Lawyers say AI agents could dramatically increase participation in class action settlements by finding notices and filing clai...
Los Angeles County opened an investigation into FAIR Plan's handling of Eaton and Palisades fire claims, adding to state enfor...
Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has raised $1 billion for two new funds, bringing its assets under management to approximatel...
Justice Zukin helped build state's judicial mentor program, faces first retention vote
By Laurinda Keys
Presiding Justice Helen Zukin of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 4, a former complex-litigation lawyer who helped d...
Desautels' rulings weigh deference, responsibility and litigation choices
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Tara Desautels' appellate opinions examine burdens, deference and trial tactics, reflecting an approach shaped by her ...
Senior Judge Jeffrey White to retire from Northern District bench
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The George W. Bush appointee, the Northern District of California's last serving Republican-appointed judge, will retire Dec. ...
Civil Procedure
Judge leans against deposition of former Edison wildfire executive
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge tentatively found Eaton Fire plaintiffs' proposed deposition of a former Edison executive would duplicate ...
Insurance
Beutner sues Chubb over testing, coverage after Palisades Fire
By Devon Belcher
Former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner and his family sued Chubb, alleging the insurer relied on inadequate testing and co...
Civil Procedure
AirTag stalking cases centralized in Northern District of California
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judicial panel consolidated 17 lawsuits alleging Apple failed to design adequate safeguards against misuse of AirTag...
Civil Procedure
Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits consolidated in Northern District
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judicial panel centralized 17 product liability lawsuits alleging Nevro improperly used the FDA's supplemental appro...
Justice Danny Chou, an appellate lawyer at heart, faces first retention vote
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Danny Y. Chou of the 1st District Court of Appeal, a longtime public-law appellate lawyer who helped win marriage equa...
Justice Victor G. Viramontes of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, a former civil rights litigator and sixth-grade teacher, fac...
Obituaries
Family law community mourns mediator, mentor Gretchen Taylor
By David Houston
Former Superior Court Commissioner Gretchen W. Taylor, a formidable family law practitioner and mediator remembered for her sh...
Intellectual Property
Judge adds $184M interest to Masimo's $634M patent verdict against Apple
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna has increased Masimo Corp.'s patent judgment against Apple Inc. to roughly $818.5 million, ...
Land Use, Civil Litigation
Judge allows discovery in Chiquita Canyon's $825 million suit
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge allowed discovery to begin in Chiquita Canyon Landfill's $825 million suit over its 2024 closure, rejectin...
Civil Litigation
Attorney who alleged Chinese funding exits $35M Patten University fraud case
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge allowed defense attorney William G. Stripp to withdraw from a $35 million investor fraud case after...
Civil Litigation
Proposed artificial stone ban could bolster silicosis lawsuits
By Skyler Romero
Plaintiffs' attorneys say a proposed Cal-OSHA prohibition on fabricating and installing artificial stone containing more than ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit revives Invisalign maker antitrust claims
By Craig Anderson
An appellate panel reinstated claims that Align Technology illegally cut off interoperability with a rival scanner maker to pr...
Judges and Judiciary
Latina chief judges look beyond historic firsts at San Francisco forum
By Alicia Alvarez
Chief Judges Mary H. Murguia and Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reflected on being the first Latinas in their roles and urged younger ...
Technology, Constitutional Law
Judge ends constitutional challenge to San Jose's Flock camera network
By Alicia Alvarez
A Santa Clara County judge ended a constitutional challenge to San Jose's Flock camera network, finding binding appellate prec...
Justice Gregory J. Weingart, a former federal prosecutor, Munger Tolles partner and family law judge, brings a varied backgrou...
Stewart, who argued San Francisco's marriage-equality cases before joining the bench, has written a series of opinions reversi...
The justices stayed a Northern District of California ruling that blocked Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from termina...
A Los Angeles judge rejected the county's argument that the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission needs approval from County C...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Law firm challenges Thomson Reuters' $650M Casetext acquisition
By Daniel Schrager
A Carlsbad law firm claims Thomson Reuters bought AI legal research upstart Casetext to eliminate a lower-cost rival and prese...
Education Law
UCLA faces 2 Title VI battles under sharply different legal standards
By Skyler Romero
Justice Department actions targeting UCLA Law admissions and the university's response to alleged antisemitism invoke the same...
Presiding Justice Tracie L. Brown of the 1st District Court of Appeal, a former federal prosecutor who wrote the opinion large...
Presiding Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 5, known for questioning lawyers early and ...
Business Law
Bike shipper claims 180 athletes' bicycles were held 'hostage'
By Devon Belcher
TriBike Transport claims companies involved in shipping 180 athletes' bicycles home from a 2023 race withheld them for three m...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards $11.5M to bicyclist injured by raised PCH sidewalk
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Los Angeles County jury found Caltrans liable for a longshoreman's traumatic brain injury after evidence showed the agency h...