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Gascón
Blacklists Judge for Non-Adherence to
His Policy
(December 18, 2020)
Lessor
Must Remedy ADA Violations Caused by
Tenant Not Unlocking Store’s Front Door
(December 18, 2020)
Gascón
Draws Judges’ Wrath Over Latest ‘Special
Directive’
(December 17, 2020)
LACBA
Has Shaky Finances, Owes in Excess of
$1.1 Million for Rent of Office Space
(December 17, 2020)
Major
Controversy Swirls Over Gascón’s Special
Directives
(December 16, 2020)
Court
Had Jurisdiction to Award Attorney Fees
Though Expressly Denied Prior to
Judgment
(December 16, 2020)
Deputy
PDs Asked to Report DDAs Deviating From
Policies
(December 15, 2020)
Complaint
Readied for Filing Against Head Deputy
(December 15, 2020)
C.A.
Reaffirms Order Axing $8.2 Million
Default Judgment
(December 14, 2020)
Law
Firm Can’t Be Disqualified Based on Its
Misstatement of Conflicting
Representation
(December 14, 2020)
Arrestee’s
Suit Over Alleged Brutality Properly
Rejected
(December 11, 2020)
Appeals
Panel That Decided Dueñas Denies
Ability-to-Pay Hearing to Attempted
Slayer
(December 11, 2020)
Disability-Discrimination
Suit Against CVS Reinstated
(December 10, 2020)
C.A.
Opinion Which Fails to Acknowledge
Contrary Authority Becomes Final
(December 10, 2020)
Conviction
Under Immigration Advice Law Was Valid
(December 9, 2020)
COVID-19
Threat Doesn’t Require Release of Inmate
With Respiratory Problems
(December 9, 2020)
Retired
Superior Court Judge Receives CJP’s
Severe Public Admonishment
(December 9, 2020)
Law
Not Clearly Established on Officer’s
Duty to Intercede
(December 8, 2020)
Tax
Reassessment Is Triggered by Transfer of
Corporate Property to Family Trust
(December 8, 2020)
IALA
Holds Annual Supreme Court Night
(December 8, 2020)
Inconspicuous
Arbitration Clause Is Unenforceable—C.A.
(December 7, 2020)
Taylor
Designates Top-Level Judges for Los
Angeles Superior Court in 2021
(December 7, 2020)
‘Novel
Theory’ on Product Fitness Might Have
Viability
(December 7, 2020)
Transfer
of DWP’s Surplus to City’s General Fund
Is Lawful
(December 4, 2020)
District
Court Ban on Soliciting Customers of
Ex-Employer Exceeded Reasonable Bounds
(December 4, 2020)
In-Flight
Federal Crime May Be Tried Where Plane
Lands
(December 4, 2020)
Becerra
Takes Credit for Ninth Circuit
Immigration Ruling
(December 3, 2020)
Judge
Properly Disallowed Fired Lawyer to
Continue to Sit by Party at Counsel
Table
(December 3, 2020)
Qatar
Immune From Liability on Cyberespionage
Claims
(December 3, 2020)
$5
Million Civil Rights Suit Against City
of L.A. Revived
(December 2, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Won’t Revive Woman’s Claim of
Firing for Reporting Sexual Harassment
(December 2, 2020)
25-Year-to-Life
Sentence Was Infirm Under State
Constitution
(December 1, 2020)
Supreme
Court Upholds Death Penalty for Figueroa
Corridor Serial Killer
(December 1, 2020)
Flight
Attendant Justifiably Fired for Onboard
Disruption
(December 1, 2020)
Disparate
Impact Claim Fails Against Welfare
Program
(November 30, 2020)
C.A.
Division Rejects Judge’s Interpretation
of Opinion by Its Predecessors 34 Years
Earlier
(November 30, 2020)
Appeals
Court Affirms Order to Probationer to
Sell Home
(November 25, 2020)
C.A.
Lifts Civil Fines Imposed on Members of
Commission Totaling Nearly $1 Million
(November 25, 2020)
Arbitration
Agreement Was Not ‘Impliedly Ratified’
(November 24, 2020)
Inmate
Serving LWOP Sentence Entitled to One
Additional Day of Custody Credit
(November 24, 2020)
Inmate
Failed to Prove Breach of Right to Sleep
in Quiet
(November 23, 2020)
Former
State Bar President Saferstein Dies
(November 23, 2020)
Man
Who Insists Deputies Framed Him Loses
Latest Court Battle
(November 23, 2020)
A
Colleague’s Reflections on Justice Paul
Coffee
(November 23, 2020)
There
Is No ‘Blanket Immunity’ for Public
Utilities
(November 20, 2020)
Woman
Entitled to Pursue Claims Based on
Firing by U.S. Over Trip to Russia for
IVF
(November 20, 2020)
Party
in Possession Has No Need to Bring
Quiet-Title Action
(November 20, 2020)
Retired
Court of Appeal Justice Paul H. Coffee
Dies
(November 20, 2020)
LACBA
Owes Nearly $1 Million in Back Rent on
Offices
(November 19, 2020)
Dismissal
of Action Stemming From Failings of
Counsel Improper
(November 19, 2020)
New
Answer Need Not Be Filed to Amended
Complaint
(November 18, 2020)
Court
Can’t End Reunification Services Based
on Child Refusing to Visit With Mother
(November 18, 2020)
Funeral
Mass Slated for Judge Victor E. Chavez
(November 18, 2020)
Contempt
Committed by Calling Opposing Counsel a
‘Liar’
(November 18, 2020)
AIG
Had No Duty to Indemnify, Defend Office
Depot
(November 17, 2020)
Discrimination
in Public Schools Not Covered by Unruh
Civil Rights Act
(November 17, 2020)
Confidentiality
Proviso Was So Broad As to Violate
Statute
(November 16, 2020)
Case
on Remand Need Not Be Returned to Judge
Who Initially Presided—C.A.
(November 16, 2020)
Governor
Newsom Appoints 10 to Los Angeles
Superior Court
(November 16, 2020)
Dellinger,
Conceding Loss in Judicial Race, Thanks
Supporters, Vows Continued Push for
Diversity
(November 16, 2020)
Woman
Could Have Appealed Order That Her Dog
Be Euthanized; No Basis for Writ
Relief—C.A.
(November 16, 2020)
C.A.
