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Human Factor

Paul A. Bacigalupo
ADR Services, Inc.

MCLE

Why immigration enforcement is changing the way California works

Apr. 23, 2025

Immigration crackdowns post-2025 have made compliance a ...

By Maxine D. Bayley, Michael S. Bernick

Character evidence simplified: CORPSE, COD and COW

Apr. 18, 2025

Attorneys often struggle with character evidence frequent...

By Jackson Lucky

'Unfairness' in consumer protection cases: the latest from the California Supreme Court

Apr. 17, 2025

In Capito v. San Jose Healthcare, the California...

By David M. Axelrad

Special Coverage

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, 74, now faces 40 years to life in prison. The jury's verdict came just...



Special Reports

The Resolution Issue 2025

Apr. 23, 2025

An annual statewide roundup of neutrals focusing on mediations, arbitrations and dispute resolutions.

Today's News

City workers protest Airbnb's $120M tax refund lawsuit; judge challenges attorney as San Francisco faces $800M deficit.


LA Fires, Civil Litigation


Ex-judge Vijay Gandhi, a plaintiff and lawyer, sues LA for wildfire that destroyed his and U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson's homes.


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the city lacked standing, reaffirming a 1980 precedent barring local governments from suing their states over law...


Government


Darrell Steinberg joins Manatt as national adviser

Apr. 23, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The former Sacramento mayor and California Senate president pro tempore is one of California's most experienced political figures.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The California State Bar quietly disclosed it used artificial intelligence to help write some questions on the February Bar Exam--prompting an outcry from ac...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Disbarred attorney Paul O. Paradis testifies ex-deputy city attorney James Clark lied about steering a class action lawsuit tied to LA's 2013 water billing s...


Columns

Letitia James, the New York AG who vowed to "get Trump," is now facing a potential federal criminal probe after the FHFA accus...


Tax, Insurance

Insurance payments, bad faith claims and taxes

Apr. 22, 2025
By Robert W. Wood

Insurance payments, including those for wildfire-related damages or bad faith claims, can be tax-free under certain conditions...


Labor/Employment, Immigration

Why immigration enforcement is changing the way California works

MCLE
Apr. 23, 2025
By Maxine D. Bayley, Michael S. Bernick

Immigration crackdowns post-2025 have made compliance a top business priority, with rising audits, steep fines, and legal ris...



Verdicts & Settlements

Excessive Force R.L., M.L., and H.L., minor... $30,500,000
Premises Liability Lakecia Briggs, et al. v. W... $8,492,942
Wage and Hour Travis Sanford, individual... $5,900,000
Premises Liability Gustavo Gomez v. Damla Inc.... $5,465,508
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Zara Leventhal, individuall... $4,400,000
Auto v. Auto Christina Choi, King Yue Wo... $2,950,000
Noah Winn, individually and... $2,435,000
Auto v. Auto Alexandre Ezerzer v. Janene... $2,250,000
Auto v. Auto Maria Flores Tejeda, Diana ... $2,200,000
Wage and Hour Keianna Deshazor, individua... $1,615,556

On the Move

Nossaman

Apr. 18, 2025


Nossaman welcomes Rachael Harrington as a partner in Irvine.

Harrington advises hospitals, medical staffs, physician groups and providers on a broad range of peer review matters, with particular focus on bylaws and policy development, credentialing, privileging, corrective action and fair hearing procedures. She regularly guides medical staffs through peer review and judicial review processes and counsels clients on EMTALA compliance and call panel policies. Harrington takes a proactive approach to peer review and helps medical staffs navigate patient safety interests, physician rights and whistleblower retaliation claims under Health and Safety Code Section 1278.5. Her practice also includes advising on state and federal reporting requirements, patient privacy, organized health care arrangements, regulatory investigations and balance billing. Harrington holds a J.D. from California Western School of Law and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the California Association Medical Staff Services, the National Association Medical Staff Services and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor, pre-bar at the California Western School of Law. She joins from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.




Details

Nossaman has 140 attorneys in 11 offices including Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Sacramento . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Infrastructure; Environmental & Land Use; Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation; Pensions, Benefits & Investments; Healthcare . The firm’s website is www.nossaman.com

Address

18101 Von Karman Avenue , Irvine CA 92612 Orange
T: (949) 833-7800

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Daily Appellate Report

Torts, Contracts

Diamond v. Schweitzer

Because signed release unequivocally released Defendants from all liability resulting from any injury related to the event, Plaintiff's injuries resulting from a third-party altercation w...


Employment Law

Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc.

Plaintiffs' prospective, written waivers of their 30-minute meal period for shifts between five and six hours were valid and enforceable.


Immigration

Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi

Undocumented immigrant's voluntary-departure deadline that fell on a weekend was extended to the next business day as in other federal statutes and regulations calculating deadlines in days.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Modification: People v. K.D.

Regional center was required to provide report and proposed program for defendant eligible for developmental disability diversion so trial court could determine whether she would benefit ...


Civil Procedure

Marino v. Rayant

Requests to seal civil harassment records were properly denied when defendant failed to meet California Rules of Court requirements for sealing records.