Judicial Profile
Mountaineering taught Judge Victor Avila the skills needed to handle a busy court
From The Archive
MCLE
When plaintiffs sell their legal claims, who pays taxes and when?
As more plaintiffs look to sell their legal claims, the q...
By Robert W. WoodEthics of preparing legal opinions for third parties
Lawyers asked to prepare evaluations for third-party use ...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensWhen heirs span borders mistakes can cost executors dearly
California personal representatives must conduct diligen...
By Charlotte Ito
Today's News
Environmental & Energy
ExxonMobil sues to block California's new climate disclosure laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Oil giant argues SB 253 and SB 261 compel speech and conflict with federal securities rules. A prior challenge by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce failed to win ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State high court rejects bar's plan to cut sanctions, expunge discipline
By Craig Anderson
Justices instead approved only installment-payment clarifications, adopted (with modifications) cross-state license recognition for military personnel and sp...
Administrative/Regulatory
Chief Justice tells antitrust lawyers she wants to continue remote hearings
By James Twomey
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero also bemoaned California's budget challenges and the ongoing shortage of judges, especially in San Bernardino and Riverside c...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge urges AI use in social media addiction litigation
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland urged attorneys general to use AI for jury instruction analysis in a Social Media Addiction MDL, critic...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge tentatively denies attorney's bid to intervene in former case
By Laurinda Keys
Los Angeles Judge Michael Whitaker tentatively denied attorney Teri Pham's motion to intervene and reconsider rulings finding her emails subject to the crime...
Class Action
Consumers sue JustAnswer, claim hidden renewal fees, cancellation barriers
By Devon Belcher
A new consumer class action accuses JustAnswer of deceptive automatic renewal practices, hidden fees, and obstructive cancellation tactics, seeking punitive ...
Columns
Big law ramps up exclusion of attorneys with disabilities
By Areta Guthrey
October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month should prompt Big Law to examine how its practices continue to margin...
Torts/Personal Injury
Reforming personal injury advertising: The time has come
By Loren E. Schwartz
On Oct. 11, California enacted SB 37 to crack down on misleading attorney advertising -- giving consumers the right to sue ove...
Anti-SLAPP motions can sting in a surprising variety of cases
By Brendan J. Begley
Once limited mostly to defamation and media cases, California's anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16) has expanded int...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Breach of Contract | Shashikant Jogani v. Haresh... | $10,000,000,000 |
| Premises Liability | Victor Angelo Hipolito, a m... | $30,000,000 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Jean Yuna Horihata, Mark Ra... | $9,500,000 |
| Excessive Force | Maritza Padilla, individual... | $3,060,000 |
| Intentional Concealment | DJCBP Corporation dba Tier ... | $1,829,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | John Doe v. Jane Roe, Roe M... | $1,515,000 |
| Negligent Care | Jane Doe v. Roe Nursing Fac... | $975,000 |
| Mortuary Negligence | Sheila Esfahani Goe, et al.... | $950,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | John Doe and Jane Doe v. Un... | $520,000 |
| Premises Liability | Wanda Rudison, Ryan Pennell... | $400,000 |
On the Move
Knobbe Martens
Charlene Azema was elected co-chair of trademark and brand protection group of the Irvine office of Knobbe Martens. Her tenure was effective Oct. 22, 2025.
Greg Phillips was elected co-chair of trademark and brand protection group of the Irvine office of Knobbe Martens.
Details
Knobbe Martens has 300 attorneys in 7 offices including Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco . Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Intellectual Property . The firm’s website is https://www.knobbe.com
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Community News
Maurice Mandell II of Newport Beach, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter and Jeff S. Westerman of Zimmerman Reed LLP
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s Reuben C. Cahn and Steven J. Katzman, U.S. Attorney Jennifer L. Waier, Katherine T. Corrigan of Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke APLC, and John L. Littrell of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP
N. Yvonne Stoddard Beeler of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and (Ret.) Judge Andrew J. Guilford of Judicate West
Chief District Judge Dolly M. Gee
Chief Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson
OCFBA’s newly installed President Elizabeth M. Weldon of Haynes Boone LLP and Immediate Past President Chase A. Scolnick of Keller Anderle Scolnick LLP
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Erithe A. Smith presenting the “Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler Award” to the late Chief Bankruptcy Judge Theodor C. Albert’s former law clerk Amna R. Chaudhary
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP’s Morgan H. Williams, Michael B. Mosher and Jason H. Anderson; U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter and Shawn K. Collins of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP
Haynes and Boone LLP’s Kenneth G. Parker, Letitia Johnson-Smith and Elizabeth M. Weldon, OCFBA’s newly installed President
OCFBA’s newly installed President Elizabeth M. Weldon with fellow Haynes and Boone LLP associates Kevin A. Crisp, David B. Clark and Jessica M. Ewert
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Erithe A. Smith, Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s Steven J. Katzman and Reuben C. Cahn
Peter W. Lianides of Winthrop Golubow Hollander LLP, Aaron J. Malo of Sheppard Mullin and U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mark D. Houle
U.S. Bankruptcy Court attorney Amna R. Chaudhary, U.S. Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth and OCFBA’s treasurer Robert S. Marticello of Raines Feldman Littrell LLP
Gregory Mikhanjian, summer associate at Best Best & Krieger LLP and Richard Hovsepyan, law clerk at Buchalter
At the Orange County Federal Bar Association's Annual Judges' Night, Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee warned of growing threats to judicial independence and urged lawyers to defend the rule of law. The event also honored the late Chief Bankruptcy Judge Theodor C. Albert with the Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler Award and welcomed new OCFBA President Elizabeth M. Weldon.
Podcasts
In the Counsel's Chair: John Nadolenco on leadership
In the first episode of In the Counsel's Chair, John Nadolenco talks career moves, leadership lessons and his advice for young...
Daily Appellate Report
Consumer Law, Arbitration
Kahn v. Coinbase Inc.
Where Coinbase user's request for injunctive relief was not limited to existing account holders but rather sought to protect the general public, agreement to arbitrate was unenforceable.
Disability Discrimination
Gilbert v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
Bona fide intent to be a customer was not required for standing under Unruh Civil Rights Act where plaintiff personally encountered an ADA violation and experienced difficulty because of it.
Attorneys, Government
County of Los Angeles v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Trial court did not err in granting judgment for Los Angeles County in fee dispute against the sheriff, because he did not have the authority to retain Quinn Emanuel as counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Feise
Trial court did not err by imposing a five-year enhancement on DUI defendant for causing victim paralysis, as a jury could reasonably reach the paralysis enhancement without expert medica...