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Law enforcement sometimes parades defendants before the cameras in cases of high public interest, and though that can make the...


Environmental & Energy


Santa Cruz Wharf collapse sparks CEQA controversy

Dec. 27, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A conservation group's attorney rebuts claims that its environmental lawsuit delayed crucial repairs.


Civil Litigation


The sexual harassment lawsuit against Northrop Grumman heats up as both sides trade accusations over discovery conduct. The de...


Technology


EV litigation, regulation will continue changing 

Dec. 27, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Experts expect product liability claims will overtake driver negligence lawsuits when fully autonomous vehicles become the nor...


This year, electric vehicles became key players in California's legal system. From Teslas assisting police investigations to G...



In 2024, some of California's most prominent judges and legal practitioners contributed articles to the Daily Journal, offerin...


Obituaries


Guy C. Nicholson, 1955 - to 2024

Dec. 26, 2024
By David Houston

A partner at Ellis George LLP, Nicholson was counsel is several high-stakes cases. He was remembered for his mentorship and hu...


The case arose from a 2017 agreement between the plaintiffs Francine Shulman, her sons and the defendants to cultivate cannabi...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


Biden vetoes bill to add more judges

Dec. 26, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The bill's defeat represents a defeat for federal judges, including those in California, who lobbied for its passage.


Community News


The campaign marked CASD's first major fundraising initiative tied to their signature annual event.


Intellectual Property, Contracts


The case has drawn attention from stakeholders across the music industry.


Torts/Personal Injury, Education Law


In a motion for summary judgement, the school district said it met its obligations for supervising the child who overdosed in ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, California Supreme Court


Justice Goodwin H. Liu wrote for a unanimous court that they must prioritize patient care over price transparency concerns. Th...


A civil rights complaint allows the government to do much of the investigative work for the plaintiff, but it also might make ...


California Courts of Appeal


The Daily Journal's in-house team of lawyers summarizes every published decision from the California Court of Appeal, Californ...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Commure Inc., a health care technology company represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, is accused in a trade...


Environmental & Energy


Owners of disused Gold Rush mine sued over wastewater

Dec. 24, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

After the Idaho-Maryland mine in Nevada County halted operations in the mid-1950s, subsurface workings were allowed to flood f...


Intellectual Property


Attorneys for the OMG Girlz - as well as Clifford "T.I" Harris and his wife and group founder Tameka "Tiny" Harris - argued th...


Judges and Judiciary


The confirmations encompass one Supreme Court justice, 45 circuit court judges, 187 district court judges, and two judges for ...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Though the voters approved the measure, the City Council promoted it, and it targeted a man who had attempted to recall most o...


Criminal


Disbarred and convicted attorney Tom Girardi, 85, is to be flown to federal facility in North Carolina for 30 days of evaluati...


Judges and Judiciary


U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Serena R. Murillo were approved on partis...


Criminal


The dispute between former Los Angeles DA George Gascón and the union representing his deputies over sentence enhancements is ...


Health Care & Hospital Law


The case against pharmaceutical companies, filed by California's attorney general, has flipped between state and federal court...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The complaint, filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, accuses Align Technology Inc., the American Dental Association, and...


Aug. 13, 1969 -- Dec. 18, 2024


Civil Litigation


Shegerian awarded $3.9M in fees against UC Regents

Dec. 23, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Shegerian & Associates deserve $3.9 million in fees for discrimination lawsuit against UC Regents, judge says, but Regents...


Government, Criminal, Civil Litigation


Daily Journal writers and editors comment on why subscribers found this year's most-read stories compelling.


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County judge confirmed to federal bench

Dec. 20, 2024
By Craig Anderson

Judge Serena R. Murillo became the second California judge confirmed to a federal court seat on Friday, as the Senate moved sw...


Judges and Judiciary


Senate confirms judge to San Diego federal court

Dec. 20, 2024
By Craig Anderson

U.S. Magistrate Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks' confirmation was one of several the Senate is rushing through in the final days of ...