive strategies to help them navigate the complexities of the health care industry.


Details

Much Shelist, P.C. has 103 attorneys in 3 offices including Los Angeles and Newport Beach. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Health Care, Construction, Real Estate, PE/M&A, Corporate & Finance. The firm’s website is muchlaw.com

Address

1990 S. Bundy Drive, Suite 777 , Los Angeles California 90025 USA

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Daily Appellate Report

Labor Law

Amended Opinion: National Labor Relations Board v. Macy's Inc.

A union was not clearly and fully informed of the conditions necessary to be reinstated and therefore the business's lockout was unlawful.


Criminal Law and Procedure

U.S. v. Kroyter

Laches barred coram nobis petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel for inadequate immigration advice where petitioner waited nine years to file and two key attorneys were decea...


Constitutional Law

State of Oregon v. Trump

Because President Trump's action to federalize the Oregon National Guard in response to Portland ICE facility unrest was within his statutory authority, State of Oregon's ultra vires clai...


Civil Procedure

Kouvabina v. Veltman

Attorney representing herself in numerous appeals and writ petitions during the previous five years was found to be a vexatious litigant subject to prefiling requirements.