2022

Arbitration Proviso in Electronic Form Wasn’t Conspicuous
(December 30, 2022)

Three Disparate Views Expressed by Members of a Ninth Circuit Panel in Search Case
(December 30, 2022)

Man Was Presumed Father of Girl He Took Into His Home
(December 29, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Asks S.C. Whether Policies Cover Business Losses From COVID Restrictions
(December 29, 2022)

Students May Be Disciplined for Off-Campus Instagram Posts
(December 28, 2022)

51-Month Sentence Affirmed for Man Who Drew $1.3 Million in Aid Through Fraud
(December 28, 2022)

Reporting Agency Might Be Liable for Disclosing Conviction
(December 27, 2022)

Navarro, Truong, Goodman Named to LASC
(December 27, 2022)

Threat to Kill Didn’t Justify Denying Mental Health Diversion
(December 27, 2022)

Harmless Error Doctrine Preserves Wife-Slaying Conviction
(December 23, 2022)

Barring Registered Sex Offenders From Juries Passes Constitutional Muster, C.A. Declares
(December 23, 2022)

Order That Lawyer, Client Pay $20,000 in Sanctions Lifted
(December 22, 2022)

Hsu, Almadani to Be Named to U.S. District Court
(December 22, 2022)

Occasional Use of Marijuana Didn’t Justify Drug-Test Order
(December 22, 2022)

Couple’s Convictions for Enslaving Nannies Affirmed
(December 21, 2022)

McClintock Named C.A. Clerk/Executive Officer
(December 21, 2022)

Order Barring Gun Possession May Be Based on Hearsay
(December 20, 2022)

Wende Does Not Apply Where Counsel Cannot Find Arguable Basis for §1172.6 Resentencing
(December 20, 2022)

Board Member’s Claim of Efforts to Silence Her Is Barred
(December 19, 2022)

C.A. Reinstates Suit by Shuttered Eatery Against Insurer
(December 16, 2022)

There’s a Rebuttable Presumption in Favor of Judge Dismissing Charged Enhancements
(December 16, 2022)

Challenge to Alleged Corruption-Tinged Decisions Untimely
(December 15, 2022)

Jurist Takes Differing Approaches in His Majority Opinion, Concurring Opinion
(December 15, 2022)

Court of Appeal Decides Case With No Living Appellant
(December 14, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Finds Actress’s Use of Clips From Film Constituted ‘Fair Use’
(December 14, 2022)

Dissenter Urges Narrow Reading of Child Welfare Law
(December 13, 2022)

Shouting Profanities at Neighbor Walking Dog Justified Civil Harassment Restraining Order
(December 13, 2022)

Revealing That Executive Has COVID-19 Is Not Actionable
(December 12, 2022)

There’s No Appeal From Orders After Judgment Where No Judgment Was Entered, C.A. Holds
(December 12, 2022)

Denying Membership in Private Group Isn’t Anticompetitive
(December 9, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Attorney-Fee Award Against Serial Filer of ADA Actions
(December 9, 2022)

Period of Lease Exceeding 99 Years Is Void, C.A. Declares
(December 8, 2022)

New Trial Not Required Where It Emerges That Juror Was Seeking Job at D.A.’s Office—C.A.
(December 8, 2022)

Sixth District Court of Appeal Confers Anonymity on Rapist
(December 7, 2022)

CJP Says It Has Power to Sanction a Judge for Pre-Bench Brady Violation As DDA
(December 7, 2022)

Doped-Up Defendant Waived Right to Presence at Trial
(December 6, 2022)

Services Set for Former Justice Richard Fybel
(December 6, 2022)

Youthful Slayer Did Not Knowingly Waive Miranda Rights
(December 5, 2022)

C.A. Reverses Denial of Restraining Order by LASC Judge Who Cut Hearing Short
(December 5, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Answers Question High Court Sidestepped
(December 2, 2022)

Weingart, Viramontes Confirmed as C.A. Justices
(December 2, 2022)

Threat in Answer to Settlement Demand Wasn’t Extortion
(December 1, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Upholds California’s Recall Procedure
(November 30, 2022)

Fertility Clinic Is Liable for Providing Sperm of Decedent to His Mistress, C.A. Declares
(November 30, 2022)

Pro Per’s Out-of-State Cross-Complaint Counts for Purpose of Vexatious-Litigant Statute—C.A.
(November 30, 2022)

People Can’t Appeal Judge’s Pretrial Reduction of Charge
(November 29, 2022)

Considering Income of Mother’s New Husband in Setting Child Support Was Error—C.A.
(November 29, 2022)

School District May Not Mandate COVID-19 Inoculations
(November 28, 2022)

Notation of Judgment in Computer System Does Not Constitute an ‘Entry’—C.A.
(November 28, 2022)

C.A. Says Bail Need Not Set at Amount Accused Can Afford
(November 23, 2022)

Prosecutor’s Application of Female Pronouns
(November 23, 2022)

Disclosure of Husband’s Secret to P.I. Was Privileged—C.A.
(November 23, 2022)

Registration of Sister-State Judgment Is Mechanical Act
(November 22, 2022)

C.A. Extends Quasi-Judicial Immunity to Court-Appointed Real Estate Broker
(November 22, 2022)

Lawsuit to Proceed Against Banks Over Millions of Dollars
(November 21, 2022)

Bid for Finding of Factual Innocence Came 10 Years Too Late, Appeals Court Says
(November 21, 2022)

State S.C. Gives ‘Iffy’ Response to Ninth Circuit Question
(November 18, 2022)

C.A. Affirms Preliminary Injunction Barring Sales, Advertising, by Puppy Mill
(November 18, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Approves $34 Million Attorney-Fee Award
(November 17, 2022)

Tributes to Be Paid to Livesay at Ceremony
(November 17, 2022)

LASC Judges Choose New Executive Officer/Court Clerk
(November 16, 2022)

Memorial Service Set for Judith C. Chirlin
(November 16, 2022)

Lawyer Hit With $1,000 Sanction Wins Relief in Ninth Circuit—Perhaps Only Reprieve
(November 16, 2022)

52.4 Percent Succeed on June State Bar Examination
(November 15, 2022)

‘Punchbowl News’ Does Not Infringe Upon Trademark of Online Event Service
(November 15, 2022)

San Antonio Winery Inventively Served Company in China
(November 15, 2022)

No Remedy Where Sheriff Erroneously Sold Property for 1¢
(November 14, 2022)

Husband-Slayer Not Entitled to Reversal of Her Conviction, Appeals Court Declares
(November 14, 2022)

Six Are Apparently Headed for Election to Superior Court
(November 10, 2022)

New York Arbitrator to Decide If Venue Lies in California Under California Statute—C.A.
(November 10, 2022)

Appeal From Writ Denial Belonged in Appellate Division
(November 9, 2022)

