State Bar & Bar Associations
LA city attorneys' water litigation talks were 'like a circus,' witness said
By Skyler Romero
Disbarred attorney Paul Paradis testifies about chaotic meetings and alleged misconduct by James Clark in a Los Angeles water ...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Firearms instructor spars with prosecutor in Ferguson murder trial
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A firearms instructor who trained Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson disputed claims that Ferguson could have fired one-handed--central...
Technology, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bonta appeals ruling blocking child online safety law
By Craig Anderson
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has appealed a federal judge's ruling that blocked the state's Age-Appropriate Design Co...
Immigration
In ex parte order, judge blocks accused Venezuelan gangster's removal to El Salvador prison
By John Roemer
The swift order from U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of Riverside came days after the government said it had no power to...
Litigation & Arbitration
Ares-Omni deal signals private equity's game-changing entry into legal industry
By David Houston
Ares Management's $204 million acquisition of a majority stake in Omni Bridgeway's litigation fund marks private equity's sign...
Consumer Watchdog sues California's Insurance Department, alleging illegal surcharges on FAIR Plan policyholders to cover $500...
Environmental & Energy
Environmental groups sue to block revival of Santa Barbara pipeline tied to 2015 spill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Two lawsuits filed Tuesday in Santa Barbara County aim to stop a Texas oil company from restarting a pipeline system linked to...
A judge grants a temporary restraining order against Sonoma State University, blocking $6.8 million in academic cuts, citing p...
Intellectual Property
Monster Energy prevails on appeal in record $311M false advertising case
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday upheld what is believed to be the largest Lanham Act verdict in history i...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Head State Bar witness reveals Los Angeles officials' plot to silence critic
By Skyler Romero
A State Bar witness testifies that Los Angeles officials, including former Deputy City Attorney James Clark, orchestrated a co...
National Domestic Violence Hotline callers sue Genesys Cloud Services, alleging its AI software illegally collected personal d...
Data Privacy
Twitter's privilege claim challenged in data breach suit
By Wisdom Howell
In a heated discovery dispute, plaintiffs' attorneys argue that Twitter is wrongfully withholding 12 incident reports related ...
Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge criticizes 9th Circuit's own arbitration doctrine in subscription case
By Craig Anderson
A circuit panel on Tuesday upheld a ruling denying arbitration in a class action over automatic subscription fees -- but the a...
Rift over paternity of son led to shooting death, Judge Ferguson's son testified
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
On the second day of Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson's retrial, his son testified about a long-buried family secret that prosecutors...
Civil Litigation
Online casinos sue law firms, claim coercive settlement tactics
By Devon Belcher
Two online casino companies sue Ben Travis Law and Kind Law, alleging the firms filed hundreds of baseless arbitration claims ...
Civil Litigation
Jury awards $48M in teacher molester case that made new law
By Laurinda Keys
A Los Angeles County jury awarded $48 million to victims of a child predator teacher who they found was allowed to molest chil...
Torts/Personal Injury
PG&E sued over Capitola explosion blamed on corroded utility lines
By James Twomey
A Christmas Day explosion that leveled a home and restaurant in Capitola Village has triggered a class action against Pacific ...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge's son freezes up during testimony of mother's killing
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The son of Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson testified Monday that he struggled to remember the night his father fatally...
Litigation & Arbitration
Gucci's alleged arbitration misstep opens door to court battle
By James Twomey
Gucci's alleged failure to pay arbitration fees on time could lead to a class action lawsuit, with claims its website misused ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Live Nation, Ticketmaster face antitrust suit over claimed monopoly
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge allows consumers' antitrust claims against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices infla...
Immigration, Administrative/Regulatory
US appeals judge's order to fund legal aid for 26,000 migrant minors
By Wisdom Howell
Federal agencies appeal an Oakland judge's order to restore a $5 billion legal aid fund for 26,000 migrant minors, claiming a ...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Developer calls AB 978 a 'punitive' law aimed at a single mobile home park
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The owners of a mobile home park that straddles two Orange County cities say California lawmakers unconstitutionally targeted ...
Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit tosses Tesla's win in engineer's defamation fight
By John Roemer
A former Tesla engineer's defamation battle with Elon Musk isn't over. The 9th Circuit reversed a federal judge's decision to ...
Judges and Judiciary
Quake interrupts start of retrial in shooting death of judge's wife
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A retrial already charged with emotion and high stakes took an unexpected turn Monday when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck j...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge accused of acting as secretary's lawyer agrees to retire, counsel says
By Laurinda Keys
Santa Barbara County Judge Michael Carrozzo, accused of posing as his judicial secretary's lawyer, has agreed to retire in Sep...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Former LA city attorney denies political motive in DWP litigation scandal
By Skyler Romero
Mike Feuer testified in State Bar disciplinary proceedings against one of his former lieutenants.
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Tenants' attorney wins fee ruling in high-profile West L.A. eviction battle
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles judge has awarded attorney's fees to the lawyer who blocked mass Ellis Act evictions at Barrington Plaza, ruling...
Civil Rights
San Bernardino County, deputies cleared in federal excessive force lawsuit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal jury rejected a multimillion-dollar excessive force claim brought against San Bernardino County and two deputies, fi...
Criminal
Former Girardi Keese accountant receives 10-year sentence for role in fraud schemes
By Devon Belcher
Federal judge sentences Tom Girardi's form accounting chief for "symbiotic" embezzlement schemes that "hastened the firm's dem...
Real Estate/Development, Law School
Stanford study spurs Eviction Court reforms in LA County
By John Roemer
When a tenant missed his eviction deadline after a ceiling collapse, he found himself lost in a legal system stacked against t...
