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Special Reports

Recruitment

Jul. 28, 2025
Amid political and technological changes, recruiting is increasingly a challenge for law firms and in-house legal departments. This special issue examines how hiring partners and general counsel are approaching a market shaped by heightened selectivity, targeted growth strategies, and the increasing impact of technology and social media on the legal profession.

Rebuilding LA:
The Daily Journal's fire coverage portal


ADR Profile

Softspoken Authority

David Sotelo
ADR Services, Inc.

2025-07-29

MCLE

DUI 101: Common evidentiary issues in DUI trials, Part 2

Jul. 29, 2025

This article and self-study test examine common evidentia...

By Michelle E. DeCasas, Jana M. Seng

DUI 101: Common evidentiary issues in DUI trials

Jul. 28, 2025

This article and self-study test explore evidentiary issu...

By Michelle E. DeCasas, Jana M. Seng

No harm, no win: A cautionary tale of Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Jul. 25, 2025

The Northern District of California granted summary judgm...

By E. Belle Borovik, David Martinez


Today's News

The Trump administration was expected to reappoint Bilal A. "Bill" Essayli as acting U.S. attorney for California's Central District using a legal loophole, ...


Civil Litigation


Starting Aug. 4, L.A. County Superior Court will let attorneys remotely monitor and join multiple same-day family law hearings at Stanley Mosk Courthouse usi...


Technology, Intellectual Property


Apple alleges Haptic shifted its legal strategy in a patent case over the iPhone's Back Tap feature by submitting a late expert report introducing new infrin...


LA Fires, Civil Litigation


Palisades property owner sues California FAIR Plan, alleging unlicensed inspectors and wrongful claim denial after January wildfire, citing breaches of good ...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Salvation Army, with allies, sues City of Bell, alleging CEQA violations in approving a gravel processing center without proper environmental review, risking...


Civil Litigation


A judge dismissed a lawsuit against USC by parents involved in the "Varsity Blues" scandal, ruling they had ample time and reason to discover alleged fraud r...


Columns

A New Jersey township's effort to seize a 175-year-old family farm for affordable housing has triggered a clash between local ...


California courts have embraced a "harmless error" rule to uphold imperfect wills that clearly reflect a testator's intent, bu...


Entertainment & Sports

Private equity's growing interest in college athletic programs -- highlighted by valuations like Texas at $2.38 billion and US...



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

Jul. 25, 2025


Brian Douglas Murray was promoted to partner of Trucker Huss APC in Los Angeles. The promotion is effective Jul. 1, 2025.

Murray concentrates his practice on employee benefits, with a focus on ERISA litigation. He represents plan sponsors, trustees, and other fiduciaries in a wide range of employee benefits cases, including 401(k) class action litigation, claims for retirement, medical, disability, and other benefits, ESOP and multiemployer pension plan disputes, and cases involving executive compensation. In addition to his litigation practice, he counsels clients on a variety of matters, including fiduciary responsibility, operational corrections, and regulatory compliance. Murray also represents plan fiduciaries in Department of Labor investigations.


Adrine Adjemian Cargill was promoted to partner of Trucker Huss APC in San Francisco. The promotion is effective Jan. 7, 2025.

Cargill concentrates her practice in the area of retirement plans and advises clients on issues regarding 401(k) plans, profit sharing plans, money purchase pension plans, cash balance plans, and traditional defined benefit plans. She also regularly works with multiemployer plans and plans of tax-exempt entities, public schools, and universities, including 403(b) and 457 plans. She assists clients with drafting plan documents, SPDs and amendments; preparing employee communications; analyzing plan administrative and fiduciary issues; preparing submissions to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and Department of Labor; reviewing qualified domestic relations orders ("QDROs"); conducting M&A due diligence; preparing plan committee charters, bylaws, and resolutions; and resolving ERISA and Internal Revenue Code compliance issues raised in connection with investigations or audits by the Department of Labor or IRS. She also assists with the review and negotiation of service provider agreements, including investment management agreements.


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

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Daily Appellate Report

Civil Procedure, Family Law

Marriage of R.K. and G.K.

Father in custody proceedings forfeited due process claims on appeal because he never raised them before the trial court.


Attorneys, Anti-SLAPP

Michael K. v. Cho

Attorney's rebuttal contesting client's husband's chargeback challenge to her legal fees was protected by litigation privilege under the anti-SLAPP statute.


Civil Procedure, Government

People ex rel. Bonta v. Greenpower Motor Co., Inc.

Trial court did not err in ordering compliance with investigative subpoenas issued by the Attorney General seeking information that was relevant to a Hybrid and Zero-Emissions Truck and B...


Criminal Law and Procedure

People v. Gresham

Despite defendant's confusion during arrest, because evidence supported that defendant "reasonably should have known" he was resisting officers, his conviction was affirmed.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Criminal Justice Legal Foundation v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Regulations adopted under voter initiative that allowed applying good behavior credits to advance minimum eligible parole dates for inmates serving certain indeterminate sentences was inc...