2023

D.A. Gascón Derided by Challengers Over Special Directives
(October 20, 2023)

Rowe Appointed to Los Angeles Superior Court
(October 20, 2023)

Securities Fraud Action Against Facebook Partly Reinstated
(October 19, 2023)

Repeated Reports to Police, If False, Were Ground for Granting DVRO—C.A.
(October 19, 2023)

Arbitration Award Set Aside Based on Arbitrator’s Bias
(October 18, 2023)

Openness of Trial Proceedings Requires Disclosure of Settlement Amount—C.A.
(October 18, 2023)

$17 Million Wrongful-Death Judgment Against City Stands
(October 17, 2023)

Judge Erroneously Relied on 2006 Opinion in Barring Expert Testimony on Effects of Mold
(October 17, 2023)

Judge Cannot Order the Filing of Unredacted Pleadings
(October 16, 2023)

Service That Directs City to Lawyers on Panel Is Not Unregistered Referral Service—C.A.
(October 16, 2023)

Legislators Did Not Intrude on Province of Judiciary
(October 13, 2023)

C.A. Declares Disbarred Attorney to Be Vexatious Litigant Based on Appeals
(October 13, 2023)

Named Plaintiff in Class Action Had No Standing to Appeal
(October 12, 2023)

Two Lawyers Take Steps Toward Becoming Candidates for L.A. Superior Court Seats
(October 12, 2023)

Instruction on Destruction of Evidence Properly Rendered
(October 11, 2023)

$7.7 Million Default Judgment Stands—C.A.
(October 11, 2023)

Historic Home May Be Altered Without EIR, C.A. Holds
(October 10, 2023)

Harry Hathaway, Ex-LACBA President, Dies Following Decades of Service to Profession
(October 10, 2023)

Some Claims Against Oracle’s ‘Data Brokering’ Survive
(October 6, 2023)

State Water Agency Is Not a ‘Person’ Under Fish and Game Code—Appeals Court
(October 6, 2023)

DVRO Need Not Be Based on Fear That Is Reasonable
(October 5, 2023)

Case Cannot Be Dismissed Based on Plaintiffs’ Sneakiness—Ninth Circuit
(October 5, 2023)

Lease’s Cap on Attorney Fees Lacks Post-Judgment Effect
(October 4, 2023)

Judge Michael Levanas to Retire Next Week
(October 4, 2023)

United Airlines Might Be Liable Based on Face-Mask Edict
(October 4, 2023)

Attorney Fees Properly Pared Based on Lack of Civility
(October 3, 2023)

Retired Attorney Marshall B. Grossman Dies
(October 3, 2023)

Mortgagee That Paid an Excessive Sum to Redeem Property Will Get Its Money Back
(October 3, 2023)

Remand for New Hearing on Petition for Resentencing Doesn’t Entail ‘New Trial’
(October 3, 2023)

State’s Action Against Uber, Lyft Won’t Be Arbitrated
(October 2, 2023)

C.A. Affirms $70,000 in Sanctions Imposed on Ex-Husband Who Snubbed Court Orders
(October 2, 2023)

C.A. Blocks Release on Habeas of 15-Year-Old Girl’s Slayer
(September 29, 2023)

Supreme Court Denies Review in Challenge to Renaming of Hastings College of Law
(September 29, 2023)

Judge Archuleta Launches Campaign for District Attorney
(September 29, 2023)

Pandemic Orders Did Not Require Halting Gym Renovation
(September 28, 2023)

Unsettling Conduct Is Insufficient to Constitute ‘Stalking,’ C.A. Declares
(September 28, 2023)

$10 Million Restitution Order Is Affirmed
(September 28, 2023)

Lawyer Improperly Pocketed Entirety of Attorney-Fee Award
(September 27, 2023)

Three Lawyers, Three Judges Named ‘Persons of the Year’
(September 27, 2023)

Deputy D.A. Launches Bid for Judicial Office
(September 27, 2023)

Furloughed Employees Must Be Provided Vacation Pay
(September 26, 2023)

Retired Judge Morton Rochman, 90, Dies
(September 26, 2023)

Karine Mkrtchyan Chosen As Superior Court Commissioner
(September 26, 2023)

Forum-Selection Clause Properly Is Unenforceable—C.A.
(September 26, 2023)

Candidate Becomes Emotional at Forum
(September 26, 2023)

ZoomInfo’s Anti-SLAPP Motion Is Barred by Exemption
(September 25, 2023)

