Ian Rambarran assumes operational leadership of the San Diego-based law firm as founder John Klinedinst focuses on strategy an...
With more than 4,000 mediations under his belt, ADR Services neutral Daniel P. Ben-Zvi tailors his approach to the moment--shi...
All but one proceeding was cancelled and that one was moved to another courthouse.
Snap exits first teen trial while key rulings steer social media litigation
By Devon Belcher
After Snap settles one teen's case on the eve of first bellwether trial, Los Angeles judge imposes juror anonymity and evident...
Google seeks class decertification; class seeks disgorgement after $425M verdict
By Daniel Schrager
Google urged Judge Richard Seeborg to decertify a privacy class after a $425 million verdict, arguing the lead plaintiff's tes...
Former Girardi Keese lawyer changes plea in Illinois federal contempt case
By Skyler Romero
Former Girardi Keese attorney Keith Griffin will plead guilty to federal contempt charges alleging he helped Tom Girardi withh...
Civil Litigation
Former Optrics counsel settles malpractice claims, denies wrongdoing
By James Twomey
Former Optrics lead counsel Herbert Terreri settled malpractice claims for at least $1.75 million, denying wrongdoing, as pend...
Community News
Daniel Hodes receives OCABOTA Joseph D. McNeil civility award
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The managing partner at Hodes Milman represents clients in medical malpractice matters.
Public defenders may decline Racial Justice Act habeas appointments, court rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 4th District Court of Appeal panel decision will have significant fiscal and structural implications as counties confront ...
Group sues Los Angeles Unified over alleged race-based school favoritism
By Devon Belcher
A conservative advocacy group sued Los Angeles Unified, alleging its race-based school classifications unlawfully favor minori...
Uber asked a magistrate judge to sanction a plaintiffs' lawyer for allegedly misusing confidential MDL discovery, prompting s...
Edison faces pushback after filing cross-claims in Eaton Fire litigation, with plaintiffs' lawyers calling it a delay tactic w...
A Los Angeles federal judge praised the VA's progress building housing for homeless veterans at its West L.A. campus, while qu...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
SF public defender hires outside counsel amid contempt fight
By James Twomey
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju hired outside counsel as contempt proceedings continue over his office's refusal to...
Halloran Farkas + Kittila opens LA office housing entertainment practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Bradfield Biggers, who is heading the LA office, advises creators, investors and companies across entertainment, technology an...
Former deputy federal public defender sworn in as US magistrate judge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Angela Viramontes was the Riverside branch chief of the Federal Public Defender's Office for the Central District of California.
Lawsuit alleges Moreno Valley School District failed to stop staff sexual abuse
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A campus officer at Canyon Springs High School allegedly abused a student, and the new lawsuit claims the district ignored war...
The lawsuits, brought by teenagers, school districts and state attorneys general, allege that features such as infinite scroll...
Judicial watchdog files misconduct charges against LA County judge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Commission cites alleged bias, improper conduct and failure to cooperate in a sweeping case against Judge Robert S. Draper.
Southern California Edison and Edison International filed a sweeping cross-complaint claiming that public agencies, emergency ...
Civil Litigation
San Francisco real estate fee dispute escalates into dueling lawsuits
By James Twomey
A San Francisco developer and its former law firm are locked in a complex legal battle involving lawsuits in two counties, san...
Courtroom simulator developer Juries.ai has settled a trade secrets lawsuit against co-founder Vincent Sheu less than a month ...
Veteran federal prosecutor joins Dykema Gossett as senior counsel
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Erik Silber will handle commercial litigation, white collar investigations, and cybersecurity, data privacy, and intellectual ...
LA Labor Federation seeks dismissal of Cedillo lawsuit over secret recording
By Skyler Romero
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Building Association is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit by former...
Court rejects sexually violent predator's federal due process claims
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Jacob Payne was confined for over a decade as a sexually violent predator, but federal court says he cannot relitigate argumen...
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied OpenAI's motion for summary judgment in Elon Musk's lawsuit, clearing the wa...
Civil Litigation
Jury hears damages claims against Southern California Edison over Thomas Fire
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles County jury began a damages-only trial Thursday as cannabis businesses allege the 2017 Thomas Fire and subsequen...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court steps in on AI-hallucinated prosecutor brief
By John Roemer
In the first case of its kind to reach the Supreme Court, justices directed the 3rd District Court of Appeal to reconsider san...
Consumer Law
Judge orders Tesla, plaintiffs to show cause in $500M false advertising case
By Daniel Schrager
Judge Eumi K. Lee criticized both sides for missing multiple deadlines, including Tesla's months-late answer to an amended com...
Civil Litigation
Beverly Hills councilman sues city over bid to bar him from 2026 ballot
By Skyler Romero
John Mirisch argues Beverly Hills is unlawfully applying a voter-approved term-limits ordinance retroactively and seeks a cour...