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A federal judge blocked California from enforcing a law barring federal officers from wearing masks, finding it unlawfully dis...



Jury awards $27.35M to man shot by San Bernardino deputy

Feb. 10, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A federal jury found a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy violated Steffon Barber's constitutional rights by firing six sh...


Robins Kaplan asked a federal judge to appoint new co-lead counsel after an attorney's departure, arguing continuity and insti...


A federal judge allowed unjust enrichment claims over allegedly defective MacBook batteries to continue, dismissing fraud, war...


Jurors heard dueling openings in the first bellwether trial accusing Meta and Google of designing addictive platforms that har...


Civil Litigation


Autodesk filed suit in federal court alleging Google infringed its FLOW trademark and caused market confusion by launching an ...


The Franciscan Friars of California agreed to a $20 million Chapter 11 settlement establishing a trust for about 95 sexual abu...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


A special effects studio sued Paramount and Spyglass, alleging the Ghostface mask infringes its original design, while the stu...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A Los Angeles judge heard arguments on patent infringement, recyclability and inequitable conduct claims between Microworks Am...



Sonoma jury hits drug-using driver with $31M verdict

Feb. 10, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A university employee was catastrophically injured when a driver who acknowledged taking medications and smoking marijuana cro...


After a week's deliberation and a trial that began in November, a Los Angeles jury awarded a verdict of $8.8 million to share ...


A $5 million malpractice suit was dismissed for improper venue, as San Mateo County attorney seeks fees and accuses a former c...


Cardrooms allege state regulators quietly rewrote casino rules to benefit tribal casinos, and plan to challenge the changes af...


A Los Angeles jury awarded $25 million to a plaintiff who developed severe lung disease after long-term PAM cooking spray use,...


A federal judge certified multiple purchaser and reseller classes in an antitrust lawsuit alleging Juul's partial merger with ...


An Arizona jury award of $8.5 million against Uber strengthened passenger sex assault claims, attorneys say, as federal judges...


Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Griffin is hearing a challenge to Huntington Beach's at-large elections under the Cal...


Huntington Beach's voter-approved charter amendment requiring voter ID was struck down by the 4th District Court of Appeal. Th...


Founded after its namesake saw slim odds for equity advancement at a large firm, SSM Law PC has grown into a 15-attorney virtu...


Saturday marks 30 years since President Clinton signed the Communications Decency Act, creating Section 230's immunity shield ...


Arizona jury finds Uber liable under apparent-agency theory for driver's alleged rape of passenger, awards $8.5 million, but r...


Judge Vince Chhabria questioned authors' late effort to add a contributory copyright claim against Meta, saying the theory app...


The 9th Circuit en banc held immigration judges must conduct a case-specific inquiry into whether severe traffic can constitut...



ArentFox Schiff names new LA managing partner

Feb. 6, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Bankruptcy partner Aram Ordubegian will lead ArentFox Schiff's Los Angeles office, aiming to grow the roster from 75 to 100 at...


Los Angeles jurors concluded Medtronic used bundled hospital contracts to maintain a monopoly over advanced bipolar energy dev...


Securities


A Northern District judge declined to hold insurance broker John Marques in contempt after his lawyer said a serious medical c...


U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Kang ruled Meta inflated its defense in the social media addiction MDL by counting dormant account...


Immigration


Justice Department announcements of two new denaturalization petitions underscore how infrequently the government seeks to str...



Judge Elaine Lu found that the juror's use of a laptop spreadsheet -- and allegations he took notes home -- improperly introdu...