Jurors may be exposed to disturbing testimony or evidence that can cause secondary trauma. Some courts offer counseling servic...
April 2024
Recent attorney disbarments, suspensions, probations and public reprovals in California.
Historically, firing an officer has not been straightforward as even serious misconduct cases have not led to termination.
In Brinkmann v. Town of Southold, the Second Circuit ruled that the taking of private property for a passive park was a...
Surveys find that between 11% and 45% of people experiencing homelessness report eviction as a primary cause of their homeless...
San Francisco judge faces death threats over lenient sentence for stabbing
By Wisdom Howell
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins attended a protest outside the courthouse and criticized Judge Kay Tsenin's sentencing of a m...
Insurance company doesn’t want jury to know about settlements
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit stems from the 2007 “acrimonious divorce” between Saul Fox, Fox Paine & Co’s founder, and his partner W. Dexte...
The plaintiff's counsel argued that the defense attorneys' actions were deceitful and forced them to waste trial preparation r...
State Supreme Court denies authority for arbitration in health care directives
By Jack Needham
The decision, which contradicts federal legislation and case law, could have significant implications for the healthcare indus...
Challenge to LA's street vending restrictions scheduled for trial April 4
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The plaintiffs argue that an amendment to the “no vending” ordinance, which goes into effect two days before trial, did not ad...
Lawsuit alleges price-fixing in global concrete additives
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit follows a European Commission investigation into anti-competitive activity in $27 billion industry.
Judge unlikely to stay racial bias lawsuit against Tesla
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Tesla’s attorneys argued that a state case should take place before the federal lawsuit proceeds.
Bill to help Holocaust survivors recover stolen art sets up legal fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The bill was inspired by a two-decade legal battle over a painting by Impressionist artist Camille Pissarro.
California International Arbitration Week draws global audience
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
“The participation and enthusiasm for this year’s California International Arbitration week was fantastic and a testament to t...
Retired Judge Jacqueline Connor gets to know parties in mediation to find the root of the dispute.
LA County, lender settle PACE loan fraud case for $12M
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The lawsuit alleged that the program, intended to upgrade homes with renewable energy, turned into a nightmare for many famili...
The European Commission has forced Apple to allow iPhone users to directly download apps from the web and install other app st...
LAPD K9 trainer awarded $11.56M for harassment
By Skyler Romero
The plaintiff had worked with the department’s K9 bomb detection unit since 2005 when he was dismissed in 2017 and transferred...
Challenge to homeless ruling relies on 1962 addiction case
By Craig Anderson
Many municipalities have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a 9th Circuit rulilng they say hamstrings their ability to po...
In her 128-page ruling, Judge Yvette D. Roland found that the Office of Chief Trial Counsel proved 10 of the 11 charges agains...
Writer says lawsuit over memoir was to embarrass him
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The writer, a prominent property owner, and his brother-in-law sued each other over varied recollections about the events in a...
James Dolan, who owns Madison Square Garden, is also accused of trafficing the women to Harvey Weinstein at a Los Angeles hotel.
San Diego calls school lead remediation unfunded mandate
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The city claims that failure to comply could result in the suspension of its water permit, resulting in the loss of water acce...
George Triantis has been on faculty at Stanford as a professor of contracts, commercial law and bankruptcy. Franita Tolson, an...
The settlement includes practice changes that decouple the buyer’s commission payment from the sale of a home listed on NAR-af...
Section 998 offers can be used strategically to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of cases, but they can also be used for ...
Discover the power of empathy as the foundation of client-centricity, the critical role of effective communication in forging ...
Restaurant has valid COVID insurance claim, panel rules
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys for Brooklyn Restaurant's Inc., the company behind Harry's Coffee Shop, successfully argued that the cleaning and sa...
Lucie Barron said she believes that the percentage of women in the field will continue to grow as there is now a larger group ...
Nonverbal cues helps family court judge assess credibility