COVID Virus Does Not Cause Physical Loss, Property Damage, C.A. Panel Declares
(September 25, 2023)

County’s Failure to Adhere to Time Limit Not Material
(September 21, 2023)

Darden Readies to Run for Superior Court
(September 21, 2023)

Lawyer’s Repulsive Conduct Didn’t Justify Retraining Order
(September 20, 2023)

Criminal Law Attorney Youngquist Takes Step Toward Running for Judgeship
(September 20, 2023)

Curran to Be Administrative Director of Courts
(September 20, 2023)

C.A. Reinstates Action to Curtail County s Killing of Dogs
(September 19, 2023)

Lawyer Takes Out Petition to Run for Office Now Held By Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bernal
(September 19, 2023)

Lawyer to Run for Seat Held by Non-Candidate Nishimoto
(September 18, 2023)

David Milton to Seek Ballot Designation of Judge Retired in District Attorney Bid
(September 18, 2023)

San Francisco D.A. s Office Properly Recused in Two Cases
(September 15, 2023)

Google to Pay $93 Million Based on Deception in Gathering Data on Users Locations
(September 15, 2023)

Distinguished Service Award to Be Conferred on Presiding Justice Edmon, Justice Slough
(September 15, 2023)

School District Improperly Stripped Group of Recognition
(September 14, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Invalidates California Law Banning Gun Ads Aimed at Minors
(September 14, 2023)

Plaintiff in DWP Overbilling Suit Loses Follow-Up Battle
(September 14, 2023)

Federal Prosecutor Jeff Chemerinsky Enters Race for D.A.
(September 13, 2023)

District Court in California Has Jurisdiction Based on Texan s Past Residency Here
(September 13, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Slashing Fees of Potter & Handy
(September 12, 2023)

Non-Attorney Executor May Not Bring Suit in Pro Per, C.A. Says; Dismisses Appeal
(September 12, 2023)

Payment of Arbitration Fees Is Made When Check Received
(September 11, 2023)

Bar Has No Special Relationship Duty to Patrons to Report Brawl to Police C.A.
(September 11, 2023)

Court of Appeal: Juror-Challenge May Be Allowed Based on Distrust of Police Officers
(September 11, 2023)

Wrong Standard Used in Declining to Block Firearms Laws
(September 8, 2023)

Man Ousted as Trustee When Murder Charge Was Pending Properly Denied Reinstatement C.A.
(September 8, 2023)

Court of Appeal Restores 2014 $1,000 Per-Day Sanction
(September 8, 2023)

CJP Publicly Admonishes Superior Court Judge Spear
(September 7, 2023)

Ninth U.S. Circuit Should Bow to State C.A. s Interpretation of California Law Bumatay
(September 7, 2023)

Bank Had Duty of Care to Law Firm in Distributing Funds
(September 6, 2023)

Veteran Attorney John L. Moriarity, 90, Dies
(September 6, 2023)

Balloting Under Way for Court Commissioner
(September 6, 2023)

Lowenthal Finds Connolly Didn t Act Unethically As D.D.A.
(September 5, 2023)

Experts Hunches as to Future Dangerousness Should Be Banned at Commitment Hearings
(September 5, 2023)

Delay in Acting on SVP Petition Doesn t Require Dismissal
(September 1, 2023)

CJP Chsatises Former O.C. Judge Derek Hunt
(September 1, 2023)

Landlord Had Standing to Assail County s Eviction Ban
(August 31, 2023)

Governmental Entity Need Not Reimburse Employees for Use of Own Equipment
(August 31, 2023)

Failure to Show Up for Trial Forms Waiver of Right to Jury
(August 30, 2023)

Judicial Officer Generally May Not Attend Law Firm s Event With Free Food, Drinks
(August 30, 2023)

CJP Scolds Riverside Superior Court Commissioner
(August 30, 2023)

Siddall, Mitchell Enter Race for L.A. District Attorney
(August 29, 2023)

School District Is Not Estopped Based on Inadequacy of Claim Form It Provided
(August 29, 2023)

State Bar Charges Lawyer With Participating in Allegedly Unlawful Student Debt-Relief Effort
(August 29, 2023)

C.A. Panels See No Bar to Gun-Possession Prosecutions
(August 28, 2023)

C.A.: Each Time Payment Was Missed Under Loan Agreement, Limitations Period Started
(August 28, 2023)

Provision for Attorney Fees to Prevailing Party Was Not Limited to Contract Disputes C.A.
(August 28, 2023)

