Links to Metropolitan News-Enterprise news stories earlier in the year

2024

Lavin Retires From C.A.
(September 17, 2024)

C.A. Justices Clash Over What Amounts to Judicial Advocacy
(September 16, 2024)

No Reversal Predicated on Juror Exclaiming ‘I Agree’ After Defendants’ Closing Argument
(September 16, 2024)

Governor Signs Bill Hiking Bar Dues
(September 16, 2024)

Mother Having ‘Too Many Beers’ Doesn’t Justify Wardship
(September 16, 2024)

Murder Conviction Stands Where Victim Died Following Removal of Life Support—C.A.
(September 16, 2024)

No Immunity in Death of Inmate Denied Needed Heart Drugs
(September 13, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Restores Suit Alleging That Label Misrepresents Sanitizers’ Germ-Killing Power
(September 13, 2024)

Sex Offender Must Meet Release Rules Despite Disability
(September 13, 2024)

Employer’s Duty to Accommodate Disabilities Didn’t Require Allowing Working From Home
(September 13, 2024)

Bribery Conviction Against Pay-to-Play Developer Is Sound
(September 12, 2024)

Urgent Care Center Immune From Liability to Maskless Man It Declined to Treat—C.A.
(September 12, 2024)

Nurses May Be Entitled to Overtime Despite Yearly Salary
(September 12, 2024)

Tardy FOIA Responses Don’t Require Dismissal of Suit
(September 11, 2024)

San Mateo Judge Draws Public Reprimand
(September 11, 2024)

Deference Must Be Lent Two-Sentence State S.C. Order
(September 11, 2024)

Private Texts With Racist Images Are Unprotected Speech
(September 10, 2024)

Court of Appeal Justice Bedsworth to Retire
(September 10, 2024)

Suit Against City Over Late-Payment Penalty May Proceed
(September 10, 2024)

Arizona May Not Bar Boys From Playing on Girls’ Teams
(September 10, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Partially Upholds Enjoining of Gun Law
(September 9, 2024)

Movement Up, Down Staircase Is Insufficient to Support Simple Kidnapping Conviction
(September 9, 2024)

State Senate Candidate Allegedly Lied About Law Background
(September 6, 2024)

Hochman Reportedly Raises Over $2 Million
(September 6, 2024)

Developer’s Petitions Against Rival Are Shielded From Suit
(September 6, 2024)

Woman Kidnapped, Shot, Validly Stated Claim Against City
(September 6, 2024)

Reporting Rules for Platforms Likely Violate Constitution
(September 5, 2024)

Dissenter Objects to Denial of Rehearing Where Opinion Followed Mootness
(September 5, 2024)

L.A. Times Must Pay $3.5 Million Fee Award in FEHA Case
(September 4, 2024)

Six Ninth Circuit Judges Bemoan Extension of Liability Under Alien Tort Statute
(September 4, 2024)

Order Recognizing Constitutional Claim Is Not Appealable
(September 4, 2024)

Host Not Liable to Overnight House Guest for Stabbing of Her by Intruder—Appeals Court
(September 4, 2024)

Judges, Justices Receiving Lower Pay Than Law Requires
(September 3, 2024)

Fee for Optional Service Contract Is Not Recoverable Under Lemon Law—C.A.
(September 3, 2024)

Harsher Treatment of One-Strike Youths Is Constitutional
(August 30, 2024)

Church Cannot Oust Leadership Faction, Then Sue Ejected Members’ Attorneys
(August 30, 2024)

Exception to Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege Declared
(August 29, 2024)

Judge Erred in Axing Suit on His Own Motion Over Lawyer’s Fumbling, C.A. Declares
(August 29, 2024)

Salehi, Koury Elected LASC Commissioners
(August 29, 2024)

Attorney Faces Disciplinary Charges for Fruitless Petitions
(August 29, 2024)

There’s No ‘Justice’ Exception for Rule on New Evidence
(August 28, 2024)

Linking Defendant to High-Crime, Black Area Can Violate Racial Justice Act—C.A.
(August 28, 2024)

C.A. Upholds $2.4 Million Default Judgment Against Mayweather
(August 28, 2024)

Court Must Tell Sexual Offenders of Risk of Commitment
(August 27, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Dismisses Misconduct Complaint Against Chief Judge
(August 27, 2024)

Loose Marijuana ‘Crumbs’ May Justify Vehicular Search
(August 26, 2024)

C.A. Lifts $40,000 Sanction Imposed Based on Excessive Paperwork in Opposing Motion
(August 26, 2024)

Judge Properly Did Not Decide if Cybercurrency Is Security
(August 26, 2024)

Discovery Sanctions May Be Predicated on Pattern of Abuse
(August 23, 2024)

Fraudulent Concealment Tort May Be Based on Conduct Relating to Contract—S.C.
(August 23, 2024)

Allegedly False Representations Are Not Shielded by CDA
(August 23, 2024)

Beverly Hills Lawyer Must Pay Mark Geragos, Firm, $23,000 for Discovery Abuses—C.A.
(August 23, 2024)

Fee Award Against Disability-Access Law Firm Is Reversed
(August 22, 2024)

Non-Competition Clause Is Not Per Se Invalid If Party Only Sold Partial Business Interest
(August 22, 2024)

Arbitration Contract With Instacart Does Not Cover Grocer
(August 22, 2024)

C.A. Warns O.C. District Attorney Over Language in Brief
(August 21, 2024)

Legal Aid Firm Not Disqualified by Virtue of Basic Intake Conversation With Adverse Party
(August 21, 2024)

Sovereign Immunity Bars Suit Over Allegedly Contaminated Shipyard
(August 21, 2024)

Conducting Deficient Ancestry Inquiry Is Reversible Error
(August 20, 2024)

Retired Judge Lawrence W. Crispo, 90, Dies
(August 20, 2024)

Hochman Responds to Cooley Withdrawing Endorsement
(August 20, 2024)

Stalking Statute Doesn’t Require Direct Contact With Victim
(August 20, 2024)

Former D.A. Cooley Withdraws Endorsement of Hochman
(August 19, 2024)

California Taxpayers Association Files Suit Challenging Retroactive Tax Increase
(August 19, 2024)

Child Online Privacy Act Likely Violates Free Speech
(August 19, 2024)

