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Valentine Law Group
Specializes in Elder Abuse

2025-11-21

From The Archive


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Listening as the first principle of civility

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Civility, grounded not in mere politeness but in the ethi...

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From Normandy to the bench: Justice Buck Compton's life of service

Nov. 11, 2025

On Veterans Day, we honor Justice Buck Compton -- a Silve...

By Eileen C. Moore

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Today's News

Litigation & Arbitration


The company's challenge to Wachtell Lipton's fee for enforcing Elon Musk's Twitter purchase ended abruptly Wednesday with a dismissal filed with prejudice.


Labor/Employment


USC denied allegations by Gould School of Law professor Camille Rich, who claims the university mishandled her reports about a fellow law professor, her ex-h...


Technology


State privacy agency blasts federal proposals to block AI regulations as Washington considers sweeping limits on state tech enforcement.


Civil Litigation


Innovation Technologies Partners sued Hulu, alleging infringement of eight patents covering targeted advertising, data collection, digital rights management,...


With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, jurors must decide if Apple misused Masimo's pulse-oximetry technology in the Apple Watch -- and whether a sma...


Civil Procedure


A judge denied sanctions against Lewis Brisbois, finding their lawyer client's intervention and reconsideration motions--stemming from a dispute over alleged...


Columns

Those opening litanies of deposition admonitions might feel like standard practice, but they're wasting precious time and pote...


Think twice before suing the other side's lawyer

Nov. 21, 2025
By Oren Bitan, Efrat M. Cogan

*Ramirez v. McCormack* confirms that suing opposing counsel for actions taken while representing their client -- including pos...


Fake cases, real consequences: The Noland warning

Nov. 20, 2025
By Jason E. Fellner

The Noland decision delivered a sharp warning to lawyers: use generative AI at your own risk, because only human judgme...



Verdicts & Settlements

Premises Liability Zahra Gharraee v. Trader Jo... $23,509,165
Negligence J.G. and J.M., minors, by a... $10,500,000
Retaliation Richard Anton Loftus v. Eis... $5,600,000
ERISA In re Sutter Health ERISA L... $4,300,000
Malpractice John Doe v. Roe Hospital $485,000
Malpractice Jane Doe v. Roe Hospital $375,000
Malpractice Jane Doe v. Roe Hospital, R... $275,000
Malpractice John Doe v. Roe Hospital, R... $217,499
Elder Abuse Julie (aka Julia) Westerfie... $150,000
Wrongful Termination Mark C. Tracy v. 1835 Colum... Defense

On the Move

Fisher Phillips

Nov. 14, 2025


Kimberly Carter joined Fisher Phillips as a partner in Woodland Hills. The move was Nov. 3, 2025.

Kimberly defends employers in all types and sizes of employment-related lawsuits, including wage and hour class and collective actions, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, employee misclassification, trade secret disputes, retaliation, whistleblower, workplace safety (OSHA), discrimination, harassment, data privacy, and other complex employment matters.


Details

Fisher Phillips has 792 attorneys in the United States, and 45 offices around the world, including six in California. Among the law firm's key practice areas are Labor and Employment Law. The firm’s website is https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/index.html

Address

21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 650 , Hills California 91367 United States
T: (818) 230-4250
F: (818) 230-4251

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Daily Appellate Report

Torts, Immunity

Gilliland v. City of Pleasanton

Trial court applied an incorrect legal standard in finding that vehicle collision occurred during a qualifying police "pursuit," which would immunize the city from liability.


Attorneys, Employment Law

Dobarro v. Kim

Appellate court issued attorneys a stark and pointed reminder not to ignore binding precedent when forging their legal arguments in case involving missing a statutory deadline.


Employment Law, Civil Procedure

Brown v. Dave & Buster's of California

Settlement of previously-filed Private Attorney General Act action that had been amended to include encompass all claims asserted in subsequent, separate PAGA suit triggered claim preclus...


Constitutional Law

Camacho v. Northern Mariana Islands Settlement Fund

Under Northern Mariana Islands law, because cost-of-living allowances are not mandatory, retiree was not entitled to those benefits despite settlement agreement's "Full Benefits" designat...