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Special Reports


ADR Profile

Breaking bread breaks the ice

Harris E. Weinberg
ADR Services, Inc.

2025-09-18

From The Archive


MCLE

Joint ventures in opportunity zones: What the new rules mean for investors and developers

Sep. 18, 2025

Opportunity Zones are now permanent but with sharper rule...

By Phil Jelsma, Ulrick Matsunaga

Accentuate the objective: Rethinking bias in California's courtrooms

Sep. 12, 2025

California's CCP §231.7 and the Racial Justice Act adopt ...

By Brian M. Hoffstadt

Uber's assault on civil justice: a play out of the corporate intimidation playbook

Sep. 10, 2025

Uber is weaponizing federal RICO lawsuits against persona...

By P. Christopher Ardalan


Today's News

Judges and Judiciary


Orange County judge sentenced to prison for wife's murder

Sep. 17, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A former Orange County judge has been sentenced to prison following his conviction for the murder of his wife.


Southern California Edison is launching a voluntary claims program for Eaton Fire victims, offering fast compensation without requiring legal representation.


Securities


Investors accuse Edison International of misleading them about wildfire safety measures, linking stock losses to alleged failures in power shutoff protocols ...


Intellectual Property


The group from Ropes & Gray LLP strengthens the firm's position as one of the nation's largest patent litigation practices amid shifting dynamics at the ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A judge ruled an attorney's email directing clients to destroy evidence in a Beverly Hills mansion case isn't protected by privilege due to fraud, allowing t...


California Supreme Court


California Supreme Court Justices Goodwin H. Liu and Kelli M. Evans dissented more than 60 times each in the 2024-25 term over the court's refusal to review ...


Columns

Constitutional Law

While Janus v. AFSCME struck down agency fees in the public sector, longstanding precedent makes clear that private-s...


Constitutional Law

California's leadership on gun reform is at a sensitive place

Sep. 19, 2025
By Jenna Myers Karvunidis

The tragic shooting of Charlie Kirk underscores the urgent need for California to expand the "sensitive places" doctrine, usin...


Insurance

How law firms can pay less for malpractice insurance

Sep. 18, 2025
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

Law firms can potentially reduce malpractice insurance premiums by strengthening internal risk management, focusing on core pr...



Verdicts & Settlements

Dangerous Condition of Public Property Stephen Hernandez and Krist... $1,250,000
Wage and Hour Curtis White, on behalf of ... $750,000
Wage and Hour Nicole Triay, on behalf of ... $700,000
Negligence LL John Doe MB v. Doe Schoo... $675,000
Wage and Hour Estefany Escobar, an indivi... $512,000
Wage and Hour Nicholas Kaluza, an individ... $500,000
Wage and Hour Tyler Andrew Staicer, on be... $500,000
Search and Seizure Adrian Romero v. County of ... $450,000
Government Liability Sylvia Rubio v. Los Angeles... $425,000
Wage and Hour Donovan Young, individually... $400,000

On the Move

Mayer Brown

Sep. 12, 2025


Mayer Brown welcomes Davina Pujari as a partner in San Francisco.

Pujari's practice focuses on environmental and white-collar defense, class and mass actions, False Claims Act litigation, and crisis management. She has acted as lead counsel in high-profile matters under the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, the Superfund law, and other federal and state environmental statutes. Her representative work includes defending a global remediation contractor in parallel False Claims Act and mass tort actions, representing a Class I railroad in derailment-related litigation, and resolving numerous criminal environmental investigations with no charges filed.


Mayer Brown Chris Rheinheimer as a partner in San Francisco.

Rheinheimer represents clients in complex environmental, energy and real-estate litigation, class and mass actions, False Claims Act matters and state and federal enforcement defense. He regularly advises clients on land-use and NEPA/CEQA disputes. His recent matters include defending an environmental remediation contractor in multiple governmental enforcement actions and class actions arising from a Superfund site, representing a railroad in a class action and civil enforcement proceedings following a derailment, securing dismissal of charges for an individual in an Endangered Species Act/Lacey Act prosecution, and successfully challenging voter initiatives that sought to restrict large-scale energy and development projects.




Details

Mayer Brown has 1766 attorneys in 22 offices including Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are litigation, capital markets, real estate, fund formation, finance. The firm’s website is https://www.mayerbrown.com/en

Featured Content


Community News

At its annual Installation and Awards Gala in Pasadena, the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles installed Farah Tabibkhoei as president, welcomed new foundation leadership, and honored attorneys and judges whose advocacy, service, and trailblazing work continue to open doors of opportunity in the legal profession.



Daily Appellate Report

REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Pierce

Reasonable jurors could have concluded defendant had implied malice where he demonstrated predrinking intent to drive and engaged in a street race with a blood-alcohol level three times t...


Criminal Law and Procedure

Angulo v. Superior Court (People)

Under Penal Code section 1001.80, military diversion eligibility extends to any current or former service member with a qualifying service-related condition, imposing no minimum service r...


Civil Procedure

Rajabian v. Mercedes-Benz USA

District court did not err in declining to lift a stay issued pursuant to the *Colorado River* doctrine, where parallel litigation would be inefficient and potentially contradictory.