Defendants Sued Over Fraudulent Transfer Not Entitled to Attorney Fees—C.A.
(November 9, 2022)

Can’t Excuse Jurors Based on Family Member’s Disability
(November 8, 2022)

L.A. Times, PAC, at Odds Over Contestants In Today’s Run-Off for LASC Judgeships
(November 8, 2022)

Rodriguez Tyler Named As Judge of LASC
(November 8, 2022)

Hearing a Rumor Does Not Mark Start of Investigation
(November 7, 2022)

Arbitrator Lacked Power to Add Award of Attorney Fees, Costs After Decision—C.A.
(November 7, 2022)

State Bar Discloses 205 Complaints Against Tom Girardi
(November 4, 2022)

Policy Favoring Decision on the Merits Didn’t Preclude Striking Late-Filed Opposition—C.A.
(November 4, 2022)

Transgender Woman May Be Barred From Beauty Pageant
(November 3, 2022)

Superior Court Executive Officers Spotlight ‘Crisis’ Posed by Lack of Court Reporters
(November 3, 2022)

Right to Witnesses Exists at Parole-Rescission Hearing
(November 2, 2022)

There’s No Entitlement to a DVRO Based on Physical Response to Emotional Abuse—C.A.
(November 2, 2022)

Judge Erred in Authorizing Anti-Caruso Protests at Grove
(November 1, 2022)

Judge Has Discretion to Deny Resentencing Despite Prosecution’s Non-Opposition—C.A.
(November 1, 2022)

Court of Appeal Issues Joint Majority, Concurring Opinion
(October 31, 2022)

Woman Who Shouted ‘Shoot,’ Causing Gunman to Do So, Guilty of Murder
(October 31, 2022)

City of Thousand Oaks Acted in Violation of Brown Act
(October 28, 2022)

Drunk-Driving Judge Who Lied Draws Censure
(October 28, 2022)

§998 Offer Can’t Be Accepted After Summary Judgment—C.A.
(October 28, 2022)

Distributor Liable for Dealer’s Error in Assembling Product
(October 27, 2022)

Notoriety of Defendant Doesn’t Render Suit Against Him a ‘Public Issue,’ C.A. Declares
(October 27, 2022)

Logan Ordered to Show Cause in Gascón Recall Dispute
(October 26, 2022)

Minimal Attorney-Fee Award in ADA Case Was Justified
(October 25, 2022)

Website Immune From Liability for Images Posted by Others, Ninth Circuit Declares
(October 25, 2022)

Commission to Act on C.A. Nominations
(October 25, 2022)

First Amendment Doesn’t Shield Surreptitious Videotaping
(October 24, 2022)

PricewaterhouseCoopers Lawyers Won’t Say If Review Will Be Sought in Axing of Sanctions
(October 24, 2022)

C.A. Takes Evidence to Avoid Remand in Dependency Case
(October 21, 2022)

Delinquency Judge May Not Consider Impact of Large Restitution Order on Rehabilitation—C.A.
(October 21, 2022)

Ethics Committee Warns Against Aiding Ex-Client With Laudatory Comments Absent Subpoena
(October 21, 2022)

Gascón Recall Committee Accuses Logan of Obstructionism
(October 20, 2022)

C.A. Says It Won’t Unravel Who True Party Is—L.A. Superior Court Must Do That
(October 20, 2022)

Judge May Order One of Two Warring Co-Tenants Ejected
(October 20, 2022)

Judge Unduly Limited Punitive Damages in Consumer Suit
(October 19, 2022)

Serving Unverified Responses Doesn’t Trigger Time Limit for Making Motion to Compel
(October 19, 2022)

Suit Against Ex-City Politico for Extortion May Continue
(October 18, 2022)

Controversial Orange County Judge Faulted For Denying Relief From Default
(October 18, 2022)

C.A. Justice Raphael Says Colleagues Are Wasting Time
(October 17, 2022)

Tracking Ex-Husband’s Location Justified DVRO
(October 17, 2022)

Gender-Bias Suit Against Global Corporation May Proceed
(October 14, 2022)

Unsuccessful Appeals Count in Determining Whether Person Is Vexatious Litigant—C.A.
(October 14, 2022)

C.A. Affirms $818,084 Award for Late Settlement Payment
(October 13, 2022)

Debt Collector Might Be Strictly Liable Under Rosenthal Act
(October 12, 2022)

Retired LASC Judge Eric E. Younger, 79, Dies
(October 12, 2022)

FPPC Fines Stein, Others $15,000 for Election-Law Violations
(October 12, 2022)

Court Orders Second Resentencing of Husband-Killer
(October 11, 2022)

Weingart, Viramontes Nominated to Seats on Second District Court of Appeal
(October 11, 2022)

Church May Be Barred From Furnishing Cannabis—C.A.
(October 7, 2022)

Tapia Elected Assistant Presiding Judge of Los Angeles Superior Court
(October 7, 2022)

C.A. Upholds Judgments Against Owner of Bonaventure
(October 6, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Will Defer in Capital Cases to State High Court’s Summary Determinations
(October 6, 2022)

Playboy Is Not Liable to Insurer for $5 Million Pay-Out
(October 5, 2022)

C.A. Restores Action Based on Calling Plaintiff a ‘Con Man’
(October 4, 2022)

Hertzberg, Murphy, Braun to Be Honored by METNEWS As 2022 ‘Persons of the Year’
(October 4, 2022)

Civil Settlement Doesn’t Bar Criminal Restitution Order
(October 3, 2022)

Employer Must Show Actual Knowledge by Union of Unlawful Picketing Conduct—C.A.
(October 3, 2022)

Barring Resolution of UCL Claim in State Court Was Error
(September 30, 2022)

Recipient of Trust Assets May Maintain Litigation Brought by the Settlor
(September 30, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Tosses Class Settlement in ‘Batterygate’ Suit
(September 29, 2022)

Defendant Forfeited Arbitration by Not Paying Arbitrator’s Fee Within 30 Days of Due-Date
(September 29, 2022)

Kabateck, Geragos Lambaste State Bar Over Investigation
(September 28, 2022)

State Ban on Private Prisons Violates Supremacy Clause
(September 27, 2022)

Water Pipes Need Not Carry Cancer Warning
(September 27, 2022)

Vegetables Not Grown in Soil May Be Labeled ‘Organic’
(September 26, 2022)

C.A. Rebuffs Claim That Court Improperly Excused Lawyers’ Gaffe As Clerical Error
(September 26, 2022)

C.A. Affirms DVRO Though Order Has Expired
(September 26, 2022)

C.A. Gives Victory to County in Tiff With Sheriff Villanueva
(September 23, 2022)

State Courts Closed Today for ‘Native American Day’
(September 23, 2022)

Inspector General Huntsman Under Investigation by A.G.
(September 22, 2022)

