Five firms pitch to be lead counsel in suit over Apple's AI training
By Daniel Schrager
Five plaintiffs' firms pitched U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on serving as lead counsel in a proposed class actio...
Consumer Law
Giants sued over alleged drip pricing of online ticket sales
By James Twomey
A proposed federal class action claims the San Francisco Giants misled fans by advertising low ticket prices online and adding...
Insurers ask judge to undo deal letting some Sacramento diocese suits proceed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Insurance companies argued the deal amounted to an improper settlement that excluded insurers and lacked required procedural s...
Pacific Palisades homeowners accuse State Farm of deliberately underestimating rebuilding costs, winning an unusual writ of at...
Meta, Google face jury selection in first social media bellwether trial
By Devon Belcher
After last-minute settlements by TikTok and Snap, Meta and Google moved forward with jury selection in the first Los Angeles B...
A San Francisco federal judge ruled Meta's terms of service can't shield it from liability for its own alleged conduct in a ha...
The TikTok company is the second this week to settle the bellwether case before trial, which was due to start today.
Federal judge refuses to stay lawsuit over Border Patrol tactics in California
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit accuses U.S. Border Patrol agents of making unconstitutional stops and arrests in the Central Valley.
Claims against Bird Marella partner dropped from Sofie investor lawsuit
By Skyler Romero
Investors alleging a suppressed valuation in a nuclear medicine acquisition dropped claims against Ronald J. Nessim and his fi...
Zuckerberg set to testify in first minors' social media addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify Feb. 9 as the first jury trial over alleged addictive social media design move...
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers pressed both tech companies and plaintiffs at a summary judgment hearing, signaling...
Orange County drops murder charge in jailhouse informant scandal's 61st collapsed case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County prosecutors dismissed a decades-old murder charge after courts found pervasive misconduct tied to the county's j...
Corporate legal leaders warn U.S. regulation is ceding blockchain innovation to Europe
By Diana Bosetti
Corporate legal leaders from Robinhood, Coherent, Peloton, and Edward Jones said U.S. regulatory uncertainty is slowing blockc...
Jury finds World Aquatics boycott illegal, awards International Swimming League $1
By James Twomey
San Francisco jurors found World Aquatics unlawfully boycotted the International Swimming League but awarded only $1 after con...
Antonio Villegas reiterated an apology to defense attorney James E. Blatt at a San Fernando hearing tied to a high-profile bat...
Judge with sharp wit, novelty ties, helped create drug court
Logistics company sues plaintiffs' firm over alleged settlement shakedown
By Devon Belcher
A Carson-based logistics company sued a Los Angeles plaintiffs' firm and former workers, alleging they maliciously prosecuted ...
Ticketmaster seeks dismissal with prejudice of Swift fan contract claims
By Skyler Romero
Ticketmaster and Live Nation urged a federal judge to dismiss breach of contract claims tied to the 2022 Taylor Swift "Eras To...
Google and Epic urged a federal judge to modify an Android app store injunction, but the FTC and Microsoft warned proposed cha...
Appellate Practice
Court revives tenant lawsuits over background-check disclosure violations
By James Twomey
A California Court of Appeal revived claims by more than 100 renters, holding tenants may sue landlords for background-check d...
Judge Chung appointed to Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The California Supreme Court to the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions is a 12-member panel that provides advisory guidance...
Jury backs deputy in high-stakes civil rights showdown, ending a 12-year legal battle
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case drew national attention after the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that police officers cannot be sued for civil damages b...
The courthouse shut down on Thursday due to a power outage, officials said.
Kaiser Permanente sued the Alliance of Health Care Unions, alleging strikes and a critical report breached their partnership a...
Federal judge lets consumer antitrust case against Google move forward
By James Twomey
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ruled Wednesday that four consumers plausibly alleged Google violated federal antitrust law by...
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Court weighs arbitrability of UCLA's alleged Rose Bowl contract breach
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge questioned whether Pasadena's anticipatory breach claims against UCLA fit the Rose Bowl agreement's narrow...
Judge allows Anthropic author settlement to proceed after case reassignment
By Daniel Schrager
New judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin signaled Anthropic's $1.5 million author settlement may proceed, weighing a special master, ...
Judge questions watchdog group's discovery bid in DOJ public records case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Court signals skepticism that California Public Records Act dispute warrants expanded discovery.