Government
Essayli barred from acting US attorney title, can perform duties as first assistant
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge has ruled that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, but h...
Intellectual Property
Cameo sues OpenAI over use of its name in Sora video app
By Craig Anderson
Baron App Inc., which operates the celebrity video platform Cameo, sued OpenAI in San Francisco federal court, alleging that O...
Superior Court Judge Ronald O. Kaye will spend four months in Spain as a visiting scholar, one of only a handful of California...
Los Angeles County won summary judgment against former probation chief Adolfo Gonzales, with a judge ruling his wrongful termi...
Los Angeles County Judge Lawrence P. Riff approved mechanisms to distribute billions in settlements compensating thousands of ...
Civil Litigation
Santa Ana settles zoning dispute with nonprofit medical clinic
By Skyler Romero
Santa Ana agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by nonprofit Share Our Selves, which accused the city of using zo...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge questions power to order bar to provide attorneys
By James Twomey
A San Francisco felony judge is considering whether he can order the local bar association to supply more lawyers for indigent...
Inyo County judge admonished for misconduct, baseless State Bar complaints
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The state's judicial discipline commission found that Judge Susanne M. Rizo filed unfounded State Bar complaints, failed to co...
Insurance
Insurers, creditors clash over Sacramento Diocese bankruptcy deal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two insurer groups are challenging a deal in the Sacramento Diocese bankruptcy allowing four sexual abuse cases to proceed, in...
Government
Bonta approves OpenAI restructuring, saying he got concessions
By Craig Anderson
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday approved OpenAI's restructuring plan, allowing its for-profit arm to operate ...
San Francisco judge blocks Trump administration firings during government shutdown
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, issued a preliminary injunction halting t...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation
Judge rebukes lawyer for 'insult' during Warriors suite dispute hearing
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge admonished an attorney for "insulting" remarks during a hearing in a $5 million dispute involving the Go...
Civil Litigation
Judge weighs timing dispute in ex-probation chief's whistleblower suit
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge is considering whether former county probation chief Adolfo Gonzales filed his whistleblower suit too late...
Veteran trial lawyer Brian Procel and former federal prosecutor Jeremiah Levine said Procel Levine LLP is focused on handling ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Essayli barred from acting US attorney title, can perform duties as first assistant
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, b...
Community News
Duane Morris partner Courtney Baird honored for professional excellence
By Ricardo Pineda
San Diego partner recognized with the Margery Reed Professional Excellence Award for her leadership, mentorship, and commitmen...
Bankruptcy trustees for Girardi Keese and The DiNardo Law Firm filed a motion to recover $3.1 million allegedly diverted by To...
The cryptocurrency trading platform is asking a San Francisco federal judge to dismiss or transfer a breach of contract lawsui...
A federal magistrate in Los Angeles questioned Knight Law Group's standing to oppose Ford's subpoenas to third parties in the ...
A Los Angeles judge denied intervention and reconsideration motions by an attorney accused of discovery fraud, prompting the p...
Labor/Employment
Judge to approve $65M World Financial Group PAGA settlement
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge said she will approve a $65 million settlement resolving a class action accusing World Financial Group o...
Former Seyfarth immigration team joins Vialto Law, firm linked to PwC spinoff
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Twenty-nine immigration attorneys and professionals, including former Seyfarth co-chair Mahsa Aliaskari, have joined Vialto La...
A state appellate panel rejected Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's attempt to recover $1.7 million in fees for repre...
Environmental & Energy
ExxonMobil sues to block California's new climate disclosure laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Oil giant argues SB 253 and SB 261 compel speech and conflict with federal securities rules. A prior challenge by the U.S. Cha...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State high court rejects bar's plan to cut sanctions, expunge discipline
By Craig Anderson
Justices instead approved only installment-payment clarifications, adopted (with modifications) cross-state license recognitio...
Class Action
Consumers sue JustAnswer, claim hidden renewal fees, cancellation barriers
By Devon Belcher
A new consumer class action accuses JustAnswer of deceptive automatic renewal practices, hidden fees, and obstructive cancella...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge tentatively denies attorney's bid to intervene in former case
By Laurinda Keys
Los Angeles Judge Michael Whitaker tentatively denied attorney Teri Pham's motion to intervene and reconsider rulings finding ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Chief Justice tells antitrust lawyers she wants to continue remote hearings
By James Twomey
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero also bemoaned California's budget challenges and the ongoing shortage of judges, especially in...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge urges AI use in social media addiction litigation
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland urged attorneys general to use AI for jury instruction analysis in a Soc...
Electric truck maker Rivian Automotive Inc. has agreed to a $250 million settlement resolving claims it misled investors about...