Court
of Appeal Voids Conviction Based on
‘Impossibility’
(June 11, 2021)
Ninth
Circuit Rejects Lenore Albert’s Plea
to Retain Assets Despite Chapter 7
Bankruptcy
(June 11, 2021)
Wrong
Statute Invoked in Awarding $3.20 in
Attorney Fees
(June 10, 2021)
Putative
Class Action Reinstated Over Dissent
That Says Two Stabs at Pleading Are
Enough
(June 10, 2021)
Attorney-Fee
Award Not Limited to What Insurer
Paid
(June 9, 2021)
DDA’s
Remarks on Innocence Presumption
Doesn’t Require Issuance of Habeas
Relief
(June 9, 2021)
Subcontractor
Has No Claim Based on Ouster From
Project
(June 8, 2021)
$5.5
Million Judgment Must Fall for
Instructional Error—Court of Appeal
(June 8, 2021)
Court
Must Consider Acts Occurring After
DVRO Filing
(June 7, 2021)
Defendant’s
Immigration Status, Deportations
Properly Admitted to Show
Motive—C.A.
(June 7, 2021)
Fraud
Action Reinstated Against Allegedly
Tricky Model
(June 4, 2021)
LASC
Judge Robert J. Schuit to Retire
June 20
(June 4, 2021)
Ann
I. Park Becomes LACBA’s 2021-22
President-Elect
(June 4, 2021)
CHP
Not Liable for Shooting by Drunken
Off-Duty Officer
(June 3, 2021)
LACBA
Says Election Results Aren’t
Immediately Available
(June 3, 2021)
Settlement
of Class Action Over Wesson Oil
Claim Invalid
(June 2, 2021)
Woman
Barred From Classes for 14 Months
Has No Due-Process Claim—Ninth
Circuit
(June 2, 2021)
Order
Snipping Sentence-Boosting
Allegations Is Dumped
(June 1, 2021)
State
Bar Must Bare Non-Confidential Parts
Of Documents on Bar Exam Grading
(June 1, 2021)
Appeals
Court Orders Recusal of Santa Clara
D.A.’s Office
(June 1, 2021)
‘Beneficial
Relationship’ With Parent Bars
Adoption
(May 28, 2021)
Time
to Appeal Starts With the Granting
of Anti-SLAPP Motion
(May 28, 2021)
Judge
Disqualifies Incoming Prosecutor As
Defense Lawyer
(May 27, 2021)
§998
Offer Contemplates Entry of Judgment
Unless It’s Specified to
Contrary—C.A.
(May 27, 2021)
Iran
Remains Unsuitable Forum Though
Plaintiffs Sued There
(May 26, 2021)
Rejection
of §998 Offer Improperly Invoked in
Denying Attorney Fees in Lemon-Law
Case
(May 26, 2021)
Lawyer’s
Withholding of File Wrongful—but No
Damages
(May 25, 2021)
Action
Against Landlord for Protesting Use
of Bedroom by Unauthorized Guest Was
SLAPP
(May 25, 2021)
Putative
Class Action Against Rite Aid Won’t
Be Arbitrated
(May 24, 2021)
LAUSD
Not Subject to Treble Damages Law
(May 24, 2021)
ID
Procedures Validated in 1999 Can’t
Be Re-Determined
(May 21, 2021)
Grace
Calls for Action in Pursuing
Interests of Members, Park Puts
Forth Four-Point Plan
(May 21, 2021)
LASC
Judge Byrdsong Elected CJA President
(May 21, 2021)
Fraud
Action Against Uber, Founder,
Properly Dismissed
(May 20, 2021)
Judge
Michael D. Abzug to Retire Next
Month
(May 20, 2021)
Former
Court Administrator Jack C. LeVan
Dies
(May 20, 2021)
C.A.
Upholds $25 Million
Noneconomic-Damage Award
(May 19, 2021)
Plaintiff’s
One-Liner at Deposition Was
Sufficient to Defeat Summary
Judgment
(May 19, 2021)
Suit
Against German Insurer Might Be
Triable in LASC
(May 18, 2021)
Law
Firm Not Disqualified Based on
Hiring Secretary Who Worked for
Opposing Counsel
(May 18, 2021)
$20
Million Punitive-Damage Award Was
Not Excessive
(May 17, 2021)
C.A.
