Litigation Section

Update on SB 940 – responses from the mediation and arbitration community on this new law dealing with the certification of neutrals.   Read more

the monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Senior Editor, Eileen C. Moore, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three Managing Editor, Julia C. Shear Kushner Editors, Dean Bochner, Colin P. Cronin, Austin Evans, Jenn French, Ryan Wu Our Updates: Pyrrhic Victory for Insured. Discovery Request to Locate Operator of Anonymous Website Should Have Been Granted. Public Employers Are Excluded from the Terms of Labor Code § 2802. The FDA Was Not Arbitrary or… Read more

For more federal courts content, please see the Quarterly Federal Courts Committee Newsletter. We are looking for six new members to join our Federal Courts Committee. Read more

This webinar will introduce attendees to three of the newly appointed Justices on the California Court of Appeal: Justices Tara M. Desautels (1st Dist., Div. 2); Michelle C. Kim (2d Dist., Div. 1); and Natalie P. Stone (2d Dist., Div. 7). The new Justices on the panel will answer questions from the moderator and from the audience Read more

Join us for Pathways to the Bench, a dynamic live program featuring panels on the state and federal judicial appointment processes, along with a special session on the future of bench diversity. Read more

Many attorneys have wondered how they can land a role with a local government agency or how they can represent a public agency. This panel will feature government agency attorneys and attorneys in private practice that represent government agencies to demystify the application and process to this area of law. Read more

A monthly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Lawyers Association. Read more

Student Practice in the Southern District of California: On March 26, 2025, the Southern District issued General Order No. 644-E, which permits eligible law students acting under the supervision of a member of the bar of the Southern District to speak or appear on behalf of a client in criminal or civil matters, if the client has filed a written consent with the Court, and subject to the restrictions set forth in the General Order. A copy of General Order No. 644-E is available here. Read more

During a mediation, how and when the mediator conducts joint sessions. How joint sessions fit into the participation in a mediation session. Read more

For more federal courts content, please see the Quarterly Federal Courts Committee Newsletter. This quarter’s newsletter includes an interview with Judge Carolyn K. Delaney, Chief Magistrate of the Eastern District of California. Read more