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Special Reports

Top Women Lawyers 2025

May 28, 2025
The 2025 list of the Top 100 Women Lawyers in California--celebrating excellence, impact, and leadership across the legal profession. For the first time, read this digital edition to see the entire supplement, or scroll lower to see individual profiles.

ADR Profile

Free Association

Robert D. Foiles
JAMS

2025-05-31

MCLE

California ADR quarterly case update: Part 2

May 28, 2025

Recent federal rulings from the first quarter of 2025 add...

By Paul Dubow

Use it right or lose the right: The CUP balancing act

May 23, 2025

A Conditional Use Permit lets you legally use land for sp...

By Tina Wallis

Halftime analysis of NIL in 2025: Key legal developments in college athletics

May 16, 2025

As NIL rights continue to reshape college athletics, from...

By Frank N. Darras


Today's News

Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The suit came just one day before the 9th Circuit ruled that the former Los Angeles Dodgers is not bound by a withdrawn plea agreement in a federal gambling ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Friday's meeting took place two days after the California Supreme Court recommended the Committee of Bar Examiners be restored to its position in governing t...


U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton has declined to delay Tom Girardi's sentencing hearing despite his recent hospitalization and defense arguments over ...


Tax, Government


Business groups say the measure violates the state's Affordable Groceries Act, which prevents local agencies from collecting additional taxes or fees on groc...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use


A Los Angeles County judge has upheld city approvals for a luxury hotel project, rejecting lawsuits from environmental and housing advocates who argued the d...


Civil Litigation


Employee with 22-year tenure can pursue claims in court under End Forced Arbitration Act, judge finds.


Columns

The State Bar's proposed ban on attorney advertising in domestic violence cases could give one side an unfair advantage, delay...


A name on a building

Jun. 2, 2025
By Arthur Gilbert


California's death penalty does not work

Jun. 2, 2025
By Jason R. Marks

Despite its theoretical goals, California's death penalty system has become a costly, protracted, and ineffective relic--faili...



Verdicts & Settlements

Securities Exchange Act William Lamartina, individu... $102,500,000
Bad Faith John Doe v. Roe Insurance C... $30,000,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Melanie Gonzalez, a minor b... $17,854,094
Negligence Sacramento Suburban Water D... $5,900,000
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 Markwhan Kitcher-Tucker, De... $4,800,000
Wage and Hour Genaro M. Flores, individua... $2,400,000
Breach of Contract In re: University of San Di... $1,400,000
Wage and Hour Samantha Artibee v. Corelog... $660,000
Auto v. Auto Michael Libitzky, Kriss Doz... $540,000
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Jane Doe v. Roe Massage The... Defense

On the Move

Miller Barondess, LLP

May 30, 2025


Claire-Lise Y. Kutlay joined Miller Barondess, LLP as a counsel in Los Angeles. The move was May 12, 2025.

Kutlay is an accomplished trial lawyer with experience litigating cases in a broad range of practice areas, including labor and employment, fraud, business torts, defamation, real estate, contracts, business partnership disputes, and trade secret misappropriation.


Kathryn C. Kafka joined Miller Barondess, LLP as an associate in Los Angeles. The move was May 5, 2025.

Kafka is a litigation attorney with experience handling matters involving real estate, land use, contracts, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, and commercial lease disputes.


Christian P. Erwin joined Miller Barondess, LLP as an associate in Los Angeles. The move was May 1, 2025.

Erwin is a litigation attorney whose practice focuses on patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation. He has represented clients across a range of industries, including semiconductor manufacturing and fabrication, digital radios, computer software, bitcoin mining, and medical devices.


Details

Miller Barondess, LLP has 50 attorneys in Los Angeles. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Complex Commercial, Entertainment, Labor and Employment, and Real Estate Litigation, as well as Appellate Advocacy. The firm’s website is www.millerbarondess.com

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Community News

Morrison & Foerster paid tribute to its late partner, Melvin Goldman, with an award recognizing complex litigation special...



Daily Appellate Report

Utilities, Tax

Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Placer

Taxing utility-owned properties at a different rate than other properties in the county was not unconstitutional.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Schneider v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)

Although Brady motions seeking discovery of exculpatory information in confidential personnel files must use procedures in the Pitchess statutes, the Pitchess limitations on disclosures d...


Government

San Diego Public Library Foundation v. Fuentes

Mechanical invalidation of petition signatures due to apparent errors in signers' addresses was arbitrary where registrar was able to locate the signers' voter registration records despit...


Workers' Compensation

Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.

"Date of injury" determination was necessary to decide if former athlete's worker's compensation claim for injuries sustained while playing 50 years ago should be sent to mandatory arbitr...


Noem v. Doe

Order