Public Employers Are Exempt From PAGA Penalty Suits
(August 16, 2024)

Ex-Lawyer for Pacquiao Properly Represented Plaintiff in Suit Against Former Client—C.A.
(August 16, 2024)

Teran Is Being Paid a Salary While Awaiting Felony Trial
(August 16, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to State’s Election Laws
(August 16, 2024)

‘Ballot Label’ Drafted by A.G.’s Office Won’t Mislead Voters
(August 15, 2024)

Failure to Raise ‘Obvious’ ‘Winner’ Argument Constituted Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
(August 15, 2024)

Liability for High-Risk Stop Is ‘Clearly Established’
(August 15, 2024)

C.A. Mandates Resentencing Even if Extra Time Stricken
(August 14, 2024)

Deputy Files Retaliation Lawsuit Against District Attorney George Gascón
(August 14, 2024)

Sentence for Bribe-Taking Federal Agent Vacated
(August 14, 2024)

D.A. Authorized to Issue Grand Jury Subpoena at Any Time
(August 13, 2024)

No False Claim Liability for Filing for Cheaper Visas for Foreign Workers
(August 13, 2024)

Salehi, Koury in Contention for Commissionerships
(August 13, 2024)

Meta Did Not Act for U.S. in Censoring Vaccine Postings
(August 12, 2024)

Uber Might Be Liable for Rape by Man Posing As Authorized Driver—Ninth Circuit
(August 12, 2024)

Dissenter Bemoans Watering Down of Materiality Standard
(August 12, 2024)

Interpreter’s Error at Hearing Resulted in ‘Fundamental Unfairness’
(August 12, 2024)

S.C. Reverses Case Finding Possible COVID-19 Coverage
(August 9, 2024)

Jurisdiction to Set Restitution Survives End of Probationary Term—S.C.
(August 9, 2024)

Judge Bogdanoff Retires From L.A. Superior Court
(August 9, 2024)

Request to Decide Moot Media-Access Issues Denied
(August 9, 2024)

No Criminal Charges to Be Filed Against Kuehl, Giggins
(August 8, 2024)

Panel Sympathetic to View That Non-Lawyer Should Be Allowed to Represent Her Children
(August 8, 2024)

City May Not Strip Elected Officer of Duties by Ordinance
(August 8, 2024)

Attorney’s Oral Stipulation to Settle Case is Enforceable
(August 7, 2024)

‘Joint Juice’ Properly Found to Have Made False Claims—Ninth Circuit
(August 7, 2024)

Immunity Blocks Suit Over Detention of Innocent Woman
(August 7, 2024)

S.C. Declines to Stay Two Cases for Racial Injustice Claims
(August 6, 2024)

Judge Erred in Barring Woman as Her Daughter’s Lawyer
(August 6, 2024)

Judge Erred in Striking Answer as Sanction, Ordering $2.5 Million Judgment—C.A.
(August 6, 2024)

Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions Wants Input on Proposed Advice on Responding to Election Criticisms
(August 6, 2024)

Counsel Withdrawal Midway Through Trial Not Prejudicial
(August 5, 2024)

Appeals Court Affirms $4 Million Judgment Against Convicted Ex-Politico Albert Robles
(August 5, 2024)

Persecution May Be Shown by Physical Harm Plus Threats
(August 5, 2024)

Judge Did Not Improperly Decry Respondent’s Contact With Third Party, C.A. Declares
(August 5, 2024)

PAGA Plaintiff Has No Right to Intervene in Similar Action
(August 2, 2024)

S.C. Reverses High-Term Sentence Based on Several Unproven Aggravating Factors
(August 2, 2024)

Public Filings Show Donations to Hochman Outdistance Those to Gascón by Nine Times
(August 2, 2024)

Law Reviving Claims of Childhood Sexual Assaults Is Valid
(August 2, 2024)

Peremptory Challenge for Being ‘Opinionated’ Was Pretext
(August 1, 2024)

Retired LASC Judge Bruce J. Sottile, 92, Dies
(August 1, 2024)

Amendments to Trafficking Law Do Not Apply Retroactively
( August 1, 2024)

‘Balance Inquiry’ Refers to Customer-Initiated Transaction
(July 31, 2024)

Justices Uphold $7,315 Attorney Sanction for Frivolous Tactics in Seeking Entry of Default
(July 31, 2024)

Single Use of Racial Slur May Be Workplace Harassment
(July 30, 2024)

S.C. Adopts Timeliness Bright-Line Rule for Appeals of Writs of Administrative Mandate
(July 30, 2024)

District Court Lacked Jurisdiction in Habeas Corpus Case
(July 30, 2024)

Man May Sue for Disability Offense Against Deceased Wife
(July 29, 2024)

Judge Meiers Erred in Failing to Grant Relief in Light of Attorney’s Affidavit of Fault—C.A.
(July 29, 2024)

No Special Waiver Standard Applies to Arbitration Right
(July 26, 2024)

Former State Bar Executive Director Dunn Lied to Board of Trustees About Funding
(July 26, 2024)

Infringement Case Does Not Turn on Lack of a Hyphen
(July 25, 2024)

Bedsworth Bemoans Some Pro Pers Victimizing Adversaries, Courts
(July 25, 2024)

Judge’s Grouchiness Is No Cause for Reversal
(July 25, 2024)

Social Media Outfits Must Disclose to Court Stored Data
(July 24, 2024)

C.A. Affirms $88,855 Sanction Imposed on Attorney for Relitigating Decided Matters
(July 24, 2024)

S.C. Clarifies Its Holdings in Dillon v. Legg and Progeny
(July 23, 2024)

Proceedings Properly Stayed Until Defendant In Civil Case Sentenced on Criminal Charge
(July 23, 2024)

Court Properly Foiled Effort to Insulate Funds From Levy
(July 22, 2024)

Party Gaining Enforcement of Indemnity Duty May Not Recover Attorney Fees for Breach
(July 22, 2024)

Parties’ Cap on Fees Inapplicable in Wrongful Eviction Case
(July 22, 2024)

Airline Fuel Technician’s Wage Claims Are Exempt Under Federal Arbitration Act
(July 22, 2024)

Insurance Policy Time Limit Does Not Bar Injunctive Relief
(July 19, 2024)

Judge, in Habeas Proceeding, Need Not Reexamine All Aspects of Sentence
(July 19, 2024)

