Judges and Judiciary
Judge's son freezes up during testimony of mother's killing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The son of Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson testified Monday that he struggled to remember the night his father fatally...
Litigation & Arbitration
Gucci's alleged arbitration misstep opens door to court battle
By James Twomey
Gucci's alleged failure to pay arbitration fees on time could lead to a class action lawsuit, with claims its website misused ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Live Nation, Ticketmaster face antitrust suit over claimed monopoly
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge allows consumers' antitrust claims against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices infla...
Immigration, Administrative/Regulatory
US appeals judge's order to fund legal aid for 26,000 migrant minors
By Wisdom Howell
Federal agencies appeal an Oakland judge's order to restore a $5 billion legal aid fund for 26,000 migrant minors, claiming a ...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Developer calls AB 978 a 'punitive' law aimed at a single mobile home park
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The owners of a mobile home park that straddles two Orange County cities say California lawmakers unconstitutionally targeted ...
Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit tosses Tesla's win in engineer's defamation fight
By John Roemer
A former Tesla engineer's defamation battle with Elon Musk isn't over. The 9th Circuit reversed a federal judge's decision to ...
Judges and Judiciary
Quake interrupts start of retrial in shooting death of judge's wife
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A retrial already charged with emotion and high stakes took an unexpected turn Monday when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck j...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge accused of acting as secretary's lawyer agrees to retire, counsel says
By Laurinda Keys
Santa Barbara County Judge Michael Carrozzo, accused of posing as his judicial secretary's lawyer, has agreed to retire in Sep...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former LA city attorney denies political motive in DWP litigation scandal
By Skyler Romero
Mike Feuer testified in State Bar disciplinary proceedings against one of his former lieutenants.
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Tenants' attorney wins fee ruling in high-profile West L.A. eviction battle
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles judge has awarded attorney's fees to the lawyer who blocked mass Ellis Act evictions at Barrington Plaza, ruling...
Civil Rights
San Bernardino County, deputies cleared in federal excessive force lawsuit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal jury rejected a multimillion-dollar excessive force claim brought against San Bernardino County and two deputies, fi...
Criminal
Former Girardi Keese accountant receives 10-year sentence for role in fraud schemes
By Devon Belcher
Federal judge sentences Tom Girardi's form accounting chief for "symbiotic" embezzlement schemes that "hastened the firm's dem...
Real Estate/Development, Law School
Stanford study spurs Eviction Court reforms in LA County
By John Roemer
When a tenant missed his eviction deadline after a ceiling collapse, he found himself lost in a legal system stacked against t...
Government, Criminal
Fentanyl prosecutor sworn in as US attorney in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Adam Gordon, a veteran prosecutor known for targeting fentanyl traffickers and cartel-linked dealers, has been sworn in as U.S...
Government, Civil Litigation
Legal Aid leaders sound alarm over San Francisco budget cuts
By James Twomey
San Francisco's looming $1 billion budget shortfall has sparked proposed cuts to general civil legal aid, threatening layoffs,...
Civil Litigation
DA defends staff transfers amid Menendez resentencing dispute
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
In a filing tied to the Menendez brothers' criminal case, the L.A. County District Attorney's Office denies that internal staf...
Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law
California defends climate disclosure laws against free speech challenge
By Devon Belcher
California defends climate disclosure laws against free speech challenge
Criminal
Santa Clara DA charges Stanford protesters with felony vandalism
By James Twomey
Santa Clara DA charges 12 Stanford protestors with felony vandalism for allegedly trashing the president's office during a pro...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Ex-LA city attorney official accused of directing 'collusive litigation scheme '
By Skyler Romero
Former LA Deputy City Attorney James Clark orchestrated a sham lawsuit to shield the city from a billing fiasco, risking disba...
Civil Litigation
Students seek TRO, injunction against Sonoma State program cuts
By James Twomey
Sonoma State students seek a restraining order to block Interim President Emily Cutrer's plan to axe 22 programs and all sport...
Government, Criminal
Prop 36 funds rejected in party-line state Senate vote
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The tough-on-crime voter initiative was passed without a built-in funding mechanism--and several Democrat legislators have gon...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Judge rejects plea deal in wife's shooting as retrial begins
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Prosecutors say Judge Jeffrey Ferguson refused a plea deal involving prison time in the shooting death of his wife. As his ret...
Intellectual Property
OpenAI pushes for summary judgment in trademark clash with rival
By Wisdom Howell
OpenAI seeks to crush a rival's trademark in Oakland federal court, accusing founder Guy Ravine of fraud. Judge Yvonne Gonzale...
Judge Amy M. Pellman brings clarity and compassion to even the most emotional disputes.
Wildfire victims sue FAIR Plan over denied, underpaid smoke damage claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Homeowners in fire-ravaged Altadena and Pacific Palisades filed suit Thursday against California's FAIR Plan, accusing the sta...
Immigration
9th Circuit 'colluded' to block Trump-era immigration rules, judge says
By John Roemer
Judge Lawrence J.C. VanDyke accused the Biden administration and liberal 9th Circuit colleagues of stalling President Trump's ...
State Bar & Bar Associations
City attorney leader wanted to make LA the victim in scandal, witness says
By Skyler Romero
A former city attorney official allegedly schemed to recast LA as a victim in the DWP billing scandal, a witness testified in ...
Labor/Employment
Oracle reaches $15.5M settlement in decade-long PAGA case
By James Twomey
The deal ends a complex case involving over 5,000 current and former California employees.
State Bar & Bar Associations
Audit of troubled bar exam likely months away, Umberg says
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Meanwhile, lawmakers, law professors, and applicants push for faster fixes ahead of the July test.
Civil Litigation
Douglas Emmett fights to keep eviction appeal alive
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The Douglas Emmett property company battles tenants' bid to dismiss their appeal, arguing a judge's ruling against mass evicti...