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Techs said First Honda’s plan used bonuses to cover wages. Court held hourly pay met the law, and bonuses were separate. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/hSk850XupsS #LaborLaw #CaliforniaLaw #EmploymentLaw
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Techs said First Honda’s plan used bonuses to cover wages. Court held hourly pay met the law, and bonuses were separate. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/hSk850XupsS #LaborLaw #CaliforniaLaw #EmploymentLaw
What can a judge learn from a cargo ship ride to a remote island in the South Pacific? For Commissioner Valles, it’s the same lesson he sees in court every day: survival depends on shared responsibility. Full profile [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/q5wA50XuhxB #DependencyCourt #LegalCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What can a judge learn from a cargo ship ride to a remote island in the South Pacific? For Commissioner Valles, it’s the same lesson he sees in court every day: survival depends on shared responsibility. Full profile [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/q5wA50XuhxB #DependencyCourt #LegalCommunity
Court affirms denial of exemption from 8% common benefit fee in Toyota coordinated litigation. Plaintiff failed to prove case was independent of shared work product. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/xwYC50XtOyh #CaliforniaLaw #LegalCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Court affirms denial of exemption from 8% common benefit fee in Toyota coordinated litigation. Plaintiff failed to prove case was independent of shared work product. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/xwYC50XtOyh #CaliforniaLaw #LegalCommunity
Family court isn’t a stopover for Judge Jaya Badiga—it’s where her expertise shines. A former DV attorney and family law specialist, her nontraditional path is reshaping expectations of who belongs on the bench. Full profile [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/4H8F50XtCPh #FamilyLaw #CaliforniaLaw
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Family court isn’t a stopover for Judge Jaya Badiga—it’s where her expertise shines. A former DV attorney and family law specialist, her nontraditional path is reshaping expectations of who belongs on the bench. Full profile [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/4H8F50XtCPh #FamilyLaw #CaliforniaLaw
BCBSIL could be liable under § 1557 for denying coverage of gender dysphoria treatment—but Skrmetti changes how courts evaluate sex-based discrimination in healthcare. Ninth Circuit remands. Court's analysis here [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/uh6o50XtfpY #GenderDysphoria #NinthCircuit
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
BCBSIL could be liable under § 1557 for denying coverage of gender dysphoria treatment—but Skrmetti changes how courts evaluate sex-based discrimination in healthcare. Ninth Circuit remands. Court's analysis here [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/uh6o50XtfpY #GenderDysphoria #NinthCircuit
Ninth Circuit: When class allegations are removed, CAFA jurisdiction ends. SCOTUS’s Royal Canin controls. Remand required. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/ZeJK50Xs1Iv #NinthCircuit #CAFA #LegalNews
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ninth Circuit: When class allegations are removed, CAFA jurisdiction ends. SCOTUS’s Royal Canin controls. Remand required. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/ZeJK50Xs1Iv #NinthCircuit #CAFA #LegalNews
A bench officer who knits, gardens, and holds the room with a glance—not a gavel. Judge Sumako McCallum’s courtroom is calm, clear, and child-centered. The strength she channels? Generations deep. Full profile [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/cQpU50XrYh2 #DependencyCourt #WomenInLaw
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A bench officer who knits, gardens, and holds the room with a glance—not a gavel. Judge Sumako McCallum’s courtroom is calm, clear, and child-centered. The strength she channels? Generations deep. Full profile [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/cQpU50XrYh2 #DependencyCourt #WomenInLaw
Releasing November 19: the Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiff Lawyers of 2025. See which attorneys are driving plaintiff litigation across California.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Releasing November 19: the Daily Journal’s Top Plaintiff Lawyers of 2025. See which attorneys are driving plaintiff litigation across California.
