Attorney who filed AI-fabricated briefs accepts stayed suspension
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Los Angeles Superior Court's appellate division found that 21 of 23 case quotations in a brief filed by Amir Mostafavi wer...
Ethics panel says court commissioners may solicit peers in judicial campaigns
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Expedited opinion concludes restrictions on pressuring subordinates do not bar commissioners from soliciting fellow commission...
Tech deal lawyer moves to Covington & Burling's Palo Alto office
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
John Fisher will co-lead the firm's Technology Industry Group as regulatory pressures reshape the tech deal landscape.
Homeowner petitions court to block reconsideration of land-use vote, alleging conflicts involving two councilmembers.
Musk's last-minute motions denied, trial Monday over Twitter purchase posts
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge denied Elon Musk's last-minute motions to delay trial and dismiss claims in a securities suit over his Twitter...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar charges prominent trial lawyer Paul Kiesel in water billing scandal fallout
By David Houston
Kiesel responded that the charges against him risk "undermin[ing] a long-standing practice in complex litigation: responsible ...
A federal judge dismissed a putative class action alleging Pacific Bell underpaid training differentials, ruling the claims w...
A therapist testified that "social media addiction" is not a formal diagnosis and stopped short of blaming Instagram for a tee...
Investors sued PayPal in federal court, alleging executives misled the market about growth prospects and overstated the potent...
Elon Musk and OpenAI filed dueling motions in limine ahead of trial, seeking to exclude evidence on government investigations,...
The 9th Circuit vacated a $3.1 million fee award reduction, ruling a law firm's small size cannot justify lower rates and affi...
Pacquiao sues over 8-year lawsuit, alleges malicious prosecution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The boxing champion claims a prior civil suit over alleged finder's fee was fabricated and pursued without probable cause.
A 4th District panel reversed a five-year domestic violence restraining order, criticizing San Diego judges for failing to ens...
FROST LLP launches Silicon Valley office with trio of white-collar veterans
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The practice will focus on white collar defense, government enforcement and internal investigations, while also providing outs...
The 109th Annual Installation & Awards Dinner will spotlight a posthumous honoree, a retiring port executive and a veteran...
New fee cap effort draws comparisons to MICRA's long-contested caps of medical damages.
A San Francisco judge overruled regulators' demurrer, allowing a challenge to new licensing rules requiring full background in...
Ex-LA fire chief claims retaliation by mayor for revealing budget cuts
By Skyler Romero
Former fire chief Kristin Crowley says LA Mayor Karen Bass retaliated after she blamed $17.6 million in cuts for hampering res...
Judge questions Musk's Noerr-Pennington defense in Twitter stock-drop case
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer challenged Elon Musk's lawyers on First Amendment and Noerr-Pennington arguments as ...
Entertainment litigator Jill Basinger joins Stris & Maher as partner
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
After serving as chief legal officer at Discovery Land Company, Jill Basinger rejoins private practice to head Stris & Mah...
Jurors watched plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier demonstrate YouTube Shorts' autoplay, questioning the company's vice president...
U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson recused herself from authors' copyright suit against Anthropic, Meta and other AI firms,...
LA County probate judge works to understand each side's perspective
Technology
xAI's lawsuit against OpenAI dismissed with leave to amend
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin dismissed xAI's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, finding no plausible allegations of indu...
A Los Angeles federal judge heard arguments over whether California's egg sales ban, tied to hen confinement standards, is pre...
Wiener bill to ease PG&E breakup sets stage for constitutional fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 875 would streamline San Francisco's path to public power, but critics warn it could trigger legal challenges, higher rural...
Torts/Personal Injury
Demurrer sustained, amendment OK'd in OpenAI whistleblower's death case
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge granted leave to amend a wrongful death complaint filed by the parents of former OpenAI employee Suchir ...
Descendants of Sidney Dearing sued Piedmont, alleging officials colluded with residents and used eminent domain to drive him f...
A federal judge heard arguments on whether homeowners may pursue racketeering and fraud claims against State Farm, alleging sy...
Musk asks judge to delay Twitter securities trial, certify appeal issues
By Daniel Schrager
Elon Musk's attorneys asked Judge Charles R. Breyer to postpone next week's securities trial over his Twitter acquisition, arg...