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Judicial Profile

Riverside veterans court thrives under Judge Francisco Navarro's leadership
Firm Profile

Kinsella Holley's encore: Building on a legacy of high-stakes entertainment battles
From The Archive
MCLE
When heirs span borders mistakes can cost executors dearly
California personal representatives must conduct diligen...
By Charlotte ItoRethinking subsidies for California farms
California's diverse, high-value specialty crops are poor...
By Roberto EscobarMediating hard cases: Managing human elements in commercial disputes
Effective commercial mediation requires recognizing and m...
By David L. CardenToday's News
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge rejects arbitrator bias claim in Tesla ex-employee dispute
By James Twomey
A judge upheld Tesla's arbitration win against a former employee who claimed bias, after the arbitrator switched legal standards in the middle of the case.
A San Francisco judge awarded X Corp. $150,000 in attorney fees but criticized its "stunning" overbilling after it partially won an anti-SLAPP motion against...
LA Fires, Civil Litigation
Judge to weigh Edison bid to block wildfire class action
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Southern California Edison moved to strike class allegations in wildfire litigation, arguing individualized property damage defeats class treatment in lawsui...
Immigration
9th Circuit keeps legal aid funding for unaccompanied migrant children
By John Roemer
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to revisit a lower court order keeping federal funding flowing to lawyers who represent unaccompanied mig...
Civil Litigation
Faculty union sues Cal State over release of personal data
By Skyler Romero
The California Faculty Association sued Cal State over disclosing employee data to federal investigators probing antisemitism, arguing it violated privacy ri...
LA Fires, Civil Litigation
Judge to weigh Edison bid to block wildfire class action
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Southern California Edison moved to strike class allegations in wildfire litigation, arguing individualized property damage defeats class treatment in lawsui...
Columns
Criminal, Civil Rights
The case for commuting every death sentence in California
By Aimee Solway
Rampant racial bias in California's capital prosecutions -- especially in Alameda County -- underscores why Gov. Newsom should...
Federal courts are increasingly pushing back against former President Trump's expansive claims of executive power, striking do...
Constitutional Law
Public access to civil courts is a constitutional mandate, not a courtesy
By Kelli L. Sager
Despite longstanding precedent affirming the public's right to access civil court proceedings, recent actions in Los Angeles c...
Verdicts & Settlements
Invasion of Privacy | Anibal Rodriguez, Sal Catal... | $425,651,947 |
Malpractice | Doe Child v. Roe Community ... | $49,442,776 |
Consumer Protection | United States of America v.... | $10,000,000 |
Auto v. Truck | Leo Serrano-Loera v. Olson ... | $5,028,000 |
Wage and Hour | Valencia King, individually... | $2,400,000 |
Wage and Hour | Cindy Carranza, individuall... | $1,770,000 |
Excessive Force | Anthony Luis Paredes v. Cit... | $1,600,000 |
Wage and Hour | Monnita Young, individually... | $1,020,000 |
Excessive Force | David Tovar Sr., et al. v. ... | $1,000,000 |
Auto v. Bicycle | Thomas Young v. Ontrac Logi... | $1,000,000 |
On the Move
JAMS

Retired justice Kathleen E. O'Leary joined JAMS as a neutral in Orange County.
Details
JAMS has 500 attorneys in 29 offices including Irvine, LA, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Walnut Creek, Santa Rosa, San Jose (Silicon Valley), Riverside. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Mediation and Arbitration. The firm’s website is jamsadr.com
Address
18881 Von Karman Ave, Suite 350 , Irvine California 92612 United States
Featured Content
Insights from experienced mediators on preparation, breaking impasses and guiding clients through multifaceted disputes
Complex mediation tactics from veteran mediators
There is a time and place for everything--including a time to mediate an insurance coverage or bad faith claim.
Community News
The American Board of Trial Advocates' Los Angeles Chapter filled West Hollywood's iconic Whiskey a Go Go on Tuesday night for its annual Battle of Barristers, where four bands of lawyers swapped legal briefs for guitar riffs in a spirited fundraiser themed "Law and Disorder."
Daily Appellate Report
Dependency
In re R.L.
Trial court correctly found that Family Services failed to meet its burden of proving that child was at a current risk of harm based on isolated incident of neglect.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Hernandez
Peremptory challenges to jurors based on youth alone do not violate prohibitions against discrimination in jury selection because youth is not a cognizable group for those purposes.