Four Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court
(July 19, 2024)

Plaintiffs Challenging Vaccine Mandate Entitled to Fees
(July 19, 2024)

First Amendment Bars Suit by Worker Against Zen Temple
(July 18, 2024)

Disqualification of Counsel Who Insulted Represented Opposing Party Is Proper
(July 18, 2024)

Carrillo-Orellana, Mimms Elected as Commissioners
(July 18, 2024)

Suit Alleging Deceptive Huggies Labels Partially Reinstated
(July 18, 2024)

Judge Was Obliged to Honor Concession by Prosecution
(July 17, 2024)

Inmate Who Stored Pornographic Images Was Wrongfully Denied Computer Access—C.A.
(July 17, 2024)

Calaveras County Judge Draws Public Scolding
(July 17, 2024)

Purported Acceptance of §998 Offer Was a Counteroffer
(July 17, 2024)

S.C. Invalidates Fees for Employer Compelling Arbitration
(July 16, 2024)

District Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Suit Seeking to Enjoin U.S. Support of Israel
(July 16, 2024)

Cashing Rent Check Did Not Void Notice to Quit Premises
(July 16, 2024)

Court of Appeal Scolds Lawyers Over Hard-Hitting Brief
(July 15, 2024)

Mental Health Diversion May Be Granted While Awaiting Competency Decision
(July 15, 2024)

LASC Judge Thomas J. Griego Draws Public Admonishment
(July 12, 2024)

S.C. Vacates Judgment of Death in Case of White Supremacist Gang Member
(July 12, 2024)

Unproven Enhancement May Not Be Added in Resentencing
(July 12, 2024)

Immunity Upheld for Shooting of Compliant Passenger
(July 11, 2024)

Failure to Disclose Potential Suit Voided Obligations Under Insurance Policy
(July 11, 2024)

Graber, Paez Bemoan Finality of Ruling in Looted Art Case
(July 10, 2024)

Claim Rejected That Judge Was Biased Based on His Review of C.A. Opinion Signed by Wife
(July 10, 2024)

Restitution to Victims of Child Pornography Overturned
(July 10, 2024)

Lawyers With No Expert Witness in Action for Medical Malpractice Are Subject to Suit
(July 10, 2024)

Inmate, Self-Proclaimed ‘Witch,’ Can’t Have Access to Fire
(July 9, 2024)

Public Utilities Commission Failed to Notify Water Companies of Surcharge Elimination
(July 9, 2024)

Public Interest Privacy Suit Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
(July 9, 2024)

No Cause of Action Lies for Falsifying Evidence Allegations
(July 8, 2024)

Arbitrator Exceeded Authority in Denying Statutorily Mandated Attorney Fees—C.A.
(July 8, 2024)

Silberman Slates Retirement
(July 8, 2024)

Removal Based on Government Incentives Was Improper
(July 8, 2024)

C.A. Overturns Three-Day Suspension of LASC Clerk
(July 5, 2024)

Law Firm Can’t Represent Defendant Where Potential Adverse Witness Was Its Client
(July 5, 2024)

Attorney Admits Misappropriating $4.8 Million
(July 5, 2024)

Act Nullifying Arbitration Contracts Is Not Retroactive
(July 5, 2024)

C.A. Files Three Opinions in Cases Arising From Mishap
(July 3, 2024)

Carjacking Is Not a ‘Crime of Violence’ Justifying Deportation—Ninth Circuit
(July 3, 2024)

Reversal ‘In Its Entirety’ Did Not Vacate Valid Conviction
(July 3, 2024)

LASC to Pay Employees to Quit in Light of Slashed Funding
(July 2, 2024)

Prosecution Cannot Compel Interview by Its Expert of Alleged Sexually Violent Predator
(July 2, 2024)

Attorney’s Conduct Was Annoying but Not Harassment
(July 2, 2024)

Attorney-Fee Award Against Firm That Filed Motion Upheld
(July 1, 2024)

Denial of Need-Based Attorney Fees Affirmed in Latest Round of Multi-State Custody Case
(July 1, 2024)

Two-Part Analysis for Withdrawal of Guilty Plea Announced
(July 1, 2024)

Bail Hearing Does Not Require Trial-Admissible Evidence
(June 28, 2024)

C.A. Upholds Attorney-Fee Award in Case Alleging Undue Influence, Elder Abuse
(June 28, 2024)

Federal Statute Prohibits Citizenship Discrimination
(June 28, 2024)

Testimony of Agent Posing as Inmate Properly Admitted
(June 27, 2024)

Retired LASC Judge David Rothman, 87, Dies
(June 27, 2024)

Lawyer Properly Disqualified Over Deposing Witness—C.A.
(June 27, 2024)

C.A. Says 1958 Decision Has Been ‘Eroded,’ But Underlying S.C. Opinions Ignored
(June 27, 2024)

Mallano Asserts That Judges Are Shortchanged by State
(June 26, 2024)

Restitution Award as Condition of Probation to Non-Victim Landlord Found Permissible
(June 26, 2024)

No Harassment in Publishing Litigant’s Actual Name—C.A.
(June 26, 2024)

Uber’s Reliance on Ratings in Deactivating Drivers Survives
(June 25, 2024)

DMV May Disclose License-Suspension Based on DUI Despite Lack of Conviction—C.A.
(June 25, 2024)

Three-Strikes Resentencing Must Comply With Initiative
(June 25, 2024)

Jurisdiction Might Exist in Dispute Between Non-Residents
(June 24, 2024)

Interplay of Personal Gun Use, Guilty Verdict Establishes Requisite Intent to Kill
(June 24, 2024)

It’s Error to Consider on Demurrer Miles Car Was Driven
(June 24, 2024)

Proposed Initiative Violates ‘Basic Plan of Government’
(June 21, 2024)

Objective Standard of Causation Applies in Medical Product Liability Cases—S.C.
(June 21, 2024)

$2.28 Million Award in Retaliatory-Discharge Case Axed
(June 21, 2024)

Restitution for Lost Wages Due to Slaying Victim’s Mother
(June 20, 2024)

RFP Benefitting Single Bidder Was Valid—C.A.
(June 20, 2024)

Commissioners Boxer, Ipson Appointed to Judgeships
(June 20, 2024)

PAGA Notice Need Not Define ‘Aggrieved Employees’
(June 20, 2024)