Affirms Actor Tatum’s Harassment
Restraining Order
(November 13, 2020)
Reimbursement
Order Stands Though Indictment Vacated
(November 13, 2020)
Probationer
May Be Barred From Using Marijuana
Though Unrelated to Offense
(November 13, 2020)
Employees
on Straight Commission Entitled to
Overtime
(November 12, 2020)
Martin
Jenkins Confirmed As S.C. Justice
(November 12, 2020)
$14.8
Million Attorney-Fee Award Must Be
Vacated in Class Action Against
Whirlpool
(November 12, 2020)
Board
of Supervisors Votes to Explore Ways of
Removing Villanueva As County Sheriff
(November 12, 2020)
Owners
May Seek Damages for Mishandling Pets’
Remains
(November 10, 2020)
Aiding
Beleaguered Taxi Drivers Pursuant to
Legitimate Governmental Interest
(November 10, 2020)
Judge
Can’t Assume Incorrigibility From
Gravity of Offense
(November 9, 2020)
‘Reasonable’
Noncompetition Clauses Outside of
Employment Contracts Are Enforceable
(November 9, 2020)
Man
Who Urged Stabbing Not Eligible for
Resentencing
(November 6, 2020)
Private
Investigator’s License May Be Yanked
Based on Crime Unrelated to Detective
Work
(November 6, 2020)
Brazile
to Receive ‘Beacon of Justice Award’
(November 6, 2020)
Berger,
Morgan, Yang Elected to L.A. Superior
Court Seats
(November 5, 2020)
‘Safe
Harbor’ Provision of CCP §128.5 Doesn’t
Apply to Motion for Anti-SLAPP Fees
(November 5, 2020)
Lawyers
Deserved No More Than $15,000 in
ADA-Based Case
(November 4, 2020)
Victor
E. Chavez Remembered As Outstanding
Jurist, Who Led the Superior Court
During Consolidation
(November 3, 2020)
Reminiscences
of Judge Victor Chavez
(November 3, 2020)
Judge
Victor E. Chavez—a Biography
(November 3, 2020)
Lawyer
May Be Sanctioned Based on Lying Through
Silence
(November 2, 2020)
Superior
Court Judge Victor Chavez Dies
(November 2, 2020)
C.A.’s
Majority Eschews Literal Application of
Exception to Recreational Use Immunity
(November 2, 2020)
Relief
From $3.9 Million Default Judgment
Wrongly Denied
(November 2, 2020)
Retired
Deputy Sheriff Can’t Contest Firing,
C.A. Holds
(October 30, 2020)
Any
Change to Employment Contract Voids
Forum-Selection Clause
(October 30, 2020)
Father
Has No Claim Based on USC Flunking His
Son
(October 30, 2020)
Government
Not Liable for Injury From Fallen Tree
(October 29, 2020)
Gun
Conviction Stands for Mexican Developer
Who Sought to Buy San Diego Mayoral Race
(October 29, 2020)
Lacey
Proclaims Gascón ‘Unqualified’ to Be
D.A.
(October 29, 2020)
C.A.
Grants Writ, Makes No Change in Status
of Case
(October 28, 2020)
Board
Postpones Vote on Motion Calling for
Report on How to Oust Villanueva
(October 28, 2020)
Railroad
Worker’s Signed Release Doesn’t Bar
Future Unrelated Claims—C.A.
(October 28, 2020)
Rave-Stagers
Might Be Liable for Drug-Ingester’s
Death
(October 27, 2020)
Board
of Supervisors to Mull Motion Aimed at
Ouster of Alex Villanueva as Sheriff
(October 27, 2020)
Filing
of Successive Invalid Liens Is Protected
Activity, C.A. Declares
(October 27, 2020)
C.A.
Keeps Preliminary Injunction Against
Uber, Lyft in Place
(October 26, 2020)
Husband-Slayer
Acts Too Late in Seeking Leave to File
Second Habeas Petition
(October 26, 2020)
Court
of Appeal Reverses Attorney’s
‘Whistleblower’ Judgment
(October 26, 2020)
Reversal
of Conviction Draws Dissent From
Incensed Jurist
(October 23, 2020)
Filing
Suit Before Governmental Entity Acts on
Claim Is Impermissible
(October 23, 2020)
C.A.
Rebuffs Ex-Judge Casas in Effort to
Avoid Settlement
(October 23, 2020)
Court
of Appeal: Baldwin Park Properly Granted
Monopoly in Transporting Cannabis Within
Its Border
(October 23, 2020)
General
Denial to Unverified Government
Complaint Allowed
(October 22, 2020)
Motion
to Inspect Riverside Wiretap Records Was
Improperly Denied—Court of Appeal
(October 22, 2020)
C.A.
Orders That San Quentin Population Be
Pared
(October 21, 2020)
Time
Warner’s 2016 Merger Entitled Its
Employees to Accrued Vacation Pay
(October 21, 2020)
Court
of Appeal Takes Unusual Course of
Issuing Apology
(October 21, 2020)
Liability
Can Attach to Sending Copy of Superior
Court Complaint to Non-Party
(October 21, 2020)
LACBA
Is in Financial Straits, Owes Seven
Months’ Rent
(October 20, 2020)
Chemical
May Be Listed as Hazardous Based on
Tests on Rats Reported in a Single Study
(October 20, 2020)
Axing
Suit Based on Missed Deadline Was Too
Drastic
(October 19, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Panel Divided on Whether
Agreement to Arbitrate Was Formed
(October 19, 2020)
Summary
Judgment in Trade Secrets Cases
Premature
(October 16, 2020)
CJP
Admonishes Judge Who Was Upbraided in
C.A. Opinion for Bias, Discourtesy
(October 16, 2020)
Billboard
Ban Exemption Shows Bias for Certain
Speech
(October 15, 2020)
Judge
Accepts Admonishment, Resigns; Staves
Off Possible Harsher Discipline
(October 15, 2020)
No
Recovery for Child of Injured Seaman
(October 15, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Dissent Says High Court
Precedent is Snubbed
(October 14, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Revives Class Action Against CVS
for False Claims
(October 14, 2020)
Conditions
at ICE Detainee Center Breached Due
Process
(October 14, 2020)
Police
Chief Moore Disputes Candidate Diamond’s
Claim
(October 13, 2020)
One-Sided
Phone Recordings Proscribed by Privacy
Act
(October 9, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Restores Class Allegations in
Suit Claiming Labels on Bats Mislead
(October 9, 2020)
Officers
Who Arrested Man for Photography Have
Immunity
(October 9, 2020)
Jessner
Elected Superior Court Assistant
Presiding Judge
(October 8, 2020)
Public
Records Act Request Not Exempt From Bond
Requirement, C.A. Holds
(October 8, 2020)
Acceptance
of Premiums Might Override Policy
Language
(October 8, 2020)
Ex-Wife
Can’t Represent Daughter in Abuse Suit
(October 7, 2020)
Man
Freed After Seven Years in Prison for
Second-Degree Robbery He Didn’t Commit
(October 7, 2020)
Judge
Erroneously Deferred to Law of Another
State
(October 7, 2020)
Pre-Suit
Demand Can’t Serve As ‘Catalyst’ for
Public Benefit, Justifying Fee Award
(October 6, 2020)
No
Detention of Migrant Children in Hotels
for More Than Three Days
(October 6, 2020)
Brutality
Action Against L.A. County May Proceed
(October 5, 2020)
William
J. McVittie, Superior Court Judge for 20
Years, Former Lawmaker, Dies
(October 5, 2020)
Private
Business Not Liable for Injury Caused by
Pothole on City Property
(October 5, 2020)
Newsom’s
Emergency Order on Church Services
Stands
(October 2, 2020)
Judge
Was Obliged to Explain Granting Only
$1,000 of the $164,768 Sought in Fees,
Costs
(October 2, 2020)
‘Confusion’
Required for Trademark Counterfeiting
Claim
(October 2, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Denies Bid to End Census Work
Early
(October 1, 2020)
C.A.
Revives Whistleblower Complaint Alleging
Kickbacks at USC Hospital
(October 1, 2020)
Claiming
Filing Fee As Cost of Enforcing Judgment
Requires Judicial Approval
(October 1, 2020)
‘Alter
Ego’ Can’t Breach Accord, Then Reap
Benefits
(September 30, 2020)
Huge
Pothole Not an ‘Inherent Risk’ of
Long-Distance Cycling—C.A.