Commission to Hold Hearing on Evans’s Nomination to California Supreme Court
(September 22, 2022)

Resentencing, Not Statutorily Authorized, May Be Sought
(September 21, 2022)

C.A. Snips $1 Million From Default Judgment For $3.9 Million in Online Defamation Case
(September 21, 2022)

C.A. Revives Suits Over Non-Chocolate White Baking Chips
(September 20, 2022)

Dissenter Bemoans Deference to Tribes Over Child Welfare
(September 19, 2022)

Order to Pay Ex-Spouses’ Attorney Fees May Be Based on Loans Previously Received—C.A.
(September 19, 2022)

C.A. Won’t Reinstate Oakland’s Suit Against NFL, Clubs
(September 16, 2022)

CJP Files Charges Against Judge in Lassen
(September 16, 2022)

Home of Supervisor Kuehl Searched in Corruption Probe
(September 15, 2022)

C.A. Orders Dismissed Cross-Complaint Reinstated, Then Stricken As SLAPP
(September 15, 2022)

Three Seek A.P.J.’s Post
(September 15, 2022)

CUIAB Erroneously Deemed Woman to Have Quit Her Job
(September 14, 2022)

No Liability to Patrons Who Were Injured in Bar Room Brawl, C.A. Declares
(September 14, 2022)

Judge Must Swiftly Decide Motion for Fees Pendente Lite
(September 13, 2022)

C.A. Lifts Probation Condition Barring Internet Access Without Permission
(September 13, 2022)

Mendoza Confirmed As Judge Of Ninth U.S. Circuit
(September 13, 2022)

County Not Liable for Failed Effort in Hostage Episode
(September 12, 2022)

Attorney Fees Can’t Be Denied Because Prevailing Party Is Not Payor—C.A.
(September 12, 2022)

LASC Properly Decided Which Chinese National Owns Funds
(September 12, 2022)

Carter to Retire as L.A. Superior Court’s Executive Officer
(September 9, 2022)

C.A. Affirms Conviction of Man Whose Son Died as Result of ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’
(September 9, 2022)

C.A. Sets Rules for Relief Where Appeal Notice Filed Late
(September 8, 2022)

Legislation Shortening Probation Necessitates Retroactive Nullification of Revocation—C.A.
(September 8, 2022)

School District Not Liable to Pupils Who Viewed Slayings
(September 7, 2022)

Court Records Won’t Be Sealed Where Defendant Wasn’t Subjected to Arrest
(September 7, 2022)

Man Was ‘Actual Killer’ of Victim Who Died From Stress
(September 6, 2022)

C.A.: No Relief From Striking Complaint Where Lawyer for Plaintiff Blundered
(September 6, 2022)

C.A. Issues Opinions in Latest Disputes in 26-Year Series
(September 2, 2022)

Judge Percy Anderson Exceeded Authority in Remanding Case Sua Sponte—Ninth Circuit
(September 2, 2022)

San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow Responds to Decision of Court of Appeal
(September 2, 2022)

D.A. Properly Recused Over Anti-Black Lives Matter Stance
(September 1, 2022)

Legislation to Create ‘CARE Courts’ Is Enacted
(September 1, 2022)

C.A. Reinstates $850,000 Verdict in Slip-and-Fall Case
(August 31, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Rebuffs Challenge to Use in District Courts of State Anti-SLAPP Law
(August 31, 2022)

S.C. Clarifies Procedure in Gauging If Speech Is Protected
(August 30, 2022)

Expulsion Not Overly Harsh for Student Who Had Nonconsensual Sex With Woman—C.A.
(August 30, 2022)

Judge Botched Ballot-Designation Ruling in Judicial Race
(August 30, 2022)

Producer Not Liable for Conduct of Off-Duty Personal Chef
(August 29, 2022)

Commission Approves Nomination of Guerrero As California Chief Justice
(August 29, 2022)

C.A. Division, for Fifth Time, Rejects Arguments Advanced by Slayer
(August 29, 2022)

Onica Cole Was Properly Fired as Deputy City Attorney
(August 26, 2022)

Fees Were Wrongly Denied to Parties Based on Not Joining in First-Filed Anti-SLAPP Motion
(August 26, 2022)

Judge Required Too High a Showing in Trade-Dress Suit
(August 25, 2022)

Judicial Council Confers Award on Sherri Carter, Four Others, for ‘Distinguished Service’
(August 25, 2022)

C.A. Evinces Impatience With Antics of Lawyer Albert
(August 25, 2022)

Debt Collection Agency Might Be Liable Based
(August 25, 2022)

City Can Be Alter Ego of Another Governmental Entity
(August 24, 2022)

C.A. Says DCFS Violated Due-Process Rights of Mother by Failing to Give Notice
(August 24, 2022)

Unreasonable Mistake of Fact Negates Criminality—S.C.
(August 23, 2022)

2017 Decision Prescribing Jury Determination As to the Nature of Prior Is Not Retroactive
(August 23, 2022)

Judge Can’t Shun Unruh Act Suit Without Notice, Hearing
(August 22, 2022)

Agent’s Power to Make ‘Health Care Decisions’ Does Not Include Agreeing to Arbitration
(August 22, 2022)

Hype for Michael Jackson Album Was Commercial Speech
(August 19, 2022)

Order to Ex-Wife to Pay Fees of Attorneys for High-Salaried Ex-Husband Is Reversed
(August 19, 2022)

Suit Over Entreaties on Facebook to Dr. Phil Was a SLAPP
(August 19, 2022)

Behaving Badly Didn’t Justify Restraining Order—C.A.
(August 18, 2022)

Winemakers Did Not Breach Law by Giving Nonoperational Pizza Oven to Grocery Store
(August 18, 2022)

State Bar Dues Bill Approved by Senate
(August 18, 2022)

Cooley, Logan Clash Over Signature-Verification Laws
(August 17, 2022)

Requiring a Showing of Driver’s License at Sobriety Checkpoint Is Constitutional
(August 17, 2022)

Registrar-Recorder’s Office Says Gascón Recall Bid Fails
(August 16, 2022)

ADDA Vice President Siddall Lambastes Garcetti, Krinsky, Chemerinsky Over Op-Ed Piece
(August 16, 2022)

Ex-Air Force General Not Immune in Sexual Assault Case
(August 15, 2022)

Firm Did Not Convert Funds by Paying Them to Party Rather Than Attorney With Lien
(August 15, 2022)

Appeals Court Won’t Accord Anonymity to Criminal Defendant
(August 15, 2022)

Charity, Project Chief Are Limited-Purpose Public Figures
(August 12, 2022)

$1 Million Emotional-Distress Award in Favor of Estate Must Be Restored—C.A.
(August 12, 2022)

Southwestern to Honor Memory of Arleigh Woods
(August 12, 2022)