C.A. s Opinion in Santa Monica Voting Case Is Reversed
(August 25, 2023)

Firing Might Be Excessive Penalty for Officer Who Committed Perjury on the Stand C.A.
(August 25, 2023)

No Court Remedy for Raid on Home of Jan. 6 Protester
(August 24, 2023)

C.A. Affirms Order for Hospital-Commitment Of Offender Based Largely on Police Report
(August 24, 2023)

Lawyer Wrongly Barred From Representing Client at Trial
(August 23, 2023)

Broad Statement That Pandemic Preluded Depositions Did Not Mandate Delay C.A.
(August 23, 2023)

Business Acting as Agent of Employer Faces FEHA Liability
(August 22, 2023)

C.A. Won t Reinstate Conviction of Man Not Bused to Court on Day Scheduled for Trial
(August 22, 2023)

Sexual-Abuse Suits Against Jackson s Corporations Revived
(August 21, 2023)

Pandemic-Related Excuses for Not Serving Defendant Within Three Years Rejected
(August 21, 2023)

Three Are Named to Los Angeles Superior Court
(August 21, 2023)

Prosecution s Indecision Doesn t Justify Bail Forfeiture
(August 21, 2023)

Two S.C. Justices Question Correctness of C.A. Opinion
(August 18, 2023)

Failure to Instruct on Imperfect Self-Defense Amounted to Federal Constitutional Error
(August 18, 2023)

Two Courts of Appeal Repudiate Their Earlier Decisions
(August 17, 2023)

Judge Can t Bar County Road Commissioner From Removing Encroachments C.A.
(August 17, 2023)

Denying Name-Change Petition Based on Outstanding Warrants Was Proper C.A.
(August 17, 2023)

Brady Claim May Not Be Based on Prolongation of Jailing
(August 16, 2023)

Spontaneous Declaration Is Not Necessarily Admissible
(August 15, 2023)

Assumption-of-Risk Clause Didn t Apply to Conduct Boosting Horseback-Riding Danger
(August 15, 2023)

Unemployed Lawyer Must Pay $25,000 Attorney-Fee Award
(August 14, 2023)

Assent to Arbitration Inferred From Writings Other Than Unsigned Retainer Agreement
(August 14, 2023)

C.A. Dismisses Logan s Appeal of Order; Grants Writ Relief
(August 11, 2023)

Panel Approves $1.85 Million Settlement
(August 11, 2023)

2021 Lawsuit Based on Conduct in 2009 Might Be Viable
(August 11, 2023)

Ethics Rule Didn t Justify Total Disqualification of Lawyers
(August 10, 2023)

Judge Who Declared Policy Limiting Coverage To $50,000 Meant $750,000 Is Reversed
(August 10, 2023)

Ordinance Allowing Non-Citizens to Vote Is Valid C.A.
(August 9, 2023)

Facts Set Forth in 2006 C.A. Opinion Were Improperly, but Profitably, Considered
(August 9, 2023)

Woman Who Litigated as Anne Nyarangi Is Now Identified by Court of Appeal as Anne N.
(August 9, 2023)

State-Created Danger Doctrine Justifies Suit Over Death
(August 8, 2023)

Psychotropic Drug Was Prescribed for Pain; Summary Judgment for Doctor, Nurse Upset
(August 8, 2023)

State Has No Duty to Make Sure Inmates Food Is Kosher
(August 8, 2023)

D.A. Can t Withdraw Resentencing Request at Will
(August 7, 2023)

C.A. Affirms Arbitration Denial but Won t Address Assault on One of Judge s Reasons
(August 7, 2023)

New Trial Required in Suit Alleging Deputy Coerced Confession of Sexual Assault
(August 7, 2023)

Prenuptial Agreement Is Conditionally Presumed Invalid
(August 4, 2023)

Campus Ban on Posting Flyers With Offensive Or Inappropriate Content Properly Blocked
(August 4, 2023)

Director of Charitable Corporation Who Loses Post May Continue As Plaintiff S.C.
(August 4, 2023)

WCAB Skirts Time Limit for Acting on Reconsideration
(August 3, 2023)

Identities of Persons Slain 50 Years Ago Are Shielded by Fourth District Court of Appeal
(August 3, 2023)

Offer to Install Lyricist on Hollywood Walk of Fame Lapsed
(August 3, 2023)

Defamation Action by CLU Students, Coaches Accused of Racial Insensitivity Was SLAPP
(August 3, 2023)

Suit Against NBCUniversal, Actor Oldman, Not a SLAPP
(August 2, 2023)