(September 30, 2020)
Hathaway,
Hong, Moriarity Named 2020 ‘Persons of
the Year’
(September 30, 2020)
Wickham
to Trade County Counsel Job for Court
Post
(September 29, 2020)
Services
Pending for Vincent H. Okamoto, L.A.
Superior Court Judge, War Hero
(September 29, 2020)
Possession
of Child Porn Admissible in Rape Case
(September 28, 2020)
Judicial
Council to Devote $25 Million to
Technology
(September 28, 2020)
Allegations
of Substandard Care by Dentist Were Not
Protected—C.A.
(September 28, 2020)
Candidate
Says Rival Capitalizes on Ginsburg’s
Death
(September 25, 2020)
IRS
Special Agent Who Cheated on Taxes Not
Prejudiced by Barring of Testimony
(September 25, 2020)
State
Employer Can’t Boost Discipline That Is
Final—C.A.
(September 25, 2020)
LACBA
Opposes Federal Agents at Demonstration
Sites
(September 24, 2020)
Expert
Testimony ‘Usurped’ Role of Jury, Trial
Judge—Appeals Court
(September 24, 2020)
California
Escrow Interest Statute Preempted by
Federal Law
(September 23, 2020)
Indian
Band Lost Tribal Sovereign Immunity by
Voluntarily Litigating in District Court
(September 23, 2020)
Mother
Who Struck Baby, Who Died, Might Get New
Sentence
(September 22, 2020)
Officers’
Conduct Was Reasonable in Shootout With
Fleeing Felon—C.A.
(September 22, 2020)
Judge
Gilbert M. Lopez to Retire Oct. 23 After
25-Year Career on the Bench
(September 22, 2020)
Lawyer,
Slammed for Insulting Bench Officer,
Seeks Aid
(September 21, 2020)
Workers’
Compensation Exclusive Remedy Where
Death Caused by On-Job Imbibing
(September 21, 2020)
C.A.
Eschews Literal Reading of Judge-Dinging
Statute
(September 18, 2020)
Lawyer’s
Own Personal-Injury Action Was Properly
Bumped
(September 18, 2020)
Single
Racial Slur by Co-Worker Insufficient
for FEHA Suit
(September 18, 2020)
Male
Inmate Claiming Gender Bias Can’t Sue
Under Unruh Act
(September 17, 2020)
Man
Who Completed Drug Program Not Entitled
to Sealing of Records
(September 17, 2020)
Judge
May Declare Lack of Jurisdiction Without
a Hearing
(September 16, 2020)
Attorney
Fees Under Trade Secrets Act Belong to
Attorney, Not Client—C.A.
(September 16, 2020)
Insurer
Might Be Liable for Loss Not Covered by
Policy
(September 15, 2020)
Johnson,
Miguda-Armstead to Retire From Los
Angeles Superior Court Judgeships
(September 15, 2020)
Italian
American Lawyers Association to Stage
‘New York Street Fair’
(September 15, 2020)
Automatic
Renewal Law Confers No Private Cause of
Action
(September 14, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit Vacates Two Injunctions Against
ICE Agents in Central District
(September 14, 2020)
Retaining
Unfounded Abuse Reports in Database Is
Justified
(September 11, 2020)
Jessner,
Rice to Compete for Position of Superior
Court Assistant Presiding Judge
(September 11, 2020)
Plaintiff
Has Initial Burden in Access Action
Under ADA
(September 10, 2020)
No
Attorney Fees for Bakery That Prevailed
in Action Over Same-Sex Wedding Cakes
(September 10, 2020)
Unincorporated
Association Qualifies for CCP §1021.5
Fees
(September 10, 2020)
No
Constitutional Violation in
‘Winner-Take-All’ Voting System
(September 9, 2020)
C.A.
Files Redacted Opinion, Full Version is
Sealed; Security Concerns Are Cited
(September 9, 2020)
Ninth
Circuit to Consider Instituting
Conditional Reversals
(September 8, 2020)
No
Clear Error in District Court’s Order
for Arbitration of Dispute With Uber
(September 8, 2020)
Independent
Review Should Be Conducted in
Resentencing Bid
(September 4, 2020)
‘Hobbs
& Shaw’ Dispute Not Related To ‘Fast
& Furious’ Contracts—C.A.
(September 4, 2020)
Attorney
Improperly Obtained Default Without
Telling Ex-Client’s New Lawyer
(September 3, 2020)
Two
Improper Remarks by Co-Worker Don’t Give
Rise to FEHA Action Against Employer
(September 3, 2020)
Six
Judges Balk at No En Banc Review of
Border-Search Ruling
(September 3, 2020)
Man
Has No Claim Based on FBI Agent’s
Conduct Outside U.S.
(September 2, 2020)
Law
Firm Not Bound by Client’s Agreement to
Arbitrate Claims With Litigation Broker
(September 2, 2020)
Justice
Johnson Asks High Court to Review Ouster
Order
(September 1, 2020)
Screenwriters
Have No Entitlement to Damages Where Any
Loss Would Be Speculative—C.A.
(September 1, 2020)
A.G.’s Office Seeks En Banc Review of
Second Amendment Case
(August 31, 2020)
Husband
Must Compensate Wife for Losses From
Unauthorized Deals
(August 31, 2020)
Checking
In on Neighbor Was ‘Active Law
Enforcement Service’
(August 28, 2020)
County
Can’t Classify All Actions on Well
Permits as Ministerial—S.C.
(August 28, 2020)
Disabled
May Sue Uber Under ADA Without
Downloading App
(August 25,
2020)
Jurisdiction Exists in Central
District in Action Over
Saudi’s Shares of Stock
(August 25,
2020)
State
High Court Overturns Death
Sentence for Scott Peterson
(August 25,
2020)
Prison
Gender-Discrimination Suit
Gets Intermediate Scrutiny
(August 24,
2020)
Attorney
Precluded From Raising Any
Issues on Appeal Based on
Violation of Rule
(August 24,
2020)
Expert
Testimony in Wrongful Death
Suit Improperly Tossed—C.A.
(August 21,
2020)
Over-Prescriber
of Drugs Wasn’t Prejudiced by
Evidence of Deaths of Three
Patients
(August 21,
2020)
Starbucks
Not Liable for Injury From
Spilled Scalding Tea
(August 20,
2020)
Mitchell
Silberberg Persuades Court of
Appeal Shareholders Bound by
Arbitration Clause
(August 20,
2020)
Voluntary
Settlement Was Not Enough to
Support Malicious Prosecution
Claim—Appeals Court
(August 20,
2020)
Negligence
Claim Against Gay-Bashing
Pastor Not a SLAPP
(August 19,
2020)
C.A.
Justice Laurie D. Zelon to
Retire Aug. 31
(August 19,
2020)
Alan
H. Friedenthal Dies at Age 64
(August 19,
2020)
Golden
State Warriors Must Pay for
Arena Renovations—C.A.