Rejects Challenge to Judge’s Method
in Setting Attorney Fees in
Lemon-Law Case
(May 17, 2021)
Salesman’s
Racist Wisecracks Can Be Unruh Act
Violation
(May 14, 2021)
Delivering
Money to Gambler’s Bookie Is
Money-Laundering
(May 14, 2021)
Declares
Deportation Order ‘Unconscionable’
(May 13, 2021)
Officers’
‘Stop-and-Frisk’ Right Doesn’t
Extend to Searching Detainee’s
Pocket
(May 13, 2021)
Judge
Abused Discretion in Refusing to
Hear Argument
(May 12, 2021)
Board
Is Obliged to Grant Compensation to
Former Inmate Based on Federal
Finding
(May 12, 2021)
LACBA
Candidate Accuses Rival of Racial
Insensitivity
(May 11, 2021)
ADDA
Files Grievance Against D.A. Gascón
(May 11, 2021)
37.2
Percent of Applicants Pass February
State Bar Exam
(May 11, 2021)
Prosecutor,
Not Judge, Must Give Reasons for
Challenges
(May 10, 2021)
C.A.
Division Skips Discussion of First
Prong of Anti-SLAPP Statute, Flits
to Second Prong
(May 10, 2021)
Warrantless
Search of Motel Room of Parolee Was
Justified—Court
(May 10, 2021)
California-Run
IRA Program Is Not Preempted by
ERISA
(May 7, 2021)
Alleging
Arbitrator Was Affected by
Medication Can’t Be Raised for First
Time in Court
(May 7, 2021)
Governor
Validly Exercised Emergency Powers
in Pandemic
(May 6, 2021)
No
Sparks Fly at Second LACBA
Candidates Debate
(May 6, 2021)
LACBA
President-Elect Candidate Accuses
Rival of Conflict
(May 5, 2021)
No
Federal Preemption Where Action Can
Be Resolved Entirely Under State Law
Without Resort to CBA
(May 5, 2021)
Judicial
Misconduct Invalidates Death
Sentence of Slayer
(May 4, 2021)
Appeals
Court Says ALADS Entitled to $7.8
Million Award
(May 3, 2021)
C.A.
Bars Nonclass Actions by Associations
Under UCL
(April 30, 2021)
Lawsuit
Seeking Damages From Archdiocese
Alleging Abuse by Priest Not a
SLAPP—C.A.
(April 30, 2021)
Suit
Over Disclosing Officer’s Personnel File
Not a SLAPP
(April 29, 2021)
Presiding
Justice Tricia A. Bigelow to Retire
(April 29, 2021)
Supreme
Court Committee Cautions Judges to Be
Careful in Use of Social Media
(April 29, 2021)
Amazon
Might Be Liable Under Strict Products
Liability
(April 28, 2021)
Insurer
Might Be Liable Under Policy Not in
Effect When Fire Occurred—C.A.
(April 28, 2021)
Equal
Protection Not Denied Those Charged With
Illegal Entry
(April 27, 2021)
Judge
Anderson Erred in Barring Defendant,
Born a Male, From Using ‘Nadine’
Socially
(April 27, 2021)
Alimony
May Be Cut Based on Paying Son’s College
Costs
(April 26, 2021)
Interest
Runs on Costs From Date of Judgment
Though Set Later
(April 26, 2021)
21-Month
Pre-Trial Detention Justified by
Pandemic
(April 26, 2021)
Judge
Properly Ordered Doctor to Pay USC’s
Attorney Fees, Costs Based on No-Suit
Vow
(April 23, 2021)
No
Jury Misconduct in Awarding Attorney
Fees As Damages
(April 23, 2021)
‘American
Idol’ Contestant Waived Any Potential
Liability
(April 22, 2021)
Reasonable
Jury Could Find Officer Liable for
Breaking Woman’s Arm During Arrest
(April 22, 2021)
Dropbox
May Be Liable for ‘Reverse Confusion’
Infringing
(April 21, 2021)
Arbitrator
in Non-Consumer Dispute Need Not Make
Meticulous Disclosures—C.A.
(April 21, 2021)
Two
Are in Contest for LACBA’s
President-Elect Position
(April 20, 2021)
Can’t
Torpedo Contradictory Complaint Based on
One of Its Allegations—C.A.
