Prosecutors say Ari J. Lauer helped legitimize a billion-dollar scheme involving mobile solar generators.
Cardrooms sue Bonta over rules they say could shut down blackjack
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California cardrooms sued Attorney General Rob Bonta to block new Department of Justice regulations they say would effectively...
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Amazon attorney rebuked for missed deadlines in driver's harassment suit
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge sanctioned an Amazon contractor's attorney $3,500 and rebuked her for ignoring discovery orders in a del...
Judge weighs dismissal of Ford's $100M RICO suit against Lemon Law firms
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge said she will soon rule on Ford's $100 million RICO lawsuit accusing Lemon Law attorneys of a decade-long sche...
Disney agreed to pay $50 million to settle claims it forced streaming services to include ESPN in basic packages to prevent ri...
Ex-Meta engineer testifies Instagram 'uses you' in social media addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiff's final witness told jurors Instagram's recommendation systems and design features encouraged excessive use by young...
Musk attorneys accuse judge of improper contact with witness, seek mistrial
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk's lawyers accused Judge Charles R. Breyer of improper contact with witness Ned Segal in the Twitter-related securiti...
Attorney-client privilege dispute emerges as Musk testifies in Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge grappled with attorney-client privilege issues as Elon Musk resumed testimony in a securities trial over his s...
Judge questions ripeness of challenge to housing law targeting project
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge questioned whether a developer's constitutional challenge to Senate Bill 158 is ripe, signaling possible dismi...
Former OC man gets 84 months for threats against family court judge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal judge sentenced a former Laguna Niguel man to more than seven years in prison after a jury found he sent violent thr...
A former Meta safety engineer testified that company leaders avoided discussing Instagram addiction risks and failed to priori...
Class Action
Grubhub's $24.75M driver misclassification settlement moves toward approval
By James Twomey
A federal judge signaled approval of Grubhub's $24.75 million settlement with California delivery drivers in a long-running mi...
Former Girardi Keese lawyer pleads guilty to contempt over Lion Air funds
By Skyler Romero
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin pleaded guilty to criminal contempt for failing to ensure $7.5 million in Lion Air...
Girl Scouts San Diego sues confectionery over cookie-baking contract
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Girl Scouts San Diego says Ferrero U.S.A. and its subsidiary Little Brownie Bakers breached a cookie-baking contract that was ...
LA jury awards $2.7 million in bias case against Sheriff's Department
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A jury found the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department discriminated against a police psychologist and retaliated against he...
Dorsey & Whitney adds 3 corporate deal lawyers in Orange County
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Corporate lawyers Terrence Allen, Megan Gess and Andrew Hagopian bring experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions,...
ExxonMobil has selected litigation boutique Hueston Hennigan LLP to lead its defense in more than 30 climate lawsuits filed by...
San Bernardino County judge applies what he learned from predecessors
After nearly 15 years on the San Bernardino County bench and decades in real estate and business litigation, Elia V. Pirozzi s...
Securities
Musk tells jury tweet delaying Twitter deal was not meant to move market
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk told a federal jury his tweet pausing the $44 billion Twitter deal was literal and not meant to move markets, as inv...
Civil Litigation
Judge warns of 'zero tolerance' for defense delays in Patagonia counterfeiting case
By Skyler Romero
U.S. Magistrate Judge Steve Kim ordered an in-person deposition and warned of "zero tolerance" for delays while partially gran...
A Los Angeles judge denied Johnson & Johnson's motions to overturn a $40 million talc verdict, rejecting claims of juror m...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge questions frequency of attorney's California appearances, denies PHV request
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge denied without prejudice a New York lawyer's pro hac vice application in Aurora Solar's trade secrets ca...
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' Southern California chapter names the Orange County Superior Court supervising ju...
Estate sues Google, alleging Gemini chatbot drove user to suicide
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Florida man's estate claims Google's Gemini AI cultivated a delusional romantic relationship with the user and encouraged hi...
The Tesla CEO testified in San Francisco federal court about his tweets at the time he was preparing to acquire the company. T...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge's 'hot mic' mistrial leads to reassignment to former law partner
By Devon Belcher
Plaintiff's attorney alleges dental malpractice case was steered by the recused judge to his former law firm partner rather th...
A proposed class action alleges Farmers Insurance relied on flawed environmental testing to deny smoke and ash damage claims f...
Newsom praises Alameda as CARE Court champion, criticizes larger counties
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor highlighted early coordination and cross-agency work as key to success while warning lagging counties could lose ...