(August 19,
2020)
Heirs
of Jewish Woman Forced by
Nazis to Part With Painting
Can’t Recover It
(August 18,
2020)
Statutory
Damages Are Limited to $500
Per Lawsuit Against Nursing
Homes
(August 18,
2020)
California
Ban on High-Capacity Firearms
Magazines Is Invalid
(August 17,
2020)
$2
Million Punitive Damages Award
to Fired Employee Not
Excessive—C.A.
(August 17,
2020)
Facebook
Isn’t Copyright Infringer by
Not Removing Posting
(August 17,
2020)
C.A.
Declares Strict Products
Liability Applies to Amazon
(August 14,
2020)
Suit
by African Americans for Whom
Bank Would Not Set Up Account
Is Reinstated
(August 14,
2020)
S.C.
Sidesteps Validity of Subpoena
Served on Facebook, Inc.
(August 14,
2020)
Plaintiff Failed to Show
Retaliation, Not Gossiping,
Caused Ouster As Fire Chief
(August 14,
2020)
Counselor’s Facebook Posts
Constituted ‘Immoral Conduct’
(August 13,
2020)
C.A. Reinstates Action
Alleging Improprieties by
Orange County Criminal Justice
Officials
(August 13,
2020)
Brazile:
No Civil Jury Trials to Be
Held This Calendar Year
(August 12,
2020)
Restraining
Order Against City Council
‘Gadfly’ Survives First
Amendment Challenge
(August 12,
2020)
No Apportionment of Liability
Among Intentional Tortfeasors
(August 11,
2020)
Disbarred Lawyer Alan Broidy
Pleads Guilty to
Transportation of Stolen
Property
(August 11,
2020)
Court Retains Power to Order
Vaccinations of Dependent
Children
(August 10,
2020)
Attorney General’s Office
Comes to Aid of Woman Charged
With Infanticide
(August 10,
2020)
Former D.A. Steve Cooley Slams
Prosecution of David Lacey
(August 7, 2020)
Edmund Clarke Jr. to Retire
Sept. 24 From Los Angeles
Superior Court
(August 7, 2020)
County Ordinance Restricting
Growing of Marijuana Plant
Doesn’t Justify Seizure
(August 7, 2020)
Inmate Convicted of Murder May
Not File Habeas Petition
(August 7, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Resuscitates
Fred Segal Trademark Case
(August 6, 2020)
Agreement to Pay Full Amount
Claimed Was Unenforceable
Penalty—C.A.
(August 6, 2020 )
Warning
Sign Insulated BevMo! From
‘Bait-and-Switch’ Liability
(August 5, 2020)
Inducing Cancellation of
At-Will Contract Might Be
Tortious
(August 4, 2020)
More Than $555,000 Spent on
Reuben’s Failed L.A. Superior
Court Campaign
(August 4, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Affirms
Dismissal of Lawsuit for
Defamation by Daniels Against
Trump
(August 3, 2020)
Man Who Sped at 103 mph,
Causing Fatal Crash, Wins New
Sentencing
(August 3, 2020)
Four-Year Delay in Seeking
Coram Nobis Relief Requires
Denial
(July 31, 2020)
C.A. Says That 9-Month Stay
‘Likely’ Prevented Discovery
of Doe’s Identity During That
Time
(July 31, 2020)
Sexual Harassment Claim
Revived in Suit by Judd
Against Weinstein
(July 30, 2020)
Plaintiff’s Win Bobs From
$24.3 Million to $5.4
Million—Now $17 Million
(July 30, 2020)
Desire
to Thwart ‘Code of Silence’
Justified Firing of Deputy
(July 29, 2020)
Woman
Who Was Listed as ‘Additional
Driver’in Fiancé’s Policy Was
Covered in Mishap
(July 29, 2020)
Lemon Law’ Plaintiff Might Be
Able to Recoup Renewal Fees
(July 28, 2020)
Request for Statement of
Decision Not ‘Made’ Unless
Clerk’s Office Sends Notice of
Filing
(July 28, 2020)
Italian American Lawyers
Association Won’t Suspend Its
Meetings Because of Epidemic
(July 28, 2020)
C.A. Reinstates Invasion of
Privacy Action Against Bird
Manella
(July 27, 2020)
Drug Companies Fail to Show
Injury From New
‘Pay-for-Delay’ Law—Ninth
Circuit
(July 27, 2020)
Lawyer’s Conduct in Pursuing
ADA-Based Claim Questionable
(July 24, 2020)
Screenplay Similar Enough to
‘Pirates’ Movie To Survive
Disney’s Motion to Dismiss
(July 24, 2020)
Community Property Presumption
Applies to Joint Tenancy
(July 24, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Won’t Order
Unsealing of Judicial Opinion
(July 23, 2020)
Fatal Shooting of a Man Who
Sped at Officers, Outside
Their Cars, Justified
(July 23, 2020)
City’s Overtime Parking
Penalties Subject to Excessive
Fines Clause
(July 23, 2020)
Employment Agreement Requiring
Arbitration Not Unconscionable
(July 22, 2020)
Marvin M. Lager, Los Angeles
Judge for 25 Years, Dies at
Age 66
(July 22, 2020)
No Assumption of Risk Where
Defendant Breached Ordinance
(July 21, 2020)
No En Banc Rehearing in Case
in Which State Secrets Defense
Is Denied FBI
(July 21, 2020)
Insurer’s Action for Indemnity
Against Law Firm Not a SLAPP
(July 20, 2020)
High Court Extends
Redistricting Deadlines
(July 20, 2020)
Filling Out Form on Behalf of
Others Wasn’t Unauthorized
Practice
(July 20, 2020)
Jury Instruction Didn’t Cure
Brady Violation
(July 20, 2020)
Eminent Domain Procedure
Inapplicable to Inverse
Condemnation
(July 17, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Affirms
$700,000-Plus Award Against
Boeing in Racial Harassment
Suit
(July 17, 2020)
Parties’ Intent at Time of
Signing MSA Determines
Enforceability
(July 17, 2020)
C.A. Affirms Attorney-Fee
Award Not Boosted by
Multiplier
(July 16, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Affirms $1.5
Million Award Based on
Unauthorized Broadcasts of 11
Tunes
(July 16, 2020)
Judicial Immunity Applies to
Out-of-Court Defamation of
Lawyer
(July 15, 2020)
Federal Jurisdiction Over
Class Action Grounded on
‘Reasonably Possible’ Total
Recovery
(July 15, 2020)
No Seventh Amendment Right to
Jury Exists in Action
for Penalties Under UCL, FAL
(July 15, 2020)
Disapproval of DOJ Conditions
on Local Funding Reaffirmed
(July 14, 2020)
Anti-SLAPP Motion Does Not Lie
to Request for Domestic
Violence Restraining Order
(July 14, 2020)
Judge Erred in Granting TRO
Against Enforcing Newsom’s
Order
(July 13, 2020)
Prosecution of Marijuana
Growers Properly Barred Based
on Their Compliance With
California Law
(July 13, 2020)
Santa Monica’s At-Large
Election System Is Valid
(July 10, 2020)
FOIA Request by Man Convicted
of Murders Properly Spurned by
ICE Based on Sealing
(July 10, 2020)
Paragraph Mandating
Arbitration Valid Though Not
Initialed
(July 9, 2020)
Headline Expert’s Declaration
Didn’t Say Enough to Justify
Summary Judgment—C.A.