(April 20, 2021)
Obtaining
Surveillance Documents Might Rate Fee
Award
(April 19, 2021)
City/Lessor
Had No Duty to Accommodate Man With
Disability Who Paid No Rent
(April 19, 2021)
Punitives
May Be Predicated on Uncompensated
Damages
(April 16, 2021)
California
Law Barring Defense of Insured in UCL,
FAL Actions by State Is Constitutional
(April 16, 2021)
Non-Insured
Under Policy May Not Sue for Bad Faith
(April 15, 2021)
Lack
of Mention of Statutory Claims Does Not
Necessarily Exempt Them From Arbitration
(April 15, 2021)
Threat
to Bring Sham Lawsuit Was Attempted
Extortion
(April 14, 2021)
C.A.:
Judge Had No Authority to Order Genetic
Testing in Probate Case
(April 14, 2021)
Mere
Denial of Electronically Signing
Document Sufficed
(April 13, 2021)
Santa
Clara Custody Order Is in Effect,
Contrary Chinese Order Isn’t—C.A.
(April 13, 2021)
$6
Million Attorney-Fee Award Would Not
Create ‘Windfall’
(April 12, 2021)
Insurer
Had No Duty to Defend Woman Sued by
Sumner Redstone for Undue Influence
(April 12, 2021)
Plausible
Motive Averment Weighty in Securities
Fraud Action
(April 9, 2021)
Statute
Benefitting Persons Found ‘NGI’ Is
Constitutional
(April 8, 2021)
Bryant
Garth to Become Interim Law School Dean
(April 8, 2021)
Order
Certifying Classes in Tuna Price-Fixing
Case Vacated
(April 7, 2021)
Ninth
Circuit Ups Attorney-Fee Award Against
California From $4 Million to $8.2
Million
(April 7, 2021)
Missing
Appeal Deadline Not Fatal in Parental
Ties Case
(April 6, 2021)
Parties
That Skipped Mediation Properly Excluded
From Share of Trust—C.A.
(April 6, 2021)
Bar
on Parole Hearing for Youthful Rapist Is
Invalid
(April 5, 2021)
Inmate
With History of Violence Wrongfully
Denied Child Custody, C.A. Declares
(April 5, 2021)
S.C.
Broadly Interprets Cordless/Cell-Phone
Privacy Act
(April 2, 2021)
No
Duty to Protect Against Third Parties
Exists Absent ‘Special Relationship’
(April 2, 2021)
Dog
Can Be ‘Service Animal’ Without Being
‘Certified’
(April 1, 2021)
Ninth
Circuit Denies Emergency Relief
Permitting In-Home Bible Studies
(April 1, 2021)
Attorney
Fees Improperly Awarded Based on Proviso
in Note
(March 30, 2021)
Veteran Attorney Robert S. Warren, 89,
Dies
(March 30, 2021)
New
Trial Required in Action Over Death of
Tased Suspect
(March 29, 2021)
Court
May Reconsider Sanction Order After
Action Has Been Dismissed, C.A. Holds
(March 29, 2021)
Pre-Trial
Detention Is Unlawful Absent
Dangerousness
(March 26, 2021)
Newsom
Appoints Four to L.A. Superior Court
(March 26, 2021)
USC
Settles Abuse Suits With 710 Women for
$852 Million
(March 26, 2021)
Ninth
Circuit Scraps $1.8 Billion Award for
Infringement
(March 25, 2021)
Presiding
Judge Taylor Derides Hate Crimes
(March 25, 2021)
Jobless
Man Reasonably Told to Pay $50,000 to
Ex-Wife
(March 24, 2021)
11-Year
Delay Between Filing of Petition Under
SVPA and Decision Permissible
(March 24, 2021)
Board
Votes to Hire Middleton
(March 24, 2021)
Klausner
Erred in Kicking Case Back to Superior
Court
(March 23, 2021)
Board
of Supervisors Is Slated to Act Today on
Request by Gascón to Hire Special
Prosecutor
(March 23, 2021)
‘Non-Infringement’
Judgment Against L.A. Porn Studio Stands
(March 22, 2021)
Commissioner
Campos Says DA’s Policy Doesn’t Override
C.A.’s Remand Order
(March 22, 2021)
Legality
of Order for Hearing in Juvenile Court
Questioned
(March 19, 2021)
Verdict
Stands That Battery by Lawyer Was in
Course and Scope of Employment—C.A.
