Criminal
Girardi sentencing delayed as judge cites eight-week hospital stay
By Devon Belcher
Tom Girardi, the disbarred trial lawyer convicted of stealing over $15 million in client funds, remains hospitalized following...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Convicted ex-LA deputy prosecutor testifies against former colleague
By Skyler Romero
Convicted ex-LA prosecutor Thomas Peters testifies that James Clark knew of an extortion plot in the water and power billing s...
Data Privacy
Coinbase faces lawsuits over $400M data breach, foreign workers blamed
By Wisdom Howell
Coinbase faces class actions after cybercriminals, bribing employees, accessed customer data, leading to a $20M ransom demand ...
Intellectual Property
Comet ML seeks TRO on Perplexity's beta Comet browser
By Wisdom Howell
Comet ML seeks TRO to stop PerplexityAI's beta Comet browser launch, alleging trademark infringement and consumer confusion. T...
Real Estate/Development
Private judge finds 'pervasive fraud' in Newport Center real estate dispute
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case involves a planned hotel development near Fashion Island, where managers allegedly withheld financial information, mi...
Government
Smoke shop association sues Fresno over new zoning rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law, set to take effect June 5, caps the number of shops allowed to operate and imposes what plaintiffs call "onerous" new...
Private equity's role in fire litigation could drive up costs, wildfire attorneys warn
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Hedge funds buying wildfire subrogation claims from insurers raise concerns about conflicting interests with attorneys, potent...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Attorney mulls refiling libel suit against TikTok review-bomber
By Devon Belcher
Irvine attorney James Stout plans to refile a libel lawsuit in state court against a TikTok creator for orchestrating a review...
Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court
California high court weighs whether state law allows plaintiffs to get out of arbitration
By Craig Anderson
During arguments, justices questioned Wednesday whether SB 707's strict penalties on employers that make late payments to neut...
Law Practice
Reines, Walter join Jones Day to expand IP and life sciences reach
By Craig Anderson
Edward R. Reines and Derek C. Walter will continue representing CareDx Inc. in high-stakes litigation as they settle into new ...
Civil Litigation
San Mateo golf course restaurant owner sues city over mid-meal closure
By James Twomey
San Mateo golf course restaurant owner sues city, alleging it knowingly leased a moldy, flood-prone building, leading to an em...
Labor/Employment
Womble Bond Dickinson expands California presence with litigation hire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Kiley McCarthy-Connolly Scholtz joins firm's Irvine office, enhancing labor and employment capabilities
Ford accuses Lemon Law firms of $100M fraud in sweeping federal lawsuit
By Devon Belcher
Automaker claims attorneys fabricated thousands of hours of work in a decade-long scheme; RICO violations alleged. Knight Law ...
Winston & Strawn and WilmerHale attorneys are asking a federal judge to sanction each other in an escalating contract disp...
Immigration, Criminal
U.S. attorney launches program to counter California's 'sanctuary' law
By Devon Belcher
U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli has announced the launch of Operation Guardian Angel, a federal initiative in the Central District ...
Education Law, Civil Litigation
Judge weighs LAUSD co-location policy challenged under Proposition 39
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge is reviewing a lawsuit challenging LAUSD's policy on campus co-location, which charter advocates argue vio...
The State Bar of California is under fire after revealing it allowed a contractor to use ChatGPT to help write questions for t...
Formerly with Latham & Watkins, Jeffrey Senac brings extensive experience in leveraged lending, acquisition financing, and...
Court allows Bonta, housing agency to support Newport Beach in housing lawsuits
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An Orange County judge has granted Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Department of Housing and Community Development permissi...
Hospital sued over delays that left patient with irreversible brain damage
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A 51-year-old man suffered catastrophic brain damage after Orange County Global Medical Center allegedly failed to provide tim...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge rebukes attorney over request to seal class settlement
By James Twomey
A San Francisco Superior Court judge sharply criticized a plaintiff's attorney for attempting to seal a class action settlemen...
Data Privacy
Judge delays Google's push to consolidate 2,296 privacy lawsuits
By James Twomey
Judge delays Google's petition to consolidate 2,296 privacy lawsuits alleging Incognito browser data collection, potentially c...
Federal judge challenges prosecutor's bid to overturn jury's verdict finding former L.A. County sheriff's deputy guilty of ass...
No disqualification of attorney who was mistakenly given opposing party's file
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
LA judge accepts defense attorney's declaration under oath that he did not review a confidential client file a former attorney...
LACERA sues former cybersecurity officer Carmelo Marquez for allegedly defrauding $123,000 by secretly funneling contracts to ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Universities could face lawsuits over sports cuts post NCAA settlement, attorney says
By Wisdom Howell
Universities cutting sports programs due to the $2.5 billion NCAA NIL settlement may face lawsuits from athletes, with experts...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge orders Apple to justify refusal to restore Fortnite app
By Craig Anderson
Epic Games argues Apple is retaliating for past legal challenges, escalating a long-running antitrust battle between the two c...
Teens retain counsel after Dana Point crash kills 16-year-old driver and injures 5 others
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In the wake of a tragic crash that killed a Dana Hills High School student and injured five others, two families have hired le...
Hanson Bridgett expands into Central Valley with Fresno partner hire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The San Francisco-based law firm is expanding its statewide footprint with the addition of longtime Fresno labor attorney Ryan...
The California Valley Miwok Tribe is seeking a court order to stop the California Gambling Control Commission from distributin...