C.A. Dissenter Protests Exclusion of Video Depicting Plaintiff Executing Daily Tasks
(August 2, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Hate Statute
(August 2, 2023)

Accused Student Has No Right of Cross-Examination
(August 1, 2023)

C.A. Reverses Unexplained Denial of Relief Pursuant to Attorney s Affidavit of Fault
(August 1, 2023)

Former Prosecutor Brentford J. Ferreira Dies
(August 1, 2023)

New Laws Don t Bar Prosecution of Woman for Infanticide
(July 31, 2023)

Settlement of Matter Before Commission Need Not Be Approved by County Counsel C.A.
(July 31, 2023)

Caution Required in Admitting Sexual-Abuse Evidence
(July 28, 2023)

Appeals From Denials of Orders Striking Enhancements That Are Now Unauthorized Must Be Dismissed C.A.
(July 28, 2023)

CBS Faces Possible Liability in Lawsuit Alleging Bullying
(July 28, 2023)

Plaintiff s Lack of Standing Precluded Attorney-Fee Award
(July 27, 2023)

Man Petitioning to Be Relieved of Registration As Sex Offender Does Not Waive Privilege
(July 27, 2023)

Assumption of Risk of Using Gym Included Alleged Battery
(July 26, 2023)

C.A. Dismisses Appeal as Moot Because Order Has Expired As the Panel Did Last Year
(July 26, 2023)

Actress s Complaint to Her Union Is Not Protected Conduct
(July 25, 2023)

Div. Two of Fourth District C.A. Disagrees With April 12 Opinion of That Division
(July 25, 2023)

Ninth Circuit to Decide En Banc if State Bar Has Immunity
(July 24, 2023)

Vehicles Can t Be Towed for Non-Payment of Parking Tickets Absent Warrant C.A.
(July 24, 2023)

Implied Consent to Being Recorded Is Defense to Lawsuit
(July 24, 2023)

Jury Should Decide If Faulty Design Resulted in Mishap
(July 21, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Reverses Judgment Allowing Energy-Shot Sales to Costco at Lower Prices
(July 21, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Voids California Political-Solicitation Statute
(July 20, 2023)

LASC Judge David A. Rosen Slates Retirement
(July 20, 2023)

C.A. Won t Void Award Based on Arbitrator s Corruption
(July 20, 2023)

Lawyer May Be Barred From Representing Himself
(July 19, 2023)

Expansion of State-Created Danger Doctrine Decried by Four Ninth Circuit Judges
(July 19, 2023)

Employee Who Arbitrates May Still Pursue PAGA Claims
(July 18, 2023)

CMA May Sue Aetna Under UCL to Enjoin Policy Relating to Patient Referrals S.C.
(July 18, 2023)

12-Minute Detention Following Traffic Stop Was Excessive
(July 18, 2023)

Child s Need for Support Corresponds to Parent s Wealth
(July 17, 2023)

10 Ninth Circuit Judges Dissent to Denial of Rehearing En Banc in Alien-Exclusion Case
(July 17, 2023)

Lawyer Who Lies, Gambles Should Be Disbarred State Bar Court Judge
(July 17, 2023)

All Conduct Stemming From Litigation Is Not Protected
(July 14, 2023)

C.A. Orders Reinstatement of Lawsuit Seeking Refund of $1.2 Million Paid in Property Taxes
(July 14, 2023)

Pandemic Did Not Justify Sentencing Absent Defendant
(July 13, 2023)

Determination at Resentencing Hearing That Rejects Jury s 1992 Finding Is Reversed
(July 13, 2023)

C.A. Rejects Orange County s Plea to Reinstate Its Chosen Legal Counsel
(July 13, 2023)

Denial of Motion for Summary Judgment Is Not Appealable
(July 12, 2023)

C.A. Reinstates PAGA Action Against IBM for Not Paying Expenses of At-Home Employees
(July 12, 2023)

County Not Immune in Lawsuit Based on Quantum Meruit
(July 11, 2023)

Man Who Says Voodoo Priests Would Torture Him If Deported to Haiti Wins Court Decision
(July 11, 2023)

Commission Confirms Nominations of Four to Court of Appeal Vacancies
(July 11, 2023)

Suit Filed to Force Election to Recall D.A. George Gasc n
(July 10, 2023)

Deputies Had Basis to Detain for Questioning Persons Who Were Not Suspected of Crimes
(July 10, 2023)

