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Rebuilding LA:
The Daily Journal's fire coverage portal
Judicial Profile
Judge Stephanie Santoro makes hard calls quickly in probate court
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
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit chief decries attacks on judiciary: 'A dangerous inflection point'
By Craig Anderson
Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia warned that threats of violence and efforts to impeach federal judges are eroding public trust and doing "profound damage" to the...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Tesla says 7th Amendment bans DMV trial over Autopilot advertising
By James Twomey
Tesla challenges DMV's administrative trial to suspend self-driving car sales, citing Seventh Amendment jury trial rights and First Amendment free speech pro...
Civil Litigation
Judge trims lawsuit over FAIR Plan wildfire cost pass-throughs
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Los Angeles judge upheld Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's authority to allow insurers in the FAIR Plan to pass wildfire assessment costs to policyholde...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
IP lawyers clash over generative AI at 9th Circuit conference
By Craig Anderson
Two leading IP attorneys sparred amiably over whether training large language models on copyrighted works qualifies as fair use, as the 9th Circuit Judicial ...
Intellectual Property
Battle over who owns 'OpenAI' heads to appeal court
By Wisdom Howell
Guy Ravine's Open Artificial Intelligence Inc. intends to appeal federal judge's ruling barring use of "Open AI" trademark. The judge says it belongs to the ...
Civil Rights
Federal court rejects Hindu group's standing in Cisco caste bias dispute
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Hindu American Foundation sought to intervene in a California civil rights complaint that claims Silicon Valley is rife with caste discrimination.
Columns
LA Fires
Smoke damage from wildfires is real; it deserves real resolution
By Tricia A. Bigelow
Recent court rulings have complicated smoke damage recovery for wildfire survivors. Rather than pursuing years of costly litig...
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...
In a major shift, California's 2025 budget legislation expanded wildfire recovery tax relief beyond specific named fires, but ...
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
Civil Procedure
Wing Inflatables v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's
A clerk's certificate of service must be attached to, stamped on, or imbedded in the Notice of Entry or file-endorsed copy of the judgment or appealable order being served to trigger the ...
Criminal Law and Procedure
People v. Cota
Under Penal Code section 1172.75, trial court maintained jurisdiction to resentence defendant with prison priors despite CDCR's failure to provide the court with the list of eligible inma...
Civil Procedure
Yu v. Pozniak-Rice
Diligent efforts for alternative service of civil harassment restraining orders follows the same requirements as summons service in civil cases.
Immigration
Cabello Garcia v. USCIS
District court lacked jurisdiction to review judgment denying discretionary adjustment of status for lawful permanent resident.
Criminal Law and Procedure
U.S. v. Hassan
The Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a fair trial permits the trier of fact to compare, for identification purposes, photographs or video of the culprit with the defendant's in-court appear...