A former Meta executive testified that company leadership, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, prioritized growth and ad revenue ov...
Malibu claims $250B in fire losses suit against state, LA city and county
By Laurinda Keys
The City of Malibu has sued the state, Los Angeles and other agencies over the devastating Palisades Fire, alleging dangerous ...
Assembly, Rivas urge court to block discovery in ex-staffer's RICO case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys for the California Assembly and Speaker Robert Rivas urged a federal magistrate judge to halt discovery in a RICO la...
Labor/Employment
San Francisco court clerks threaten strike for more staff, better training
By James Twomey
San Francisco Superior Court clerks are threatening to strike over short staffing and inadequate training, alleging delays hav...
Civil Litigation
Bid to disqualify The Gap's lead trial lawyer fails weeks before trial claiming $378M
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge refused to disqualify Gap's trial counsel in a contract dispute, finding the reseller's motion likely ta...
BakerHostetler expands environmental practice with Adam Baas hire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
BakerHostetler has hired veteran trial lawyer Adam Baas as a partner in its San Francisco office, adding more than 20 years of...
UC Regents to pay $11.6M to patient who lost leg after knee surgery
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Perris electrician who lost his leg after a high tibial osteotomy at UC Irvine Medical Center will receive nearly $11.6 mill...
San Diego Superior Court Judge Joan P. Weber concluded a distinguished career that included three death penalty trials, hundre...
Judicate West neutral Alan S. Petlak relies on preparation, patience and trust to resolve complex consumer finance, real estat...
Los Angeles Superior Court's MVP program eases soaring civil caseloads
By Shane Nelson
Los Angeles County Superior Court's Mediation Volunteer Panel resolved 46% of more than 1,000 mediations in 2025, offering fre...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Business groups push back on bill to expand California's antitrust law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 1776 would allow single-company monopolization claims under the Cartwright Act, drawing opposition from the California Cham...
Securities
Judge allows scheme theory in Musk Twitter securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled investors may argue Elon Musk schemed to depress Twitter's stock before his...
Community News
Lawyers Philharmonic to hold auditions for Disney Hall concert
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic, Legal Voices and Gary Greene, Esq. & His Big Band of Barristers are holding audition...
Insurance
Judge slams both sides, denying summary judgment in fire insurance dispute
By Daniel Schrager
A magistrate judge signaled he would deny summary judgment to both sides in a bad-faith insurance suit over 2020's Glass Fire ...
Los Angeles County judge presided over high-profile trials, ruled without hesitation.
Judges and Judiciary
Judge presses LA, homeless advocates to end data monitor impasse
By Skyler Romero
Judge David O. Carter criticized the City of Los Angeles and homeless advocates for prolonging a dispute over a court-appointe...
Judges and Judiciary
Yolo DA slams court after judge dismisses cases over courtroom shortage
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Two misdemeanor prosecutions were thrown out on statutory speedy-trial grounds when no courtroom was available, prompting Dist...
Tax
Judge floats joint trial for Uber, Lyft in San Francisco $175M tax refund suits
By James Twomey
Judge Jeffrey S. Ross is considering a joint trial of separate tax refund lawsuits by Uber and Lyft against the City and Count...
State Bar & Bar Associations
The court found that Jim Clark authorized outside counsel to recruit "friendly" plaintiffs' lawyers to file a class action law...
Zuckerberg defends Instagram policies in first bellwether social media addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
Mark Zuckerberg defended Instagram's age limits and design choices, disputing claims the platform intentionally addicted minor...
Government
Jury awards $3.5M to Orange County prosecutor in harassment case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jurors concluded an Orange County deputy district attorney endured a hostile work environment and that the county failed to pr...
Immigration
California Democrats push new limits on federal immigration enforcement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lawmakers test the boundaries of state authority as courts weigh earlier challenges and Republicans cite supremacy concerns.
Class Action
Monsanto announces $7.25B class settlement in Roundup cancer litigation
By Skyler Romero
The proposed agreement, filed for preliminary approval in St. Louis, is designed to resolve both current and future claims fro...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
LA County sues over alleged fire truck price-fixing scheme
By Skyler Romero
The lawsuit alleges a coordinated multi-year scheme to "roll up" and monopolize the markets for fire trucks and the custom cha...
Civil Litigation
Juror hospitalization pauses bellwether social media addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
Rather than excuse a juror midtrial, Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl granted a one-day recess in the case alleging Meta a...
David L. Greene alleges Alphabet-owned Google unlawfully replicated his voice and persona in its NotebookLM product, violating...
Litigation & Arbitration
Federal magistrate judge sanctions plaintiffs' lawyer in Uber MDL
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros ruled that Bret D. Stanley violated a protective order by accessing confidential materi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Plaintiffs accused Texas law firm of discovery abuse in dispute with employees
By James Twomey
A San Francisco Superior Court judge rejected six motions, including requests for terminating sanctions, in a wage-and-hour an...
Zachary Shub-Essig joins the firm's corporate and private equity practice as McGuireWoods continues expanding its West Coast p...
Breyer scolds Bryan Cave attorney over repeated summary judgment bid
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer denied World Market's summary judgment motion, rebuking defense counsel for reasserting ...