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Family court commissioner Leah Boucek says lawyers must understand pro pers
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Best practices for counsel in domestic violence restraining order cases under Family Code section 6309
Family Code section 6309, which became effective on Jan. ...
By Lawrence P. RiffThe fall of the Privette doctrine in landlord-tenant relationships
In Ramirez v. PK, the 1st District Court of Appeal...
By Garret D. MuraiIdentifying and screening conflicted non-attorney staff
Hiring due diligence and effective screening measures, su...
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State Bar & Bar Associations
Clashes mark start of discipline trial against former State Bar director
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Mark Geragos, the lawyer for Joe Dunn, tried to show the bar was biased against its former leader.
Class Action
Government claims veteran plaintiff class lacks commonality
By Devon Belcher
Lawyers for the U.S. government say that the National Veterans Foundation’s proposed plaintiff class in a case accusing the government of neglecting their du...
Intellectual Property
Google accused of delay tactics in trade secrets dispute
By Jack Needham
The complaint, first filed in December 2018, accuses Google of misappropriating and/or misusing ReactX's confidential information, its platform and/or its pr...
Constitutional Law
Gun advocates can no longer depend on drawing their favorite judge
By Craig Anderson
“I think some parties were attempting to forum shop by using the low number rule to relate cases that weren’t actually related,” Southern District Chief Judg...
Columns
Labor/Employment
ACLU’s termination of whistleblower sparks debate over racially-coded language
By K. Chike Odiwe
The ACLU said an employee used racially coded language and fired her. The resulting lawsuit raises questions about the protect...
Criminal
How do criminal domestic violence cases affect family law and DVPA actions?
By Anthony J. Ferrentino
A parallel criminal domestic violence case can have a significant impact on family law proceedings, particularly in cases invo...
Technology
What does the EU Digital Markets Act mean for the tech sector?
By Nicholas Banasevic , Robert Spano
The EU’s Digital Markets Act, which designates some large online companies and their services as gatekeepers, recently went in...
Verdicts & Settlements
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Dischargeability | David Berger v. Leslie Klein | $7,401,370 |
Breach of Contract | Wiseman Park LLC, a cancell... | $5,500,000 |
Wage and Hour | Gelin Turcios Toledo, indiv... | $2,300,000 |
Elder Abuse | Jane Doe 1; Jane Doe 2; Joh... | $2,223,500 |
Rent Control | The People of the State of ... | $2,040,000 |
Wage and Hour | Anthony Sikes, on behalf of... | $2,000,000 |
Assault and Battery | Leticia Sanchez v. County o... | $1,750,000 |
Wage and Hour | Courtney Haynes, on behalf ... | $1,660,000 |
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LAUSD students learn about civil jury trials in mock trial event
By Jack Needham
The program aimed to introduce students to the Seventh Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial, while also exposing them...
Special Reports
Top Family Lawyers 2024
The annual list of the best California attorneys handling divorce and custody matters.
Daily Appellate Report
Insurance
Modification: Apex Solutions, Inc. v. Falls Lake Insurance Management Co., Inc.
Separate vault breaches occurring on the same night by what appeared to be a single, coordinated group were a single occurrence of covered loss for insurance policy limit purposes.
Juveniles
In re Taylor C.
Respondent was statutorily ineligible for sealing of juvenile records because of an offense requiring sex offender registration even though juvenile court dismissed his wardship petitions...
Criminal Law and Procedure
McIntosh v. U.S.
A district court's failure to comply with Fed. R. of Crim. Pro. 32.22(b)(2)(B)'s requirement to enter a preliminary order before sentencing does not bar a judge from ordering forfeiture a...
Employment Discrimination
Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
Title VII employment discrimination does not require a showing that the injury was "significant."
Civil Procedure
U.S. v. Allahyari
Decision was not appealable because the party's rights had not been sufficiently settled after the district court entered a tentative agreement as to the value of a deed.