Employer Has No Duty to Employee s Spouse Over COVID
(July 7, 2023)

Theory That There s No Prevailing Party Where Each Side Gets All It Seeks Rejected
(July 7, 2023)

Jurisdiction Exists Over Out-of-State Seller on Amazon.com
(July 6, 2023)

Attorney Who, As Plaintiff, Personally Served Papers on Defendant Obtained Void Judgment
(July 6, 2023)

C.A. Rejects Appeal of Multi-Decade Payment Schedule
(July 5, 2023)

Ex-San Bernardino City Attorney s Action Against City for Retaliation Is Reinstated
(July 5, 2023)

Substitute Service Not Effected by Sticking Copy of Petition in Mail Slot After Hours
(July 5, 2023)

Physical Loss Policy Did Not Cover Damaged Embryos
(July 3, 2023)

Mother Has Standing to Sue Under TCPA Over Unwanted Texts Received by Son
(July 3, 2023)

Judge s Comment Erroneously Construed As Interim Ruling
(June 30, 2023)

C.A. Reverses Judge Meiers s Judgment, Says She Applied Personal Notions, Not the Law
(June 30, 2023)

CJP Publicly Admonishes Judge Lillian Vega Jacobs
(June 30, 2023)

Private Judge Improperly Ruled After Appointment Expired
(June 29, 2023)

Provision of Lemon Law Disallowing Waiver of Rights Is Not Absolute, C.A. Declares
(June 29, 2023)

Arbitration Proviso in Sales Contract Doesn t Benefit Ford
(June 28, 2023)

Retired Los Angeles Judge Arnold Gold Dies
(June 28, 2023)

Graves, Haig, Richman Appointed to Judgeships
(June 28, 2023)

Tardiness in Attacking Arbitration Award Not Always Fatal
(June 27, 2023)

Deputy District Attorney Brookens Launches Campaign for Election to Judgeship
(June 27, 2023)

Judge Had Inherent Power to Resentence Defendant C.A.
(June 27, 2023)

Court Reinstates Discrimination Suit Against Facebook
(June 26, 2023)

Motion to Withdraw Plea Must Be Made in County of Sentencing, Not Residence C.A.
(June 26, 2023)

C.A. Opinion Illustrates Distinction Between Waiver, Forfeiture
(June 26, 2023)

APJ May Unilaterally Dismiss Tardy Appeal, C.A. Declares
(June 26, 2023)

Oath of Office
(June 26, 2023)

Challenge to City s Inoculation Mandate Improperly Axed
(June 23, 2023)

City May Impose New Impact Fees on Project Despite 2005 No New Fees Promise C.A.
(June 23, 2023)

821.6 Immunity Does Not Extend to Police Investigations
(June 23, 2023)

Court Rejects Like Contentions in 25 Separate Appeals
(June 22, 2023)

Michelle D. Lim Elected Court Commissioner
(June 22, 2023)

Extended Media Coverage of Eastman Hearing Disallowed
(June 21, 2023)

Marcus Aspires to Be Contestant on Jeopardy
(June 21, 2023)

Validity of Gag Order Against Blog, Newspapers Undecided
(June 21, 2023)

DUI Arrestee Wrongfully Ordered to Submit to Blood Draw
(June 20, 2023)

LASC Judges Marcus, Sinanian to Retire
(June 20, 2023)

State Bar Seeks Disbarment of Girardi s Son-in-Law, Lira
(June 20, 2023)

Pro Per s Ignorance of How to Proceed Excuses Long Delay
(June 16, 2023)

Taco Bell to Pay $85,500 to Settle Action for Alleged Violations of Gift Card Statute
(June 16, 2023)

Judge Horn Leaves Bench at End of the Day
(June 16, 2023)

Liability Possible Over Teacher s Sex With Willing Adult
(June 15, 2023)

Intervenor Was Entitled to Attorney Fees Under CCP 1021.5, C.A. Declares
(June 15, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Lifts $1.8 Million Civil Penalty in SEC Case
(June 14, 2023)

Retired Judge David Milton to Run for D.A.
(June 14, 2023)

Times Backs Down in Bid to Pry Records From State Bar
(June 13, 2023)

Defamation Suit Based on Statements by Ex-Sitcom Actress May Proceed C.A.
(June 13, 2023)

Taxpayers May Sue Trial Court Over Speedy-Trial Denials
(June 12, 2023)

Reference to Nature on Label Is Permissible Where Product Lists Synthetic Ingredients
(June 12, 2023)