(March 19, 2021)
Rodriguez
Named Acting State A.G.
(March 19, 2021)
‘The
Herbal Chef’ Is Not Protectible Mark for
Caterer
(March 18, 2021)
Child
Molester Did Not Shed Dangerousness at
Age 74
(March 17, 2021)
Judge
Erred in Not Honoring Interest Rate on
Judgments Set by Foreign Nation—C.A.
(March 17, 2021)
Judge
John A. Torribio to Retire
(March 17, 2021)
ADDA
Wages Challenge to Gascón’s Hiring of
Deputy PDs
(March 16, 2021)
Attorney-Fee
Award in Conservatorship Case Improper
Where Conservator Not Appointed
(March 16, 2021)
Arbitrator’s
Award Marked by ‘Bizarre’ Aspects Can’t
Stand
(March 15, 2021)
Judge
Norman Tarle to Depart Superior Court
(March 15, 2021)
Four
Months Was Too Long in Seeking Relief
From Default
(March 12, 2021)
Judge
Clifford L. Klein Slates Retirement
(March 12, 2021)
Gascón’s
Office Appears to Sidestep Preliminary
Injunction
(March 11, 2021)
Troubles
for Beleaguered Girardi Mount As State
Bar Strips Him of Active Bar Status
(March 11, 2021)
Attorney
Fees May Be Shaved Based on Lawyer’s
Incivility
(March 10, 2021)
California
Has Specific Jurisdiction Over Blogger
Who Resides in Canada—C.A.
(March 10, 2021)
$10
Million Verdict Voided in Bad-Faith
Insurance Action
(March 9, 2021)
Defaming
California Lawyer Does Not, Alone,
Create Jurisdiction in California Courts
(March 9, 2021)
2016
Law Did Not Bar 2016 Firing Based on
2015 Conduct
(March 8, 2021)
California
State University System Not Exempt From
PAGA, C.A. Declares
(March 8, 2021)
Day-of-Trial
Substitution of Attorney Wrongfully
Denied
(March 5, 2021)
Judge
Chalfant Failed to Yield to Discretion
of Licensing Agency, Appeals Court Holds
(March 5, 2021)
Judgment
Based on Acceptance of Faulty §998 Offer
Is Void
(March 4, 2021)
Man
Who Impregnated His Ex-Pupil, 18, in
2006 Properly Stripped of Teaching
License
(March 4, 2021)
Government
Agency Can’t Slip in Attorney-Fee
Provision
(March 4, 2021)
Green
Light to Outdoor Restaurant Dining Was
Improper
(March 3, 2021)
Sellers
Have No Claim Against PayPal Based On
180-Day Buyer Protection Policy—C.A.
(March 3, 2021)
Church
Not Exempt From Property-Related Special
Tax
(March 2, 2021)
Judge
Did Not Abuse Discretion in Denying
Probation to 73-Year-Old Assailant—C.A.
(March 2, 2021)
Decision
Had Preclusive Effect Though Testimony
Barred
(March 1, 2021)
Judge
Didn’t Abuse His Discretion in Ordering
Civil Trial to Commence Despite Pandemic
(March 1, 2021)
Taylor
Points to Positive Outgrowth of Pandemic
Response
(February 26, 2021)
Judge
Rules Victims Lack Standing to Seek
Recusal of District Attorney’s Office
(February 26, 2021)
Law
Barring Trial of 14- and 15-Year-Olds As
Adults Is Valid
(February 26, 2021)
Prostitute
Has Reasonable Expectation of
Privacy—C.A.
(February 25, 2021)
Allegations
in Exhibit to Complaint Take Precedence
Over Pleading’s Averments
(February 25, 2021)
Gascón
Seeks Applications for Chief Deputy Post
(February 25, 2021)
C.A.
Revives Suit Over Ouster From Disney’s
Private Club
(February 24, 2021)
Blacknell
to Hop From P.D.’s Office to D.A.’s
(February 24, 2021)
Defendant
in D.A. vs. D.A. Clash Pleads Guilty to
Murder
(February 23, 2021)
Third
District C.A. Differs With Opinion
Calling for Independent Review of Record
(February 23, 2021)
Judge’s
Use of ‘Please’ Didn’t Signify Request,
Was Order
(February 22, 2021)
L.A.
