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MCLA hosted its first annual dinner

Feb. 28, 2025
By Ricardo Pineda

The event - planned to become annual -- brought together members of the legal community.


Judges and Judiciary, Discipline, California Supreme Court


Two judges will join the Commission on Judicial Performance, the agency responsible for investigating and disciplining judicia...



Civil Litigation


Judge ends $195M Kaiser lawsuit over fatal crash

Feb. 28, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A Los Angeles judge rejected a $195M lawsuit against Kaiser, ruling the company isn't liable for a nurse's off-duty crash that...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


The report released Thursday also found growing law school enrollment and diversity even though the state saw 19 law schools c...



Intellectual Property


A Los Angeles federal judge rejected Pepperdine University's attempt to halt Netflix's "Running Point" premiere, dismissing cl...


Judges and Judiciary


Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's admission of drinking daily at work shocks legal experts. His cases face scrutiny, pote...



Environmental & Energy, Class Action


A federal lawsuit accuses Apple of misleading consumers by touting its Apple Watch Series 9 as "carbon neutral" using dubious ...


Torts/Personal Injury, Bankruptcy


The Fresno Diocese, facing 150 sexual abuse claims, plans to file for bankruptcy in March, stirring controversy over whether t...



9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Veterans' organizations and retired military leaders are urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm an order for c...



Exceptional Expertise

Feb. 28, 2025

Retired justice brings appellate, trial court experience to alternative dispute resolution.



Civil Litigation


Hollywood Presbyterian's medical staff sue, claiming management illegally interfered in their election and bylaws, fostering i...


Attorney Peter Klee discusses the insurance industry's approach to claims processing and payment timelines after major disasters.




Labor/Employment


A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy dismissed his retaliation case on the fourth day of a second trial, after winning $8.1M ...


Judges and Judiciary


New Sacramento courthouse set to open this fall

Feb. 27, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

After years of planning and construction, the Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse is set to open this fall. Th...



Government, Criminal


Some see the two measures as complementary, addressing crime, homelessness, and mental health, while others argue they are com...


LA DA Nathan Hochman's team searched 11 locations, seizing records and devices, in a probe into possible misuse of millions fo...



Civil Litigation


Nearly 90 new plaintiffs join over 250 accusers suing Cedars Sinai's Dr. Barry Brock, alleging sexual assault and hospital cov...



Judge shapes evidence order in Edison wildfire case

Feb. 27, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Judge Laura Seigle crafts a broad evidence preservation order for the Eaton Canyon wildfire case, but Edison and plaintiffs ca...



The case, centered on an oral agreement between former EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...


Data Privacy


Meta demands a permanent ban on NSO Group from its platforms, alleging the Israeli firm's Pegasus spyware hacked 1,400 WhatsAp...



Intellectual Property


In a high-stakes copyright trial, jurors will watch Disney's 2016 blockbuster Moana as part of a lawsuit claiming the film was...


Consumer Protection Law, Civil Litigation


Abbott Laboratories avoided $250M in damages as a jury ruled PediaSure's labels aren't misleading, ending a six-year class act...



Insurance, Consumer Law


Safelite settles $31M insurance fraud case, the biggest whistleblower recovery in California, the plaintiff's attorney said, a...


The plaintiffs claim Border Patrol agents targeted Latino communities, detained individuals without probable cause, and coerce...



Intellectual Property


A Delaware federal judge has overturned a $96 million jury verdict against Brisbane-based CareDx Inc., ruling that the patent ...


Entertainment & Sports


Cervantes de Reinstein is the second lateral partner to join the practice in the past month.



Attorney Peter Klee shares the other side of the rebuilding story, exploring how insurance carriers determine coverage limits ...



Judges and Judiciary, Criminal


Judge's own words haunt him as murder trial wraps up

Feb. 26, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, accused of murdering his wife, told police on the night of the shootin...



Councilmember Esmerelda Castillo sues Huntington Park, alleging her removal was retaliation for reporting harassment, not resi...


Corporate


Sarah London, co-lead in the $2 billion Juul Labs settlement, joins Girard Sharp, enhancing its tort and class action prowess ...