Vertical Exhaustion Rule Applies to Excess Insurer
(June 18, 2024)

Peremptory Challenges in Murder Case Upheld Despite Allegations of Racial Motivations—S.C.
(June 18, 2024)

UC Regents’ New Hospital Exempted From Zoning Rules
(June 17, 2024)

Court Properly Dismissed Action Alleging That Capacity of Energizer Batteries Is Overstated
(June 17, 2024)

No Jurisdiction to Order Dismissal After Transferring Case
(June 14, 2024)

Precommitment Custody Credits Apply to Maximum Term for Juvenile Sentence
(June 14, 2024)

Judge Yep to Retire July 15
(June 14, 2024)

Emotional Safety Relevant to Workplace Protective Order
(June 13, 2024)

Ethiopian Birth Certificate Is Insufficient to Establish Victim’s Age—Appeals Court
(June 13, 2024)

Fifth District C.A. Rejects Holding in Decision on Burden in Avoiding Compelled Arbitration
(June 13, 2024)

Interest Is Due on Victim Restitution Orders
(June 13, 2024)

Bans on Firearm Sales at Fairgrounds Are Constitutional
(June 12, 2024)

Telling Worker He’s ‘Slow’ Can Constitute Age-Discrimination—Court of Appeal
(June 12, 2024)

Lack of Sum Certain in Claim Robbed Court of Jurisdiction
(June 12, 2024)

Differential Treatment of Delivery Workers Is Justified
(June 11, 2024)

Court of Appeal Justice Victoria Chaney to Retire
(June 11, 2024)

Trial Evidence May Be Weighed in Mental Health Diversion
(June 11, 2024)

LAUSD Is Seeking to Play Games With Federal Courts
(June 10, 2024)

Report on Three Former Professors Accused of Misconduct Is Not Exempt Under CPRA
(June 10, 2024)

No Private Right of Action to Enforce Local Ordinances
(June 7, 2024)

UC Berkeley’s Development Plan at People’s Park Survives Challenge
(June 7, 2024)

Tribal Sovereign Immunity Bars Questioning Contract
(June 6, 2024)

Mandatory Resentencing Law Applies to Stayed Sentences, C.A. Panel Says
(June 6, 2024)

Rehabilitation Denial Amounted to ‘Miscarriage of Justice’
(June 6, 2024)

Breach of Contract Claims Survive Publisher Immunity
(June 5, 2024)

Removing Word ‘Purpose’ From Instructions in Antitrust Case Was Error—Ninth Circuit
(June 5, 2024)

Retroactivity Does Not Apply to Gang-Crime Bifurcation
(June 4, 2024)

Language Acknowledging Unenforceability Nullifies Confidentiality Clause
(June 4, 2024)

Conviction That Became ‘Final’ in 2017 Is Now ‘Nonfinal’
(June 3, 2024)

Attorney Has No Cause of Action Based on Reference to Mental Health Detention—C.A.
(June 3, 2024)

‘Constructive Termination’ of Contract Is Not Viable Theory
(June 3, 2024)

State Law Claims Based on Verification of Coverage Are Preempted by ERISA
(June 3, 2024)

Defendant’s Culpability Properly Considered in Dismissal
(May 31, 2024)

Suit by Controversial Anti-Vaccine Physician Against YouTube Validly Axed—Ninth Circuit
(May 31, 2024)

S.C. Clarifies ‘Change in Ownership’ Under Proposition 13
(May 31, 2024)

Perceptible Ankle Monitor Is Not Inherently Prejudicial
(May 30, 2024)

Judge Nishimoto to Hang Up Robe on Monday
(May 30, 2024)

Peremptory Challenge to Judge Who Ruled in Case Allowed
(May 30, 2024)

Conviction Overturned for Threats to Judge on Facebook
(May 29, 2024)

Judges Blackshaw, Herscovitz, Linfield to Retire From Los Angeles Superior Court in Late June
(May 29, 2024)

Judge Retires, Is Spared Forcible Removal by Commission
(May 29, 2024)

S.C. Should Rethink Rule on Stipulated-Judgment Appeals
(May 28, 2024)

Pending Criminal Action Justifies Stay in Civil Human-Trafficking Case
(May 28, 2024)

Conviction May Not Be Expunged Over Equitable Concerns
(May 28, 2024)

New Hampshire Governor Sununu Raps Newsom
(May 28, 2024)

Presence of COVID-19 Is Not Loss for Insurance Purposes
(May 24, 2024)

No Arbitration Where Employee Promptly Shunned ‘Must Arbitrate’ Decree—C.A.
(May 24, 2024)

‘Language Conduit’ Rule Applies to Testifying Interpreter
(May 24, 2024)

Solano Superior Court Judge Receives Scolding
(May 24, 2024)

Discovery Sanction May Not Include Post-Motion Expenses
(May 23, 2024)

Judge to Decide if California Has Jurisdiction Despite Montana Declaring That It Does
(May 23, 2024)

Jury’s Consideration of Penalty Was Harmless Misconduct
(May 23, 2024)

Statutory Debt-Collection Procedure Can’t Be Waived
(May 22, 2024)

Retaliation Action Against LAUSD Properly Dismissed, C.A. Declares
(May 22, 2024)

Failure to Conduct Conflict Inquiry Was Reversible Error
(May 21, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought by Figure in DWP Scandal
(May 21, 2024)

VanDyke Raps Upholding Allegedly Religion-Based Firing
(May 20, 2024)

Tax Neutralization Adjustment Appropriately Denied, but Door Left Open to Such Approach
(May 20, 2024)

C.A. Invalidates Local Rule Conflicting With CCP §170.6
(May 17, 2024)

Text on Website Deterred Clicking Through to ‘Terms of Use,’ Voiding Arbitration Provision
(May 17, 2024)

State Bar Trustees Approve Resolution on Law School Names
(May 17, 2024)

Denial of Continuance Effectively Denied Child-Support Motion Without a Hearing
(May 17, 2024)

California Has Jurisdiction Over Texan Based on Postings
(May 16, 2024)

C.A. Rejects Contention That Judge Erred in Choosing Upper Term in Resentencing
(May 16, 2024)

Failure to Recall Signing Insufficient to Rebut Signature
(May 16, 2024)

Involuntary-Medication Order Is Subject to Writ Review
(May 15, 2024)

