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ADR Profile

Listening without judgment

Robert A. Schnider
Alternative Resolution Centers

MCLE

Arbitration has come a long way

Feb. 12, 2025

Arbitration, once a widely debated method for resolving ...

By Tricia A. Bigelow

Workaholic and worn out: Don't let work stress lead you astray

Feb. 6, 2025

Lawyers are among the professions most vulnerable to alco...

By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens

Informal discovery conferences in California courts

Jan. 27, 2025

The sunsetting of California's informal discovery confere...

By Stuart M. Rice

Today's News

Environmental & Energy

SpaceX accuses the California Coastal Commission of unconstitutional conduct and bias, claiming interference with its plans for more launches at Vandenberg. ...


Civil Litigation

Court upholds new trial in wrongful death mix-up

Feb. 13, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The ruling keeps the case alive but dismisses key claims, setting up another legal battle over the emotional distress caused by the wrongful death notificati...


Though the law was enacted in 1977, federal authorities have more heavily enforced it since around 2005, cracking down on bribery, especially in countries wh...


LA Fires, Securities

At the heart of the complaint, filed Tuesday, is a statement the plaintiffs claim the company made about SCE's use of a wildfire prevention tool that tempora...


Constitutional Law

The California Chamber of Commerce argues that such warnings violate the First Amendment by compelling misleading speech, while the state defends the labelin...


Land Use

Four lawsuits claim the Television City project in LA's Fairfax District violates environmental and zoning laws, challenging the city council's approval of t...


Columns

Contracts

Ocean cargo claims and forum selection clauses

Feb. 13, 2025
By Terry Coniglio

When ocean-borne cargo is damaged or lost during transit without insurance, the liability for the loss depends on the terms s...


Real Estate/Development, LA Fires, Contracts

LA wildfire reconstruction: Critical contract strategies to minimize costly delays

Feb. 13, 2025
By Robert G. Campbell , Jason M. Adams

With billions in wildfire damage and the 2028 Olympics looming, LA's construction industry faces a high-stakes race against ...


Labor/Employment

The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera establishes that employers asserting exem...



Verdicts & Settlements

Bad Faith Passport 420, LLC; Spring C... $21,581,371
Consumer Protection Ralph Milan and Elizabeth A... $12,000,000
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Anne Moulton, individually ... $3,000,000
Wage and Hour Tiffany Soliman, on behalf ... $2,425,000
Wage and Hour Lucas Andrews and Lauren An... $2,026,613
Disability Discrimination Joann Sakurada v. Keyes Com... $1,514,000
Wage and Hour Michelle Mason v. Eastwestp... $1,200,000
Wage and Hour Daija Walker and Adam Joy, ... $1,104,807
Wage and Hour Jason Beinbrech, individual... $1,100,000
Malpractice Doe Minor v. Roe Physician $990,000

On the Move

Judicate West

Feb. 7, 2025


Michael Strauss joined Judicate West as a neutral in Los Angeles. The move was Feb. 6, 2025.

Strauss has more than 18 years of experience in labor and employment law, representing individuals and companies in wage-and-hour class actions and matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. Across his career, Strauss has successfully brokered numerous eight-figure settlements, represented parties in hundreds of arbitrations, argued repeatedly in state and federal courts of appeal, and received countless plaintiff and defense verdicts.


Details

Judicate West has 88 attorneys in 6 offices including Downtown LA, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Ana, West LA/Century City. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are alternative dispute resolution. The firm’s website is https://www.judicatewest.com/

Featured Content


Community News

Slideshow, Community News

OCBA held its Judges' Night and Annual Meeting

Jan. 21, 2025
By Ricardo Pineda

Mei Tsang of Umberg/Zipser was sworn in as OCBA president, along with the 2025 board of directors.



Attorney Profiles


Estate Planning and Probate Directory

Nov. 13, 2024

A comprehensive directory of estate planning and probate attorneys throughout California.


Podcasts

In this compelling season premiere of In the Public Interest, three distinguished WilmerHale experts dive into the comp...



Daily Appellate Report

Criminal Law and Procedure

In re L.G.

Gun discovered during an illegal search should have been suppressed where police lacked a particularized and objective basis for believing the suspect was breaking the law when they detai...


Tax

Skouti v. Franchise Tax Board

Plaintiffs could not benefit from tax code provision that permits nonrecognition of gain from involuntary conversions of property because their new orchard did not constitute an eligible ...


Contracts, Attorneys

Pulse Technology Consulting Group v. Skowron & Bunning

Contract specifically provided for recovery of attorney fees even though it only stated that the prevailing party was entitled to recover "all third-party costs" associated with collectin...


Civil Rights

Civil Rights Dept. v. Cathy's Creations

Bakery's design standard permitting sales of wedding cakes only for use in heterosexual weddings violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act.


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Taylor

Provocative act doctrine did not support denying resentencing petition where there was no finding the petitioner acted with the requisite mens rea for an implied malice theory of murder.