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Judicial Profile
Judge Stephanie Santoro makes hard calls quickly in probate court
MCLE
No harm, no win: A cautionary tale of Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
The Northern District of California granted summary judgm...
By E. Belle Borovik, David MartinezHow policy and history shaped California's CARE Courts
The CARE Act arose from a historical need -- its policies...
By Dan JacobsonBirthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants: An unsettled constitutional question
The Supreme Court has never definitively ruled whether th...
By Roderick E. WalstonThe Evening Docket
Five stories you should read before signing off.
Attorney claims credit for judge's admonishment, threatens to go after others
Infinity Insurance sues law firm over $36.4M jury verdict
From liberal lion to conservative stalwart: Clarence Thomas passes Brennan
DUI 101: Common evidentiary issues in DUI trials
Orange County legal community raises more than $172K for food bank
Today's News
Judges and Judiciary, Government
White House maneuvers to extend interim US attorneys' terms
By Craig Anderson
With interim U.S. attorney appointments in California set to expire, the Trump administration is turning to a little-used statute to bypass potential judicia...
Intellectual Property
Anthropic asks court to pause AI copyright class action
By Wisdom Howell
Anthropic seeks to pause a major copyright lawsuit over claims it illegally used millions of books to train its AI, Claude, arguing the case's class certific...
Intellectual Property
Pepperdine cites circuit trademark ruling in Netflix challenge
By Devon Belcher
Pepperdine cites a recent 9th Circuit ruling on NFTs to challenge Netflix's bid to dismiss its trademark suit, arguing the "Waves" marks used in an adult sho...
Law Practice
Appellate pro bono team gives 2nd chance to attorney who lost all
By John Roemer
After losing everything, attorney Tina Mehr fought back with help from appellate lawyers Scott Tillett and Norman Pine, winning a reversal that may revive he...
Judges and Judiciary
LA Judge J. Stephen Czuleger named ABOTA Trial Judge of the Year
By Ricardo Pineda
The ceremony, held on the Jonathan Club's Great Lawn, gathered members of the bench and bar to celebrate his influence on the courtroom and the broader legal...
Civil Litigation
Infinity Insurance sues law firm over $36.4M jury verdict
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Infinity Insurance sued Ford Walker and attorney Mark Flory for alleged malpractice, claiming their mishandling of a personal injury case caused a $36.4 mill...
Columns
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law
From liberal lion to conservative stalwart: Clarence Thomas passes Brennan
By Eric B. Kingsley
As Justice Clarence Thomas surpasses Justice William Brennan in tenure, the contrast between them underscores the Supreme Cour...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Europe's latest push to align AI with copyright law
By Amanda Harris
On July 10, the EU released a voluntary Code of Practice guiding AI providers on copyright compliance under the AI Act, focusi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Administrative/Regulatory
California's court reporter crisis: Why AB 3252 doesn't go far enough
By Jordan Silversmith
California's court reporter shortage is leaving civil proceedings unrecorded and litigants without appeal rights, yet the stat...
Verdicts & Settlements
Breach of Fiduciary Duty | The Commissioner of Financi... | $135,000,000 |
Sex Discrimination | Laronda Rasmussen v. The Wa... | $43,250,000 |
Securities Fraud | Federal Trade Commission v.... | $16,787,028 |
Toxic Exposure | Victor Hohne, et al. v. Del... | $10,112,248 |
Government Liability | M.C., a minor, by and throu... | $6,300,000 |
Wage and Hour | Joel Caballero, an individu... | $1,220,000 |
Truck Accident | Juan Cristobal Alonso v. Ta... | $1,190,000 |
Premises Liability | Martha Lopez v. Apple Mid C... | $821,989 |
42 U.S.C. Section 1983 | Jeremy Holloway v. Chad Ren... | $412,000 |
Auto v. Auto | Sandra Weed v. Wendy Seiden | $30,000 |
On the Move
Trucker Huss APC
Brian Douglas Murray was promoted to partner of Trucker Huss APC in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jul. 1, 2025.
Adrine Adjemian Cargill was promoted to partner of Trucker Huss APC in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.
Details
Trucker Huss APC has 28 attorneys in 3 offices including 2. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Employee Benefits, ERISA Litigation. The firm’s website is truckerhuss.com
Featured Content
There is a time and place for everything--including a time to mediate an insurance coverage or bad faith claim.
Eight key factors that make early mediation a valuable tool in civil cases
JAMS neutral reflects on her career, what inspires her and what brought her back to JAMS after 20 years on the bench
Community News
Slideshow, Community News
Brian Panish honored at Consumer Watchdog's $2M Rage for Justice gala
By Ricardo Pineda
Daily Appellate Report
Attorneys, Constitutional Law
Modification: Getzels v. The State Bar of California
State Bar rule 2.30, which precludes inactive licensees from acting as private arbitrators and mediators, does not violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the federal and California Const...
Civil Procedure
Steshenko v. Board of Trustees
Trial court properly dismissed vexatious litigant's action, which he filed without permission while the appeal regarding his "vexatious litigant" status was pending.
Family Law
X.K. v. M.C.
Trial judge erroneously denied domestic violence restraining order by focusing on the parties' custody disputes instead of credible instances of abuse.
Civil Procedure
Cobos v. National General Insurance Co.
Denial of class certification of bad-faith insurance claim based on potential class members' individualized damages was erroneous where common issues of liability predominated.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Superior Court (Valdez)
Where defendant was already resentenced from life without the possibility of parole to a lesser sentence, he was not subsequently entitled to relief under Penal Code section 1170(d)(10).