(July 9, 2020)
Search of Automobile Was
Proper Based on Tip to 911
Line
(July 8, 2020)
Los
Angeles Superior Court Extends
Grace Period for Paying
Tickets
(July 8, 2020)
C.A.
Finds Brief Filed by Former
Attorney to Be Inadequate
(July 7, 2020)
ADDA Calls Upon Gascón To
Release Personnel Files
(July 7, 2020)
DVPA Order Doesn’t Require
Finding of Probable Future
Danger
(July 6, 2020)
Judicial Officer Had No Duty
to Hear Argument Against
Granting Father Overnight
Visits—C.A.
(July 6, 2020)
Proposition 13 Did Not
Diminish Local Voters’
Initiative Powers
(July 2, 2020)
C.A. Says Notice From County
Was Confusing As to Date
Administrative Decision Was
Final
(July 2, 2020)
District Court Properly
Approved No-Money Class
Settlement
(July 1, 2020)
Inmate Who Chose Not to Attend
Court Hearing Wrongfully
Divested of Pro Per
Status—C.A.
(July 1, 2020)
Labor Statute Applies to Flight Crew
Members Based in State
(June 30, 2020)
C.A. Decides to Order Publication of
Opinion Requiring Fees to Suspended
College Student
(June 30, 2020)
Third District C.A. ‘Eschews’ Reference
to ‘Anti-SLAPP’ Motions
(June 29, 2020)
C.A. Affirms Attorney-Fee Award to
Person Found Not to Be a Party to
Contract
(June 29, 2020)
DA
May Bring UCL Action Seeking Statewide
Civil Penalties
(June 26, 2020)
Avenatti’s
Involvement on Case Precludes
Arbitration Between Parties Who Agreed
to That Procedure
(June 26, 2020)
Five-Year Sentence for Hate Crime Was
Too Lenient
(June 25, 2020)
Man Who Was Convicted, Later Had
Accusation Dismissed, Not Entitled to
Arrest Record Sealing
(June 25, 2020)
Judge Improperly Axed Action Against
Makers of ‘Shape of Water’’
(June 24, 2020)
Ex-Husband Not Liable to Former Wife For
Thefts From Her by His Son
(June 24, 2020)
No Heightened Burden of Proof in Legal
Malpractice Cases
(June 23, 2020)
Suppression Motion May Be Heard in
Infraction Case Without Presence of
Prosecutor—Appeals Court
(June 23, 2020)
Law Mandating Deletion of Actor’s Age on
Demand Is Invalid
(June 22, 2020)
Class Action Can’t Be Based on
Scientific Notion That Product Could
Cause Harm—Ninth Circuit
(June 22, 2020)
Qualified Immunity Properly Denied to
Officers Who Caused Death
(June 22, 2020)
Habeas Relief Properly Denied Man
Convicted of Killing Parents
(June 19, 2020)
Starbucks’s Counter Displays Do Not
Breach ADA Rights of Persons in
Wheelchairs
(June 19, 2020)
C.A. Orders Publication of Opinion on
Fees for Candidates
(June 18, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of
Action Against Maker of Tonic for Joints
(June 18, 2020)
Prevailing
Party Entitled to Costs of Exhibits Not
Used at Trial
(June 17, 2020)
Accident
Victim With $5 Million Judgment Can’t
Collect From Defendant’s Insurer
(June 17, 2020)
Court of Appeal Upholds $1.9 Million
Default Judgment
(June 16, 2020)
Users of Ticketmaster Website Impliedly
Assent To Use-Policy, Including
Arbitration Clause
(June 16, 2020)
General Reopening of Courtrooms Won’t
Take Place June 22
(June 15, 2020)
Lawyer Taken to Task for Seeking to
Represent Both Conservatee and Would-Be
Conservator
(June 15, 2020)
CCP §473 Unavailable Where Attorney-Fee
Motion Not Timely
(June 12, 2020)
Malicious Prosecution Action Against
Lawyer Who Tried Case Not a SLAPP, C.A.
Declares
(June 12, 2020)
Court-Ordered Sanctions Are
Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
(June 11, 2020)
Boxer Mike Alvarado ‘KO’d’ in Court of
Appeal
(June 11, 2020)
Pandemic Justifies 90-Day Suspension of
Criminal Trials—C.A.
(June 10, 2020)
Embezzlement Case Brought in 2010,
Dropped, Refiled in 2016 Can Still Be
Tried—C.A.
(June 10 2020)
Possible Contact by Convict’s Lawyers
With Jurors Must Be Facilitated
(June 10, 2020)
Student Who Contested Suspension
Entitled to Attorney Fees
(June 9, 2020)
Judges Cowell, Sanora to Retire From
L.A. Superior Court on Monday
(June 9, 2020)
Prosecutor’s Remark to Jury Requires
Reversal—C.A.
(June 9, 2020)
Woman Facing Deportation May Challenge
1991 Drug Conviction
(June 8, 2020)
Lawyer Who Sued Doctor Is Excused, Based
On Estoppel, for Tardy Filing—C.A.
(June 8, 2020)
Sentencing Judge May Note Defendant’s
Out-of-State Admissions
(June 5, 2020)
Litigation to Continue Over Pulling of
Inmate’s Tooth Against His Wishes
(June 5, 2020)
Protests Cause Afternoon Closing Of Six
Los Angeles Courthouses
(June 5, 2020)
DMV’s License-Suspension Procedure
Contravenes Statutes
(June 4, 2020)
DVRO Deciding Possession of Premises
Proper Though Ownership Is Before
Another Judge
(June 4, 2020)
‘Agreement
to Keep Property Separate’ Was Not
‘Prenup’
(June 4, 2020)
CJP Orders Justice Johnson Removed From
Office
(June 3, 2020)
Mosk, Foltz Courthouses Closed in
Afternoon in Light of Protests
(June 3, 2020)
Reconstructing One Entrance to
Restaurant To Accommodate Wheelchairs
Not Enough
(June 3, 2020)
Conviction for Disturbing Peace Doesn’t
Bar Excessive-Force Suit
(June 2, 2020)
Cormac Carney Becomes Chief Judge for
California’s Central District
(June 2, 2020)
Los
Angeles Superior Court May Not Transfer
CPRA Case
(June 1, 2020)
Judge
Can’t Deny Right of Self-Representation
Based on Legal—Not Mental—Incompetence
(June 1, 2020)
Requestor of Electronic Records Can’t Be
Charged Editing Costs
(May 29, 2020)
USC Denied Right of Confrontation to
Boermeester, Ex-Football Player Accused
of Battering Girlfriend
(May 29, 2020)
Statute Tolled Until Substitution of
Attorney Form Is Signed
(May 28, 2020)
Operator of a Waterslide Is a Common
Carrier, Owing Heightened Duty of Care,
C.A. Holds
(May 28, 2020)
Tenants’ Conduct Not Ascribable to
Policy-Holding Lessor
(May 27, 2020)
Japanese Law Properly Applied in Action
in U.S. Court for Central District of
California
(May 26, 2020)
Court of Appeal Orders Dismissal of
Charges Against Ex-Assessor Noguez
(May 26, 2020)
Anti-SLAPP Motion Properly Denied in
Lawsuit Brought by Richard Simmons
(May 26, 2020)
‘Safe
Harbor’ Provision Doesn’t Apply to
Anti-SLAPP Fees
(May 22, 2020)
Testimony
Recalling Company Name and Logo on
Invoices Not Hearsay as to Identity of
Supplier
(May 22, 2020)
Order
Denying Attorney Fees in Election Writ
Case Reversed
(May 21, 2020)
