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Special Reports


ADR Profile

Judgment Call

Frederick L. Link
Judicate West

2025-10-15

From The Archive


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Rethinking subsidies for California farms

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California's diverse, high-value specialty crops are poor...

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Mediating hard cases: Managing human elements in commercial disputes

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Today's News

Litigation & Arbitration


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.


Civil Litigation


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

Oct. 14, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Southern California Edison moved to strike class allegations in wildfire litigation, arguing individualized property damage defeats class treatment in lawsui...


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


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

Oct. 14, 2025
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

Rampant racial bias in California's capital prosecutions -- especially in Alameda County -- underscores why Gov. Newsom should...


Constitutional Law

Federal judges are just saying no to Trump

Oct. 16, 2025
By William Rothbard

Federal courts are increasingly pushing back against former President Trump's expansive claims of executive power, striking do...


Constitutional Law

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

Oct. 10, 2025


Retired justice Kathleen E. O'Leary joined JAMS as a neutral in Orange County.

Justice O'Leary joins after more than four decades of distinguished judicial service in California. Most recently, she served on the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division Three, in Santa Ana from 2000 to 2025, including as presiding justice from 2012 to 2025. On the appellate bench, Justice O'Leary presided over thousands of civil and criminal cases; authored roughly 2,600 opinions, including nearly 200 published ones; and was recognized for her extensive knowledge of procedural fairness and constitutional rights. Based in the Orange County Resolution Center, Justice O'Leary will serve as an arbitrator, mediator, neutral evaluator, and court-appointed neutral (such as a special master or referee), handling appellate, business and commercial, civil rights, government/public agency, employment, insurance, personal injury/torts, and real estate matters. She is available to conduct sessions in person or virtually for clients across the country and internationally.


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


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.