County Bar Nears Accord Enabling
Avoidance of Bankruptcy Filing
(February 22, 2021)
Precedent
Did Not Require That Judge Decide Anew
Arbitrated Issue of Contracts’ Validity
(February 22, 2021)
$15
Million Punitive Damage Award in
Asbestos Case Scrapped
(February 22, 2021)
C.A.
Reinstates Claim Based on Wi-Fi-Induced
Illness
(February 19, 2021)
Retired
Superior Court Judge DiLoreto Dies
(February 19, 2021)
S.C.
Justice’s ‘Statement’ Is Appended to
2020 C.A. Opinion
(February 19, 2021)
CJP
Publicly Admonishes Ex-Butte Judge
(February 19, 2021)
Classification
of Instacart Shoppers Must Be Redecided
(February 18, 2021)
Apparent
Effort to Evade Police Attention by
Seeming to Tie Shoe Lace Justified
Detention
(February 18, 2021)
Judges
Advised They May Exchange Gifts With
Staff Members, With Provisos
(February 18, 2021)
Threat
to Contact State Bar for Help Wasn’t
‘Extortion’
(February 17, 2021)
Judge
Can’t Bar Entry of Judgment Pursuant to
Settlement, Ninth Circuit Declares
(February 17, 2021)
Insurer
May Exclude UM Coverage to Domestic
Partner
(February 16, 2021)
Superior
Court Judges Perry, Tynan to Retire
(February 16, 2021)
$350,000
Restitution Award Proper to Cover
Attorney Fees
(February 12, 2021)
Judge
Properly Awards Attorney’s Fees, at
Lawyer’s Normal Rates, for Clerical Work
(February 12, 2021)
Superior
Court Candidate Says Consultant Cheated
Him
(February 11, 2021)
Gascón
Issues Special Directive in Light of
Preliminary Injunction; ‘Script’
Abandoned
(February 11, 2021)
Forgetfulness
Doesn’t Excuse Late Naming of Defendant
(February 10, 2021)
Justice
Halim Dhanidina, 48, to Retire From
Court of Appeal on April 1 After Short
Stint
(February 10, 2021)
Judge
Determines Some of Gascón’s Edicts Are
‘Unlawful’
(February 9, 2021)
Superior
Court Issues Minute Order
(February 9, 2021)
Woman
With No Monetary Injury Has Standing
Under UCL
(February 8, 2021)
Juror
Miscoduct Can’t Be Shown Based on
Declaration by Attorney AS to What Juror
Told Him— Appeals Court
(February 8, 2021)
D.A.
Press Releases to Spotlight Gascón, Not
His Office
(February 5, 2021)
Difficulty
in Collecting on Judgment Doesn’t
Justify Appointment of a Receiver—C.A.
(February 5, 2021)
L.A.
Judge Properly Declined to Award $0 in
Attorney Fees
(February 4, 2021)
Committee
Floats Draft Opinion on Judges Giving
Legal Help to Family Members
(February 4, 2021)
No
Ruling Made on ADDA’s Bid to Block
Gascón’s Policies
(February 3, 2021)
Action
Challenging Removal of Statue Depicting
Indian Properly Dismissed
(February 3, 2021)
Billionaire
Was Collaterally Estopped From Denying
Article Dealt With Public Issue
(February 2, 2021)
Award
Under CC §1717 Proper Though Action Was
on Tort
(February 1, 2021)
MOU
Between County, ALADS, Prevails Over Bar
on Recouping Wage Overpayments
(February 1, 2021)
D.A.
Gascón Appears to Sever Relations With
CDAA
(January 29, 2021)
State
High Court Denies Review of Justice
Johnson’s Ouster
(January 28, 2021)
Judicial
Misconduct in Bolstering Case for
Prosecution Requires Reversing
Conviction
(January 28, 2021)
Non-Participants
in Mediation to Get No Share of Trust
(January 27, 2021)
Suit
Alleging Supposed Sex-Enhancing Pills
Are Ineffective Won’t Be Revived—C.A.
