News and Insights

11.01.21

Top Five Appellate Hacks For Trial Lawyers: How to Avoid Losing Your Appeal Before It Starts

Jimmy Azadian and Cory Webster authored the Orange County Lawyer Magazine article, "Top Five Appellate Hacks For Trial Lawyers: How to Avoid Losing Your Appeal Before It Starts."

10.14.19

Retroactivity of Dynamex and AB 5

Los Angeles-based Dykema attorneys Cory L. Webster, Laura P. Worsinger and Allison M. Scott co-authored the article "Retroactivity of Dynamex and AB 5," for the Daily Journal. 

3.08.22

The California Supreme Court Rules that Lenders Have No General Tort Duty to Process, Review, and Respond to a Borrower’s Application for a Loan Modification

Yesterday, in Sheen v. Wells Fargo (S258019), the California Supreme Court resolved an important issue for the mortgage servicing industry. The court unanimously held that lenders owe no tort duty to…

2.23.21

Is Wi-Fi Sickness a Disability? California Appellate Court Holds That It Is Under FEHA

Is Wi-Fi sickness a disability? The California Court of Appeal just said it is in Brown v. Los Angeles Unified School District (2d Dist., Div. Eight), Case No. B294240. In a case that tests the limits…

9.15.20

Dykema’s 2020 SCOTUS Review and Preview

Join Dykema’s nationwide appellate team for our annual United States Supreme Court review and preview webinar. We will analyze and discuss trends from the last term; review decisions that will affect…

4.25.24

Last Month at the Supreme Court | April 2024

The April 2024 edition examines the Court’s decisions on First Amendment speech, administrative appeal deadlines, abortion medicine restrictions, and the Armed Career Criminal Act.

4.18.24

Supreme Court Issues Decisions on Forfeiture Orders and Title VII Claims

The Supreme Court continues to vote unanimously on decisions affecting a range of legal areas.

4.17.24

Supreme Court Decisions Provide New Guidance on Securities, Arbitration, and Land-Use Law

The Supreme Court recently issued several unanimous decisions affecting a range of legal areas.

4.25.24

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision Establishing New Test to Determine State Action Liability in Lindke and O’Connor-Ratcliff

On March 15, 2024, the Court in Lindke v. Freed unanimously held that a government official may block members of the public from the official’s social media page because social media is not “public…

4.25.24

Supreme Court Focuses on Standing Issue in Abortion Medication Case

In the consolidated cases U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco Laboratories v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the Supreme Court wrestles with an Article…

4.25.24

Supreme Court Takes on Armed Criminal Career Act and the Sixth Amendment

In Erlinger v. United States, the Supreme Court addresses whether the Constitution requires a jury trial and proof beyond a reasonable doubt to find that a defendant’s prior convictions were committed…

3.31.21

State vs. Federal Appeals with Appellate Attorney Cory Webster, Podcast, The California Appellate Law Podcast

7.04.23

Cory Webster Provides 9th Circuit Updates on The California Appellate Law Podcast

Cory Webster was a featured guest on The California Appellate Law Podcast episode, "Cory Webster on 9th Cir updates."

7.14.20

Jimmy Azadian and Cory Webster Mentioned in Law360 Article on 9th Circuit Reversal for Harley-Davidson CAFA Case

Los Angeles-based litigators and members of Dykema’s Appellate Practice Group, Jimmy Azadian and Cory Webster, were both mentioned in the Law360 article, “9th Circ. Keeps Harley-Davidson False Ad Suit…

1.21.20

Cory Webster Quoted in Daily Journal Article on Dynamex

Cory Webster, Los Angeles-based senior counsel in Dykema’s litigation and appellate groups, was quoted in the Daily Journal article “State high court will hear another Dynamex case.”

1.31.23

Dykema Guides Subaru to Precedent-Setting Victory in Section 998 Appeal

The California Court of Appeal (Fourth District, Division Three) ruled in favor of Subaru of America in a matter involving the intersection between offers to compromise under California Civil…

1.27.23

Cory Webster Appointed to Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Cory Webster was appointed by Chief Judge Mary Murguia to the Ninth Circuit’s Advisory Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure. The…

1.19.22

Dykema Elects 11 New Members

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that its Executive Board elected 11 new members to the firm effective January 1, 2022. Dykema’s new partners, their resident office, and practice…

9.27.23

The "Third" Chair: Using Appellate Counsel to Win at Trial

Corey Webster served as a featured presenter at the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Business Litigation and Appellate Law Joint Section Meeting on September 27, 2023, in New Port Beach,…