County Can’t Be Forced to Deny Autopsy Reports to Media
(June 9, 2023)

C.A. Orders Publication of Its Opinion Affirming Denial of Order to Restore Statue of Father Serra
(June 9, 2023)

‘Firefighter’s Rule’ Bars Third Party’s Liability to Officer
(June 9, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Throws Out $1.7 Million Attorney-Fee Award
(June 8, 2023)

LASC Judges Borenstein, Ing Set to Retire
(June 8, 2023)

Mastermind of Massive Fraud Scheme to Stay Put in Prison
(June 8, 2023)

Man’s Assault, Battery Convictions Don’t Bar Suing Victims
(June 7, 2023)

Judge Erred in Adjudicating Fee-Entitlement Of Lawyer Who Wasn’t a Party—C.A.
(June 7, 2023)

Sempra Directors Face No Liability Over Massive Gas Leak
(June 6, 2023)

Anti-SLAPP Motion Properly Denied in Suit Over Law School’s Name Change—C.A.
(June 6, 2023)

Pretrial Diversion Cannot Be Requested After Trial Starts
(June 6, 2023)

Judge Properly Considered New Facts Alleged by Plaintiff After §425.16 Motion Filed—C.A.
(June 6, 2023)

Extension of DVRO May Not Be Denied Based Solely on Retaliatory Motive, C.A. Holds
(June 6, 2023)

Frivolous Appeal Sparks Order to Pay $15,000 in Sanctions
(June 5, 2023)

Gascón’s Office Fails in Lawyer-Disqualification Bid
(June 5, 2023)

Treble Damages Against Public Entity Are Barred—S.C.
(June 2, 2023)

Public Officials Can’t Maintain Lawsuits for Whistle-Blowing Retaliation, C.A. Declares
(June 2, 2023)

ADDA Makes Inquiry About Chief of Staff Joseph Iniguez
(June 2, 2023)

C.A. Affirms $500,000 Award Against Cochran Firm
(June 1, 2023)

Judge Erred in Imposing Monetary Sanction On Guardian at Litem in Family Law Case
(June 1, 2023)

C.A. Orders Release of Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten
(May 31, 2023)

C.A. Directs Admission of Will to Probate Lacking Signatures of Two Witnesses
(May 31, 2023)

Cooley Irked Over D.A.’s Bid to Disqualify Victims’ Lawyer
(May 31, 2023)

Ballots-by-Mail May Be Scanned Before Election Day
(May 30, 2023)

C.A. Says Suit Can’t Be Maintained Against Water District Wiped Out of Existence
(May 30, 2023)

Sanctions Justified for Negligent Spoilation of Evidence
(May 26, 2023)

C.A. Upholds Constitutionality of Term Limit That Voters Rescinded Two Years Later
(May 26, 2023)

Appeal From Tax Bill Can Result in Boosted Amount—C.A.
(May 25, 2023)

Man Who Received Profit-Sharing Payments for Services Can’t Sue for Unpaid Wages
(May 25, 2023)

Negligent Driving of Ambulance Does Not Invoke MICRA’s Time Limitation—C.A.
(May 25, 2023)

California High Court Erred in Upholding Death Sentence
(May 24, 2023)

Order Denying Anti-SLAPP Motion Reversed in Suit Against Comic Book Writer/Artist
(May 24, 2023)

Challenge to Judge Not Always Subject to Time Constraints
(May 23, 2023)

Currey Nominated as C.A. Presiding Justice; Zukin Named to Associate Justice Post
(May 23, 2023)

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ronald S.W. Lew, 81, Dies
(May 23, 2023)

Straying From CCP Proviso Causes Conviction Reversal
(May 22, 2023)

Holder of Trademark ‘Smart Walkie Talkie’ Not Due Damages for Use of Those Words As Mere Descriptor
(May 22, 2023)

Order Disqualifying All Prosecutors in District Unjustified
(May 19, 2023)

Lawyer Can’t Collect Attorney Fees From Defendant in CFCA Action That Settles Plaintiff With No Fee-Award
(May 19, 2023)

Judge Is Reversed Without Considering Alternative Basis
(May 18, 2023)

Rope, Box Cutter Were ‘Dangerous Weapons’ Though Not Used in Committing Crime
(May 18, 2023)

Crowd Management Company Not Liable for Man’s Beating
(May 17, 2023)

Statutory Three-Year Period for Effecting Service Not Extended Due to Emergency Orders—C.A.
(May 17, 2023)