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Judge’s ex parte texts with the DA during trial led to reversal of murder conviction. Court found a constitutionally intolerable risk of bias under Williams v. Pennsylvania. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/xuT650Xrp8b #JudicialBias #DueProcess #CaliforniaLaw #CriminalLaw
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Judge’s ex parte texts with the DA during trial led to reversal of murder conviction. Court found a constitutionally intolerable risk of bias under Williams v. Pennsylvania. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/xuT650Xrp8b #JudicialBias #DueProcess #CaliforniaLaw #CriminalLaw
Homeless at 14. USMC by 18. Law firm founder by 2012. Kimberly A. Valentine of Valentine Law Group APC lays bare her powerful journey from survival to advocacy in the Daily Journal’s Salute to Veterans issue. Full article: https://ow.ly/7j2850XrjAs #LegalCommunity #Veterans #ElderAbuseLaw
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Homeless at 14. USMC by 18. Law firm founder by 2012. Kimberly A. Valentine of Valentine Law Group APC lays bare her powerful journey from survival to advocacy in the Daily Journal’s Salute to Veterans issue. Full article: https://ow.ly/7j2850XrjAs #LegalCommunity #Veterans #ElderAbuseLaw
CA appellate court affirms: peremptory challenge overruled but no prejudice shown. Juror with DV background deemed fair despite equivocal voir dire. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/1hap50XqeSV #CaliforniaLaw #CriminalLaw #JurySelection
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CA appellate court affirms: peremptory challenge overruled but no prejudice shown. Juror with DV background deemed fair despite equivocal voir dire. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/1hap50XqeSV #CaliforniaLaw #CriminalLaw #JurySelection
Court of Appeal: Discovery sanctions statutes CCP §§ 2023.030(a) and 2031.320(b) allow appellate fees. $113K fee award upheld after decades-long dispute. Read more [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/JisF50XqgY2 #DiscoverySanctions #CaliforniaLaw #AttorneyFees #LawProfessionals
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Court of Appeal: Discovery sanctions statutes CCP §§ 2023.030(a) and 2031.320(b) allow appellate fees. $113K fee award upheld after decades-long dispute. Read more [subscribers only]: https://ow.ly/JisF50XqgY2 #DiscoverySanctions #CaliforniaLaw #AttorneyFees #LawProfessionals
CA Court of Appeal reverses—service on a bus washer didn’t meet CCP § 415.20(a). No substantial evidence he was “apparently in charge.” Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/fePt50Xqept #CaliforniaCivilProcedure #CaliforniaLaw #ServiceOfProcess #DefaultJudgment
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
CA Court of Appeal reverses—service on a bus washer didn’t meet CCP § 415.20(a). No substantial evidence he was “apparently in charge.” Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/fePt50Xqept #CaliforniaCivilProcedure #CaliforniaLaw #ServiceOfProcess #DefaultJudgment
Sober days get counted out loud in Judge Birkmeyer’s courtroom. Applause follows. In San Diego’s Veterans Treatment Court, she runs a tight ship—with space for second chances. Full profile [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/McCe50Xq5mM #VeteransCourt #TraumaInformed #JusticeSystem
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sober days get counted out loud in Judge Birkmeyer’s courtroom. Applause follows. In San Diego’s Veterans Treatment Court, she runs a tight ship—with space for second chances. Full profile [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/McCe50Xq5mM #VeteransCourt #TraumaInformed #JusticeSystem
CA Supreme Court upholds H&S §1439.51(a)(5), ruling it regulates discriminatory conduct—not protected speech—when staff repeatedly refuse a resident’s preferred name/pronouns from bias. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/levN50Xo8bJ #CaliforniaLaw #LGBTQSeniorRights #ConstitutionalLaw
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CA Supreme Court upholds H&S §1439.51(a)(5), ruling it regulates discriminatory conduct—not protected speech—when staff repeatedly refuse a resident’s preferred name/pronouns from bias. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/levN50Xo8bJ #CaliforniaLaw #LGBTQSeniorRights #ConstitutionalLaw
This Veterans Day, the Daily Journal honors attorneys who served. Our Nov. 11 Salute to Veterans issue shares how military service continues to guide their legal work and advocacy.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This Veterans Day, the Daily Journal honors attorneys who served. Our Nov. 11 Salute to Veterans issue shares how military service continues to guide their legal work and advocacy.
