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...
Consumer Law
Wildfires rekindle debate over lawyer advertising practices
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California lawmakers and plaintiffs' attorneys are backing new bills to restrict misleading advertising, referral kickbacks an...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge denies split in LegalMatch founders' retaliation trial
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge refused to bifurcate Anna Ostrovsky's lawsuit against LegalMatch co-founder Dmitry Shubov, keeping whist...
Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
Munchkin moves to compel arbitration in ex-GC's wrongful termination suit
By Laurinda Keys
Joseph Berkowitz claims Munchkin fostered a "toxic" culture targeting working mothers; the company counters he was "terminated...
Discipline
Disciplinary trial opens for attorney accused of misusing $6M from brother's trust
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Campbell attorney and physician Richard Brian Fox is accused of misappropriating nearly $6 million from his late brother's tru...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jury clears San Jose divorce lawyer in malpractice suit
By James Twomey
A Santa Clara County jury cleared San Jose divorce lawyer Mark Erickson of malpractice claims by a former client seeking $3 mi...
The former Orange County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Ferguson, convicted in April of murdering his wife, claims retrial was u...
Neutral Halim Dhanidina brings a kind empathy to dispute resolution, attorneys say.
Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli filed federal lawsuits accusing Southern California Edison of negligence in the Eaton and Fa...
Constitutional Law, Business Law
Business rival's disparaging texts deemed commercial speech, judge rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Lee Gabriel denied Joshua Cua's anti-SLAPP motion in Beverage Visions, LLC v. Cua, holding ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Airport overwriting slip and fall video wasn't willful
By James Twomey
Alameda County Judge Keith Fong ruled Oakland Airport's erasure of slip-and-fall video wasn't willful spoliation, finding othe...
Kirkland & Ellis secured a landmark settlement with LAUSD, granting vulnerable students three years of intensive tutoring ...
No 'fake responses.' Judge urges streamlined discovery in Eaton Canyon fire case
By Skyler Romero
Judge Laura Seigle urged efficiency in discovery for the Eaton Canyon fire litigation, discouraging use of the phrase "fake re...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal appeals court tests limits of Trump refugee order
By Craig Anderson
With one 9th Circuit panel having partially stayed the injunction, a separate panel questioned whether Trump's refugee-entry ...
Civil Litigation
Geragos asks L.A. Superior Court to strike $100,000 verdict; judge nudges parties toward deal
By Skyler Romero
Seeking to overturn a $100,000 noneconomic-damages award in Franklin v. Geragos, Geragos' counsel filed a pocket brief arguing...
Judge says Allen Media's lobbying to block broadcast deal was protected speech
By David Houston
The court rejected claims of reverse discrimination and found no facts suggesting the FCC acted negatively based on Korea-born...
Government
Unions cleared to support LA sheriff in records access fight
By Skyler Romero
Two Los Angeles County law enforcement unions were granted permission to intervene in Sheriff Robert Luna's lawsuit, supportin...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge closed voir dire, dismissed panel before case settled
By Skyler Romero
UCLA Health workplace harassment claims settled after judge dismissed an entire jury panel in a closed voir dire process criti...
Alexandra Zarini has dropped her claims against her mother, Patricia Gucci, in a high-profile sexual abuse lawsuit, and will c...
Government, Criminal, Constitutional Law
Federal public defenders seek to disqualify Essayli from prosecutions
By Craig Anderson, Devon Belcher
Federal public defenders moved to disqualify Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli, alleging his appointment exceeded statutor...
Attorneys from Chapman Glucksman specialize in construction defect, professional liability, and complex commercial litigation.
Assembly advances SB 37 targeting 'capping' and deceptive lawyer ads
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 37 would restrict attorney referral services, clarify rules against deceptive advertising, and let consumers bring civil co...
Real Estate/Development
Landlord sues real estate law firm for $94K in unpaid rent
By James Twomey
Real estate-focused Versant Law is being sued by its San Francsico landlord for nearly $94,000 in unpaid rent after allegedly ...
Los Angeles lawyer convicted in $2.1M Nigerian oil bribery case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Paulinus Iheanacho "Pollie" Okoronkwo was found guilty of money laundering, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice for his ro...
Disney to pay $10M in FTC settlement over children's privacy violations
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Federal Trade Commission accused Disney of violating a federal children's privacy law by mislabeling videos on YouTube, al...
Military Law, Government
San Francisco judge rules Trump's use of military in LA violated federal law
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer issued an order enjoining the federal government from using its troops for domest...
Government
Federal public defenders seek to disqualify Essayli from prosecutions
By Devon Belcher
Federal public defenders moved to disqualify Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli, alleging his appointment exceeded statutory l...
Technology, Constitutional Law
Judge strikes down California deepfake law as unconstitutional
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal judge in Sacramento struck down California's AB 2839, which barred distribution of deceptive media of candidates bef...
Civil Procedure
Hagens Berman slams delay in noticing its AI-tainted briefs
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiffs in the OnlyFans RICO case seek delay of dismissal hearing after AI-generated hallucinations in briefs surfaced. Hag...
Technology
xAI seeks emergency order blocking ex-engineer from joining OpenAI
By Wisdom Howell
xAI sued ex-engineer Xuechen Li, seeking emergency order to block him from joining OpenAI after allegedly stealing Grok model ...