Newsom to Nominate Guerrero As California Chief Justice
(August 11, 2022)

‘Align’-Brand Yoga Leggings Aren’t Apt to Be Confused With ‘Aliign’-Brand Yoga Leggings
(August 11, 2022)

Misappropriation of Funds Is Not ‘Protected Activity—C.A.
(August 11, 2022)

Goldman Confirmed As Court of Appeal Justice
(August 11, 2022)

Expert Hired by Prosecution Can’t Testify at SVPA Trial
(August 10, 2022)

Judgment for Full Amount of Debt Wasn’t Unenforceable Penalty, C.A. Declares
(August 10, 2022)

Newsom Appoints Dansby, Santiso to LASC
(August 10, 2022)

Judge Must Authorize a Party to Proceed As ‘John Doe’
(August 9, 2022)

C.A.: Agency Bringing FEHA Action Not Bound by Employer-Employee Arbitration Agreement
(August 9, 2022)

Murder Conviction Was Based on ‘Legally Invalid Theory’
(August 8, 2022)

Memorial Ceremony to Be Held for Karen Nobumoto
(August 8, 2022)

School District Can’t Be Sued Under Unruh Civil Rights Act
(August 5, 2022)

Associate’s UPL Did Not Invalidate Arbitration Agreement
(August 4, 2022)

Building Owner Not Liable for Death of Tenant Who Fell From Roof—C.A.
(August 4, 2022)

Baltodano Confirmed As Court of Appeal Justice
(August 4, 2022)

Standalone Website Is Not a ‘Public Accommodation’—C.A.
(August 3, 2022)

Judge Aided Effort to Block Dissolution of LLC That Had Already Been Dissolved
(August 3, 2022)

Disbarred Lawyer’s $2 Million Debt to State Bar Wiped Out
(August 2, 2022)

Orrick Must Comply With Arbital Summonses Served by Jones Day, Ninth Circuit Declares
(August 2, 2022)

C.A. Disallows Attorney-Fee Award Before Final Judgment
(August 1, 2022)

Court of Appeal Publicly Releases Version of Opinion Previously Bearing Redactions
(August 1, 2022)

Deborah Gonzales Elected LASC Commissioner
(August 1, 2022)

Remote-Testimony Option Doesn’t Bar Change of Venue
(August 1, 2022)

California Failed to Negotiate in Good Faith With Tribes
(July 29, 2022)

Schwartz, Vazquez to Retire From Superior Court
(July 29, 2022)

Cantil-Sakauye Won’t Seek New Term As Chief Justice
(July 28, 2022)

Blocking Postings on Web Pages Breached First Amendment
(July 28, 2022)

Bad Faith Not Required for Breach-of-Local-Rule Sanction
(July 27, 2022)

D.A. Gascón Asks Judge Ryan to Relieve Man Who Committed Slayings of Death Penalty
(July 27, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Votes Not to Rehear Alien-Smuggling Case
(July 26, 2022)

C.A. Rejects Two-Year Robbery-at-Knifepoint Sentence
(July 25, 2022)

Barger Blasts Gascón Over Not Seeking Resentencing in Criminal Court
(July 25, 2022)

No Resentencing of Robber Who Held Gun After Shooting
(July 25, 2022)

Party in Default Has Standing to Make New-Trial Motion
(July 22, 2022)

High Court Upholds Death Sentence, Finding Rejection of Eyewitness Testimony Harmless
(July 22, 2022)

C.A. Lifts Bar on Husband Representing Wife in Lawsuit
(July 21, 2022)

Craig Mitchell Eyes D.A.’s Race, Cooley Being Urged to Run
(July 20, 2022)

Summary Judgment Reversed in PAGA Suit Over Allegation of Inadequate Seating
(July 20, 2022)

Yagman Loses Federal Appeal Over $1,000 Parking Ticket
(July 19, 2022)

Judges Mori, Kim Vetted for C.A. Appointment
(July 19, 2022)

State Bar Takes Over Practice of Nonlawyer
(July 19, 2022)

ADDA Slams Gascón Based on Petitioning S.C. for Review
(July 18, 2022)

Public Has No Right to Statistics on Actions by CJP Prior to Formal Proceedings
(July 18, 2022)

Sotheby’s Might Be on Hook for $4 Million for Slip-Up
(July 15, 2022)

Full Counting of Gascón Recall Petitions to Proceed
(July 15, 2022)

C.A. Restores Suit Against Insurer for COVID-19 Losses
(July 14, 2022)

S.C. Denies Review in Challenge to Order by Judge Reinstating Sentence Allegations
(July 14, 2022)

D.A.’s Office Urges Transcript Unsealing in Polanski Case
(July 13, 2022)

Wiley Says Tribes Should Be Recognized As Real Parties in Interest in Dependency Cases
(July 13, 2022)

Police Officer’s Records Not Subject to Public Disclosure
(July 12, 2022)

No Immediate Appeal From the Denial of Attorney Fees in Anti-SLAPP Case—C.A
(July 12, 2022)

State Bar Picks Davtyan As General Counsel
(July 12, 2022)

C.A. Orders Resentencing in Case That Was Final Feb. 28
(July 11, 2022)

D.A.’s Office Seeks to Block Deportation of Woman-Beater
(July 8, 2022)

Traffic Stop Was Pretext for Summoning Dog Who Sniffed for Drugs, Invalidating Search
(July 8, 2022)

Group Files 717,000 Signatures on Recall-Gascón Petitions
(July 7, 2022)

C.A. Justices at Odds on Dealing With DCFS’s Failure to Probe Possible Indian Heritage
(July 7, 2022)

C.A. Reverses $3 Million Punitive-Damage Over Talcum
(July 6, 2022)

Whether Campaign to Put Gascón Recall on Ballot Has Enough Signatures Is in Doubt
(July 6, 2022)

CJP Chastises Orange Superior Court Judge Derek W. Hunt
(July 6, 2022)

Judge Acted Precipitously in Setting Attorney-Fee Award
(July 5, 2022)

Newsom Appoints Marshak to L.A. Superior Court
(July 5, 2022)

Gill, Soto to Compete for L.A. City Attorney
(July 5, 2022)

Loitering for Prostitution No Longer Criminal
(July 5, 2022)

School District Might Be Liable for After-Hours Attack
(July 1, 2022)

C.A. Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Suit Against Former Amazon CEO Bezos
(July 1, 2022)

S.C. Resolves Conflict Over Requisites for Issue Preclusion
(July 1, 2022)

Arbitration Clause in Retainer Agreement Is Invalidated
(June 30, 2022)

Sonoma Sheriff Not Entitled to Concealment of Report on Him to Board of Supervisors
(June 30, 2022)

Lowering-of-Rent Provision Wasn’t Unenforceable Penalty
(June 29, 2022)

C.A.’s Majority: Crimes So Horrendous That Re-Sentencing Under New Law Is Pointless
(June 29, 2022)