Driver Performing Local-Only Deliveries
(May 15, 2024)

ADDA Comments on Reassignment of Deputies in Grossman Case
(May 15, 2024)

Record Insufficient to Challenge Assault Weapon Ban on Second Amendment
(May 15, 2024)

C.A. Upholds WCAB Decision Founded on Speculation
(May 14, 2024)

Preliminary Hearing Hearsay Testimony Is Inadmissible at Resentencing
(May 14, 2024)

Nonmonetary Sanction Properly Imposed on Lawyer, Client
(May 14, 2024)

Cursory Acceptance of Juror Dismissal Was Insufficient
(May 13, 2024)

October Challenge to Judge Was Timely Though Parties Knew of Assignment to Her in June
(May 13, 2024)

Parallel Process Required for Plaintiff’s PAGA Action
(May 13, 2024)

All Ex-Felons Can’t Be Denied Right to Possess Firearms
(May 10, 2024)

Candidate’s Wife Did Not Necessarily Become ‘Limited-Purpose Public Figure’—C.A.
(May 10, 2024)

Required Disclosure of Gun Owners’ Information Upheld
(May 9, 2024)

Juror Dismissal Not Required Despite Statements of Bias—Ninth Circuit
(May 9, 2024)

Home Owned by Kathryn Grayson Remains City Landmark
(May 9, 2024)

Moving Party Bears Burden to Prove Dispute Falls Under Arbitration
(May 9, 2024)

Insurer May Request Attorney-Fee Documents in Discovery
(May 8, 2024)

Resident of State Can’t Sue Under FEHA Where His Workplace Was High Seas—Ninth Circuit
(May 8, 2024)

Granting of Motion to Withdraw Plea, Vacate Judgment Does Not Compel Dismissal—Court of Appeal
(May 8, 2024)

Withdrawal Warranted for Late Payment of Arbitration Fees
(May 8, 2024)

Good Faith Precludes Penalties for Wage Statement Errors
(May 7, 2024)

33.9 Percent Pass February State Bar Exam
(May 7, 2024)

Lacey Endorses Hochman for District Attorney
(May 7, 2024)

Cho Elected Vice President of Judges Association
(May 7, 2024)

Used Car Can Be ‘New’ Under Wording of State Lemon Law
(May 6, 2024)

Discovery Sanctions Against Attorney After Withdrawal Were Warranted—C.A.
(May 6, 2024)

Evidence of Another Suspect Was Improperly Excluded
(May 6, 2024)

Acting ‘Odd’ in High-Crime Area Did Not Justify Detention
(May 3, 2024)

Preponderance of Evidence Standard Applies to Hefty Enhancements—Ninth Circuit
(May 3, 2024)

Pseudonyms for Witnesses Did Not Violate Due Process
(May 2, 2024)

C.A. Permits Appeal Despite Clause in Arbitration Agreement Barring It
(May 2, 2024)

Failure to Instruct on ‘Accident’ as a Defense Was Harmless in Vehicular Murder Case
(May 2, 2024)

San Jose’s Nuisance Law Survives Constitutional Challenge
(May 1, 2024)

Attorney-Hopeful Must Challenge Decision of State Bar in California Supreme Court
(May 1, 2024)

S.C. Allows Borrowing of Firearm Sentencing Enhancement
(April 30, 2024)

Jury Instruction on Extinct Theory Mandates Resentencing Hearing
(April 30, 2024)

Prosecutor Argued Faulty Definition of Implied Malice
(April 30, 2024)

App’s Black-on-White Notice Is Sufficient to Bind Users
(April 29, 2024)

C.A. Reverses Restitution Award Where Harm to Victim Stemmed From Non-Criminal Acts
(April 29, 2024)

Judge Must Generally Grant CDR’s Resentencing Request
(April 29, 2024)

Hochman Blasts Gascón Over Allegations of Criminal Acts by Assistant D.A. Teran
(April 26, 2024)

Court of Appeal Rejects Novel Fee-Shifting Argument
(April 26, 2024)

Sovereign Immunity Is No Protection Where Challenged Conduct Might Recur
(April 26, 2024)

Interest on Fee Award Accrues From Date of Latest Order
(April 25, 2024)

Superior Court Can’t Rid Itself of Cases by Shipping Them to Ex-Judge’s ADR Firm
(April 25, 2024)

Ellenberg, McCallum Elected as Commissioners
(April 25, 2024)

Pellmans and ‘Noodle’ Receive Proclamation
(April 25, 2024)

Appeal of Fee Award After Anti-SLAPP Denial Was Timely
(April 24, 2024)

Complaint Filed on Behalf of Dead Party Properly Dismissed for Lack of Standing
(April 24, 2024)

Witness Dissuasion Law Only Prohibits Pre-Filing Conduct
(April 23, 2024)

Hostile-Work-Environment Claim Proper Under Rehabilitation Act
(April 23, 2024)

Filing False Police Report Constituted ‘Protected’ Activity
(April 22, 2024)

New Trial Ordered Due to Failure to Disclose Payment to Witness
(April 22, 2024)

Craig J. Mitchell to Retire From Superior Court
(April 22, 2024)

Accusing Neighbor of Racism Is Not of Public Interest
(April 22, 2024)

Jury’s $1.8 Million Noneconomic-Damage Award Stands
(April 19, 2024)

Dependency Jurisdiction Over Child May be Proper Absent Future Risk
(April 19, 2024)

Parole Status Inquiry During Traffic Stop Is Constitutional
(April 19, 2024)

No Violation in Forced Use of Thumb to Unlock Phone
(April 18, 2024)

Police Justified in Detaining Man in Red Shirt Based on Suspect Being So Described—C.A.
(April 18, 2024)

Administrative Remedies Not Exhausted Though Form Filed
(April 18, 2024)

Delay Does Not Affect Admissibility of Child-Abuse Report
(April 17, 2024)

Statement in a Plea Agreement Signed by Prosecutor Is Admissible—Ninth Circuit
(April 17, 2024)

Sovereign Immunity Precludes Father’s Suit Against Kingdom of Norway—Ninth Circuit
(April 17, 2024)

Officers Who Asphyxiated Man Have Qualified Immunity
(April 16, 2024)

Minute Order Dissolving Marriage Ineffective Where Preparation of Judgment Ordered
(April 16, 2024)

