U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justice Kagan reflects on dissent, urges caution in use of emergency docket
By Craig Anderson
In a speech at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference following a forceful dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called...
Los Angeles will appeal a federal judge's order finding "interim breaches" of a homelessness settlement, while advocates argue...
The ruling affirms a permanent injunction issued by a San Diego judge known for repeatedly finding California gun laws unconst...
Class Action
Judge signals OK of $1.15M wage settlement for 1,400 logistics workers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An Orange County judge has tentatively approved a $1.15 million class action settlement resolving wage-and-hour claims against...
Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ex-client says attorney colluded with opponent, private judge
By James Twomey
San Jose divorce attorney Mark A. Erickson faces a $3 million malpractice lawsuit from former client Richard Garcia, alleging ...
Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
Lawyers see legal risk for NFLPA after hidden ruling
By Wisdom Howell
Sports lawyers say NFL players may sue or file labor grievances against the NFLPA for concealing an arbitration ruling on alle...
Torts/Personal Injury
Dismissal upheld in LA for New Zealand copter crash lawsuit
By Laurinda Keys
Appeal panel dismisses New Zealand newlyweds' lawsuit in Los Angeles over crash in their home country.
Lawyers warn Eaton Fire clients to reject Edison's compensation program
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Plaintiffs' attorneys urge Eaton Fire victims to avoid Southern California Edison's compensation program, calling it a PR move...
Civil Litigation
Judge delays fight over Los Padrinos closure amid receivership call
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge paused county litigation over Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall's closure pending a September hearing on Attorney...
Family
Orange County court to launch family law e-filing system
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Starting Aug. 25, family law attorneys must file appellate documents electronically in Orange County Superior Court, replacing...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal appeals court recognizes NFTs as trademarkable goods
By John Roemer
In the high-profile Bored Ape case, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the creator failed to prove consumer confusion...
A judicial standoff over U.S. attorney appointments in New Jersey could have ripple effects in California, where three prosecu...
Former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer seeks to overturn his insider trading conviction, arguing the jury lacked key intent instructi...
Retired justice fights watchdog over timing of charges over judicial delays
By Malcolm Maclachlan
William J. Murray Jr., formerly of the 3rd District Court of Appeal, argues California's judicial oversight body waited too lo...
Appeals court reverses fee cut in lemon law case, citing venue, rate errors
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The decision could have significant implications for venue selection in Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act cases, an area wher...
Shareholders sued Stitch Fix executives and directors, alleging insider trading and fiduciary breaches tied to the Freestyle p...
Civil Litigation
Bonta seeks receiver for troubled LA County juvenile halls
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a court to place Los Angeles juvenile halls under a receiver, citing ongoing violations of co...
Civil Litigation
Investors: Law firms helped suppress valuation in acquisition scheme
By Skyler Romero
Investors accuse Sofie Biosciences, two law firms, and Kroll of conspiring to undervalue a nuclear medicine asset, defrauding ...
Data Privacy, Civil Litigation
Clorox blames Cognizant for 2023 hack, demands $380M
By James Twomey
Clorox sued Cognizant for $380 million, alleging the IT firm negligently gave cybercriminals access to company systems, leadi...
9th Circuit upholds injunction against citizenship order, citing 14th Amendment
By Craig Anderson
The divided appellate panel found that state plaintiffs had standing to sue under the 14th Amendment--even as it dismissed ind...
Civil Rights
Federal court rejects Hindu group's standing in Cisco caste bias dispute
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Hindu American Foundation sought to intervene in a California civil rights complaint that claims Silicon Valley is rife wi...
Uber filed a federal RICO lawsuit accusing two LA law firms and medical providers of orchestrating fraudulent injury claims an...
GOP revives long-shot bid to split 9th Circuit, targeting California's influence
By John Roemer
Like the many similar efforts that came before it, the plan to cleave the nation's largest federal appeals court faces steep p...
Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit chief decries attacks on judiciary: 'A dangerous inflection point'
By Craig Anderson
Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia warned that threats of violence and efforts to impeach federal judges are eroding public trust and...
Civil Litigation
Judge trims lawsuit over FAIR Plan wildfire cost pass-throughs
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Los Angeles judge upheld Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's authority to allow insurers in the FAIR Plan to pass wildfire ...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
IP lawyers clash over generative AI at 9th Circuit conference
By Craig Anderson
Two leading IP attorneys sparred amiably over whether training large language models on copyrighted works qualifies as fair us...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Tesla says 7th Amendment bans DMV trial over Autopilot advertising
By James Twomey
Tesla challenges DMV's administrative trial to suspend self-driving car sales, citing Seventh Amendment jury trial rights and ...
Data brokers violate California privacy law, UC Irvine study finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The CCPA, enacted in 2018 and amended in 2020, requires companies to give consumers access to or delete personal data upon req...
Intellectual Property
Battle over who owns 'OpenAI' heads to appeal court
By Wisdom Howell
Guy Ravine's Open Artificial Intelligence Inc. intends to appeal federal judge's ruling barring use of "Open AI" trademark. Th...
The former Orange County supervisor argues he should repay only the $868,612 in bribes tied to his conduct--not the millions o...