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Judicial Profile
Judge Sherri Honer's quiet discipline shapes her Westminster courtroom
MCLE
AI wins in court as book training deemed fair use
In a matter of days, two federal courts allowed the use o...
By Edward D. Lanquist, Dominic RotaDupe culture on trial: Lululemon, Costco, and the future of trademark law
In an era where TikTok hauls and hashtag trends blur the ...
By Pejman JavaheriWhat AI learns from us, and why that could be a legal problem
AI is reshaping legal practice--but when left unchecked, ...
By James Mixon
Special Coverage
Government
Trial set to test whether Trump broke 147-year-old ban on military policing
By Craig Anderson
A rare federal trial next month will examine whether former President Trump's deployment of federalized National Guard troops ...
Today's News
Civil Litigation
34 more sanctuary entities ask to join suit over funding
By Wisdom Howell
34 additional sanctuary jurisdictions, including Los Angeles, seek to join a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding federal funds.
LA Fires, Civil Litigation
Wildfire litigation prompts law firms to bolster teams
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Plaintiffs' firms reallocate resources, bolster teams to pursue high-stakes wildfire cases in California.
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Judge allows Uber sexual assault claims to proceed
By Wisdom Howell
A San Francisco judge allows sexual assault claims against Uber to proceed, focusing on its driver rating system, setting the stage for bellwether trials tha...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit to weigh jurisdiction over temporary protected status case
By Craig Anderson
At issue is whether Senior U.S. District Judge Edward Chen's ruling halting the Trump administration's rollback of TPS for 600,000 Venezuelans qualifies as a...
Civil Litigation
Coach claims Geragos represented him without ever meeting him
By Skyler Romero
Trial begins in a youth coach's case against attorney Mark Geragos, saying his involvement with Michael Avenatti, who tried to extort Nike, killed a sponsors...
UCLA faces lawsuit from students with disabilities alleging inaccessible campus transit. Defense seeks to dismiss one claim, arguing plaintiff didn't prove i...
Columns
Technology
When murder victims testify through AI, California law is ready
By James Mixon
A family's AI-generated courtroom statement honoring a murder victim challenges our discomfort with technology -- but fits squ...
Military Law
Psychedelic therapy moving from fringe to frontline for veterans
By Eileen C. Moore
Amid growing evidence and vocal support from veterans, bipartisan lawmakers are pushing to advance research and access to psyc...
Technology, Data Privacy
AI can learn, but not loot: Pirated data off-limits for LLM training
By Meaghan H. Kent, Marcella Ballard
Court holds that Anthropic's training of AI using legally obtained books is fair use, but storage of pirated books is not.
Verdicts & Settlements
| Unfair Business Practices | Anthony Bush, individually,... | $1,500,000 |
| Malpractice | Makroohi Nishanian, et al. ... | $550,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Louis Arriola, on behalf of... | $365,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Charles Jackson Jr., on beh... | $250,000 |
| Clean Air Act | Bay Area Air Quality Manage... | $162,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Charlotte Standefer, on beh... | Refund / Credit |
| Partition | Donald V. Ryan v. Douglas J... | Plaintiff |
| 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 | Torriana Florey, in her ind... | Defense |
| Fraud | Todd Yancey v. Estate of Ed... | Defense |
| Patent Infringement | Xiaohua Huang v. Tetramem Inc. | Dismissal |
On the Move
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP
Monique Matosian-Bharucha was promoted to partner of Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP in San Diego. The promotion is effective Jul. 1, 2025.
Details
Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP has 39 attorneys in 1. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Employment Law; Business and Corporate Law; Real Estate; Trust and Estate Planning; Construction Law. The firm’s website is https://swsslaw.com/
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There is a time and place for everything--including a time to mediate an insurance coverage or bad faith claim.
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Brian Panish honored at Consumer Watchdog's $2M Rage for Justice gala
By Ricardo Pineda
Daily Appellate Report
Employment Law
Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles
Whistleblower's action was not "successful" for purposes of attorneys' fees because the jury--notwithstanding its finding of retaliation--awarded no relief after the employer established ...
Employment Law
CRST Expedited, Inc. v. Superior Court (Sanchez)
"Headless" PAGA actions for pre-2024 cases, those brought by an aggrieved employee seeking to recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations suffered only by other employees, are permi...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Gray v. Superior Court (People)
Proximity to home where child engaged in independent study program associated with a public charter school did not trigger the placement restrictions for sexually violent predators eligib...
Utilities, Tax
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Napa
Following the reasoning and ruling of other appellate districts, the First District ruled that utilities may be taxed at a different rate than nonutility properties.