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Disney's alleged booking ban on the Village People was enough to proceed under California’s anti-SLAPP law. The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s denial, citing public issue implications. More [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/50PZ50Xnwtv #AntiSLAPP #VillagePeople
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Disney's alleged booking ban on the Village People was enough to proceed under California’s anti-SLAPP law. The Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s denial, citing public issue implications. More [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/50PZ50Xnwtv #AntiSLAPP #VillagePeople
Conviction reversed where prosecution failed to show an unavailable witness was truly unreachable. Parental hesitation ≠ legal unavailability. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/apCy50XmSqe #CaliforniaLaw #ChildWitnessTestimony #CriminalLaw
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Conviction reversed where prosecution failed to show an unavailable witness was truly unreachable. Parental hesitation ≠ legal unavailability. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/apCy50XmSqe #CaliforniaLaw #ChildWitnessTestimony #CriminalLaw
CA court issues writ reversing pretrial diversion under PC §1001.36. Defendant had history of treatment noncompliance and violence; court found no evidence he’d follow through with care in the community. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/QkYj50Xme9h #CaliforniaCriminalLaw
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
CA court issues writ reversing pretrial diversion under PC §1001.36. Defendant had history of treatment noncompliance and violence; court found no evidence he’d follow through with care in the community. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/QkYj50Xme9h #CaliforniaCriminalLaw
From the backlots of Spielberg’s films to the heart of Riverside probate court, Judge Magdalena Cohen brings a no-nonsense, deeply human approach to the bench.
Her authority? Not coercive — persuasive. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/MW7550XmBTy #CARECourt #CaliforniaLaw
Her authority? Not coercive — persuasive. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/MW7550XmBTy #CARECourt #CaliforniaLaw
November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
From the backlots of Spielberg’s films to the heart of Riverside probate court, Judge Magdalena Cohen brings a no-nonsense, deeply human approach to the bench.
Her authority? Not coercive — persuasive. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/MW7550XmBTy #CARECourt #CaliforniaLaw
Her authority? Not coercive — persuasive. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/MW7550XmBTy #CARECourt #CaliforniaLaw
CA court reverses resentencing after defense counsel delayed for 18 months but failed to file a memo or advocate meaningfully. Ineffective assistance found under Strickland v. Washington. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/85e650Xme4f #IneffectiveAssistance #CaliforniaCriminalLaw
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
CA court reverses resentencing after defense counsel delayed for 18 months but failed to file a memo or advocate meaningfully. Ineffective assistance found under Strickland v. Washington. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/85e650Xme4f #IneffectiveAssistance #CaliforniaCriminalLaw
Out Nov. 5 — the Daily Journal’s Top Boutiques issue.
Discover which California boutique firms are leading the way in legal excellence this year.
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Discover which California boutique firms are leading the way in legal excellence this year.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Out Nov. 5 — the Daily Journal’s Top Boutiques issue.
Discover which California boutique firms are leading the way in legal excellence this year.
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Discover which California boutique firms are leading the way in legal excellence this year.
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A call to Dan Rather. A courtroom shaped by structure and care. Judge Steven Ipson isn’t just presiding—he’s connecting the dots between trauma, justice, and accountability. Read his full profile [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/WyBO50Xl8Lh #CaliforniaCourts #JuvenileJustice
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A call to Dan Rather. A courtroom shaped by structure and care. Judge Steven Ipson isn’t just presiding—he’s connecting the dots between trauma, justice, and accountability. Read his full profile [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/WyBO50Xl8Lh #CaliforniaCourts #JuvenileJustice
The court reversed and remanded a sentence after finding a firearm enhancement improperly applied following the removal of a gang enhancement. Under People v. Codinha, unauthorized sentences may be corrected at any time. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/cXzQ50Xl8ok #CaliforniaLaw
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The court reversed and remanded a sentence after finding a firearm enhancement improperly applied following the removal of a gang enhancement. Under People v. Codinha, unauthorized sentences may be corrected at any time. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/cXzQ50Xl8ok #CaliforniaLaw
Court affirms denial of § 1172.6 relief. Aiding/abetting the underlying felony—not necessarily the killing—satisfies PC 189(e), per precedent from Dickey. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/Ibhs50Xk45k #FelonyMurder #CriminalLaw #CaliforniaLaw
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Court affirms denial of § 1172.6 relief. Aiding/abetting the underlying felony—not necessarily the killing—satisfies PC 189(e), per precedent from Dickey. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/Ibhs50Xk45k #FelonyMurder #CriminalLaw #CaliforniaLaw