Morals Offenses 15 Years Ago, Earlier Don’t Justify Sex-Offender Registration—C.A.
(April 16, 2024)

Convictions Upheld Despite Prosecutorial Misconduct
(April 15, 2024)

Guilty Plea Erased Right to Appeal Defect in Waiver of Right to Grand Jury Indictment
(April 15, 2024)

Memorial Service Set for Judge Mackey
(April 15, 2024)

Destruction of Portions of Home by SWAT Team Justified
(April 12, 2024)

Judge Abused Discretion in Failing to Hold Evidentiary Hearing on New-Trial Motion
(April 12, 2024)

Superior Court Complaint Is Not 'Filed' Until File-Stamped
(April 11, 2024)

Judges Keosian, Clover to Leave L.A. Superior Court
(April 11, 2024)

Candidate May Seek Multiple Offices in Primary Election
(April 10, 2024)

Lie Must Go to the Nature of the Bargain to Support Mail-Fraud Conviction
(April 10, 2024)

Newsom's Bid to Shield Ex-Advisor's Records Fails in C.A.
(April 9, 2024)

Belated Claim That Juror Was Antagonist to Defendant Reasonably Found Implausible
(April 9, 2024)

Low Sentence Is Presumptive If Childhood Trauma 'Contributed,' Even If Not 'Substantially,' to Crime
(April 9, 2024)

Spouse Eying Bid for DVRO May Make Secret Recordings
(April 8, 2024)

'Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity' Judgment Can't Be Modified Under Resentencing Law
(April 8, 2024)

Questionable Conduct Ascribed to Ex-State Bar Executive
(April 5, 2024)

DMV Hearing Is Not Necessarily Marred by Lack of Due Process Based on Prospect
(April 5, 2024)

No Liability for Injury From Crumbling Hotel Shower Head
(April 4, 2024)

Once Trial Court Shunts Case to Arbitration, It Lacks Power to Dismiss, C.A. Declares
(April 4, 2024)

Retired Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey, 94, Dies
(April 3, 2024)

Murder Convictions Upset Based on Reading of Preliminary Hearing Testimony—C.A.
(April 3, 2024)

Judge Erred in Adding Prejudgment Interest to Award
(April 2, 2024)

Law Allowing Local Governments to Override Initiative-Based Zoning Restrictions Upheld
(April 2, 2024)

Dujan, Goldman Elected Commissioners
(April 2, 2024)

Letter Sent by Loeb & Loeb Partner Was Not Protected
(March 29, 2024)

Health Care Power of Attorney Did Not Authorize Agreement to Arbitrate
(March 29, 2024)

Dismissal Upheld in RICO Suit Against Garcetti, Others
(March 28, 2024)

Wife's Moving to Guesthouse Does Not Compel Conclusion Husband Was Abusive—C.A.
(March 28, 2024)

Labor Code's Attorney-Fee Provision Trumps CCP Section
(March 27, 2024)

C.A. Decides 'Rare Case' in Which Restaurant Adequately Alleged Loss Due to COVID-19
(March 27, 2024)

Stone to Be Nominated as Court of Appeal Justice
(March 27, 2024)

Claim in 2020 of COVID-19 Cure Was Not Securities Fraud
(March 26, 2024)

S.C. Clarifies Wage Order for Ninth Circuit
(March 26, 2024)

Attorneys Not Entitled to Retain Full Flat Fee Where Ethics Compelled Them to Withdraw
(March 26, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Dumps Appeal Based on Lawyer's Duplicity
(March 25, 2024)

Amended Felony-Murder Rule Does Not Require Assisting in Actual Killing
(March 25, 2024)

C.A. Affirms Victory for Michelin in Failure-to-Warn Case
(March 25, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Suit Against LAPD Over Shooting
(March 22, 2024)

Class Action Against Meta to Proceed
(March 22, 2024)

Challenge to Program Promoting Minority Business Timely
(March 22, 2024)

Right to One Continuance in DVRO Case Is Inapplicable Where Response Was Filed
(March 22, 2024)

ADDA Backs Hochman for District Attorney
(March 22, 2024)

Photographic Lineup Was Not Unduly Suggestive
(March 21, 2024)

C.A. Won't Reverse Order Denying Change in Support Order Based on Legal Maxim
(March 21, 2024)

Terminating Sanction Was Extreme for Discovery Failure
(March 20, 2024)

Gascón Recall Committee Dismisses Lawsuit
(March 20, 2024)

Costs of Metallica Concert Postponements Were Excluded From Coverage
(March 20, 2024)

YouTube, Google Might Be Liable for Cryptocurrency Scam
(March 19, 2024)

COVID-Inoculation Requirement Did Not Violate Confidentiality of Medical Information Act—C.A.
(March 19, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Publicly Reprimands Former U.S. Attorney
(March 18, 2024)

Deputies' Use of Non-Lethal Bullets, Dog on Unarmed Man Not Objectively Unreasonable
(March 18, 2024)

Judge-Elect Kimberly Repecka Expresses Gratitude
(March 18, 2024)

Statutory Name-Change May Include the Word ‘Bimbo’
(March 15, 2024)

Prosecution for 1992 Slaying Is Not Barred Despite Dismissal After Two Mistrials—C.A.
(March 15, 2024)

Repecka Defeats Spear
(March 15, 2024)

Court Must Give Notice of Where Habeas Petition Is Sent
(March 15, 2024)

Challenger Repecka Appears to Have Defeated Judge Spear
(March 14, 2024)

Utility Companies Must Bear Cost of Relocation for Streetcar Project
(March 14, 2024)

Arbitration Clause in Mobile Home Lease Unconscionable
(March 14, 2024)

Warehouse Worker Qualified as Transportation Worker
(March 13, 2024)

School’s Announcement of Pupil’s Expulsion Was Not Protected Speech, C.A. Declares
(March 13, 2024)

Repecka’s Lead Over Spear Is Increasing
(March 13, 2024)

C.A. Clarifies Standards for Certificate of Appealability
(March 13, 2024)

Commissioner May Decide Application for TRO Without Stipulation of Parties, C.A. Declares
(March 13, 2024)

Judge Has Power to Make Interim Award of Attorney Fees
(March 12, 2024)

Judge Emily Spear Is Losing in Reelection Bid
(March 12, 2024)

