2025

Bakery Violated Law by Refusing Cake for Same-Sex Marriage
(February 14, 2025)

Orange County Judge Publicly Admonished for Pattern of Offensive Comments to Women
(February 14, 2025)

§1983 Suit Doesn’t Lie Against D.A.’s Office Investigators
(February 14, 2025)

CJP Publicly Admonishes LASC Judge Daviann L. Mitchell
(February 13, 2025)

C.A. Affirms $37,000 Sanction Award Against O.C. Attorney, Grants More on Appeal
(February 13, 2025)

Media Lawyers Must Be Ordered to Return, Destroy Reports
(February 11, 2025)

Orange County Might Be Liable for Reporting to Family Members Death of Person Who Was Alive
(February 11, 2025)

Prevailing Defendant May Seek Fees in Digital Theft Cases
(February 10, 2025)

Rejection of CCP §998 Offer, Later Settlement for Less, Only Affects Prejudgment Fees, Costs—C.A.
(February 10, 2025)

Wildfire Debris Is Not ‘Physical Loss’ Under Insurance Policy
(February 10, 2025)

Trial Court May Order Defendant’s Release Before Remittitur
(February 7, 2025)

Suit Alleging That Prison Guards Stomped on Face of Inmate, Who Later Died, Is Revived
(February 7, 2025)

Judge Miller Sloan to Retire From Superior Court
(February 7, 2025)

Michael Avenatti Is Disbarred Following Felony Conviction
(February 7, 2025)

Judge Properly Wiped Out Previous Judges’ Secrecy Orders
(February 6, 2025)

Walmart Is Not Liable for Shooting Spree Involving Ammunition Stolen From Store
(February 6, 2025)

Broad Reading of JAMS Rules Allows Third-Party Discovery
(February 6, 2025)

City Tax on Vacant Lots Doesn’t Violate State Constitution
(February 5, 2025)

Father Threatening Daughter With Retribution From God Is Sufficient Duress for Rape—C.A.
(February 5, 2025)

Civil Lawyer Might Be Liable Over Order in Criminal Case
(February 5, 2025)

‘Kill-Zone’ Does Not Extend to Victims Not Visible to Shooter
(February 4, 2025)

Clock Starts at Issuance of Remittitur for Request for Fees as Costs on Appeal
(February 4, 2025)

METNEWS ‘Person of the Year’ Awards Presented at Dinner
(February 4, 2025)

Defendant Who Inquired About Appeal Did Not ‘Instruct’ Lawyer
(February 4, 2025)

No Reversal Where Default Taken Day After Answer Was Due
(February 3, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Judges in Disagreement Over Why Fraud Suit Against Mormon Church Fails
(February 3, 2025)

Cooley Accuses Bonta of Lying to Press, Libeling Defendants
(January 31, 2025)

State Bar Recommends Disbarment of Lawyer Involved in DWP Billing Scandal Cases
(January 31, 2025)

District Court Judge Did Not Follow Instruction on Remand in Vaccine Mandate Case
(January 31, 2025)

Erika Jayne Not Liable for Misdeeds of Husband Tom Girardi
(January 30, 2025)

Michele Hanisee Steps Down as President of ADDA Following Eight Years of Service
(January 30, 2025)

Separate Caps Apply to Wrongful Death, Malpractice Claims
(January 30, 2025)

Privilege Log May Be Shielded if Fifth Amendment Applies
(January 29, 2025)

Clock for Fee Request After De Novo Review Starts With Notice of Superior Court’s Decision
(January 29, 2025)

C.A. Tosses $2.2 Million Defamation Judgment Against PG&E
(January 28, 2025)

Superior Court Judge Douglas Stern to Retire
(January 28, 2025)

Prisoners, Filing Jointly, Must Each Pay Mandated Filing Fee
(January 28, 2025)

Posts Saying Bar Is Run by ‘Killer’ Did Not Raise Public Issue
(January 27, 2025)

C.A. Affirms $4 Million Judgment Against Disbarred Former Alhambra Attorney
(January 27, 2025)

LASC Judge Trendacosta to Retire on Friday
(January 27, 2025)

S.C. Says Case Not Final if Resentencing Pending on Remand
(January 24, 2025)

Judge Patricia J. Titus to Retire From Superior Court
(January 24, 2025)

Antiquated Map Alone Is Insufficient to Support Subdivision
(January 24, 2025)

Malpractice Claim Against Firm Survives Anti-SLAPP Motion
(January 23, 2025)

Order on Admissibility of Expert Testimony by Attorney Is Nonappealable, C.A. Declares
(January 23, 2025)

C.A. Greenlights Apprenticeship Regulations Which Conflict With Court of Appeal Ruling
(January 23, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Plaintiff’s Fee Award of Over $4 Million
(January 22, 2025)