Gill, Soto Still Lead in City Attorney Race
(June 29, 2022)

Senate Conforms Cardona As State Bar Chief Trial Counsel
(June 29, 2022)

Writer Gains Hearing on Bid to See Slain Girl’s Records
(June 28, 2022)

Man Who Alleged Citizenship at Sentencing May Pursue Motion Under P.C. §1473.7
(June 28, 2022)

Suit by Man Wrongfully Convicted of Slaying Is Reinstated
(June 27, 2022)

Perjury Prosecution Barred Against Man Who Swore He Had Not Been in ‘Trouble’ With Law
(June 27, 2022)

Gill, Soto Remain Ahead in City Attorney Race
(June 27, 2022)

D.A.’s Office Not Subject to Recusal Based on Prior Probe
(June 24, 2022)

Corporation Suing Director Can’t Deny Access to Books on That Fact Alone, C.A. Declares
(June 24, 2022)

C.A. Orders Publication of Opinion Declaring Entreaty to Fire Lawyer to Be ‘Protected’
(June 24, 2022)

Marina Torres Drops to Third Place in City Attorney Race
(June 23, 2022)

Oral §170.6 Challenge Was Valid Though Not Under Oath
(June 22, 2022)

Order Denying Vexatious Litigant’s Motion to File Lawsuit Is Nonappealable, C.A. Says
(June 22, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Won’t Reinstate Yagman As Member of Bar
(June 21, 2022)

C.A. Says A.G.’s Office Improperly Named in Action in Which Its Opinion Was Invoked
(June 21, 2022)

Good Faith Wasn’t Required of Insured During Negotiations
(June 17, 2022)

C.A. Says Surety Sued for $3.4 Million Wasn’t ‘Prevailing Party’ Though Award Was for $1
(June 17, 2022)

Group Has Enough Signatures for Gascón Recall Election
(June 16, 2022)

Hogue to Retire From L.A. Superior Court
(June 16, 2022)

Siblings Have No Associational Claim Over Fatal Shooting
(June 16, 2022)

C.A. Disbelieves Claim of Not Grasping Immigration Consequence of Plea
(June 16, 2022)

C.A. Orders Publication of Anti-SLAPP Opinion
(June 16, 2022)

Biden Names Desai to Ninth Circuit
(June 16, 2022)

Personal Suit Precludes Later Suing on Behalf of Public
(June 15, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Judge VanDyke Issues Rebuke to Colleagues for Ignoring Deference Standard
(June 15, 2022)

Pay Not Owed for Taking Pre-Employment Drug Test
(June 14, 2022)

Panel: Damaging Property With Bomb Doesn’t Necessarily Fit Category of ‘Violent’
(June 14, 2022)

Bigamist Is Not Barred From Receiving Spousal Support
(June 13, 2022)

California’s Bar on Two-Time Losers Gaining EMT Certification Is Constitutional
(June 13, 2022)

LASC’s Post-Judgment Attorney-Fee Award Declared Invalid
(June 10, 2022)

Justice Wiley Lectures Bar to Be Forthright In Crafting Clients’ Discovery Responses
(June 10, 2022)

Recall of Boudin Seen As Boost to Efforts To Oust Gascón As District Attorney
(June 10, 2022)

Female Judicial Candidates Find Favor With Voters
(June 9, 2022)

Los Angeles Superior Court Primary Election Results
(June 9, 2022)

Privilege Need Not Be Specified to Be Affirmative Defense
(June 8, 2022)

Judge Erred in Including Husband of Defendant in Civil Restraining Order
(June 8, 2022)

Cantil-Sakauye Contracts COVID-19, Is Isolated
(June 8, 2022)

Urging Parents to Fire Their Lawyer Is Protected Conduct
(June 7, 2022)

Third District C.A. Judge Dissents From Order to Publish Opinion
(June 7, 2022)

Lawyer’s Suit Against Archbishop, Two Bishops Reinstated
(June 6, 2022)

C.A.: Inmates Have No Right to TV Set in Cells
(June 6, 2022)

Gascón’s Special Directives Are Partially Unenforceable
(June 3, 2022)

Suit Over Nonpayment of Royalties for Playing Old Records Doesn’t Involve Protected Speech
( June 3, 2022)

Uber Isn’t Liable for Rapes by Men Posing As Its Drivers
(June 2, 2022)

California Supreme Court Disbars Girardi
(June 2, 2022)

Lascivious Acts Justify $50 Million Punitive-Damage Award
(June 1, 2022)

Bumble Bee Is a ‘Fish,’ Under Statute—C.A.
(June 1, 2022)

Firm Properly Barred for Having Confidential Information
(May 31, 2022)

FTC’s ‘Holder Rule’ Doesn’t Bar Attorney-Fee Award
(May 27, 2022)

Causing Deaths by Driving Under Influence of Marijuana Was Second-Degree Murder—C.A.
(May 27, 2022)

LASC Judge Frederick Wapner Retires From Bench Today
(May 27, 2022)

Federal Prison in Victorville Might Not Be on Federal Land
(May 26, 2022)

Court Says Compassionate Release Properly Denied Gang Leader Who Conspired to Commit Murder
(May 26, 2022)

Ann I. Park Says She Would Decline Commissionership
(May 26, 2022)

C.A. Won’t Decide Applicability of Immunity Statute
(May 25, 2022)

Accident Caused Car Damage but Not Injuries Incurred When Stepping Out of Rented SUV
(May 25, 2022)

Collection, Disclosure of E-Scooter Data Is Not a Search
(May 24, 2022)

Judges Choose Kim, Butler, Gerber As Commissioners
(May 24, 2022)

L.A. Archdiocese’s Anti-SLAPP Motion Properly Denied
(May 23, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Opinion Does Not Justify City’s Deviation From Statute, C.A. Declares
(May 23, 2022)

Irish American Bar Members Meet With Ambassador
(May 23, 2022)

Conviction Doesn’t Revive Action Against Felon’s Employer
(May 20, 2022)

City Suing for Unfairness to Workers Is Not Bound by Their Arbitration Agreement—C.A.
(May 20, 2022)

Judge Who Did Not Contribute to Book May Not Write ‘Blurb’ for Cover Using Name, Title
(May 20, 2022)

Suit Against Twitter for Banning Trump Properly Dismissed
(May 19, 2022)

Parties Should Be Required to ‘Meet, Confer’ Before Anti-SLAPP Motion Is Heard—Judge
(May 19, 2022)

Pandemic Justified Trial Delay of More Than a Year
(May 18, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Action Alleging Racial Bias by American Airlines
(May 18, 2022)

Stratton Confirmed as C.A. Presiding Justice
(May 18, 2022)

Prevailing Defendants in Malpractice Action Get No Fees
(May 17, 2022)