C.A. Upholds Probation-Denial Despite Defendant’s Youth at Time of Slaying
(March 12, 2024)

Immigration Board Erred in Shunning Deportee’s Evidence
(March 12, 2024)

Convictions of ‘Crooked’ Disbarred Lawyer Layfield Upheld
(March 11, 2024)

C.A. Upholds Conviction for Kidnapping of Inebriated Victim in Absence of Force, Fear
(March 11, 2024)

S.F. Giants Did Not Commit Alleged Labor Code Violations
(March 11, 2024)

Official’s Warning Was Not First Amendment Retaliation
(March 8, 2024)

Judges Beckloff, Groman, Palazuelos to Retire
(March 8, 2024)

Superior Court Incumbents Fend Off Election Challenges
(March 7, 2024)

Misdemeanor During Probation Did Not Preclude Sealing of Juvenile Records
(March 7, 2024)

Failure to Notice, False Information Undermined Immunity
(March 6, 2024)

Conviction Does Not Require Knowledge Funds Were Acquired Through Extortion
(March 6, 2024)

Putative Class Action Against Google Properly Dismissed
(March 6, 2024)

Denying Out-of-Area Market Rates for Attorney Fees Was Error
(March 6, 2024)

Recovery Under Lemon Law Not Reduced by Credit
(March 5, 2024)

Conflict Between State, Federal Law on Marijuana Did Not Justify Abstention
(March 5, 2024)

Pundits See Victories for Court Incumbents, Brookens
(March 5, 2024)

Claims Filed Five Years After Expulsion Are Time-Barred
(March 4, 2024)

‘Facebook Factors’ Apply in Testing Prosecution Subpoena—C.A.
(March 4, 2024)

Judicial Estoppel Bars Contesting Awardability of Fees
(March 4, 2024)

Pundit Predicts Outcome of Judicial, D.A. Races
(March 4, 2024)

C.A. Declares Exception to Rule Laid Down in S.C. Opinion
(March 1, 2024)

Cellular Data Is Property for Purposes of Conversion Claim, Ninth Circuit Holds
(March 1, 2024)

University Did Not Promise Students In-Person Instruction
(March 1, 2024)

Recusal of Law Firm for Punitive Purpose Was Improper
(February 29, 2024)

Contempt Finding Based on Breach of Order That Was Not ‘Clear and Definite’ Vacated
(February 29, 2024)

Limitations Period for Survival Action Is Not Extended
(February 29, 2024)

Additional Insured Must Be Notified of Policy Cancellation
(February 28, 2024)

Past Acts of Abuse Sufficient to Renew Elder Abuse Protective Order—C.A.
(February 28, 2024)

Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn, 86, Dies
(February 28, 2024)

Doctrine of Transferred Intent Has Not Been Abrogated
(February 28, 2024)

S.C. Finds No Error in Denying Relief From Jury Waiver
(February 27, 2024)

ADDA Files Complaint Against Gascón Over ‘Outright Lies’ in Newspaper Interview
(February 27, 2024)

State Agency’s Decision Does Not Bar Federal Lawsuit
(February 27, 2024)

Identification of Narcotics by Laser Device Is Inadmissible
(February 26, 2024)

Denial of Motion to Acquit in Criminal Case Bars Malicious Prosecution Suit—C.A.
(February 26, 2024)

Chemerinsky Says He Has ‘Most Cash on Hand’
(February 26, 2024)

School District’s Actions After Girl Reported Rape Reflected No ‘Deliberate Indifference’
(February 26, 2024)

Arbitrator in Fee Dispute Not Obliged to Disclose Specialty
(February 23, 2024)

Settlement of a Class Action Against Facebook for $90 Million Over Privacy Breaches Stands
(February 23, 2024)

Candidate Hochman Raises More Than $2 Million
(February 23, 2024)

Noncompliance With Discovery Orders Justified Axing Suit
(February 23, 2024)

Court of Appeal Upholds Judgment Against Online University
(February 22, 2024)

C.A.: Civil Code §1717 Broadens Attorney Fee Provision to Apply to ‘Entire Contract’
(February 22, 2024)

Dismissal of Bellicose Juror Results in Conviction Reversal
(February 22, 2024)

Expert Testimony That Defendant Fired Shot Was Improper
(February 21, 2024)

Membership on Rural Advisory Council Rendered Lawyer a Public Figure—C.A.
(February 21, 2024)

Write-In Candidate Emerges for Superior Court Seat
(February 21, 2024)

Eve-of-Trial Departure of Lawyer Was Not Prejudicial—C.A.
(February 20, 2024)

Order That Motion for Attorney Fees Be Filed, Heard Before Dismissal Was Improper
(February 20, 2024)

Shout of ‘Don’t Let Cops In’ Rendered Search Nonconsensual
(February 16, 2024)

City Did Not Abuse Its Broad Discretion in Competitive Bidding by Modifying Terms
(February 16, 2024)

Length of Sentence Is Relevant to Public-Safety Analysis
(February 16, 2024)

Court of Appeal Takes Expansive View of Racial Justice Act
(February 15, 2024)

C.A. Finds ‘Public Interest’ Exception to Enforceability of Releases Inapplicable
(February 15, 2024)

Motion to Compel Arbitration Properly Denied Where Defendant Delayed in Making Motion
(February 15, 2024)

Fee Waiver in Agreement Didn’t Have Prospective Effect
(February 14, 2024)

UCLA Not Subject to Suit Under Unruh Act
(February 14, 2024)

Court of Appeal Rejects A.G.’s Sentencing Concession
(February 13, 2024)

Lawyer’s Diversion of Funds From Trust Shocks the Conscience—State Bar
(February 13, 2024)

Settlement Is Enforceable Despite Some Unresolved Details
(February 9, 2024)

Officer Used Excessive Force in Shooting at Mentally Ill Homeless Man—Ninth Circuit
(February 9, 2024)

CJP Accuses Judge of Anti-Semitic Slur, Other Misconduct
(February 8, 2024)

C.A. Reinstates Constructive Termination Suit Against Archdiocese by Assaulted Employee
(February 8, 2024)

Defendant May Only Seek FEHA Costs by Noticed Motion
(February 7, 2024)

City Not Liable in Fatal Shooting of Woman Believed to Be Fleeing Felon—Ninth Circuit
(February 7, 2024)

