State Bar & Bar Associations
Audit faults State Bar for rushed February 2025 bar exam rollout
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Report says the agency used AI-generated questions without proper disclosure and saw costs rise despite hopes of savings
Class Action
Court allows class action testing utility billing under debt collection laws
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge denied Minol Inc.'s demurrer in a proposed statewide class action alleging the utility billing company un...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
Former cancer care employee alleges pregnancy, disability discrimination
By Alicia Alvarez
Veracyte is being sued by a former employee over a myriad of alleged FEHA violations, retaliation and constructive discharge a...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Roberts sends misconduct probe of 9th Circuit judge to 4th Circuit
By Craig Anderson
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. transferred a misconduct complaint involving 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Ryan D. Nelson to the 4t...
Technology
Business owner sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's allegedly faulty legal guidance
By Daniel Schrager
A Northern District lawsuit alleges OpenAI misrepresented ChatGPT's ability to provide reliable business and legal advice, lea...
Driven by the rise of nuclear verdicts, Horvitz & Levy has become increasingly involved in cases long before a notice of a...
Torts/Personal Injury
LA Judge narrows evidence disputes before 2nd social media trial
By Devon Belcher
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl resolved major pretrial disputes over punitive damages, executive testimony and expert evidence, largely...
Construction
Construction company sues former lawyers over handling of corruption case
By Alicia Alvarez
Robert A. Bothman Inc. alleges its former attorneys' deficient representation in a high-profile public corruption case left it...
Labor/Employment
Former Alignment Healthcare executive alleges retaliation over accounting concerns
By Skyler Romero
Former chief transformation officer Hakan Kardes claims he was forced out after raising concerns that millions in operating ex...
Environmental & Energy
DOJ seeks to join challenge to California clean truck rules
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Federal filing says Air Resources Board is trying to enforce emissions standards despite Clean Air Act preemption.
Technology
Ex-pitcher seeks $14M offset from $198M wrongful death judgment
By Devon Belcher
Former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson asks a Los Angeles judge to reduce a $198 million wrongful death judgment by $14 million...
State Bar & Bar Associations
From city's counsel to State Bar respondent, Kiesel's long legal odyssey
By Laurinda Keys
Beverly Hills attorney now faces State Bar discipline proceedings in the same scandal where he once represented Los Angeles.
Labor/Employment
9th Circuit questions California's ban on mandatory workplace meetings
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal appeals court panel sharply questioned whether California's law barring employers from disciplining workers who...
Technology
Judge rejects Meta's bid to shield moderation claims under Section 230
By Daniel Schrager
Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that four state attorneys general may present evidence that Meta made f...
Environmental & Energy
Sable asks Trump administration to seize California land for pipeline
By Alicia Alvarez
Sable Offshore Corp. has asked the Trump administration to use eminent domain to acquire state-owned shoreline, parkland and p...
Securities
Delaware judge clears way for investors' fraud suit against Ballmer, Baker Hostetler
By David Houston
A Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled that fraud claims brought by carbon offset startup investors against Steve Ballmer, Baker Ho...
Civil Procedure
Judge rejects sanctions bid in CIPA suit, faults plaintiffs' counsel
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge denied a motion to sanction Rack Room Shoes and its attorneys in a privacy lawsuit, criticizing pla...
A judge ruled that Southern California Edison may pursue claims that Los Angeles County's vegetation management contributed to...
Data Privacy
Recent rulings narrow reach of CIPA, but broader privacy fight continues
By Daniel Schrager
Several recent state and federal rulings have limited the application of portions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act to...
Criminal
Public defender seeks dismissal of misdemeanor case over speedy trial claim
By Alicia Alvarez
The San Francisco Public Defender's Office has asked an appellate court to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a defendant, ar...
Consumer Protection Law
Honda fraud verdict may strengthen defect claims in California lemon law cases
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles jury's verdict finding Honda liable for fraudulently concealing a vehicle safety defect could encourage more pla...
The indictment had alleged a yearslong scheme to influence a Navy contracting official through gifts, jobs and other benefits ...
Bankruptcy
Edward K. Bernatavicius, a longtime trial attorney with the U.S. Trustee Program in Arizona, will serve a 14-year term in the ...
Intellectual Property
Netflix seeks $3 million in fees over patent suit it calls fraudulent
By Daniel Schrager
Netflix argues a Finnish inventor and his lawyer pursued a patent infringement case in bad faith despite evidence the inventor...
Civil Procedure
Judge seeks legal basis for discovery in abuse settlement dispute
By Devon Belcher
Judge Lawrence P. Riff ordered briefing on the legal basis for challenging overlapping childhood sexual abuse claims before de...
Environmental & Energy
Environmental groups sue Barstow over approval of BNSF logistics hub
By Alicia Alvarez
A coalition of environmental organizations alleges Barstow violated the California Environmental Quality Act by approving BNSF...
Government
Bill limiting CIPA privacy lawsuits clears Assembly committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 690 would curb private lawsuits over website tracking tools while leaving enforcement to the attorney general.
Torts/Personal Injury
Tracy resident sues Medline, Prologis over toxic exposure from warehouse fire
By Alicia Alvarez
A Tracy resident alleges he suffered respiratory injuries after the June fire at Medline Industries' distribution warehouse re...
Judges and Judiciary
Gonzalez Rogers is named chief judge of Northern District
By Daniel Schrager
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers takes leadership from the court from Judge Richard G. Seeborg.
Judge rejects Huntington Beach CEQA challenge to state housing enforcement suit
By Laurinda Keys
A San Diego County judge struck Huntington Beach's latest challenge to California's Housing Element Law, ruling the city's CEQ...