Former State Bar President Nobumoto Dies
(May 17, 2022)

Governor Boosts Proposed Budget Allocation to Courts
(May 16, 2022)

Newsom’s Emergency COVID Orders Forcing Closures Were Not ‘Takings’—C.A.
(May 16, 2022)

Judge: Local Lawmakers May Override Zoning Initiatives
(May 13, 2022)

Alarcon Strikes Statement of Disqualification Filed by Lawyer for Model Blac Chyna
(May 13, 2022)

Young Adults Have Right to Purchase Semiautomatic Rifles
(May 12, 2022)

Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, 70, Dies
(May 12, 2022)

Retired Judges Aren’t Bound by Code of Judicial Ethics
(May 12, 2022)

C.A. Affirms Judgment Against Lawyer/Realtor Who Lied
(May 11, 2022)

Confrontation Clause Not Defied by Admitting Nurse’s Recitation of Victim’s Statements
(May 11, 2022)

State Bar Seeks Services of Trustee of Girardi|Keese Estate
(May 10, 2022)

Warrant for Home Search Justified by Events Inconsistent With Non-Criminal Conduct
(May 10, 2022)

ADDA Endorses 11 Deputies in Judicial Races
(May 10, 2022)

Ninth Circuit: California’s Ban on Foie Gras Sales Is Valid
(May 9, 2022)

Court Has No Power to Deny Jury Trial Based On Violation of Local Rule, C.A. Declares
(May 9, 2022)

Bank Is Liable for Agent’s Error in Rejecting Notice of Levy
(May 6, 2022)

Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Holmby Hills ‘Mega-Mansion’
(May 6, 2022)

Rescission Can’t Be Based on ‘Duress by Third Person’
(May 5, 2022)

Bride-to-Be Who Signed Prenup Without Reading It Can’t Avoid Consequence—C.A.
(May 5, 2022)

Lawyer’s Recitation of Client’s Allegations Not Privileged
(May 4, 2022)

Redevelopment Plan’s Affordable Housing Proviso Is Defunct
(May 3, 2022)

Byrum, Strassner Appointed to LASC Judgeships
(May 3, 2022)

C.A. Affirms Denial of 50-Block Ban on Drug Dealers
(May 2, 2022)

City Attorney Must Provide Discovery in Infraction Case
(April 29, 2022)

Six-Month Bar on Clearing Encampments Was Invalid
(April 28, 2022)

C.A. Approves Private Lawyers Representing City in UCL Suit on Contingency-Fee Basis
(April 28, 2022)

Kendig Draws Praise for Judicial Service
(April 28, 2022)

A Judge Reflects on Her Career in Law
(April 28, 2022)

State Must Provide Unredacted Accident Reports—C.A.
(April 27, 2022)

Ninth Circuit to Reconsider En Banc Challenge To California Law Banning Private Jails
(April 27, 2022)

C.A. Disguises Parties’ Identities That Were Already Revealed in Publicly Filed Opinion
(April 27, 2022)

Actual Ignorance of Identity Justifies Naming a ‘Doe’
(April 26, 2022)

Airline Not Liable for Unforeseeable Attack By One Passenger Against Another—C.A.
(April 26, 2022)

Irish Bar Association Stages Pre-Meeting Get-Together
(April 26, 2022)

$260,000 Fee Award Proper Though Damages Were $2,500
(April 25, 2022)

Punitive-Damage Claim Barred Based on Untimeliness of Motion to Amend—C.A.
(April 25, 2022)

Bacardi Did Not Infringe Rum-Maker’s ‘Untamed’ Mark
(April 22, 2022)

C.A. Opinion Tells of Tactic Prompting Recusal of All Judges of Small Court
(April 22, 2022)

EPA’s Decision Not to Ban Dog Collar Chemical Is Flawed
(April 21, 2022)

C.A. Tells Parties That Despite Judgment Nullifying Marriage, They Are Still Wed
(April 21, 2022)

D.A. Must Testify as to Entreaties by County Lawyers
(April 20, 2022)

ConAgra Can’t Recoup $1.02 Million Payment to Lead Paint Abatement Fund—C.A.
(April 20, 2022)

Inmate May Not Contest Unauthorized Sentence by Motion
(April 19, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Putative Class Action Under ERISA Against Trader Joe’s Company
(April 19, 2022)

Former ADDA Chief Lambastes District Attorney Gascón
(April 19, 2022)

DMV’s License-Revocation Hearings Run Unconstitutionally
(April 18, 2022)

New Evidence, Fraud Justify Dumping $44 Million Judgment
(April 18, 2022)

State Bar Fails to Protect Against Persistent Ethics Violators
(April 15, 2022)

Ameliorative Statute Applies to Revocation of Parole Prior to Effective Date of Law—C.A.
(April 15, 2022)

School District Not Liable for Teacher’s Sex Acts With Pupil
(April 14, 2022)

Lawyer Can’t Claim ‘Surprise’ Upon Learning of Time Requirement in CCP, C.A. Declares
(April 14, 2022)

District Court Judge Mendoza Nominated to Ninth Circuit
(April 14, 2022)

Lawyer Hit With $25,000 in Sanctions for Claiming SLAPP
(April 13, 2022)

Judge Buckley’s Last Day on Bench Is Friday
(April 13, 2022)

Out-of-State Lawyer to Receive No Part of $4 Million Fee
(April 12, 2022)

Fines of More Than $300 Million Properly Imposed on Johnson & Johnson—C.A.
(April 12, 2022)

Lawyers Could Be Liable for Not Telling of Client’s Misdeeds
(April 12, 2022)

Failing to Warn of Anti-SLAPP Law Can Lead to Liability
(April 11, 2022)

Court Criticizes Celebrity Chef Cat Cora
(April 11, 2022)

Cross-Action by Gen. Chuck Yeager’s Widow Was a SLAPP
(April 11, 2022)

C.A. Denies Gascón’s Plea to Limit Judges’ Reconsiderations
(April 8, 2022)

C.A. Affirms Denial of Public Records Request for Names of Persons Arrested for DUI
(April 8, 2022)

Judge Erred in Acting Based on Prospect Bill Would Pass
(April 7, 2022)

Justices Do Not Decide if Outsource Company That Duns, Doesn’t Collect, Is ‘Debt-Collector’
(April 7, 2022)

Expulsion by Private Law School Violated ‘Fair Process’
(April 6, 2022)

CJP Publicly Admonishes Judge Judith Meyer
(April 6, 2022)

Reason Given for Barring Black Woman From Jury Was Pretextual
(April 6, 2022)

C.A. Affirms $2.2 Million Award Against Ex-Lawyer/Stalker
(April 5, 2022)

Ninth Circuit to Decide En Banc If Man Who Feloniously Imperiled Child Can Be Deported
(April 5, 2022)

