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Judicial Profile
Judge Sherri Honer's quiet discipline shapes her Westminster courtroom
MCLE
AI wins in court as book training deemed fair use
In a matter of days, two federal courts allowed the use o...
By Edward D. Lanquist, Dominic RotaDupe culture on trial: Lululemon, Costco, and the future of trademark law
In an era where TikTok hauls and hashtag trends blur the ...
By Pejman JavaheriWhat AI learns from us, and why that could be a legal problem
AI is reshaping legal practice--but when left unchecked, ...
By James Mixon
The Evening Docket
Five stories you should read before signing off.
Judge likely to order legal counsel, no racial targeting for ICE detainees
Trump's no federal worker bargaining order revived by 9th Circuit stay
California's tough exemption tests go beyond job titles
When parents clash over intellectual disability care in custody cases
San Diego attorney gets 7 years for securities fraud in pump-and-dump schemes
Today's News
Civil Litigation
Former member sues Anaheim church, alleging years of sexual abuse by youth leader
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The man alleges church leaders at The Dwelling Place Anaheim enabled and covered up years of sexual abuse by a youth group leader, in a lawsuit filed under C...
Immigration
Judge likely to order legal counsel, no racial targeting for ICE detainees
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge showed attorneys tentative orders she had prepared to require ICE agents to allow detainees legal aid and halt raids that could target people...
Civil Litigation
Trump's no federal worker bargaining order revived by 9th Circuit stay
By Wisdom Howell
The 9th Circuit temporarily revived Trump's executive order, halting an injunction and allowing restrictions on collective bargaining for 950,000 federal wor...
Administrative/Regulatory, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal court rejects utility companies' appeal for rate hikes
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel upheld FERC's denial of "rate incentives" for California utilities, ruling their participation in CAISO is no longe...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Panel reverses fees in whistleblower retaliation case
By John Roemer
A California appellate court ruled plaintiffs' attorneys cannot collect fees in whistleblower retaliation cases if juries award no damages, despite finding r...
Judges and Judiciary
Panel to guide aspiring judges through application process
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Judicial Mentor Program event Tuesday will offer aspiring judges practical advice and insider perspectives on navigating California's judicial application ...
Columns
Labor/Employment
How politics are quietly rewriting your employee handbook
By Karen J. Sloat
California employers are scrambling to balance state requirements with new federal directives that impact everything from im...
Labor/Employment
California's tough exemption tests go beyond job titles
By Clifton W. Albright, Clifton W. Albright Jr.
Misclassifying California employees as exempt can trigger steep penalties and litigation, making it essential for employers to...
Technology, Intellectual Property
AI can learn, but not loot: Pirated data off-limits for LLM training
By Meaghan H. Kent, Marcella Ballard
Court holds that Anthropic's training of AI using legally obtained books is fair use, but storage of pirated books is not.
Verdicts & Settlements
| Clean Air Act | California Air Resources Bo... | $82,000,000 |
| Auto v. Tractor-Trailer | Juanita Cerrato, by and thr... | $18,574,222 |
| Dangerous Condition of Public Property | Jan Svallingson, individual... | $6,735,102 |
| Malpractice | Pediatric Hospitalist v. Ro... | $4,875,000 |
| Premises Liability | Denise Wood v. St. Mary Med... | $3,370,250 |
| Negligence | Krystal Slocum v. Anaheim U... | $1,987,500 |
| Breach of Contract | Ken Houang, et al. v. Roche... | $1,861,380 |
| Wage and Hour | Michael Pearson, individual... | $1,350,000 |
| Deprivation of Rights | Christina Astorga v. City o... | $1,250,000 |
| Clean Air Act | Bay Area Air Quality Manage... | $575,000 |
On the Move
Orrick
Jade Turner-Bond joined Orrick as a partner in Los Angeles. The move was Jul. 2, 2025.
Details
Orrick has 994 attorneys in 25 offices including Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Orange County.. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Technology & Innovation, Energy & Infrastructure, Finance, Life Sciences & Healthtech.. The firm’s website is https://www.orrick.com/
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Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Brian Panish honored at Consumer Watchdog's $2M Rage for Justice gala
By Ricardo Pineda
Daily Appellate Report
Civil Procedure
CFP BDA, LLC v. Superior Court (Bedford)
Timely motion for summary judgment must be heard regardless of local court rules or calendaring issues.
Conservatorship
Conservatorship of Anne S.
Sanctions were appropriate where attorney seeking conservatorship for his distantly associated neighbor had no legal authority to seek conservatorship.
Torts, Civil Procedure
Mitchell v. Hutchinson
Alternative-causation-theory burden-shifting was not applicable where plaintiff failed to establish causation element as to property owner's purported negligence.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Schena
Payments from owner of medical diagnostic laboratory to intermediary marketers rather than to the doctors actually making patient referrals violated law anti-renumeration law.
Constitutional Law
No Labels Party of Arizona v. Fontes
Arizona election law requiring Secretary of State to accept all eligible filings did not unduly burden the No Labels party's interests in controlling candidates from its party.