Judicial Profile
Judge Stephanie Story's persistence through 6 bar exams shapes her approach
MCLE
From Sacramento to Shiraz: Practical steps for registering California divorce judgments abroad
A California divorce decree is binding throughout the U.S...
By Abbas HadjianListening as the first principle of civility
Civility, grounded not in mere politeness but in the ethi...
By Scott C. ClarksonFrom Normandy to the bench: Justice Buck Compton's life of service
On Veterans Day, we honor Justice Buck Compton -- a Silve...
By Eileen C. Moore
Today's News
Judges and Judiciary
CJP settles discipline charges against retired 3rd District justice
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The trial set to begin this week would have featured a Who's Who of current and former Court of Appeal justices. Ex-Justice William J. Murray Jr. faced alleg...
Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation
DOJ defends Bondi's authority to appoint First US Attorney in LA
By Skyler Romero
The Justice Department argues Bilal Essayli was lawfully appointed first assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District, urging a judge to reject renewed co...
Environmental & Energy
Witness testimony on Prologis odor event stricken as hearsay
By Devon Belcher
Jurors heard disputed testimony as Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella said Prologis' warehouse runoff caused the 2021 Carson odor event,...
Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation
DOJ defends Bondi's authority to appoint First US Attorney in LA
By Skyler Romero
The Justice Department argues Bilal Essayli was lawfully appointed first assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District, urging a judge to reject renewed co...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Uber seeks tighter controls after sealed information leak sparks court scrutiny
By James Twomey
Thirty-three law firms deny responsibility for a leak of sealed records in Uber's sexual assault litigation as Judge Ethan Schulman weighs the company's fail...
Intellectual Property
Sonos says Google's bid for zero damages comes too late
By Craig Anderson
With a key Sonos patent reinstated by the Federal Circuit, the dispute returns to Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco as the parties ba...
Columns
The beginning
By Arthur Gilbert
In his final column as a sitting justice, Arthur Gilbert reflects on five decades of judicial service, the colleagues and staf...
Appellate Practice
Conclusions about conclusions: How to end appellate briefs effectively without overdoing it
By Benjamin G. Shatz
Effective appellate brief conclusions should be short, precise and relief-focused, balancing the functional purpose of stating...
Civil Litigation
The unequal equation: When math placement becomes discrimination
By K. Chike Odiwe
Despite equal ability, Black and Latino students are routinely denied early algebra access -- turning a curricular choice into...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Auto v. Auto | Stephen Paper, Richard Pape... | $18,000,000 |
| Copyright Infringement | Andrea Bartz, Andrea Bartz ... | $1,500,000,000 |
| Product Liability | Justin C. Van Tussenbrook v... | $26,300,000 |
| Financial Elder Abuse | Gary Reinero v. Clifford Caton | $22,287,000 |
| Failure to Reimburse Work-Related Expenses | Deborah Shaw, et al. v. Sou... | $15,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Jacquelyn Cranton and Katre... | $5,950,000 |
| Loan Agreement | John Demas v. Roe Developer | $1,616,759 |
| Assault and Battery | Arutyun Fitilchyan, Galina ... | $1,100,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. v. Roe OBGYN 1,... | $1,000,000 |
| Malpractice | Jane Doe v. Roe Hospital, R... | $925,000 |
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California Gubernatorial Appointments
Claudia Quiroz was appointed general counsel at the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
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Community News, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Judicate West founder pledges $75k for Charles Houston Bar Association student scholarships
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The bar association dates to 1955, when Black attorneys in the Bay Area banded together to confront discrimination in the cour...
Podcasts
In the fourth episode of In the Counsel's Chair, Hanson Bridgett Managing Partner Kristina Lawson discusses her time as an ele...
Daily Appellate Report
Tax
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Coachella Valley Water District
Where water district failed to demonstrate a fair or reasonable relationship between the charges imposed and the benefits received within areas charged for groundwater, charges were uncon...
Trust and Estates
Estate of Bodmann
Proposed executor was properly disqualified when his behavior was not merely interpersonal unpleasantness but rather resulted in textbook mismanagement, contributing to the estate asset's...
Government, Real Property
Airport Business Center v. City of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa's determination that a parking garage was "surplus land" subject to designation for affordable housing was proper.
Real Property
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles
Recorded agreement memorializing low-income density bonus accepted by developer was equivalent to a condition attached to a permit, surviving foreclosure and binding successor property ow...
Civil Procedure
County of Los Angeles v. Niblett
Employee's statement referencing workplace shooting that had occurred the previous year, coupled with his history with supervisor, constituted a credible threat of violence warranting iss...