Decision Declining to Apply California Statute Stands
(April 4, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Queries State High Court About Duty to Warn in Medical Products Cases
(April 4, 2022)

New Trial Properly Ordered in Suit Over ‘Columbo’ Profits
(April 1, 2022)

Yolo Court Had No Jurisdiction in Case Based On Actions in Sacramento Court—C.A.
(April 1, 2022)

Retiree May Have Designation As ‘Deputy District Attorney’
(March 30, 2022)

Indigent Can’t Be Expected to Pay Part of Arbitrator’s Fee
(March 29, 2022)

Adult Store May Stage ‘Ladies Night’—C.A.
(March 29, 2022)

Registrar-Recorder’s Office Alters Candidates’ Designations
(March 28, 2022)

Judges’ PAC Gives $165,000 to Boost Campaigns of Gelfound, Elswick
(March 28, 2022)

Representative Claim in PAGA Suit Improperly Stricken
(March 25, 2022)

Judge Erred in Tossing Plea Bargain Based On Defendant’s Late Arrival in Court—C.A.
(March 25, 2022)

Hearing Set on Writ Petitions Of Hammond, Huerta
(March 25, 2022)

Involvement in Conspiracy Before, After 18, Warrants Trial As Adult—Ninth Circuit
(March 25, 2022)

Candidate Seeks Writ in Bid to Expand Ballot Designation
(March 24, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Action Alleging Securities Fraud by Twitter/a>
(March 24, 2022)

Ex-Prosecutor’s Ballot Designation As Deputy D.A. Draws Challenge
(March 23, 2022)

Conviction for Threatening to Slay Judge Zacky Upheld
(March 23, 2022)

Writ Petition Challenges Eligibility of Candidate for L.A. City Attorney Post
(March 22, 2022)

Three-Days-a-Week ‘Visitation’ Amounts to Joint Legal Custody, Violating Presumption
(March 22, 2022)

‘Continuous Representation’ Might Not End With Firing
(March 22, 2022)

Judge at Hearing on DVRO Application Must Consider Entire Record—Appeals Court
(March 22, 2022)

C.A. Keeps Identity of Client in Fee-Splitting Dispute Secret
(March 21, 2022)

L.A. County’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Is Valid
(March 21, 2022)

Preliminary Injunction Against A.G. Was Validly Issued
(March 18, 2022)

Senate Confirms Slaughter as District Court Judge
(March 18, 2022)

Slayer Not Wrongfully Denied Conjugal Visits, C.A. Holds
(March 17, 2022)

No Need to Accord ‘Academic Deference’ to Dismissal of Resident Physician by Hospital
(March 17, 2022)

Action by Cannabis Business Against City Not a SLAPP
(March 16, 2022)

Judgment Founded on Arbitration Award Can’t Be Assailed Based on Judge’s Discovery Order
(March 16, 2022)

Amazon Must Give Proposition 65 Warnings, C.A. Holds
(March 15, 2022)

Newsom Appoints Five to L.A. Superior Court
(March 15, 2022)

Line-Up of Candidates Set, Battles Over Designations Loom
(March 14, 2022)

Judge Ryan Orders Briefing on Possibility of Resentencing of Inmate Ordered Executed
(March 14, 2022)

Police Station Renamed in Honor of Margaret York
(March 14, 2022)

Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Did Not Contain Stolen Elements
(March 11, 2022)

Deputy PDs Chastise Public Defender Over Workloads
(March 10, 2022)

Judge White-Brown Has No Election Challenger
(March 10, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Judge VanDyke’s Prediction Comes True
(March 9, 2022)

Only One Prospect of Additional Open Seat Looms
(March 9, 2022)

Robles Flipflops, Files Papers for Superior Court Seat
(March 8, 2022)

Law Firm Entitled to Attorney Fees Out of ‘Common Fund’ for 2,000 Hours of Work
(March 8, 2022)

Deputy P.D.’s Challenge to Judge Gelfound Is Now Official
(March 7, 2022)

Cantil-Sakauye Lifts Four Emergency Orders As of April 30
(March 4, 2022)

Project Can’t Be Blocked Under FHA, FEHA Based on ‘Disparate Impact’ Theory
(March 4, 2022)

Appeals Court Incorporates by Reference Reasoning Set Forth in Opinion in Earlier Same-Facts Case
(March 4, 2022)

Judge Ryan Grants Standing to Family of Murder Victim
(March 3, 2022)

Twitter’s First Amendment Suit Is Not Ripe
(March 3, 2022)

Labor Code §925 Trumps Compulsory Cross-Complaint Law
(March 2, 2022)

Castro-Silva to Resign as L.A. County Counsel
(March 2, 2022)

C.A. Converts Appellant’s Name to Initials
(March 2, 2022)

Lawyer Is a ‘Party’ for Purpose of Family Code Sanction
(March 1, 2022)

Non-Verbatim Repetition of Posted Allegations on Different Website Not a New Publication—C.A.
(March 1, 2022)

Challenge to Garnett Is Official; Kaddo Is Not Opposed
(February 28, 2022)

Pauley Issues Statement on Nomination of Jackson
(February 28, 2022)

MICRA Cap on Damages Applies to Physician Assistants
(February 25, 2022)

Newsom Appoints Judge Lucy Armendariz to Committee Examining CJP
(February 25, 2022)

C.A. Restores Blind Man’s Suit Over ‘Inaccessible’ Website
(February 24, 2022)

Infringement Suit Was Axed Precipitously
(February 24, 2022)

Conspiracy Suit Against County, Former D.A. Lacked Merit
(February 24, 2022)

Deputy DAs Back Recall of District Attorney Gascón
(February 23, 2022)

Judge Stewart to Retire From Superior Court
(February 23, 2022)

Gascón Explains Shift on Sentencing Policy
(February 23, 2022)

There’s No Right to Jury in PAGA Action, C.A. Declares
(February 22, 2022)

No Error in Not Striking Answer of Defendant to Amended Pleading Despite Earlier Default
(February 22, 2022)

Legality of Resentencing in Chambers Draws Challenge
(February 18, 2022)

Reference to Defendant Being on Parole Did Not Require Declaring a Mistrial—C.A.
(February 18, 2022)

Man Convicted of Threats He Contends Were Not Reasonably Believable Loses Appeal
(February 18, 2022)

Man Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter Is Deportable
(February 17, 2022)

Seven-Year-Plus Sentence for Man, 80, Affirmed
(February 17, 2022)

Judge Erred in Denying Arbitration Based on Procedural Bar
(February 17, 2022)

Miranda Right Need Not Be Invoked With Formality
(February 17, 2022)

Governor to Nominate Guerrero to State High Court Seat
(February 16, 2022)

Judicial Candidate Says DA’s Office Punished Him for Being ‘Fair,’ Won’t Provide Specifics
(February 16, 2022)