Court
of Appeal Imposes $15,000 Sanction for
Appealing Dismissal of Farcical Lawsuit
( May 21, 2020)
Appeal Spawns Three Opinions on Issue
Related to Dueñas Ruling
(May 20, 2020)
Legal Malpractice Action Properly Axed
In Light of Lack of Expert Testimony
(May 20, 2020)
NCAA May Not Require Cap on Benefits to
Student Athletes
(May 19, 2020)
Judge Erred in Conditioning Intervention
On Waiving CCP §1021.5 Attorney Fees
(May 19, 2020)
$52
Million Award in Attorney Fees, Expenses
Must Fall
(May 18, 2020)
Economic Damages Wrongly Cut From $1.8
Million to $460,000
(May 15, 2020)
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Matthew
Gary Draws Public Admonishment From CJP
(May 15, 2020)
Summary Judgment for Government Proper
In Reagan Courthouse Slip-and-Fall Case
(May 15, 2020)
C.A. Affirms Award of More Than $3.7
Million Against Lawyer
(May 14, 2020)
Judge’s Disallowance of Single
Interrogatory Results in Reversal of
Summary Judgment
(May 14, 2020)
Argument Heard That a Day in Jail
Doesn’t Toll Statute
(May 13, 2020)
Jury Instruction Comporting With 1867
Decision Of State High Court Is Valid,
but Lacks Clarity
(May 13, 2020)
Judicial Officers Are Expected to Use
Face Coverings
(May 12, 2020)
Mere 26.8 Percent of Applicants Pass
February State Bar Exam
(May 12, 2020)
California Law Precludes Pre-Foreclosure
Suits Challenging Mortgage-Holder’s
Standing
(May 12, 2020)
Bank Not Liable to One Depositor Cheated
by Another
(May 11, 2020)
Rule That Taxpayer Must ‘Pay First,’
Then Sue, Can’t Be Skirted
(May 8, 2020)
Consultant for Lacey Lambastes Gascón
Over Campaign Fundraising Email
(May 8, 2020)
No Liability for Fatal Police
ShootingWhere Vape Device Looked Like
Gun
(May 7, 2020’)
Court of Appeal Imposes $1,100 Sanction
On Attorney Citing Unpublished Case
(May 7, 2020)
Conviction Reversed Based on Denial of
Confrontation Right
(May 6, 2020)
Putative Class Action Against Apple
Inc.Over Devices’s Memory Reinstated
(May 6, 2020)
Clarification May Be Sought of Possible
Refusal to Talk
(May 5, 2020)
Judgment Creditor May Add Alter Ego As
Debtor Through New Action
(May 5, 2020)
‘Compassionate Relief’ Is Compulsory
Where Requisites Met
(May 4, 2020)
Woman Had No Cause of Action Based on
Loss of Late Husband’s Sperm—C.A.
(May 4, 2020)
Defendant Gets No Jury Trial Though
Civil Penalties Sought
(May 1, 2020)
Court of Appeal Gives Third Victory To
Stuttering Prison Guard
(May 1, 2020)
Emergency State Rule Prescribing $0 Bail
Is Not Mandatory
(April 30, 2020)
Chief Justice Issues Order Extending
Delay Of Criminal Trials to Total of 90
Days
(April 30, 2020)
Agreement Precluding Appeal of a
‘Judgment’ Applies to Court’s Final
‘Order’ in Case
(April 30, 2020)
Court Research Attorneys Exempt From
MCLE Requirements
(April 29, 2020)
DeCasas, Washington, Weller Appointed To
Los Angeles Superior Court Seats
(April 29, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Panel Questions
Reasonableness of Precedent
(April 29, 2020)
Pandemic Forces Postponement of Bar Exam
to September
(April 28, 2020)
Police Officer Justly Fired for Driving
To Work Under Influence of Drugs
(April 28, 2020)
Appeals Court Mandates Release of
Murderer Dying of Cancer
(April 27, 2020)
Lawyer Wasn’t Incompetent Based on
Failure to Seek Ability-to-Pay Hearing
(April 27, 2020)
C.A.
Reverses $13 Million Judgment Based on
Judge’s Partiality
(April 24, 2020)
Riverside-Based C.A. Panel Permits
Dismissal After Opinion Is Issued
(April 24, 2020)
Attorney-Fee Award in ‘Lemon Law’ Case
Need Not Be Pared
(April 23, 2020)
Qualified Immunity Properly Denied
Deputy Who Had Dog Hold Surrendering
Suspect
(April 23, 2020)
Family That Doesn’t Qualify for Asylum
Might Be Able to Avoid Deportation
(April 23,
2020)
Liability May Be Predicated on
‘Self-Defamation’—C.A.
(April 22, 2020)
Witness Intimidation Justified Yanking
Pro Per Privilege
(April 21, 2020)
Judgment Barring Use of ‘Comic Con’
Stands
(April 21, 2020)
Public School Principal’s Threat to
Parent Is Nonactionable
(April 20, 2020)
Three-Year Delay in Charging Man After
His Arrest Wasn’t Speedy-Trial Denial
(April 20, 2020)
Attorneys Must Accept Electronic Service
(April 20, 2020)
No Mandatory Relief Under CCP §473(b)
From Voluntary Dismissal
(April 17, 2020)
Plaintiff Suing for Defamation Is Not
Entitled To Sealing of Allegations
Giving Rise to Suit
(April 17, 2020)
Presiding Judge Extends Moratorium on
Trials to May 12
(April 16, 2020)
CCP §473(b) Mandatory Relief Not
Available Where Client Caused Entry of
Default—C.A.
(April 16, 2020)
Action Against Debt Collector Under
California Law Barred
(April 15, 2020)
Plaintiff Whose Suit Caused Changes In
Labels Gets No Attorney Fees
(April 15, 2020)
S.D. Deputy Sheriffs Unable to Disprove
Ex-Inmate’s Account Can’t Avoid Trial
(April 15, 2020)
Supervisors Asked to Pay Wrongfully
Detained Man $2.8 Million
(April 14, 2020)
Lawyer Who Assailed Former Assistant in
Postings Not Liable
(April 13, 2020)
Brazile Sees Possible Resumption of
Trials in Criminal Cases in June; Civil
Cases Later
(April 13, 2020)
Inmate’s Good Conduct Can Establish
Basis for Expungement
(April 10, 2020)
Brazile Announces Stepped Up Use of
Remote Technology During Crisis
(April 10, 2020)
Woman, by Appealing, Draws Attention to
Perception She’s Dishonest
(April 10, 2020)
C.A. Affirms Order Changing Surname of
Child Born Out of Wedlock to Father’s
(April 10, 2020)
Judge Lacked Power to Order End to
‘Blanket Shackling’
(April 9, 2020)
Former LACBA President Michael E. Meyer
Joins Glaser Weil’s Real Estate
Department
(April 9, 2020)
Statute Starts Running When Treatment
Has Ill Effect
(April 9, 2020)
Wrongful Death Suit Against San Diego,
Officers, to Proceed
(April 8, 2020)
C.A. Won’t Disturb Order Forbidding
Supplying Trial Transcript to Inmate
(April 8, 2020)
Judicial Council Takes Temporary
Emergency Actions
(April 7, 2020)
Wearing Face Covers in Courthouses Is
Encouraged, Presiding Judge Says
(April 7, 2020)
Woman’s Effort to Maintain Alienation of
Affection Suit Fails
(April 7, 2020)
$2.6
Million Judgment for Injured Actress Is
Voided
(April 6, 2020)
