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Civil Procedure


Court of Appeal removes Riverside judge from death penalty case, finding her prior prosecutorial role could create doubts abou...


Torts/Personal Injury


Tenant defendants joined Prologis' effort to pause dozens of related lawsuits after an $8.8 million verdict, as courts weigh w...


An energy contractor alleges Southern California Edison delayed battery storage projects to qualify for $380 million in Inflat...


Consumer Protection Law


Less than two years after taking effect, California's Honest Pricing Law is driving a surge in class actions over hidden fees,...


An appellate court revived a student's harassment lawsuit, ruling a judge improperly excluded evidence over a curable defect a...


Appellate Practice


The 4th District Court of Appeal ordered a new trial after finding evidentiary errors while ruling the plaintiff failed to sup...


Law Practice, Construction


Nossaman adds construction partners in Orange County

Apr. 17, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Rosemary Robinson and Nicholas Fortino moved from Procopio, with one associate. Fortino said the team plans to grow Nossaman's...


Torts/Personal Injury


A lawsuit claims a North Hollywood treatment center failed to conduct required checks, leaving a patient dead for hours and ra...


After a long judicial career, retired San Francisco judge Kathleen Kelly now uses structured processes and pre-mediation work ...


Judges and Judiciary


The new Superior Court judges are in Los Angeles, Orange and Santa Clara counties.


Civil Procedure


A federal judge refused to hear summary judgment arguments in a sweeping social media addiction case, faulting both sides for ...


Malibu sued two land management agencies over trail control and safety, alleging mismanagement and hazards, while the agencies...


Pepperdine will stand on its dismissed complaint to expedite an appeal in a trademark suit alleging a Netflix series misused i...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute...


Leif Dautch led the Organized Crime Strike Force in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California.



GRSM adds 5 partners in Northern California expansion

Apr. 16, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The new laterals at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani are Sydne Alexander, Giugi Carminati, Yelitza Dunham, Whitnee Goins, and Jon...


The constitutional law expert said the disbarment violated his First Amendment rights, including his "professional speech."


Seven UCLA faculty members moved to join a federal lawsuit accusing the university of allowing antisemitic harassment and reta...


Defense attorneys argued that hedge fund Armistice Capital followed its typical investment strategy, not a pump-and-dump schem...


A federal judge signaled openness to recording Mark Zuckerberg's testimony for reuse in social media addiction trials, while p...


The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked state attorneys general to investigate Google's subpoena notification practices, ...


Torts/Personal Injury


A federal judge declined to pause a wrongful death case against OpenAI, ruling that parallel state proceedings won't resolve a...


Securities


A federal judge is considering whether Google investors can pursue class claims alleging the company misled markets about ad a...


Litigation & Arbitration


A Los Angeles judge denied UCLA's request to pause a Rose Bowl lease lawsuit, ruling the school must continue litigating despi...



Davis Polk to open Los Angeles office with Skadden partner

Apr. 15, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Jason D. Russell, a veteran antitrust litigator, will head the firm's new office.


The 4th District Court of Appeal reversed a conviction after finding the trial court failed to assess whether a juror strike ...


Real Estate/Development


The 215-lawyer Firm strengthened its Southern California presence with a group from Resch Polster & Berger, boosting real ...


Litigation & Arbitration


PG&E will pay $80 million to settle claims by Placer County Water Agency over the Mosquito Fire, resolving litigation tied...


Class Action


A class action alleges Home Depot used license plate readers in California parking lots without proper notice or safeguards, s...


Civil Litigation


A judge closed a key hearing in Elon Musk's case against OpenAI and may split the trial, as Musk revised remedies and defendan...