A proposal to curb damages against schools and local governments in civil sexual abuse cases failed Wednesday after late-sessi...
Trevor Shelton, who is based in Los Angeles, co-leads the team of renewable energy finance attorneys.
Torts/Personal Injury
Fitbit sued after smartwatch allegedly explodes, burns customer
By James Twomey
A woman is suing Fitbit in San Francisco, alleging her smartwatch exploded and caused third-degree burns. The lawsuit claims F...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit appears split over Oxnard campaign contribution limits
By Craig Anderson
Judges pressed both sides in an en banc hearing over Oxnard's Measure B, a voter-backed law capping campaign contributions tha...
MGA contends a new jury trial would force a retrial of willfulness, closely tied to liability, that could potentially trigger ...
Environmental & Energy
Plastics pollution suit against Exxon to proceed in part
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge has allowed a key claim, public nuisance, to proceed in a high-profile lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil of worsenin...
Lenders, trade groups sue to block California 'zombie mortgage' law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Mortgage industry plaintiffs claim a law designed to curb foreclosures on old debts is unconstitutional and will have sweeping...
Government, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit upholds most of California's social media law
By Craig Anderson
A federal appeals court has allowed California's child-protection social media law to take effect, except for one provision th...
Litigation & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Class Action
San Francisco federal judge skeptical of $1.5B copyright settlement with Anthropic
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup said he was disappointed with unanswered questions in a proposed $1.5 billion settlem...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge disqualifies Blackstone Law over attorney's conflict in lawsuit
By James Twomey
A judge tentatively disqualified Blackstone Law from a wage case after finding a newly hired attorney previously advised the d...
Land Use, Civil Procedure
Norwalk settles AG's suit over city's pause in following housing laws
By Skyler Romero
Norwalk settled a state lawsuit over its housing moratorium, agreeing to repeal restrictions and invest in housing, in a case ...
Family court overstepped in limiting spousal support changes, panel rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case involved attorney Christian Chapman, who had challenged orders requiring him to pay $3,461 per month in child support...
The plaintiffs are dependents of servicemembers who for years received gender-affirming hormone therapy through the military h...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Pro swimmers reach $4.6M settlement with World Aquatics in antitrust suit
By Devon Belcher
Professional swimmers secured a $4.6 million settlement with World Aquatics, ending a six-year antitrust case that challenged ...
Intellectual Property
9th Circuit revives Trader Joe's trademark suit against union over merchandise sales
By Craig Anderson
The court ruled that a district judge erred in dismissing allegations that apparel and tote bags sold by Trader Joe's United c...
Government
Santa Monica weighs fiscal emergency as abuse claims mirror dioceses' crises
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys say the city's plight mirrors that of Catholic dioceses hit by AB 218 lawsuits--though without the same level of ban...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government
LA defends officer's actions in lawsuit over high-speed collision
By Skyler Romero
A trial begins over a crash involving an LAPD officer accused of excessive speeding, with plaintiffs seeking damages for lifel...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
LA, opponents want more money for disputes in encampment settlement
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles opposes $1.8 million in legal fees sought by advocacy groups after a federal judge found the city failed to meet o...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Judge denies mistrial motion as Uber sex assault bellwether trial starts
By James Twomey
A mistrial motion was denied at the start of a bellwether Uber sexual assault case, as attorneys clashed over pretrial rulings...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Bonta sues L.A. County over 'inhumane' jail conditions tied to 206 deaths
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
After failed negotiations, the state seeks sweeping court-ordered reforms to address what investigators call a humanitarian cr...
Immigration, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court lifts block on ICE detentions in Los Angeles
By Craig Anderson
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said ethnicity can be a relevant factor in assessing reasonable suspicion, while Justice Sonia Sotomay...
Intellectual Property
Instacart, Partiful move to dismiss trademark suit over "Fizz" app
By Craig Anderson
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP argued Fizz cannot claim exclusive rights to a common word, while Fizz's lawyers countered th...
Environmental & Energy
State challenges chamber's evidence in emissions disclosure lawsuit
By Devon Belcher
California and the Air Resources Board objected to new evidence filed by the U.S. Chamber in a climate effects disclosure case...
For the second time in six weeks a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered a reporter out of his courtroom during proc...
Immigration
Bondi reinstates limits on asylum for domestic violence survivors
By John Roemer
In twin rulings, Bondi characterized domestic violence as "private conduct" outside asylum protections, drawing praise and con...
Labor/Employment
X tentatively settles with 70 laid-off Twitter employees
By James Twomey
X has tentatively settled a lawsuit with 70 former Twitter employees who alleged the company broke severance and remote work p...
Data Privacy
Guidance needed on legality of website tracking, judge suggests
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge allowed a privacy lawsuit against Future US to proceed, suggesting appellate guidance is needed on wheth...
The ruling preserves Inglewood's 20-year agreement with WOW Media to construct 60 signs and 108 screens, with potential extens...
The ruling is the first significant interpretation of California's Free to Read Act, which bars library book restrictions base...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court reverses death sentence in gang case under AB 333
By Craig Anderson
The justices cited tightened proof standards for gang allegations. The unanimous ruling marks the third time in 10 days the h...