2006
Default Judgment Improperly Vacated In
2018 Based on Misperceived Flaw—C.A.
(April 6, 2020)
Hague Convention Doesn’t Bar Private
Accords on Service
(April 3, 2020)
Slashing Fee Award to 28 Percent of
Amount Claimed Was Warranted
(April 3, 2020)
Criminal Trials, Preliminary Hearings,
Arraignments, Continued Until May 29
(April 3, 2020)
Noncommercial Use of Dead Girl’s Name,
Likeness Not Tortious
(April 2, 2020)
Officer’s Warning That It Would ‘Look
Worse’ If Omitted Fact Came Out Later
Was Proper
(April 2, 2020)
Toy Parodying Jack Daniel’s Bottle
Improperly Barred
(April 1, 2020)
Judgment Debt Is Dischargeable Where
Portion Attributable to Fraud Uncertain
(April 1, 2020)
Chief Justice Issues Further Statewide
Emergency Order
(April 1, 2020)
Possession of Child Pornography
Justifies Ending Custody
(March 31, 2020)
Opinion Reversing Blancarte to Be
Published—C.A.
(March 31, 2020)
Action Properly Dismissed Against Locals
Deterring Beach Access
(March 30, 2020)
Man
Who Was Bullied at Asylum Hearing Gets
Remand
(March 27, 2020)
Commissioner
Erred in Denying Continuance to Man
Scheduled for Spinal Surgery—C.A.
( March 27, 2020)
State
Judgment Has Preclusive Effect in
Bankruptcy Proceeding
(March 27, 2020)
Total
Ban on Contacting Marine Corps Was
Invalid, Order Must Be Pared
( March 27, 2020)
MICRA Cap Properly Applied to
Unsupervised Assistants
(March 26, 2020)
Hearing Slated in Case of Child-Slayer
Who Seeks Release As Death Approaches
(March 26, 2020)
Client’s Acknowledgement of
Fee-Splitting Is Not ‘Consent’
(March 25, 2020)
John G. Davies, 90, Retired Judge Of
U.S. District Court, Dies
(March 25, 2020)
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Halts Jury
Trials Statewide for 60 Days
(March 25, 2020)
Panel Ponders Whether Reversal Is
Required Based on Ouster of Juror
(March 25, 2020)
Chartered City May Hold Elections in
Odd-Numbered Year
(March 24, 2020)
Sylmar Courthouse Ordered Closed for
Three Days
(March 24, 2020)
Retired Judge Burt Pines, Wife
Extricated From Morocco
(March 23, 2020)
Superior Court Clerks’ Offices Are
Closed for Duration
(March 23, 2020)
Restitution Properly Ordered in Full
Amount Taken, Not Limited to Defendant’s
Share
(March 23, 2020)
C.A. Restores Slander Claim Based on
Beating Allegation
(March 23, 2020)
Prosecutor Whose Father Was Victim of
Embezzlement, As Was He, Breached Ethics
in Urging FBI Probe
(March 23, 2020)
Moratorium Declared on Traffic, Other
Infraction Hearings
(March 20, 2020)
Retired L.A. Superior Court Judge Burt
Pines, Wife, Karen Pines, Stranded in
Morocco
(March 20, 2020)
Officers Have Duty to Get Treatment for
Ill Arrestee
(March 19, 2020)
C.A. Refers Lawyer for Possible Action
By State Bar Though He’s Disbarred
(March 19, 2020)
State High Court Expands Mandatory
E-Filing
(March 19, 2020)
Brazile Declares Moratorium on Trials
Until April 16
(March 18, 2020)
Malicious Prosecution Action May Proceed
Over Challenge to ‘Made-in-USA’ Labels
(March 18, 2020)
Suit Against Disney for Character-Theft
Was Properly Axed
(March 17, 2020)
Father Is Not Liable for Conduct
Committed By Adult Son He Financially
Supports
(March 17, 2020)
Courts Respond to Coronavirus Crisis
(March 17, 2020)
Chevron Not Liable for Harm to Victims
of Hussein’s Terrorism
(March 16, 2020)
Employee
Settling Individual Claims May Maintain
PAGA Suit
(March 13, 2020)
Right to ‘Demand’ Arbitration Doesn’t
Mean Power to Compel It—C.A.
(March 13, 2020)
Penalties Improperly Imposed Based on
Employer Not Doing Impossible
(March 13, 2020)
Judge Was Powerless to Issue
Postjudgment Order
(March 12, 2020)
$1.7
Million Award to Attorney General In
Attorney Fees, Costs Was Proper
(March 12, 2020)
DVRO Can Be Based on Yelp Review of
Ex-Wife, Email
(March 11, 2020)
Nonprofit Chartered Schools Are Not
Exempt From County Property Taxes,
Assessments
(March 11, 2020)
Judgment for Led Zeppelin Band Must Be
Reinstated
(March 10, 2020)
State Unit Properly Sanctioned for
Delayed Compliance With Orders
(March 9, 2020)
Justice Raphael Sees No Reason to Decide
Moot Appeal Lacking Public Interest
(March 9, 2020)
Unilateral Mistake of Fact Doesn’t
Justify Rescission—C.A.
(March 6, 2020)
Father Not Entitled to Reunification
Services Based on Not Inflicting
Physical Harm
(March 6, 2020)
Highest Spending Candidate Fails to Win
Superior Court Seat
(March 5, 2020)
Murder Conviction Must Fall Because
Hearsay Was Admitted
(March 4, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Approves Settlement of
Class Action Against Facebook
(March 4, 2020)
Identity Theft Conviction Can’t Be
Lowered to Misdemeanor
(March 3, 2020)
County Not Liable for Failure to Remove
Child From Foster Home Despite Peril
(March 3, 2020)
Judge Erred in Granting MSJ Based on
Technicality
(February 28, 2020)
Woman’s Pay in Past Job Is No Defense To
Unequal Salary in Present Position
(February 28, 2020)
Educator, Prosecutor, Immigration
Attorney Do Battle
(Judicial Elections,
February 28, 2020)
YouTube Is Private Entity Not
Constrained by First Amendment
(February 27, 2020)
Judge Erred in Awarding Contractor
Moneys Expended on Project Taken Away
From It
(February 27, 2020)
Officers Entitled to Qualified Immunity
in Forced-Confession Case
(February 26, 2020)
Liability for Injuries Can’t Be Based on
Educated Guess as to Maker, Seller
(February 26, 2020)
Becerra
Blasts Ninth Circuit’s Opinion on
Abortion Referrals
(February 25, 2020)
Prosecutor,
Fired Deputy City Attorney, Private
Practitioner Seek Judgeship
(Judicial Elections,
February 25, 2020)
Michigan Man Subject to Personal
Jurisdiction in California
(February 24, 2020)
Action Against D.A.’s Investigators Must
Be Reinstated
(February 21, 2020)
Brazile Accepts Award from Bar Groups
(February 21, 2020)
Action by Fan Hit by Foul Ball in
Stadium Is Reinstated
(February 20, 2020)
Prosecutor Wages Low-Spending Campaign
Against High-Financed Lawyer
(Judicial Elections,
February 20, 2020)
Action Against Samsung Over Smart TVs
Must Be Reinstated
(February 19, 2020)
4-1
City Council Vote Did Not Amount To
Required Five-Sevenths—C.A.
