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Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Tiana J. Murillo rejected a petition filed by Consumer Watchdog last year, leaving int...


Securities


A receiver appointed in an SEC enforcement action alleges Murchison & Cumming LLP aided a fraudulent cannabis investment s...


The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that three state charges against David Wayne DePape were barred by the state's double j...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges a Sheppard Mullin partner breached fiduciary duties by soliciting a business owner's ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Yelp wins key ruling in Google antitrust suit

Jul. 2, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

A federal magistrate judge ruled that Yelp may rely on findings from the Justice Department's successful antitrust case agains...


After more than three decades as a trial lawyer and nearly 20 years as a private neutral, Leonard S. Levy says hosting "Master...


Environmental & Energy


A Los Angeles judge ordered a new trial in the Carson warehouse fire litigation after ruling that the late admission of key en...


Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue agreed to stop enforcing water-transfer restrictions against residents of Shasta Vi...


Administrative/Regulatory


The San Francisco Superior Court ruling is a victory for cardrooms challenging regulations on blackjack-style games.


Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has signed a 12-year lease for new offices at One Market Plaza's Spear Tower, expanding its f...


In Rules to Speak By, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office legal training director John G. Snow argues that effective courtroom ...


Government


SB 574 would require attorneys to verify citations, protect confidential information, and disclose some AI use in court work


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


U.S. District Judge Noël Wise threw out a securities class action against Visa, finding investors failed to plausibly allege t...


Litigation & Arbitration


A Los Angeles judge heard arguments over whether online account records prove a minor or his parents agreed to arbitrate claim...


Consumer Protection Law


Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Meta violated COPPA by failing to notify parents before collecting data from users und...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that a law firm's failure to obtain informed written consent to foreseeable conflicts a...


Judges and Judiciary


Longtime Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Czuleger, a former presiding judge known for demanding preparation...


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Meta failed to provide the parental notices required by COPPA but held t...


Torts/Personal Injury


TikTok has settled claims brought by the second bellwether plaintiff in the Los Angeles social media addiction litigation, lea...


Government


Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority alleges HUD exceeded its authority and endangered more than $200 million in homelessne...


Torts/Personal Injury


Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl approved a broader framework for selecting the third wave of bellwether plaintiffs, rejecting defense ef...


The parties filed competing responses to amicus briefs supporting and opposing San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju as t...


Real Estate/Development


A Los Angeles judge postponed a Beverly Hills mansion nuisance trial until March, scheduling a special October hearing to reso...


Obituaries


Sheila B. Fell 1941 - 2026

Jun. 30, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Orange County judge was mentor and champion of civility


State Bar & Bar Associations, Community News


Legal Harmony

Jun. 30, 2026

The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic marked its 17th anniversary with a patriotic Walt Disney Concert Hall performance celebra...


Environmental & Energy


Plaintiffs' lawyers say the U.S. Supreme Court's decision shielding Bayer and Monsanto from certain Roundup failure-to-warn cl...


Bankruptcy


The settlement would resolve claims by about 530 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, a deal plaintiffs' attorneys say would be t...


Attorneys and academics said the government struggled to persuade jurors that Rinderknecht could be held criminally responsibl...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Nine bail bond insurance underwriters agreed to pay $66 million and end alleged price-fixing practices in a proposed settlemen...


Consumer Protection Law


A federal judge indicated she will allow states suing Meta over alleged adolescent social media addiction to use internal comp...