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U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a speech at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference following a forceful dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called...


Government


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


An Orange County judge has tentatively approved a $1.15 million class action settlement resolving wage-and-hour claims against...


Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


San Jose divorce attorney Mark A. Erickson faces a $3 million malpractice lawsuit from former client Richard Garcia, alleging ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment


Sports lawyers say NFL players may sue or file labor grievances against the NFLPA for concealing an arbitration ruling on alle...


Torts/Personal Injury


Appeal panel dismisses New Zealand newlyweds' lawsuit in Los Angeles over crash in their home country.


Plaintiffs' attorneys urge Eaton Fire victims to avoid Southern California Edison's compensation program, calling it a PR move...


Civil Litigation


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

Jul. 24, 2025
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


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...


Criminal


Former Ontrak CEO Terren Peizer seeks to overturn his insider trading conviction, arguing the jury lacked key intent instructi...


William J. Murray Jr., formerly of the 3rd District Court of Appeal, argues California's judicial oversight body waited too lo...


The decision could have significant implications for venue selection in Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act cases, an area wher...


Securities


Shareholders sued Stitch Fix executives and directors, alleging insider trading and fiduciary breaches tied to the Freestyle p...


Civil Litigation


Attorney General Rob Bonta asked a court to place Los Angeles juvenile halls under a receiver, citing ongoing violations of co...


Civil Litigation


Investors accuse Sofie Biosciences, two law firms, and Kroll of conspiring to undervalue a nuclear medicine asset, defrauding ...


Data Privacy, Civil Litigation


Clorox sued Cognizant for $380 million, alleging the IT firm negligently gave cybercriminals access to company systems, leadi...


The divided appellate panel found that state plaintiffs had standing to sue under the 14th Amendment--even as it dismissed ind...


Civil Rights


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...


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


Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia warned that threats of violence and efforts to impeach federal judges are eroding public trust and...


Civil Litigation


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


Two leading IP attorneys sparred amiably over whether training large language models on copyrighted works qualifies as fair us...


Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory


Tesla challenges DMV's administrative trial to suspend self-driving car sales, citing Seventh Amendment jury trial rights and ...


The CCPA, enacted in 2018 and amended in 2020, requires companies to give consumers access to or delete personal data upon req...


Intellectual Property


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...