(February 19, 2020)
Deputy District Attorney Is in Uphill
Battle With Deputy Attorney General
(Judicial Elections,
February 19, 2020)
Lawyer’s Suit for Wrongful Handcuffing
of Her May Proceed
(February 18, 2020)
Party Cannot Obtain Summary Judgment
Through Motion Under CCP §1008(a)
(February 18, 2020)
Shinn’s Faulty Representation Requires
Habeas Relief in Case of 1983 Slaying
(February 14, 2020)
Harper Alleges Diamond Is in Violation
of Court Directive
(February 13, 2020)
Claims Against Amazon.com Not Barred
Which Arose After Prior Suit Was Settled
(February 13, 2020)
Warning on Label Precludes Action Over
Daughter’s Suicide
(February 12, 2020)
Judge Daniel P. Ramirez to Retire From
Los Angeles Superior Court
(February 12, 2020)
Provision for Rent Boost for Holdover
Tenant Not a Penalty
(February 11, 2020)
Owner of Rights to ‘Piranha’ Films
Didn’t Cheat Former Lawyer Promised
Producer Role
(February 10, 2020)
Officer Entitled to Immunity in
Connection With 2010 Arrest
(February 10, 2020)
‘No
Sugar Added’ on Label Doesn’t Imply
Competing Products Do Have Additive
(February 7, 2020)
Officer’s Training in Behavioral
Analysis Doesn’t Justify Search Based on
Hunch
(February 7, 2020)
Governor Issues Posthumous Pardon Of
Civil Rights Leader Rustin
(February 6, 2020)
Discrimination Lawsuit Against CNN by
Man Fired for Plagiarism May Proceed
(February 6, 2020)
Appeals Court Decides Controversy on
Narrow Statutory Ground
(February 6, 2020)
Prison Sentence of Nearly 20 Years for
Fraud to Stand
(February 5, 2020)
Burden of Proof Improperly Shifted From
Proponent of DVRO to Accused Party
(February 5, 2020)
Philibosian Urges Reelection of Lacey;
Brazile Thanks Baca
(Persons of the Year,
February 4, 2020)
C.A. Rejects Becerra’s Stance on Release
of Police-Conduct Records
(January 31, 2020)
Judge Properly Granted Lacey’s Petition
to Oust Mayor From Board
(January 30, 2020)
Operator of Gym Not Liable for Death of
Man While Exercising
(January 29, 2020)
Action
Against Sheppard Mullin Barred by
Release of Claims
(January 28, 2020)
Implied-in-Fact
Attorney-Client Relationship Might
Exist, Court of Appeal Declares
(January 28, 2020)
Two
Private Practitioners Stage
Lackadaisical Fight Against Prosecutor
(Judicial Elections,
January 28, 2020)
Tolling Statute Applies to Absences, Not
Non-Residency
(January 27, 2020)
Judge Kalin Erred in Awarding $27
Million Where Complaint Sought $5
Million
(January 27, 2020)
Disinherited Beneficiaries Have Standing
to Challenge Trust
(January 24, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Panel Members Differ Over
Permissibility of Assuming Standing
(January 24, 2020)
Failure to File Return to Habeas
Petition Obviates Need for Evidence
(January 23, 2020)
Moreno, Espinoza Are Among Appointees to
Committee on Revision of the Penal Code
(January 23, 2020)
Teacher Cannot Be Fired Due to Improper
Social Media Post
(January 23, 2020)
Government’s Operation of Child
Pornography Site Not ‘Outrageous’
(January 22, 2020)
Teri L. Jackson Confirmed as Justice Of
First District Court of Appeal
(January 22, 2020)
Media’s Right to Timely Access New
Filings Is Not Unfettered
(January 21, 2020)
Change in Law Insufficient to Justify
Reopening Voluntarily Dismissed Suit
Against Drug-Maker
(January 21, 2020)
Arbitrator Had Authority to Impose
Sanctions Under CCP §128.5
(January 21, 2020)
RONALD F. BROT: He Seeks to Do for LACBA
What He Did for Himself: Make a Comeback
After Rocky Times
(Persons of the Year,
January 17, 2020)
KEVIN BRAZILE: Inept
High School Student Shines As Lawyer,
Judge, Court Leader
(Persons of the Year,
January 17, 2020)
SELMA MOIDEL SMITH: Attorney and
Composer, She Is Known As a ‘Renaissance
Woman’
(Persons of the Year,
January 17, 2020)
Man’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Erase His Debt
to Cheated Investors
(January 17, 2020)
Teachers Without Summer Classes Might Be
Entitled to Unemployment Pay
(January 17, 2020)
Ninth Circuit Tosses Murder Conviction
Tainted by Lawyer’s Racism
(January 16, 2020)
Law Requiring Redistricting Commission
for L.A. County Is Valid
(January 15, 2020)
Automobile Thief’s Recidivism Doesn’t
Justify Electronic-Search Condition of
Probation
(January 15, 2020)
Superior Court Candidate Claims
Endorsement of Rival
(January 14, 2020)
Abe Khan Sets March 1 Retirement From
Los Angeles Superior Court
(January 14, 2020)
Two Private Practitioners, One Deputy
District Attorney, Do Battle
(Judicial Elections,
January 14, 2020)
‘Sanctuary
State’ Statute Is Binding on Chartered
Cities
(January 13, 2020)
Mandatory
Relief Statute Must Be Restricted to
Defaults, Dismissals
(January 10, 2020)
Contempt Adjudication Against State
Improper Where Based on Refusal to
Violate Statute
(January 10, 2020)
C.A. Reaffirms View That Action Over
Album Cover Is a SLAPP
(January 9, 2020)
Malicious Prosecution Action Lies
Against Airline Based on Allegations to
Officials Following Flight
(January 9, 2020)
C.A. Blocks Prosecutions for Felony
Child Endangerment
(January 8, 2020)
Woman Convicted of Stabbing Husband
Can’t Sue on Ground That Drug Caused
Conduct
(January 8, 2020)
Forcing Robbery Victim to Back Up Four
Steps Not Kidnapping
(January 7, 2020)
Lawyers Not Entitled to Nearly $1
Million Sought for Recovery of Experts’
Fees
(January 7, 2020)
Judge Katherine Mader Retires From Los
Angeles Superior Court
(January 7, 2020)
CJP Masters Find Allegations Against
Johnson Are Established
(January 6, 2020)
Childhood Sex Abuse Actions Against
Jackson’s Companies Are Revived
(January 6, 2020)
C.A. Declares Fraud Action Is Subject to
Anti-SLAPP Motion
(January 3, 2020)
Investor Gains, Loses, Gains, Loses $62
Million Judgment
(Jan. 2, 2020)
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