Retired LASC Judge Thomas F. Nuss, 92, Dies
(January 22, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Judge Bumatay Lambastes NLRB’s ‘Power Grab’
(January 22, 2025)

IRS’ Secrecy Pledge Did Not Imply Concealing From Officers
(January 21, 2025)

Father May Seek to Recover Share of IVF Fees From Mother as ‘Pregnancy’ Expense
(January 21, 2025)

S.C. to Resume Holding Oral Arguments in Sacramento
(January 21, 2025)

Near-$100 Million Forfeiture Is Proper in ‘Get Thin’ Scheme
(January 17, 2025)

C.A. Says German Auto Maker Is Subject to Product Liability Action in California
(January 17, 2025)

Ex-Lawyer Paradis to Receive Compassionate Release
(January 17, 2025)

VanDyke Bemoans Rehearing Denial in Concealed-Carry Case
(January 16, 2025)

Goorvitch, Hanasono Are in Contention for C.A. Posts
(January 16, 2025)

Arbitrator Need Not Disclose Speaker Role on Litigated Issue
(January 16, 2025)

C.A. Declines to Uproot Decision Allowing Driverless Taxis
(January 15, 2025)

Moveable Sculptures May Be ‘Fixed’ Enough to Entitle Them to Protection of Copyright Act
(January 15, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Tosses Misconduct Complaint
(January 15, 2025)

Judge Erred in Reducing LWOP Sentence to Two-Year Term
(January 14, 2025)

Judge Anderson Remanded Case to LASC Without Following Prescribed Procedures
(January 14, 2025)

C.A. Declines to Revive Case Against Arena for Attack in Lot
(January 14, 2025)

Twitter Had Right to Suspend Account for Whatever Reason—Ninth Circuit
(January 14, 2025)

Four-Year Seizure of Innocent Man’s Guns Is Constitutional
(January 13, 2025)

Agreement That Any Lawsuit Be Brought in Indiana Doesn’t Apply Under ‘Lemon Law’
(January 13, 2025)

C.A. Tosses Challenge by Hilton Hotel Heir to Family Trust
(January 13, 2025)

C.A. Affirms Prevailing Party Award in Case Settled in Secret
(January 10, 2025)

Hosting Rap Concert, Even With Performers From Rival Gangs, Is Not ‘Ultrahazardous’
(January 10, 2025)

C.A. Revives Bias Claim Based on Reference to ‘You People’
(January 10, 2025)

All Gender Transition Court Records Would Be Rendered Confidential Under Senate Bill
(January 10, 2025)

C.A. Overturns $150 Million Award in Deadly Explosion Case
(January 10, 2025)

CHRISTOPHER FRISCO
(Person of the Year, January 10, 2025)

DAVIANN MITCHELL
(Person of the Year, January 10, 2025)

ARTHUR GILBERT
(Person of the Year, January 10, 2025)

ROBERT GREENE
(Person of the Year, January 10, 2025)

THERESA J. MACELLARO
(Person of the Year, January 10, 2025)

KATHLEEN CADY
(Person of the Year, January 10, 2025)

Statute Barring Secret Audio-Recording Is Constitutional
(January 8, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Revives Suit Against Doctor Who Missed Pieces of Weapon in Prisoner’s Neck
(January 8, 2025)

Judge Richard Bloom to Leave Los Angeles Superior Court
(January 8, 2025)

S.C. Curtails Criminal Liability for Failure to Protect Child
(January 7, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Declines to Find Electro-Shock Is ‘Torture,’ Justifying Relief From Deportation
(January 7, 2025)

Shubin, Smerling to Retire From L.A. Superior Court
(January 7, 2025)

Vote-Tallying Observer Need Not Be Given Close-Up Position
(January 7, 2025)

Ninth Circuit Permits Lawsuit Over Alleged Union Bullying
(January 6, 2025)

C.A. Unpersuaded by New Citation to Cases, Clings to View That Permit for Cannabis Cultivation Was Unlawful
(January 6, 2025)

Jury Waiver Was Valid Despite Mix-Up Over Terminology
(January 6, 2025)

Martial Arts Instructor Liable for Student’s Sparring Injury
(January 3, 2025)

Remote, On-Call Radiologist Qualifies as ‘Emergency Room’ Physician—C.A.
(January 3, 2025)

Prosecutor Justified in Terming Defendants ‘Monsters’
(January 3, 2025)

Defendant’s Rejection of CCP §998 Offer Is Binding on Estate
(January 2, 2025)

Defendant Not Estopped From Asserting Time Bar Where Plaintiff Sued Wrong Entity, C.A. Declares
(January 2, 2025)




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