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MCLE
Green cards and red flags: Why the public charge rule demands closer attention
Practitioners must approach the public charge section of ...
By Eli M. Kantor, Jonathan D. KantorUninsured drivers beware, the law isn't on your side
California raised its minimum auto insurance limits in J...
By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. WilkinsonWhat you do after hours can cost you your license
Attorneys' ethical obligations extend beyond the courtroo...
By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens
Today's News
Contracts, Civil Procedure
Chief Justice says jury trial right ends at California court door
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Supreme Court ruled that forum selection clauses are enforceable even if they require litigation in jurisdictions like Delaware that don't pro...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court relies heavily on emergency docket, experts say
By Craig Anderson
At the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, legal experts said the high court majority increasingly uses its emergency docket to favor Trump administration actio...
A divided 9th Circuit panel exempted a Los Angeles firm's clients from the revived Remain in Mexico policy, allowing them to stay in the U.S. while their asy...
Torts/Personal Injury
Inventor denies killing wife as jury awards $23.6M to her parents
By James Twomey
A jury awarded $23.6 million to Alice Ku's family after finding Silicon Valley inventor Harold Herchen responsible for her 2019 disappearance and death durin...
Federal prosecutors oppose Tom Girardi's request for release during appeal, arguing his Fourth Amendment claims lack merit and his competency and jury instru...
Civil Litigation
Ventura, contractor settle tree branch death suit for $19M
By Skyler Romero
Ventura and its tree contractor settled for $19 million with the family of a man killed by a falling tree branch, in one of Ventura County's largest wrongful...
Columns
State Bar & Bar Associations
Why attorneys must speak up about the proposed rules for implementing CTAPP
By Erin M. Joyce, Natalie Manoukian
Beginning in August, the State Bar of California will implement rigorous Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP) compl...
This Supreme Court term wasn't marked by one explosive ruling but by a deeper, unsettling theme: a conflicted and inconsistent...
Constitutional Law, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Trump's egg price lawsuit against California cracks under scrutiny
By Jill L. Ryther, Sarah A. Thompson
The lawsuit, alleging that California's animal welfare laws have led to increased egg prices, ignores the impact of external f...
Verdicts & Settlements
| Retaliation | Angela Carmell v. Janet's E... | $41,098,250 |
| Product Liability | Heather Poole, et al. v. Tw... | $18,600,000 |
| Auto v. Pedestrian | Raul Velazquez Guzman v. Na... | $18,512,253 |
| Wage and Hour | Lisa Lefanty, individually,... | $11,000,000 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | David Wallenstein, individu... | $10,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Alexander Wilson, individua... | $5,000,000 |
| Clean Air Act | Bay Area Air Quality Manage... | $5,000,000 |
| Wage and Hour | Louis Ames and James Guiffr... | $5,000,000 |
| Fraud | Levi Sap Nei Thang Victims ... | $3,197,816 |
| Consumers Legal Remedies Act | Mandy and Matthew Cliburn, ... | $2,500,000 |
On the Move
Foley & Lardner
Matt Caplan joined Foley & Lardner as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Jul. 14, 2025.
Details
Foley & Lardner has 1073 attorneys in 27 offices including Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Silicon Valley,. Among the law firm’s key practice areas are Corporate, Intellectual Property, Litigation. The firm’s website is https://www.foley.com/
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Daily Appellate Report
Torts
Modification: A.B. v. County of San Diego
Because properly trained officers could know that placing body weight on a hogtied individual gasping, "can't breathe" could constitute deadly force, trial court erred in granting summary...
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Bryant
Despite being sentenced to 70 years when he was 16 years old, defendant's youth, as a standalone factor, was not enough to warrant compassionate release.
Immigration
Perez Cruz v. Bondi
Mexican native who had been kidnapped and threatened by drug cartels in 2004 and 2009 did not establish a reasonable fear of future harm sufficient to defer removal.
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Choyce
Claims of prosecutorial misconduct were forfeited where neither a timely objection regarding misconduct was made nor any jury admonishment sought despite several sustained, contemporaneou...