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Civil Rights


A judge found enough triable issues to send most counts to trial, including whether the city can be held liable for misconduct...


Legal Education


The retired 2nd District Court of Appeal justice brings nearly three decades of experience as a prosecutor, litigator, mediato...


Environmental & Energy


US sued too late over car emission rules, state argues

May 28, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California air regulators say the Trump administration sued too late and cannot show current harm from clean-car standards tha...


Slideshow, Community News


Assistant Presiding Judge Ricardo Ocampo delivered remarks on the challenges facing the South Asian community as judges, attor...


As Munger, Tolles & Olson navigates generational change, the elite California litigation firm is leaning harder into the m...


A lawsuit accusing Erika Girardi of receiving millions in allegedly misappropriated Girardi Keese funds was dismissed after th...


Intellectual Property


Legal experts say the case reaches far beyond footwear, touching on a growing tension between brand exclusivity, consumer dema...


The complaint says masked protesters occupying an encampment "formed 'human phalanxes' to block Jews and Israelis from enterin...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The firm said it would send a member of its executive committee to each of its U.S. offices to discuss the incident and appoin...


Labor/Employment


The counselor also reported a hidden camera in an employee bathroom and patient safety violations at an Acadia Healthcare-owne...


Securities


The settlement resolves claims that Rivian Automotive misled investors about vehicle production costs ahead of a steep stock d...


Torts/Personal Injury


Southern California plaintiffs' firms announced they are ready to represent residents and businesses affected by the Garden Gr...


Torts/Personal Injury


Carson residents who won an $8.8 million verdict over a 2021 odor crisis urged a judge to reject defense efforts to overturn t...


A late-night House committee vote advanced legislation that would sharply restrict when Uber and other rideshare companies can...


A Los Angeles County jury returned a verdict in favor of the former owners of a prominent Asian vegetable farming business, fi...


A Riverside County jury handed Southland Equities a sweeping trial victory after rejecting nearly $200 million in claims broug...


Twenty women incarcerated in San Francisco County Jail filed a proposed class action accusing sheriff's deputies of forcing de...


The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed five appellate court nominees Friday, including a Los Angeles Superior Court...


Founded in 1951, the Newport Beach-based firm has evolved from an insurance defense practice into a full-service business law ...


Education Law


The policy, effective this summer, permits AI use only for limited research purposes unless professors expressly authorize bro...


Apple asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an injunction and contempt ruling stemming from its long-running antitrust disp...


Intellectual Property


Google urged a federal judge Thursday to overturn a $32.5 million Sonos patent verdict, arguing jurors improperly relied on ex...


Technology, Labor/Employment


Newsom AI order puts employers on notice

May 22, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The executive order does not create immediate obligations, but attorneys say it could lead to changes in WARN notices, severan...


Community News


Former second gentleman Douglas Emhoff received the Humanitarian Award at Inner City Law Center's 26th annual awards luncheon ...


Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced a $1.2 million settlement with Blueground over allegations the compan...


Administrative/Regulatory


Cardrooms win temporary block on Bonta gaming rules

May 22, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A San Francisco judge temporarily blocked California gaming regulations targeting blackjack-style games after finding the Cali...


Class Action


San Diego County settles jail medical care class action

May 22, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

San Diego County agreed to major reforms to medical and dental care in its jail system under a class action settlement aimed a...


Immigration


Current and former immigration judges warned Thursday that mass departures, political pressure and rising caseloads are strain...


Former San Diego judge Eddie C. Sturgeon says empathy, flexibility and extensive preparation are key to helping litigants avoi...


Meta settled with the first bellwether plaintiff in the nationwide social media addiction multidistrict litigation weeks befor...