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Special Reports

Women- and Minority-Owned Law Firms

Jul. 21, 2025
The California legal profession is more diverse than ever, driven by companies and government agencies seeking broader representation. Large firms have responded by hiring and promoting more women and minority attorneys, many into leadership roles. This shift has also inspired women and minority lawyers to launch their own firms--some experiencing rapid growth. In this issue, the Daily Journal highlights their stories of excellence, opportunity, and community connection.

Rebuilding LA:
The Daily Journal's fire coverage portal


Judicial Profile

Judge Stephanie Santoro makes hard calls quickly in probate court

Stephanie C. Santoro
Los Angeles County Superior Court

ADR Profile

Genuine Nature

Margaret L. Oldendorf
ADR Services, Inc.

2025-07-22

MCLE

Green cards and red flags: Why the public charge rule demands closer attention

Jul. 21, 2025

Practitioners must approach the public charge section of ...

By Eli M. Kantor, Jonathan D. Kantor

Uninsured drivers beware, the law isn't on your side

Jul. 15, 2025

California raised its minimum auto insurance limits in J...

By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson

What you do after hours can cost you your license

Jul. 14, 2025

Attorneys' ethical obligations extend beyond the courtroo...

By Alanna G. Clair, Shari L. Klevens


Today's News

Immigration


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...


U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


At the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, legal experts said the high court majority increasingly uses its emergency docket to favor Trump administration actio...


Torts/Personal Injury


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...


Civil Litigation


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...


Criminal


Federal prosecutors oppose Tom Girardi's request for release during appeal, arguing his Fourth Amendment claims lack merit and his competency and jury instru...


Contracts, Civil Procedure


The California Supreme Court ruled that forum selection clauses are enforceable even if they require litigation in jurisdictions like Delaware that don't pro...


Columns

Judges and Judiciary

Judges should judge

Jul. 18, 2025
By Anastasia Boden

This Supreme Court term wasn't marked by one explosive ruling but by a deeper, unsettling theme: a conflicted and inconsistent...


State Bar & Bar Associations

Why attorneys must speak up about the proposed rules for implementing CTAPP

Jul. 21, 2025
By Erin M. Joyce, Natalie Manoukian

Beginning in August, the State Bar of California will implement rigorous Client Trust Account Protection Program (CTAPP) compl...


Constitutional Law, Books

Brenda Wineapple's "Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy and the Trial That Riveted a Nation," published for the centenary of the...



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

Jul. 18, 2025


Matt Caplan joined Foley & Lardner as a partner in San Francisco. The move was Jul. 14, 2025.

Caplan's multi-faceted practice focuses on trade secrets and technology disputes, business and competitor disputes, class actions, health care, and general commercial litigation. He regularly advises clients in the Innovative Technology and Health Care, and Life Sciences Sectors, offering deep insight into the unique challenges and opportunities present in these ecosystems.


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...