Intellectual Property
Entrepreneur says manager stole AI mansion, denying he abandoned it
By Daniel Schrager
A tech entrepreneur countersued his mansion manager, claiming he seized control of AGI House in San Francisco, stole trademark...
Torts/Personal Injury
Wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman delayed for lead defender's exit
By Devon Belcher
A judge postponed the Rebecca Grossman wrongful death trial to April, citing the lead defense counsel's unexpected departure,...
Judges and Judiciary
LA judge admonished for pattern of misconduct in juvenile cases
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Commission says Archuleta disparaged families and skirted rules in dependency court.
Criminal
Prop 36's first year: praise, criticism and budget fears
By Malcolm Maclachlan
As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares a deficit-year budget, prosecutors tout new numbers under the tough on crime initiative.
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court: San Jose pension bond doesn't require voter approval
By Craig Anderson
Justices ruled San Jose may issue pension obligation bonds without voter approval, rejecting taxpayer challenges and affirming...
Trial boutique Hueston Hennigan has rehired former assistant U.S. attorney Jenna Williams as of counsel in Los Angeles, bolste...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Former Dodgers counsel and State Bar prosecutor joins BD&J as chief legal officer
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Ross E. Viselman brings more than two decades of legal and regulatory experience to BD&J as the firm's chief legal and eth...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Signature Resolution takes private equity investment to fuel national expansion
By David Houston
The move follows a broader influx of private equity and other investors into legal services. The investment is expected to hel...
A $5 billion class action alleges Google secretly used AI to monitor Verizon customer service calls in Arizona, violating stat...
An appeals court reversed an arbitration order, holding BMW could not enforce a dealership arbitration clause against a consum...
Jury seeks expert testimony readback in Skaggs wrongful death trial
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
With more than $200 million at stake, jurors in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death trial asked to review expert testimony project...
Pasadena urged a judge to accelerate UCLA arbitration hearings, arguing delays freeze litigation and block injunction efforts ...
Environmental & Energy
Vallejo, American Canyon clash over CEQA, water use in dual appeals
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two appellate cases could shape how far cities may go to approve development without environmental review, as Vallejo challeng...
Labor/Employment
Jury awards $2.9M to former Santa Ana police employee in retaliation case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The jury found the City of Santa Ana retaliated against Rita Ramirez after she raised concerns about workplace mistreatment an...
Litigation & Arbitration
San Francisco federal judge orders agencies to rehire workers fired during shutdown
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston said she would grant a union's request to void reductions-in-force imposed during ...
The complaint cites recent appellate rulings expanding First Amendment protections in education and business regulation.
A Los Angeles judge refused to compel Southern California Edison to disclose details of its voluntary wildfire compensation pr...
Kia, Hyundai agree to $9M multistate settlement over theft technology
By Daniel Schrager
Kia and Hyundai agreed to pay $9 million to settle multistate claims they failed to install industry-standard anti-theft techn...
Consumer Law, Civil Litigation
Most OnlyFans 'chatter scam' claims dismissed, lawyers sanctioned over AI briefs
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge tossed most OnlyFans class claims and imposed $13,000 sanctions after lawyers filed AI-generated briefs with f...
The former high-ranking Los Angeles County deputy district attorney, is no stranger to celebrity cases. He defended Harvey Wei...
Jurors must decide whether the Angels knew or should have known that a team employee supplied opioids to players and whether t...
Judicial watchdog admonishes Tulare County judge for serious misconduct
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Citing improper treatment of court staff, unauthorized courtroom rules, and violations of litigants' rights, the Commission on...
Pioneer in legal recruiting mentored many, helped professionalize industry.
Court presses state to produce wildfire maps before ranger depositions
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge urged faster production of wildfire maps ahead of limited depositions, as plaintiffs seek evidence firefig...
California Supreme Court
Two deaths from one act don't equal two strikes, high court rules
By Craig Anderson
The California Supreme Court ruled that a single act of vehicular manslaughter that killed two people cannot be counted as two...
Closings begin in Tyler Skaggs wrongful death trial against Angels
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The family argues the club knew or should have known a team employee was supplying players with drugs that led to his fatal ov...
Labor/Employment
OC prosecutor awarded $1.5M in fees, county exposure hits $4.5M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A judge awarded more than $1.5 million in attorneys' fees to former Orange County Deputy District Attorney Tracy Miller, incre...
A former Warner Bros. Discovery cybersecurity executive claims he was fired after medical leave, alleging age and disability d...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Beagle Labs sues AppFolio, claims anticompetitive platform access block
By Daniel Schrager
Beagle Labs alleges AppFolio violated antitrust law by blocking platform access to favor an in-house service, calling security...
Intellectual Property
Court finds Lanham Act inapplicable to Lady Gaga 'Mayhem' promotion
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge denied Lost International's injunction bid, ruling trademark law does not apply to Lady Gaga's "Mayhem" album ...