Judge declines discovery limits in Palisades Fire litigation, urges cooperation
By Devon Belcher
Judge Samantha Jessner declined to cap discovery or delay water-related claims in Palisades Fire litigation, urging cooperatio...
LA County seeks $6 million settlement in Dominguez Channel odor litigation
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The proposed deal would resolve claims by more than 24,000 plaintiffs following an $8.8 million jury verdict against co-defend...
Power outage at Airport Courthouse bringing court operations to a temporary halt
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
All imperative matters calendared for Wednesday were transferred to neighboring courthouses. Felony and misdemeanor in-custody...
Trial opened in Nike's lawsuit against influencer Nicholas Tuinenburg, with disputes over counterfeit claims, consumer confusi...
California courts lack data, resources to measure Proposition 36 impact
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Judicial officials cite gaps in tracking outcomes as lawmakers debate funding and rising workloads.
Jurors begin deliberations after closing arguments in Musk Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
Jurors began deliberating after dueling narratives in a securities trial over Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition, with plaintiffs...
Civil Litigation
Judge dismisses Musi suit against Apple, imposes Rule 11 sanctions
By James Twomey
A federal judge dismissed Musi's $10 million lawsuit against Apple and sanctioned its attorneys, finding a central allegation ...
Trial lawyers back new bills targeting misconduct, private equity influence
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Proposals would mandate disbarment for illegal client solicitation and restrict investor control over legal decisions
Jurors revisit defense evidence in social media addiction trial deliberations
By Devon Belcher
Jurors in the first social media addiction bellwether trial requested key defense testimony and audio evidence, signaling clos...
Case Barnett has joined ACTS Law, bringing a background in personal injury work and prior experience as a public defender.
DivX began a jury trial accusing Netflix of infringing streaming technology patents and seeking more than $400 million, while ...
Lawsuit claims Musk's Grok generated illegal deepfake images of minor
By Daniel Schrager
A putative federal class action claims Elon Musk's xAI failed to implement standard AI safeguards, allowing its Grok model to ...
Civil Litigation
Solana shouldn't pour millions into defense discovery, judge says
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge allowed most claims in Inflect's lawsuit against Solana to proceed, dismissing only a quantum meruit cla...
Jury instructions clash centers on Musk tweet's impact on Twitter stock
By Daniel Schrager
Lawyers sparred over jury instructions in the securities trial over Elon Musk's 2022 Twitter acquisition tweets, focusing on h...
GSA rejects judiciary bid for control of courthouse facilities
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Agency tells court leaders that courthouse maintenance problems stem from limited congressional funding, not management.
9th Circuit judges rebuke their colleague over 'vulgar' dissent
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Twenty-seven judges say the opinion's language "makes us sound like juveniles, not judges" in dispute over transgender access ...
Eaton Fire plaintiffs want to depose Edison International executives, arguing they oversaw wildfire-risk governance and crisis...
Judicial Council report shows rising court workload in the first full year of the voter-approved law as legislators consider n...
Speaking during California International Arbitration Week in San Francisco, Cedric Chao said the world's two largest economies...
A federal judge said OpenAI's lawyers can question Elon Musk about his financial incentive to sue the company when the high-pr...
The State Bar alleges newly produced internal communications show the testing vendor privately doubted its ability to administ...
The Los Angeles litigation boutique, which has an enviable roster of bold-faced names as clients, added three longtime partner...
Hunting groups sue to stop Catalina mule deer eradication plan
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Conservation and hunting groups allege that the state unlawfully fast-tracked a permit allowing the eradication of mule deer o...
Creative Artists Agency agreed to pay $595,000 to resolve claims by TV writer John Musero that the agency misappropriated his ...
Closing arguments focus on whether social media features caused teen's harm
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys delivered closing arguments in a landmark social media addiction trial, debating whether Instagram's and YouTube's d...
Former Musk banker says Twitter bot data dispute prompted 'on hold' tweet
By Daniel Schrager
A former Morgan Stanley banker testified Elon Musk paused his Twitter acquisition after the company failed to provide requeste...
A unanimous appellate panel found several provisions of the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act too vague to enforce but declined ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Solano public defender strike could halt courts as private attorneys are scarce
By James Twomey
A strike by Solano County public defenders refusing new cases may soon halt criminal hearings, as critics warn too few private...
Orange County supervisors reject Grand Jury call to rescind pay raise
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The board voted 3-1 to keep a 25% salary increase despite a grand jury report criticizing the way the raise was embedded in th...
Judge Harry Dorfman ruled that San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju ignored a lawful order to accept new indigent client...