The initiative, proposed by the California Apartment Association, aims to save taxpayers millions by preventing health care pr...
Manufacturers, especially vehicle manufacturers, should be able to present any evidence that shows there was no defect in the ...
State Bar wants 97% fee increase for some practice sectors
By Laurinda Keys
In addition to requesting a $125 flat license fee increase in next year's legislative bar bill, the State Bar Board of Trustee...
Rodney King attorney Milton Grimes charged with $2.4m tax evasion
By Skyler Romero
The indictment alleges that Grimes engaged in a scheme to withdraw $16 million from his business accounts to avoid levies by t...
Tootsie Roll uses 'slack fill' to defraud customers, suit claims
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The case involving Blow Pops Minis is one of many in Los Angeles County Superior Court that claim food and beverage companies ...
Petition seeks records related to LA utility billing scandal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys attack government’s claim that former special counsel Paul Kiesel should be shielded.
Judge dismisses Chicago’s claim in auto anti-theft case
By Jack Needham
The city’s complaint alleged that the car manufacturers failed to use engine immobilizers, which is not required under federal...
Top institutions have notoriously low admission rates, particularly for women and people of color, highlighting the importance...
Several states, including California, have been considering alternative pathways to lawyer licensure. Washington and Oregon ha...
Transparency needed in homeless services payments, judge says
By Jack Needham
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter addressed what he termed the “presumption” that service providers who could not provide do...
Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has three weeks to file its proposed injunction.
California has enacted several statutes that provide greater double jeopardy protection than the constitutional clauses, and b...
Attorneys at Adams, Duerk & Kamenstein say they take their work extremely seriously, but not themselves.
LA judge says collaborative laws are changing criminal courts
The Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct has published several ethics opinions and helps lawyers navigate risk...
Summary adjudication upheld in $99.7M Michelin tire liability case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Michelin argued there was no duty to warn because there was no evidence that its tires became unsafe at any age.
Michelin argued there was no duty to warn because there was no evidence that its tires became unsafe at any age.
Malicious and negligent employees and contractors account for one-third of data breaches.
Cities across state could be in breach of Building Code
By Jack Needham
Cities that rely on a single person to hear Building Code violation appeals could be in breach of the law, plaintiffs’ attorne...
Parents can be held liable for up to $25,000 for the injuries, death, or damage caused by their child’s willful misconduct.
There is a lack of clarity regarding the preclusive effect of an arbitrator’s decision in the individual PAGA action and wheth...
Michael Hart is the first person to be charged with illegally importing HCFC-22, a hydrochlorofluorocarbon that depletes the o...
The California Supreme Court has only a limited and procedural review of the governor’s clemency power, and it should concur w...
Attorney pardoned by Trump regains bar license
By Craig Anderson
David M. Tamman was convicted in 2013 of lying to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to help cover up the scheme, whi...
Edify sues co-founders for control of domain name and root user account
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The company’s attorneys filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, but the judge denied the applicati...
Disability retirement sought for judge accused of misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A lawyer has urged the Commission on Judicial Performance not to remove Lassen County Superior Court Judge Tony R. Mallery fro...
Latest judicial election results from March 5 primary
With results of the primary election expected to be certified next week, most judicial races have clear outcomes, while others...
Tesla employee accuses Civil Rights Department of ‘smear campaign’
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit seeks documentation that could prove the agency’s misbehavior and a pattern of rogue behavior.
Bonta: Apple has ‘created a moat around its kingdom’
By Jack Needham
It is the latest antitrust action launched against major tech firms, with Amazon, Google and Meta Platforms all facing antimon...
US judge says she ‘would quit’ if required to work long hours, high intensity
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley made her statement in a lawsuit filed by Twitter employees who refused to take Elo...