Two ‘Friends With Benefits’ Lacked a ‘Dating Relationship’
(February 6, 2024)

C.A. Restores Privacy Suit Based on Revealing Plaintiff Had Not Received COVID Shot
(February 6, 2024)

Suit Restored Over Seizure of Two Children From Home
(February 5, 2024)

Defendant Didn’t Breach Consumer Laws by Declining Return of Pillows Sold Online
(February 5, 2024)

ADDA Sues Gascón Over Denial of Its CPRA Requests
(February 2, 2024)

C.A. Thwarts Disbarred Lawyer in Effort Judge Salkin Labeled ‘Gamesmanship’
(February 2, 2024)

C.A. Affirms Judgment for Cerritos in Action by Norwalk
(February 2, 2024)

C.A. Won’t Restore $2.5 Million Suit Against Clippers, West
(February 1, 2024)

Statute Authorizing Recording ‘Entirety’ of Examination of Insured Given Broad Effect
(February 1, 2024)

One Side of Campaign Mailer Might Be Libelous, C.A. Says
(February 1, 2024)

O’Melveny Fails to Get Bill-Padding Allegations Stricken
(January 31, 2024)

Bacigalupo Readies for Retirement From Bench
(January 31, 2024)

Five Named to Los Angeles Superior Court
(January 31, 2024)

John McKinney Is Overwhelming Favorite of Deputy D.A.s
(January 30, 2024)

Conduct Giving Rise to a Cause of Action Doesn’t Instantly Create ‘Dispute’—C.A.
(January 30, 2024)

METNEWS ‘Person of the Year’ Awards Presented at Dinner
(January 30, 2024)

Officer Was Culpable but Entitled to Qualified Immunity
(January 29, 2024)

Authorized ‘Capacity’ of Child-Care Center Not Gauged by Enrollment, C.A. Declares
(January 29, 2024)

O.C. Man Must Pay Nevada Gambling Debts
(January 29, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Changes Name of Appellant to ‘Doe’; Opinion Was Already Released With True Name
(January 29, 2024)

Decision on Expert Testimony on Confessions Stands
(January 26, 2024)

Man Who Raped Child Qualifies for Sex Offender De-Registration—C.A.
(January 26, 2024)

C.A. Says That Emailing Invoice Is Not ‘Electronic Service’
(January 25, 2024)

Discovery Sanction Against Deponent Barred Once Motion to Compel Was Withdrawn
(January 25, 2024)

FBI Must Purge Records of Searches of Safe Deposit Boxes
(January 24, 2024)

C.A. Rejects Exception to Rule on Second Lis Pendens
(January 23, 2024)

Conviction of Drug Peddler for Causing Death of Customer Must Be Reversed—Ninth Circuit
(January 23, 2024)

C.A. Reinstates $11 Million Fraud Action Against Buchalter
(January 22, 2024)

Retired Judge Malcolm Mackey Reminisces
(January 22, 2024)

Trial Courts Have No Inherent Power to Strike PAGA Claims
(January 19, 2024)

No Liability to Third Parties Based on Failure to Warn Purchaser of Dog as to Dangerousness
(January 19, 2024)

S.C. Decision Doesn’t Alter Conclusion That Immunity Applies
(January 18, 2024)

Change in DVRA’s Attorney-Fee Provision Is Retroactive, Court of Appeal Declares
(January 18, 2024)

Child Might Be Returned to Mother Who Is Fugitive in Mexico
(January 17, 2024)

Judges Hall, Nelson, Stern to Retire From LASC
(January 17, 2024)

Hochman Urges Firing of Blacknell as Chief of Staff
(January 17, 2024)

Ninth U.S. Circuit Reverses Decision It Previously Affirmed
(January 16, 2024)

Banning Probationer’s Use of Cellphone Without Permission Is Reasonable
(January 16, 2024)

Website Owner Has No Property Interest in Image on Screen
(January 12, 2024)

Americana at Brand Has No Liability to Man Struck by Teenager Falling to His Death—C.A.
(January 12, 2024)

DAVID A. BERGER
(Person of the Year, January 12, 2024)

RANDOLPH M. HAMMOCK
(Person of the Year, January 12, 2024)

RUTH ANN KWAN
(Person of the Year, January 12, 2024)

THOMAS P. CACCIATORE
(Person of the Year, January 12, 2024)

LLOYD W. PELLMAN
(Person of the Year, January 12, 2024)

V. AHDA SANDS
(Person of the Year, January 12, 2024)

Past Failed Treatment Did Not Justify Denial of Diversion
(January 11,2024)

C.A. Rejects Allegations Against Judge Kaddo
(January 11,2024)

L.A. Superior Court Judge Richard J. Burdge Dies
(January 11,2024)

Museum in Madrid May Retain Painting Looted by Nazis
(January 10, 2024)

District Court May Not Enjoin Acts of State Judges, Ninth Circuit Declares
(January 10, 2024)

No Abuse of Discretion in Tossing $1.75 Million Verdict
(January 9, 2024)

Class Must Be Certified in Challenge to Ban on Employees Leaving Premises During Breaks
(January 9, 2024)

Criminal Lawyer’s Advice Did Not Violate Racial Justice Act
(January 8, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Suit Claiming Discrimination Against Rape Victims
(January 8, 2024)

Expert Testimony Wrongfully Barred at Wrongful Death Trial
(January 5, 2024)

Trial Court Must Order Compassionate Release of Murderer Who Is Debilitated, Moribund
(January 5, 2024)

Decision in Probate Code §11700 Proceeding Wasn’t Preclusive
(January 4, 2024)

Two Warnings to Suspect Spawned Need to Make Choice, Not Confusion, Ninth Circuit Holds
(January 4, 2024)

Hochman Reportedly Raises More Than $1.25 Million
(January 4, 2024)

C.A. Upholds $24.3 Million Award to Lawyer for Retaliation
(January 3, 2024)

Lawsuit Reinstated Against Online Propagators in Czech Republic of Child Pornography
(January 3, 2024)

Judge Amy Pellman Provides Reflections
(January 3, 2024)

Wife Not Liable for Debts Linked to Husband’s Crimes
(January 2, 2024)

Ninth Circuit Senior Judge: District Court Failed to Abide by 2018 Panel’s Mandate
(January 2, 2024)