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Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The unanimous decision reinforces the role of arbitration providers in consolidating claims and could shape future mass arbitr...


Alternative Dispute Resolution

Retired Justice Luis A. Lavin Joins JAMS

Mar. 6, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Justice Luis A. Lavin sat on the 2nd District Court of Appeal and Los Angeles County Superior Court.



Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Plaintiffs' attorneys urged an Oakland federal judge to approve $2.5B and $200M NCAA settlements, countering objections from 5...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports

A plaintiff who claimed Apple stole her film for its "Servant" series argued the jury was awaiting an answer from the judge to...



Technology, Corporate, Business Law

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Elon Musk's attempt to stop OpenAI's for-profit conversion but fast-track...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports

Battle over song lyrics rights licensing pits LyricFind against Musixmatch.



Huffington Post faces a class action lawsuit alleging its trackers violate California privacy law by collecting user data with...


State Bar & Bar Associations

Bar Exam chaos sparks outcry at State Bar meeting

Mar. 6, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California bar exam takers blasted the State Bar Board of Trustees over severe technical problems during the February exam, de...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

The appellate court has granted an en banc rehearing in a case brought by Cambodian villagers who allege they were trafficked ...


Judges and Judiciary

The organization issued a statement Wednesday condemning threats against the judiciary and warning that attacks on judicial in...



A Los Angeles judge paused a summary judgment ruling in a UCLA Health racial discrimination case after hearing arguments, taki...


A San Diego judge has ruled that Orange County Superior Court Judge Ebrahim Baytieh was not truthful in a high-profile murder ...



LA Fires

LA County, 2 cities sue Edison over Eaton Canyon fire

Mar. 5, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The municipalities are claiming compensation for destroyed infrastructure, recreational areas, cleanup and recovery efforts, f...


Judges and Judiciary, Criminal

Jurors deliberating the murder case against Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson are wrestling with the legal definition of...



Civil Litigation

Sharon Chuter, founder of Uoma Beauty, has filed a lawsuit alleging new the company was valued at $50 million but sold to sati...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Plaintiffs' attorneys urged an Oakland federal judge to approve $2.5B and $200M NCAA settlements, countering objections from 5...



Torts/Personal Injury, Labor/Employment

Uber drivers sue company, claiming passenger sexual assaults and inadequate safety measures. The lawsuit claims Uber knew of r...


Judges and Judiciary

Brian S. Currey, an O'Melveny alum and former Los Angeles deputy mayor, resigned from the Court of Appeal after two years as a...



Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports

Despite contentions by independent animator Buck Woodall that the film's story was stolen from him, the director, John Musker,...


U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of San Francisco, limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's abil...



Civil Litigation

Lawsuit claims "pheromone" perfumes are a scam

Mar. 5, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The complaint, filed in Sacramento, alleges false advertising and seeks damages for misled consumers.


The complaint, filed in Sacramento, alleges false advertising and seeks damages for misled consumers.



Judges and Judiciary

With nearly two years left in his term, Gov. Gavin Newsom has already appointed 576 judges--putting him on pace to surpass his...


State Bar & Bar Associations

State Supreme Court orders bar to make July exam in-person

Mar. 5, 2025
By David Houston, Laurinda Keys

The decision comes after thousands of test-takers were locked out of the online system, prompting legal action and legislative...



The panel requested transcript readbacks but remains at an impasse over the judge's fatal shooting of his wife. Judge Eleanor ...


State Bar & Bar Associations

Technical failures prompt California State Bar officials to reconsider in-person format for next exam as law school leaders ur...



Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urging a federal judge to block California from enforcing two climate disclosure laws, arguing...


Judges and Judiciary

The Orange County Superior Court's Equal Access to Justice and Prevention of Bias Committee hosted a symposium on linguistic d...



Data Privacy, Contracts

A wave of lawsuits against Rakuten Inc. alleges that the company's browser extension is diverting affiliate commissions away f...


Data Privacy, Contracts, Business Law

Plaintiffs claim the tech giant violated its own policies by capturing and sharing audio from unintentional recordings, but Go...