(January 27, 2021)
Wife
Exercised Undue Influence by Securing
Husband’s Assent to Revocation of Prenup
(January 27, 2021)
LACBA
Nears Filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Protection
(January 26, 2021)
California
May Ban Indoor Worship Services During
Epidemic
(January 26, 2021)
Veteran
Jurists Ramona G. See, Gary Ferrari to
Depart Their Posts on L.A. Superior
Court
(January 26, 2021)
Supervisor
Barger Lectures Gascón on Constitutional
Responsibilities
(January 25, 2021)
Order
Allowing San Diego Restaurants to Reopen
Invalidated
(January 25, 2021)
Restitution
in Criminal Case Can Include Attorney
Fees
(January 22, 2021)
Child
Molester Must Be Resentenced Based on
L.A. Superior Court Judge’s Remarks
(January 22, 2021)
Improper
Argument Requires Reversal of $14.4
Judgment
(January 21, 2021)
D.A.
Gascón Disclaims Duty, Under Statutes,
to Allege Priors
(January 20, 2021)
Blacknell
Is Not to Become a Gascón Advisor;
Trujillo Gets Post She Was Expected to
Fill
(January 20, 2021)
No
Cease-Fire Yet in A.G. Becerra’s
Assaults on Trump
(January 20, 2021)
HARRY
L. HATHAWAY: He’s Been an ‘Ace Lawyer’
and a Bar Leader Who Made a Difference
(Person of the Year,
January 20, 2021)
NOWLAND
C. HONG: Lawyer Is Leading Force in Bar
Group Which Denied His Father Membership
(Person of the Year,
January 20, 2021)
JOHN
L. MORIARITY: Music and Military, Law
Enforcement and Reagan, Are Trial
Lawyer’s Interests
(Person of the Year,
January 20, 2021)
Cause
of Action Against Eye Doctor Erroneously
Tossed Out
(January 19, 2021)
Dynamex
Holding Applies Retroactively to
Non-Final Cases
(January 15, 2021)
Trial
Should Have Proceeded in Absence of
Defendant in Civil Case—Appeals Court
(January 15, 2021)
Label
for Vitamin Need Not Disclose General
Uselessness
(January 14, 2021)
No
Equitable Tolling Based on Lawyer’s Blunder
(January 14, 2021)
Statewide
Prosecutors Group to Aid ADDA’s Battle
Against Gascón
(January 13, 2021)
Gascón
Urges Federal Ban on Death Penalty
(January 13, 2021)
Sacramento
D.A. Slams Gascón Over His ‘Extreme’
Directives
(January 12, 2021)
L.A.
Superior Court Offers Remote Access to
Court Proceedings, With Audio-Only
(January 12, 2021)
Allegation
of Strike As to One Count Applies to
Others
(January 11, 2021)
San
Diego District Attorney Withdraws
Consent for Trial of Charges in L.A.
(January 8, 2021)
Requiring
Daily Visits to Probation Officer by
Homeless Probationer Was Valid—C.A.
(January 8, 2021)
Deported
Alien Who Reenters U.S. Legally, but
Stays Too Long, Commits ‘Unlawful
Reentry’
(January 8, 2021)
Tort
Action Restored Against Auto Club for
Delay of Truck
(January 7, 2021)
Resentencing
May Be Denied Based on Facts Recited in
C.A. Opinion Affirming Conviction
(January 7, 2021)
Arbitrator
Has Authority to Act on Demurrer—C.A.
(January 7, 2021)
Deputy
D.A. Speaks Out Against Gascón’s
No-Strikes Policy
(January 6, 2021)
Gascón
Speaks Out Against Cash Bail System
(January 6, 2021)
DDA
Tells Off Gascón; Message Gains Wide
Circulation
(January 5, 2021)
Irma
J. Brown, Co-Founder of BWL, to Retire
As Superior Court Judge
(January 5, 2021)
New
Los Angeles Superior Court Judges Are
Sworn In
(January 5, 2021)
DA
Extends Olive Branch to Deputies; DDA
Scoffs at Gesture
(January 5, 2021)
Tributes
Offered to Joan Dempsey Klein, Former
Presiding Justice, Who Dies at 96
(January 4, 2021)
Justice
Stanley Mosk’s Abhorrence of Sentences
for ‘Ghosts’ Again Rejected
(January 4, 2021)
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