GUEST COLUMNS
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
The United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation, yet Americans do not live longer or healthier lives in return. As California's economy overtakes Japan's to become the fourth largest in the world, the Golden State has both the scale and the responsibility to lead the nation toward universal healthcare.
Atrazine's growing legal and scientific scrutiny is forcing new questions about manufacturers' duty to warn, environmental exposure, and liability as evolving research challenges long-standing regulatory assumptions.
Monday, June 15, 2026
The Harry Raymond car bombing remains one of the darkest chapters in Los Angeles' legal history, offering a nearly century-old warning about the dangers of unchecked police power, retaliation and failed accountability.
Vox Populi: From California Environmental Quality Act comments to citywide bans: Why the data center backlash is becoming a legal risk developers cannot ignore.
Friday, June 12, 2026
A Cybertruck owner drove into Grapevine Lake in "wade mode" and was cited for lacking boat registration, raising the question under Stewart and Lozeman whether a Cybertruck--or any unconventional craft--can qualify as a "vessel" under federal maritime law's practical-use test.
Don't obsess about using AI, obsess about having a strategy: Leaders gather in New York to discuss how law firms can respond to accelerating AI adoption by strengthening strategy, governance, data quality, and operational execution to drive growth and remain competitive.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Rutgers' reported $516 million athletics deficit shows how quickly college football can become a financial sinkhole when spending outpaces governance, highlighting the need for stronger oversight, clearer NIL rules and potentially a dedicated commissioner to impose accountability.
FIFA aggressively protects its World Cup intellectual property and commercial rights, creating significant legal risks for advertisers and sponsors around ambush marketing, trademark use, player endorsements and cross-border advertising compliance.
Monday, June 8, 2026
The Department of Labor's proposed rule would standardize the joint-employer test under federal labor laws and expand clarity--along with potential liability--for employers using shared or contracted workforces.
AI-powered legal guidance platforms are emerging as a new client intake tool by helping confused consumers better understand their legal issues and connect with appropriate attorneys, potentially improving access to counsel and strengthening small firm client development.
Friday, June 5, 2026
The housing crisis is about inequality, not environmental law.
A little-known agreement between the DOJ and VA will allow federally appointed VA attorneys to seek state court conservatorships or guardianships for vulnerable veterans--particularly homeless veterans lacking decision-making capacity--prompting concerns about civil liberties, unfunded mandates on counties, and the federal government's refusal to release the underlying memorandum for public scrutiny.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
California's 2025 Song-Beverly reforms aim to speed lemon law litigation and force early resolution through strict deadlines and sanctions, but uneven manufacturer participation has left a fragmented system whose effectiveness remains uncertain.
No matter how good the language in a settlement agreement may be, tax language in a settlement agreement does not guarantee the desired tax treatment.
Monday, June 1, 2026
California is turning fashion compliance into full-spectrum accountability, binding brands to labor, climate and supply-chain impacts while sharply raising the bar for sustainability claims.
As the nation turns 250, access to justice remains one of the clearest measures of whether America is living up to its founding promise.
Friday, May 29, 2026
As YouTube takes a more active role in creator monetization and brand partnerships, new legal and business questions will emerge around ownership, leverage, transparency and how value is divided among platforms, creators and advertisers.
Trump's rollback of federal anti-corruption enforcement may ease pressure on multinational businesses, but states and foreign regulators are stepping in to police conduct the DOJ is now deprioritizing.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
California's workers' compensation system is built to resolve claims at defined statutory endpoints, even when recovery from traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain and psychological conditions remains incomplete or unstable.
Most people know that if you owe taxes, you'll also owe interest. But fewer consider what happens to that interest while they're fighting the bill.
Friday, May 22, 2026
As healthcare, crisis response and public systems increasingly rely on digital infrastructure, California's next civil rights challenge may center on whether meaningful communication and comprehension remain legal prerequisites before institutions can lawfully act on vulnerable individuals.
The California Supreme Court heard arguments
in the Gilead Tenofovir litigation as justices examined whether
drugmakers can be held liable for delaying safer alternatives under a broader
"duty to innovate."
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tech companies and their allies continue to frame the First Amendment and Section 230 as shields against liability for online harms, even as recent jury verdicts over social media addiction underscore growing concerns about the impact of platforms and AI on children.
Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt's case shows how political targeting and hidden informants can destroy an innocent man--and why the justice system still hasn't fully learned the lesson.
