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A LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWSPAPER

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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C.A. Upholds Constitutionality of Term Limit That Voters Rescinded Two Years Later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)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Order Denying Compassionate Release
(March 21, 2023)

Judges Elect Montgomery LASC Commissioner
(March 21, 2023)

Uber’s Suit Challenging Worker-Classification Law Revived
(March 20, 2023)

Mother’s Desire to Change Name of Child Over Father’s Objection Justified Order
(March 20, 2023)

Attorney Who Wins Fees Can’t Be Liable for Malpractice
(March 17, 2023)

Former State Bar Court Judge Talcott Dies
(March 17, 2023)

Gascón Cancels Meeting With ADDA Leaders
(March 17, 2023)

Insurer Might Be Liable in Talent Agency’s $5 Million Suit
(March 16, 2023)

Two C.A. Holdings in a Single Case Come in One Opinion, Another in Separate Opinion
(March 16, 2023)

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