A recent statewide technology summit convened hundreds of court professionals from around the state to talk about cybersecurity and how using artificial intelligence (AI) data can improve efficiency and benefit court users.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held yesterday that a District Court judge erred in finding that a clause in an arbitration agreement giving authority to “a court or other body of competent jurisdiction” to sever any unconscionable provisions undermines the otherwise clear intent to delegate the right to determine the question of the contract’s validity to an arbitrator.

(Subscription required) Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Small, a former appeals lawyer, brings disciplined, detail-oriented reasoning to complex civil trials while balancing a demanding docket and varied caseload.

 A judge properly ordered that victims of a massive Ponzi scheme who obtained judgments on which they were unable to collect be paid from the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund, Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday, rejecting the argument by the Office of Secretary of State that the claims are invalid because the underlying lawsuit was time-barred.