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NEWS
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General News
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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| On Friday, SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest initial public offering in history. The company employs 1,600 people near Bastrop, which means that a sizable chunk of the town's 14,000 residents just got rich or at least richer. | |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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| After hearing competing arguments over copying and patent validity, an Oakland jury found that Quince did not infringe Deckers Outdoor Corp.'s design patent covering the UGG Classic Ultra Mini boot. | |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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| A proposed class action alleges Anthropic overstated the amount of usage available under its most expensive Claude subscription plans, misleading customers who paid up to $200 per month. | |
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General News
Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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| The California Supreme Court declined to review a Court of Appeal ruling largely upholding a massive judgment in a two-decade battle over an alleged oral real estate partnership among the Jogani brothers. | |
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Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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| A wrongful death lawsuit filed in San Francisco alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot reinforced a 24-year-old woman's suicidal ideation, discouraged her from seeking outside help and contributed to her death. The case is expected to join coordinated product liability litigation against the company. | |
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Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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| After sitting on the sidelines of the artificial intelligence race for much of the past four years, Apple last week revealed its plan to catch up, reintroducing an improved version of its digital assistant, Siri, and adding features to its AI system, Apple Intelligence. | |
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General News
Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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| A Los Angeles jury found Johnson & Johnson solely responsible for Maria T. Lozano's fatal mesothelioma and awarded her heirs $32 million, rejecting the company's argument that other environmental or occupational exposures caused her illness. | |
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Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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| The city argues the requirements violate constitutional limits on federal spending authority, infringe on Congress' power over appropriations and mirror legal issues already being litigated in a separate challenge to the Trump administration's cancellation of research grants. | |
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Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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| In the race to dominate the artificial intelligence industry, companies are opening themselves up to new money, borrowing cash and raising equity from investors after years of relying on their own profitability. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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| Plenty of us are reeling from ever-rising prices of consumer electronics driven by industrywide shortages of memory components. | |
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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| Rejecting Ricoh's argument that determining liability would require individualized review of hundreds of thousands of contracts, U.S. District Judge John F. Walter found that class members can be identified through the company's records and that common issues predominate. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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| A federal judge ruled that Apple's iPhone touchscreens do not infringe a Neonode patent, finding the patent failed to adequately describe a claimed limitation involving gliding motions on a touchscreen. | |
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General News
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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| A defense verdict in the second ovarian-cancer bellwether trial gives Johnson & Johnson a significant win in California's coordinated talc litigation, where more than 70,000 claims remain pending nationwide. | |
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General News
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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| Attorney representing defendants in a fraud suit involving Chinese investors asks a federal judge to order Quinn Emanuel to disclose its funding sources, suggesting without evidence that the Chinese government may be financing the litigation. | |
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General News
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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| The arrival of summer brings with it a common worry: What will the fires do this year? | |
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General News
Friday, June 5, 2026 |
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| The government alleged the defendants were liable because a gender reveal smoke bomb ignited dry vegetation. | |
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General News
Friday, June 5, 2026 |
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| Real estate agents used to tightly control access to the Multiple Listing Service, the master database of homes for sale. But a rule change more than 20 years ago allowed those listings to circulate far more easily online. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
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| A Taiwanese server supplier alleges X Corp. improperly abandoned a $30 million equipment contract after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, leaving the company with millions of dollars in custom-built inventory it says could not easily be resold. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
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| Seagate Technology agreed to pay $175 million to settle investor claims that it misled shareholders about its business relationship with Huawei and potential exposure to U.S. export-control enforcement. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
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| Low-cost chatbots, image generators and voice-cloning tools make it simple for criminals to produce pristine copy, create seemingly legitimate websites and even replicate identities. | |
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General News
Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| Colorado-based 1517 Fund sued California officials Thursday, alleging SB 54's venture capital diversity-reporting requirements violate constitutional protections for free speech, equal protection and interstate commerce by compelling demographic disclosures from startup founders. | |
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General News
Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| A Los Angeles judge indicated she may dismiss Southern California Edison's cross-claims against Los Angeles County and a local water district, questioning whether broad governmental immunity bars liability tied to wildfire response decisions. | |
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General News
Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| The races for governor and Los Angeles mayor offer candidates in contrast: some with years of experience running bureaucracies and others proud to have none. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 |
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| The governor alleges federal investigators are scrutinizing him and his family, while legal experts say even an investigation that produces no charges can impose years of personal, political and financial strain. | |
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General News
Monday, June 15, 2026 |
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| Fresh off an unopposed reelection, San Bernardino District Attorney Jason Anderson discusses judicial shortages, AI-assisted evidence review, recruitment challenges and lessons exchanged with Bosnian prosecutors and judges seeking to modernize their justice system. | |
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General News
Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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| A Los Angeles judge refused to overturn a landmark $6 million jury verdict against Meta and YouTube in the social media addiction litigation, ruling that claims centered on allegedly addictive platform design features are not barred by Section 230 or the First Amendment. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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| When Sacks, Glazier, Franklin, Lodise, McMurtrey & Scheerer LLP launched 25 years ago, trusts and estates litigation was still emerging as a distinct legal specialty. | |
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General News
Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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| A day after jurors awarded $176 million in wrongful death damages, attorneys began arguing whether Rebecca Grossman and Scott Erickson should pay additional punitive damages for the deaths of two brothers. | |
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General News
Friday, June 5, 2026 |
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| The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the federal Securities and Exchange Commission can recover money that companies and individuals gained illegally, even if the agency is unable to prove that investors suffered a financial loss. | |
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General News
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 |
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| Veteran trial lawyer R. James Slaughter will lead Keker, Van Nest & Peters, emphasizing continuity, collaboration and talent development as the San Francisco litigation boutique navigates emerging legal challenges. | |
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General News
Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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| Residents, workers and businesses displaced by a Garden Grove chemical emergency sued GKN Aerospace, alleging poor maintenance triggered a dangerous reaction that forced evacuations and caused injuries, emotional distress and business losses. | |