City Had Right to Get Rid of Its Statue of Father Serra
(May 16, 2023)

Deputy District Attorney Sam Abourched Is Running for Los Angeles Superior Court
(May 16, 2023)

Judge Chilton to Retire From Superior Court
(May 16, 2023)

Owners of Building Might Be Liable to Daredevil Tenant
(May 15, 2023)

U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Decision on Right to Bear Arms Doesn’t Apply to Ex-Felons
(May 15, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Revives Lawsuit Alleging Coerced Confession
(May 15, 2023)

Varying Statutory Tests for Worker’s Status Are Permissible
(May 12, 2023)

C.A. Says Judge Abused Discretion in Barring Testimony Because Lawyer Was Tardy
(May 12, 2023)

C.A. Scuttles Order Granting Waters’s Anti-SLAPP Motion
(May 11, 2023)

LAUSD Faces Possible Liability for Injury to Student Accidentally Shot by Classmate—C.A.
(May 11, 2023)

Lie in Anticipation of Litigation Is Protected Conduct—C.A.
(May 10, 2023)

Justices Decide Appeal From Order by Judge Who Was Powerless to Follow Directive in 2022 Opinion
(May 10, 2023)

Pro Per Fails to Show That Peeved Judge Was Disqualified
(May 9, 2023)

Victory by American Airlines in Suit Over Alleged Age Discrimination Is Affirmed
(May 9, 2023)

‘Animal Exclusion’ Does Not Exclude Duty to Defend
(May 8, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Requires Resentencing of Man Who Orchestrated Courthouse Bombing
(May 8, 2023)

Opinion on Strict Liability for Debt Collectors Resurfaces
(May 5, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Will Reconsider Its Denial of Qualified Immunity to Officer in Shooting
(May 5, 2023)

Preliminary Injunction Sought by Kennedy Jr. Properly Denied
(May 5, 2023)

Attack on Abstract of Federal Judgment Was a SLAPP
(May 4, 2023)

C.A. Restores Student’s Suit Against Regents
( May 4, 2023)

Judge Ongkeko to Retire
(May 4, 2023)

FEHA Does Not Require Permission for Telecommuting
(May 3, 2023)

Force Majeure Lease Provision Didn’t Excuse Non-Payment of Rent During Pandemic — C.A.
(May 3, 2023)

Syna N. Dennis Elected LASC Commissioner
(May 3, 2023)

Catholic School Might Be Vulnerable to Age-Bias Suit
(May 2, 2023)

Force Majeure Lease Provision Didn’t Excuse Non-Payment of Rent During Pandemic — C.A.
(May 2, 2023)

Gross Inaccuracy in Claim Against City Was Akin to Failure to File a Claim, Barring Suit—C.A.
(May 2, 2023)

California’s Ban on Assault Weapons Is Constitutional
(May 1, 2023)

C.A. Restores Action Against Veterinarian Based on Pain to Cat He Euthanized
(May 1, 2023)

Insured Claiming Covid Damage Must Prove Specific Harm
(April 28, 2023)

Malicious Prosecution Action Doesn’t Lie Based on Warrantless Arrest, Alone—C.A.
(April 28, 2023)

Threat to Sue Complainer Can Be Civil Rights Violation
(April 27, 2023)

C.A. Affirms Order to Nephew of Decedent to Give Up Monies Taken From Bank Account
(April 27, 2023)

Jurist Says His Opinion Conferred ‘Significant Benefit’
(April 27, 2023)

Tribes Not Eligible for Attorney Fees Under CCP §1021.5
(April 26, 2023)

Right to Pursue PAGA Action Does Not Pass to Plaintiff’s Estate; Must Be Dismissed
(April 26, 2023)

Apple Prevails in Ninth Circuit in Antitrust Case Against It
(April 25, 2023)

Judge Craig Mitchell Is Probable Candidate for Los Angeles County District Attorney
(April 25, 2023)

Procedurally Unconscionable Contract Is Enforceable
(April 24, 2023)

Judges Strobel, Green Set Retirement Dates
(April 24, 2023)

Plaintiff’s Contention She Obtained Void Judgment Rejected
(April 24, 2023)

Summary Judgment Proper in Suits Over Diabetes Drug
(April 21, 2023)

C.A. Delineates Differing Standards for Granting Judgments NOV, New Trial
(April 21, 2023)

Amazon Drivers Can’t Be Forced to Arbitrate Spying Claims
(April 20, 2023)

Bankruptcy Trustee Can’t Gain Party Status In Family Law Case in Bid to Assume Asset
(April 20, 2023)