LASC’s In-Court Mask Requirement Is Constitutionally Valid
(February 16, 2022)

Lawyer Draws One-Month Suspension for Potshots
(February 16, 2022)

Judge Gelfound Answers Challenger, Defends His Record
(February 15, 2022)

Four Candidacies Emerge as Filing of Declarations Ends
(February 15, 2022)

Judge Elswick’s Challenger Is Infuriated Over News Story
(February 14, 2022)

DCFS Ignored Statutory Duty to Determine If Dependent Child Had Indian Ancestry—C.A.
(February 14, 2022)

Challenge to Judge David Gelfound Is Based on Philosophy
(February 11, 2022)

Order for Forced Medication Can’t Be Based on Recommendation of Psychologist—C.A.
(February 11, 2022)

District Attorney Gascón Won’t Address ADDA
(February 11, 2022)

Confusion Led to Denial of §1473.7 Motion
(February 11, 2022)

LASC Judges Elswick, Gelfound Draw Election Challenges
(February 10, 2022)

PJ Taylor Announces ‘Full Resumption’ of Trials
(February 10, 2022)

Trial Lawyer Gerry Spence, 93, Won’t Get Quick Trial
(February 9, 2022)

C.A.: Statutory Penalty, Punitive Damages Didn’t Constitute Impermissible Double Punishment
(February 9, 2022)

ADDA to Vote on Whether to Back Recall of D.A. Gascón
(February 8, 2022)

Recreational Immunity Bars Suit by Jogger
(February 8, 2022)

Two File Declarations for Superior Court Open Seat
(February 8, 2022)

Emergency Rule Plus Statute Doesn’t Block Dismissal
(February 7, 2022)

Judgeship Candidate Yanks Representations From Website Implying Incumbency
(February 7, 2022)

C.A. Affirms $14 Million Judgment Against Murderer
(February 7, 2022)

C.A. Restores Defamation Suit by Ousted Angels Employee
(February 4, 2022)

Lawyer to Challenge LASC Judge Garnett
(February 4, 2022)

Sixth Open Seat Emerges in L.A. Superior Court Elections
(February 3, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Finds Psychologist’s Report Faulty
(February 3, 2022)

More Take Steps Toward L.A. Superior Court Candidacies
(February 2, 2022)

Notice Ineffective for Failing to Warn of Right to Lawyer Though Party Had a Lawyer
(February 2, 2022)

10 Pull Declarations to Seek L.A. Superior Court Seats
(February 1, 2022)

No Error in Barring Company Chief From Portions of Trial
(January 31, 2022)

Judge Kaddo Says He Will Seek Reelection
(January 31, 2022)

C.A. Panel Disavows Its Earlier Opinion on Attorney Fees
(January 28, 2022)

Barger, Cooley Blast DA’s Juvenile-Transfer Policy
(January 28, 2022)

LASC Judge Moloney Won’t Seek Reelection, Creating Open Seat
(January 28, 2022)

Order for Specific Performance Did Not Bar Damage Award
(January 28, 2022)

Lawyer Says He Will Challenge LASC Judge James Kaddo
(January 27, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Rebuffs Teachers’ Bid for Refund of Dues
(January 27, 2022)

Unnamed Defendant Can’t Remove Case to District Court
(January 26, 2022)

Judge Blocks Implementation of Good-Conduct Rule
(January 26, 2022)

State Bar Hires Law Firm to Probe Girardi’s Influence
(January 25, 2022)

Protester Was to Blame for Her Own Injuries
(January 25, 2022)

Judge Properly Denied Jury Where Fees Not Posted—C.A.
(January 24, 2022)

Gene Kelly’s Widow Justifiably Sanctioned
(January 24, 2022)

VanDyke Writes for Majority, Spoofs Opinion Arriving at Contrary Result
(January 21, 2022)

Panel Reverses Axing of Action Against L.A. County
(January 21, 2022)

Company Not Bound by Statutory Ceiling on Photocopying Charges by Medical Providers
(January 21, 2022)

Ex-Scientologists Need Not Arbitrate Dispute With Church
(January 20, 2022)

Two Nominations Made to District Courts in State
(January 20, 2022)

No Liability for Detention of Trespassing Photographer
(January 19, 2022)

Newsom Failed to Put Forth ‘Some Evidence’ Supporting His Blocking of Parole—C.A.
(January 19, 2022)

Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Hearing in Vaccination Case
(January 18, 2022)

PAC Boasts ‘About’ $300,000 at Hand to Defend Challenged LASC Judges
(January 18, 2022)

Gascón Emerges As an Issue in Attorney General’s Race
(January 14, 2022)

Former DA Cooley Warns of ‘Dirty Tricksters’
(January 14, 2022)

Award of Costs for Exhibits Not Used at Trial Not Mandatory
(January 14, 2022)

Judge White-Brown to Run, but Will Retire Soon
(January 14, 2022)

Gatto, Early Make Moves Toward Seeking Statewide Offices
(January 13, 2022)

No Need to Rule on Anti-SLAPP Motion in Dismissed Case As Prelude to Fee Request
(January 13, 2022)

Deputy DA Says He Won’t Be Challenging Judge
(January 13, 2022)

Five DDAs, One Private Lawyer Eye Superior Court Seats
(January 12, 2022)

C.A. Repudiates 1935 State Supreme Court Decision
(January 11, 2022)

Car Thief Properly Ordered to Pay Victim for Tarnishing of Title Based on the Pilfering
(January 11, 2022)

C.A. Upholds Firing of Officers Who Skirted Duty, Lied
(January 10, 2022)

Defendant Who Answered ‘Yeah’ Intelligently Waived Jury
(January 7, 2022)

Bonta Cautions Against Prosecutions for Feticide Based on Mother’s Actions
(January 7, 2022)

Judge’s Mid-Testimony Remark on Credibility Permissible
(January 6, 2022)

C.A. Decides Case Involving ‘Measly’ Amount
(January 6, 2022)

C.A. Rejects Contention As to Specificity of CCP §998 Offer
(January 6, 2022)

Personal Service Is Required of Request for Permanent Elder-Abuse Restraining Order
(January 6, 2022)

No Change in Support Obligation of Out-of-Work Party
(January 5, 2022)

County’s Ban on Home Auto Repair Businesses Does Not Create Private Cause of Action—C.A.
(January 5, 2022)

Violent Felon Is Not Entitled to Early Parole Hearing
(January 4, 2022)

S.C. Upholds Death Sentence, Says Confession Not Linked to Earlier Miranda Violations
(January 4, 2022)

Suits Against Bayer Properly Shunted Back to State Court
(January 3, 2022)

C.A. Scraps $1.25 Million Judgment Based on Pupil’s Injury While Running on Playground
(January 3, 2022)

Suspicion of People-Smuggling at Border Justified Vehicle Stop
(January 3, 2022)




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