Special Reports
Judicial Profile
Judge Laura Birkmeyer's Veterans Court puts structure at the center of recovery
MCLE
From Normandy to the bench: Justice Buck Compton's life of service
On Veterans Day, we honor Justice Buck Compton -- a Silve...
By Eileen C. MooreToo sick to practice? Ethics rules still apply to attorneys
As flu season sets in, even the most tireless lawyer must...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. KlevensNIL drives college sports into legal entropy
Betting, branding and foreign financing were once unthink...
By Frank N. DarrasToday's News
Labor/Employment
Client files disputes fuel delays in attorney vs. attorney lawsuit
By Devon Belcher
Discovery in Traci Hinden's wrongful termination and fee suit against Jaurigue Law Group has stalled for months as both sides trade accusations over privileg...
Class Action
7,718 volunteer NCAA coaches get $303M back pay settlement
By Devon Belcher
If approved, the agreement will resolve two-year-old wage-fixing claims for about 7,718 assistant coaches.
Constitutional Law
Judge threatens to summon LA mayor over discovery in encampment suit
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer on Monday blasted Los Angeles city leaders over alleged discovery abuses in a homeless encampment case. She was the second f...
Judges and Judiciary
Former Fresno County judge seeks dismissal of federal sexual assault charges
By Craig Anderson
Adolfo M. Corona's attorney argued that federal charges accusing him of sexually assaulting two court employees and lying to the FBI should be dismissed beca...
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court strikes down law punishing false police misconduct complaints
By Craig Anderson
The California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that a state law making it a crime to file knowingly false complaints against police officers violates the First Amend...
Criminal
SF courts' low clearance rates blamed on lack of resolution, not filings
By James Twomey
San Francisco conflict panel director Julie Traun told Judge Harry Dorfman that record-low felony clearance rates--not higher filings--are driving the count...
Columns
Intellectual Property, Evidence
Expert testimony in patent cases now harder to admit
By Dariush Adli
A recent en banc decision by the Federal Circuit in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC (2025) -- left standing by the U.S. ...
Some fertility plaintiffs may endure painful follow-up procedures--yet still face taxes on settlements, depending on how claim...
Technology
The dot-com boom ignored women: The AI era can be different
By Arwen R. Johnson, Stacy Hambleton
Unlike the dot-com era, when women were largely sidelined, the AI boom offers a historic opportunity for women to lead by leve...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Kathleen White, individuall... | $19,000,000 |
| Malpractice | A.A. v. Roe Medical Center,... | $13,500,000 |
| Auto v. Auto | Frank Valles v. Terrence An... | $7,250,000 |
| Discrimination | Kristen Wheldon, Psy.D. v. ... | $5,750,000 |
| Bus Incident | Izumi Streller v. City of S... | $3,500,000 |
| Encampment Closures | Coalition on Homelessness; ... | $2,828,000 |
| Malpractice | Bosco Tran v. The Regents o... | $1,750,000 |
| Malpractice | Sade Mitchell v. The Regent... | $1,000,000 |
| 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 | Michelle Rizalla, et al. v.... | $900,000 |
| Malpractice | John Doe v. Roe Physician, ... | $875,000 |
On the Move
Mayer Brown
Teresa K. Goebel joined Mayer Brown as a partner in San Francisco.
Benjamin T. Tschann joined Mayer Brown as a partner in San Francisco.
Dustin Calkins joined Mayer Brown as a partner in San Francisco.
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Podcasts
Professor David Kaye, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opin...
Daily Appellate Report
Criminal Law and Procedure
In re Mattison
Penal Code section 1465.9(d)'s 10-year limit on restitution fines does not trigger the full resentencing rule when vacating that portion of a judgment.
Torts
Jimenez v. Hayes Apartment Homes, LLC
Defendants' building code violation--failing to install fall-prevention devices when replacing upper-story windows--constituted negligence per se.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Tokhunts
Sustaining objection to peremptory challenge was not prejudicial error where defendant failed to demonstrate the juror was incompetent and could have been dismissed for cause based on the...
