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Genuine Nature

Margaret L. Oldendorf
ADR Services, Inc.

2025-07-18

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Uninsured drivers beware, the law isn't on your side

Jul. 15, 2025

California raised its minimum auto insurance limits in J...

By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson

What you do after hours can cost you your license

Jul. 14, 2025

Attorneys' ethical obligations extend beyond the courtroo...

By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens

AI wins in court as book training deemed fair use

Jul. 10, 2025

In a matter of days, two federal courts allowed the use o...

By Edward D. Lanquist, Dominic Rota




Today's News

Civil Litigation


A man who became paraplegic after spinal device complications sued Boston Scientific and the FDA, claiming unsafe design changes were approved without proper...


Education Law


A Los Angeles judge ruled that LAUSD's policy blocking charter schools from sharing campuses violates Proposition 39, ensuring equitable access to facilities...


Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy


A federal judge paused a development project near Chico after ruling that U.S. officials failed to assess climate change risks to endangered vernal pool spec...


Civil Litigation


Activision urged a judge to dismiss claims linking it to the Uvalde mass school shooter, while plaintiffs argued the video game publisher collaborated with g...


Constitutional Law


Catholic bishops challenged Washington's new clergy reporting law that requires them to disclose what they hear about in confession, and a federal judge agre...


Torts/Personal Injury


Families of Santa Clara VTA shooting victims push to expedite depositions and begin mediation, saying they have strong evidence against security firms in a s...


Columns

Judges and Judiciary

Judges should judge

Jul. 18, 2025
By Anastasia Boden

This Supreme Court term wasn't marked by one explosive ruling but by a deeper, unsettling theme: a conflicted and inconsistent...


Environmental & Energy

Milking California dry of its water supply

Jul. 18, 2025
By Dr. Chang Kyoung (CK) Choi, Roberto Escobar

California's dairy industry consumes more water daily than the populations of San Diego and San Jose combined, spotlighting a ...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

How a TV show helps resolve disputes

Jul. 21, 2025
By Joann Rezzo

By borrowing George Costanza's Festivus tradition of the "airing of grievances," a mediator has found that letting litigants v...



Verdicts & Settlements

Retaliation Angela Carmell v. Janet's E... $41,098,250
Product Liability Heather Poole, et al. v. Tw... $18,600,000
Auto v. Pedestrian Raul Velazquez Guzman v. Na... $18,512,253
Wage and Hour Lisa Lefanty, individually,... $11,000,000
Consumers Legal Remedies Act David Wallenstein, individu... $10,000,000
Wage and Hour Alexander Wilson, individua... $5,000,000
Clean Air Act Bay Area Air Quality Manage... $5,000,000
Wage and Hour Louis Ames and James Guiffr... $5,000,000
Fraud Levi Sap Nei Thang Victims ... $3,197,816
Consumers Legal Remedies Act Mandy and Matthew Cliburn, ... $2,500,000

On the Move

Foley & Lardner

Jul. 18, 2025


Matt Caplan joined Foley & Lardner as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Jul. 14, 2025.

Caplan's multi-faceted practice focuses on trade secrets and technology disputes, business and competitor disputes, class actions, health care, and general commercial litigation. He regularly advises clients in the Innovative Technology and Health Care, and Life Sciences Sectors, offering deep insight into the unique challenges and opportunities present in these ecosystems.


Details

Foley & Lardner has 1073 attorneys in 27 offices including Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley,. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation. The firm’s website is https://www.foley.com/

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Daily Appellate Report

Bankruptcy

In re Uriostegui

Bankruptcy Code's state-homestead-exemption limit for debts arising from fiduciary's fraud did not apply to fraudulent conduct to become a trustee that occurred prior to any fiduciary rel...


Civil Procedure

Egelston v. State Personnel Board

Res judicata and collateral estoppel were inapplicable when restraining order judgment had no preclusive effect on government employee's dismissal which was based on his abusive and disho...


Criminal Law and Procedure

U.S. v. Ghanem

Refusing offense-level reduction for accepting responsibility was not clear error where the defendant's conduct, including attempting to minimize his involvement in the offense, was incon...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Reyes

Trial court did not err by admitting significant evidence about defendant's gang affiliation during the guilt phase of bifurcated murder trial where the affiliation was relevant to motive...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Lara

Regional center expert should have been appointed by trial court to evaluate defendant's competency to stand trial when record showed that a sufficient basis regarding defendant's develop...