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Update: On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee ...


MCLE

Ceci n'est pas un contrat

Jun. 12, 2024

The Legislature has not created an evidentiary privilege ...

By Ashfaq G. Chowdhury

Whiplash and Whiplash-Associated Disorder is no joke

Jun. 5, 2024

Many people with whiplash recover in one to three months,...

By Reza Torkzadeh, Allen P. Wilkinson

Navigating the 'junk fee' crackdown

May 31, 2024

California has banned undisclosed fees across various ser...

By Alejandro Moreno, Skylar Stoudt

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Civil Procedure

LA County court to trial new remote appearance tech

Jun. 13, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The test of an updated version of LACourtConnect will commence July 1.


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation

Counsel for Disney told the hearing that Gina Carano stated she "was fired because of her political views on the internet over six months repeatedly, and we ...


Immigration

ACLU files challenge to Biden's directive of asylees

Jun. 13, 2024
By Jack Needham, Skyler Romero

The complaint alleges that the restrictions imposed by last week's executive order are in violation of federal statute. A similar order during the Trump admi...


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

Laurie L. Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School, said selective prosecution arguments are very difficult to win.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Data Privacy, Civil Litigation

Bright Data alleges that Quinn Emanuel violated professional responsibility guidelines by switching sides and going after the scraping service after initiall...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

Biden nominates judge for seat on Northern District

Jun. 13, 2024
By Craig Anderson

Judge Noel Wise currently sits on the Alameda County Superior Court.


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The panel's decision partly relied on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from June 2022, which established a "history and tradition" standard for firearms restricti...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility

State Bar Judge Yvette D. Roland said that the allegations Michael Libman faced in each action were "very different."


Torts/Personal Injury, Consumer Protection Law

J&J finalizes $700M talc litigation settlement

Jun. 12, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The deal, which includes a pledge to end sales of products with talc, requires court approval.


Labor/Employment

Employees were forced to work through lunch breaks and were not reimbursed for business expenses, according to the complaint.


Columns

Labor/Employment

California employers must establish an effective workplace violence prevention plan by July 1, 2024, and applies to all Califo...


Labor/Employment

A license to kill is no solution

Jun. 11, 2024
By Raphael Metzger , James P. Nevin

A proposal to license stone countertop fabrication shops will not prevent silicosis among workers. Artificial stone contains h...


Government, Criminal

California is facing a retail theft and fentanyl crisis, but the proposed solutions by politicians in Sacramento fall short of...



Verdicts & Settlements

Wage and Hour Aldibert Esteban, an indivi... $24,000,000
Auto v. Auto Micaela Delgado Calderon, e... $6,995,683
Auto v. Pedestrian Craig Koenekoop v. Uber Tec... $6,768,071
Auto v. Auto Brian Willis, et al. v. Ca... $3,500,000
Wage and Hour George Martinez v. Northwes... $1,195,000
Wage and Hour Dennis Herrera, on behalf o... $1,185,840
Wage and Hour Joana Rios Lagunas v. Young... $850,000
Premises Liability Patricia L. Dresel v. Cafe'... $625,000
Disability Discrimination Kimberly Neal v. Board of T... $575,000
Wage and Hour Francisco Herrera, an indiv... $500,000

On the Move

Womble Bond Dickinson

Jun. 7, 2024


Kyle G. Kessler as Partner in Los Angeles from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

Kessler draws on her in-house and outside counsel experience to advise national and international companies across industries on transactional and regulatory compliance, focusing on privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection. A certified privacy professional with a marketing communications and public relations background, clients turn to her for counsel that blends practical business solutions with effective legal strategies.


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Special Reports

Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2024

May 22, 2024

Our annual issue honors the top performing intellectual property attorneys working in patent litigation, trademark and copyright.


Daily Appellate Report

Family Law

In re Andrew M.

A showing that the child would derive a connection to a larger extended family was not a sufficient basis to preserve parental rights and reject proceedings for a permanent adoption.


Arbitration

Ramirez v. Golden Queen Mining Co.

Failure to dispute authenticity of handwritten signature was a failure to create a factual dispute regarding the existence of an enforceable arbitration agreement.


Criminal Law and Procedure

Lee v. Thornell

Habeas petitioner could not overcome the procedural defect of failing to raise ineffective assistance claims at his state court post-conviction proceedings.


Constitutional Law

B&L Productions, Inc. v. Newsom

Statutes prohibiting the sale of firearms on state grounds (primarily fairgrounds) did not infringe on First and Second Amendment constitutional rights.


Dependency

In re A.F.

Juvenile court had jurisdiction over children who could suffer potential abuse from alleged father.