Immigration
Newsom signs sweeping immigration package, vetoes legal fellowship bill
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The governor approved 21 measures restricting immigration enforcement and expanding protections for immigrants, including seve...
A federal judge dismissed claims by Android users who said they lost money after downloading an alleged cryptocurrency scam fr...
Torts/Personal Injury
X2 closure unlikely to bolster injury suits against Six Flags, professor says
By Skyler Romero
Six Flags permanently retired the Magic Mountain roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging catastrophic brain injuries, but a tort...
AB 1770 gives the attorney general new authority to monitor health plans' compliance with arbitration requirements, adding ano...
Military Law
California expands veterans benefits on housing, leave and college access
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Current law reduces a qualifying veteran's primary residence assessment by $180,671, adjusted annually for inflation. SB 296 e...
Technology
YouTube settles as Meta executives may testify in addiction trial
By Devon Belcher
YouTube settled with both plaintiffs in the next social media addiction bellwether, while a Los Angeles judge cleared the way ...
Intellectual Property
San Diego jury hits Apple with record $5.72B patent verdict
By Craig Anderson
Quinn Emanuel secured a $5.72 billion verdict for Taction Technology over Apple's Taptic Engine, potentially giving litigation...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ex-client sues firm and attorneys over $5.89M default
By Alicia Alvarez
A former client of Sellar Hazard & Lucia claims the firm's attorneys failed to respond to a lawsuit against him, leading t...
Insurance
Newsom vetoes wildfire insurance bills aimed at claims delays
By Skyler Romero
Policyholder attorneys say two measures rejected by Gov. Gavin Newsom would have strengthened protections for fire survivors b...
Technology
Zoom AI Companion illegally creates users' 'voiceprints,' lawsuit claims
By Daniel Schrager
Illinois Zoom users allege the platform's AI meeting assistant creates biometric voiceprints to identify speakers without prov...
Law Practice
New laws expand judges' pension options, stiffen penalties for illegal client solicitation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures allowing judges to name non-spouse pension beneficiaries and mandating disbarment for attorn...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Microsoft defeats federal antitrust claim over OpenAI deal, but California claims survive
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge dismissed ChatGPT subscribers' Sherman Act claim over Microsoft's $13 billion OpenAI partnership but allowed c...
Judges and Judiciary
Justice's dissents question results he says law cannot support
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Kenneth R. Yegan, on the appellate bench since 1990, brings a direct writing style to disputes over criminal law, stat...
Judges and Judiciary
Richardson rulings explore who may turn to California courts and how
By Laurinda Keys
Bay Area family law attorneys say private-company equity, volatile valuations and complex compensation packages are making AI-...
Civil Procedure
Overheard lunch conversation fuels privilege fight in LAX people mover case
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles is seeking to seal references to a deputy city attorney's restaurant conversation that developer LINXS says suppor...
Real Estate/Development
'Zombie mortgage' lawsuits test retroactive reach of California law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Borrowers are invoking AB 130 to challenge foreclosures completed before the law took effect, despite a growing line of federa...
Slideshow, Community News
Riverside Bar honors 2 veteran criminal defense attorneys
By Ricardo Pineda
Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lor...
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton questioned whether homeowners claiming their fire-damaged house is a constructive tota...
After more than 25 years as a prosecutor, the San Diego County judge discovered that making the decisions from the bench carri...
Torts/Personal Injury
LA jury awards $11M to children of man fatally shot by LAPD
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jurors found two officers used unnecessary deadly force in the 2024 shooting of Wilver Blanco Mendoza, but a 40% fault finding...
Judges and Judiciary
Supreme Court names McGill presiding judge of State Bar Court
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
W. Kearse McGill will succeed retiring Presiding Judge Richard Honn, while Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Samantha Je...
The 29-lawyer Los Angeles litigation boutique is expanding its trial bench and white-collar practice while resisting the conso...
Judges and Judiciary
Election 2026: Longest-serving 1st District justice seeks new 12-year term
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Mark B. Simons, the 1st District's longest-serving member, seeks a new 12-year term after recent rulings show his focu...
Judges and Judiciary
Election 2026: Wiley brings writer's approach to work on appellate bench
By Laurinda Keys
Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr.'s appellate opinions reflect his emphasis on clear judicial writing, practical consequences and...
Securities
Jury awards Nektar $90M in Rezpeg dispute with Eli Lilly
By Daniel Schrager
Jurors found Lilly breached the implied covenant of good faith in its agreement to develop the autoimmune drug, but rejected N...
Business Law
Jury finds company owns $13M profit rights to 'Ali,' 'Gangs of New York,' 'Traffic'
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Los Angeles jury unanimously found Library Rights Company validly acquired profit-participation rights in three major films,...
Data Privacy
Judge questions privacy harm in Flock license-plate tracking lawsuit
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria questioned whether Californians challenging Flock's collection and sharing of license-plate...
Technology
Judge allows LA County child-safety lawsuit against Roblox to proceed
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge allowed the county's child-safety lawsuit against Roblox to proceed, ruling that claims involving age veri...
Immigration
Judge questions whether flight from masked immigration agents justifies stop
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong questioned whether running from masked, armed immigration agents emerging from...