State Bar Board of Trustees Told to Submit Updates on Internal Conflict Rules
(April 20, 2023)

‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!’ Spray Is Not Mislabeled
(April 19, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Action by Lawyer Raising Issues Decided in State Court
(April 19, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Judge: High Court Utterance Is Confusing
(April 18, 2023)

Adams, Mori, Cody Confirmed As C.A. Justices
(April 18, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Call by A.G.’s Office to Decide Appeal From Habeas Grant Despite Mootness
(April 18, 2023)

Courts Have No Power to Bar Deportation of Ex-Convict
(April 17, 2023)

C.A. Affirms Amputee’s Conviction for Assault
(April 17, 2023)

A.G.’s Office ‘Unredacts’ Allegations Against Amazon
(April 17, 2023)

Auditor Calls for $24 Increase in Active Bar Members’ Dues
(April 14, 2023)

S.C. Orders Publication of Opinion Declaring No Exception to 120-Day Rule Under CCP §36
(April 14, 2023)

County Has Failed to Fix What’s Wrong at Juvenile Halls
(April 13, 2023)

No Need to Inquire As to Indian Ancestry of Child Taken Into Protected Custody Under Warrant
(April 13, 2023)

CCP §998 Applies Where Case Settled for Less Than Offer
(April 12, 2023)

C.A. Reinstates Taxpayers’ Suit Challenging Program for Collection of DNA Samples
(April 12, 2023)

C.A. Restores Suit Alleging Electric Scooters Are Nuisance
(April 11,2023)

Connolly Asks That Bid to Bar Lowenthal From Resentencing Proceeding Be Sent Out of County
(April 11, 2023)

Horn-Honking in Support of Protest Is Not Protected
(April 10, 2023)

Man Who Said He Was ‘Amenable’ to Bench Trial Didn’t Waive Right to Jury—Ninth Circuit
(April 10, 2023)

Judge Connolly Seeks Disqualification of Judge Lowenthal
(April 7, 2023)

Court Won’t Block Extradition of Peru’s Ex-President
(April 6, 2023)

Judge Lacked Power to Reassemble Jurors to Determine If Allegation of Prior Was Valid
(April 6, 2023)

Ford Can’t Invoke Arbitration Clause in Sales Contract
(April 5, 2023)

ADDA Hails Withdrawal of Motion to ‘Depopulate’ Los Angeles County Jails
(April 5, 2023)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Challenge to State’s Loyalty Oath
(April 4, 2023)

Hochman Announces Candidacy for L.A. D.A.
(April 4, 2023)

Civil Code §47 Covers News Story on Unpublished Decision
(April 3, 2023)

Newsom Chooses Alameda Resident Martinez for Court of Appeal Spot in Los Angeles
(April 3, 2023)

L.A. Wins a Battle in War Over New Burbank Terminal
(March 30, 2023)

Bress Questions Why Ninth Circuit Permits Appeals From Anti-SLAPP Motion Denials
(March 30, 2023)

City Not Liable for Unsanitary Conditions at Its Building
(March 29, 2023)

Funeral Service Set for Jurist Norman L. Epstein
(March 29, 2023)

Act Penalizing Chartered Cities That Tax Groceries Is Invalid
(March 29, 2023)

A Judge Tells of Plans, Reflects on 20 Years on the Bench
(March 29, 2023)

‘Good Cause’ Isn’t Needed for Suppression-Hearing Delay
(March 28, 2023)

Hatami to Announce Bid to Unseat Gascón
(March 28, 2023)

Retired Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Epstein, 89, Dies
(March 27, 2023)

Logan: Gascón Recall Backers Turned In Bogus Signatures
(March 24, 2023)

Judges Shapiro, Dabney Set Official Dates for Retirement From Los Angeles Superior Court
(March 24, 2023)

Mother Had No Right to Admission of Secret Recordings
(March 24, 2023)

Avenatti’s First Wife Must Turn Over $717,723, Artwork
(March 23, 2023)

ADDA Links Up With Civilian Mariners’ Union
(March 23, 2023)

Law Firm’s Use of Pilfered Emails Justifies Disqualification
(March 22, 2023)

Action by Attorney Seeking Determination of His Share of Settlement Not a SLAPP—C.A.
(March 22, 2023)

No Comment on Axing of Suit Based on Lawyer Misconduct
(March 22, 2023)

Judge Improperly Conditioned Seeking of Modification
(March 21, 2023)