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Immigration


The governor approved 21 measures restricting immigration enforcement and expanding protections for immigrants, including seve...


Technology


A federal judge dismissed claims by Android users who said they lost money after downloading an alleged cryptocurrency scam fr...


Torts/Personal Injury


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


Current law reduces a qualifying veteran's primary residence assessment by $180,671, adjusted annually for inflation. SB 296 e...


Technology


YouTube settled with both plaintiffs in the next social media addiction bellwether, while a Los Angeles judge cleared the way ...


Intellectual Property


Quinn Emanuel secured a $5.72 billion verdict for Taction Technology over Apple's Taptic Engine, potentially giving litigation...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A former client of Sellar Hazard & Lucia claims the firm's attorneys failed to respond to a lawsuit against him, leading t...


Insurance


Policyholder attorneys say two measures rejected by Gov. Gavin Newsom would have strengthened protections for fire survivors b...


Illinois Zoom users allege the platform's AI meeting assistant creates biometric voiceprints to identify speakers without prov...


Gov. Gavin Newsom signed measures allowing judges to name non-spouse pension beneficiaries and mandating disbarment for attorn...


A federal judge dismissed ChatGPT subscribers' Sherman Act claim over Microsoft's $13 billion OpenAI partnership but allowed c...


Judges and Judiciary


Justice Kenneth R. Yegan, on the appellate bench since 1990, brings a direct writing style to disputes over criminal law, stat...


Judges and Judiciary



Family


Bay Area family law attorneys say private-company equity, volatile valuations and complex compensation packages are making AI-...


Los Angeles is seeking to seal references to a deputy city attorney's restaurant conversation that developer LINXS says suppor...


Real Estate/Development


Borrowers are invoking AB 130 to challenge foreclosures completed before the law took effect, despite a growing line of federa...


Slideshow, Community News


Virginia M. Blumenthal and Steven L. Harmon presented each other with the association's top service awards as Elisabeth A. Lor...


Insurance


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

Sep. 28, 2026
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


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


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


Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr.'s appellate opinions reflect his emphasis on clear judicial writing, practical consequences and...


Securities


Jurors found Lilly breached the implied covenant of good faith in its agreement to develop the autoimmune drug, but rejected N...


A Los Angeles jury unanimously found Library Rights Company validly acquired profit-participation rights in three major films,...


Data Privacy


U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria questioned whether Californians challenging Flock's collection and sharing of license-plate...


A Los Angeles judge allowed the county's child-safety lawsuit against Roblox to proceed, ruling that claims involving age veri...


U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong questioned whether running from masked, armed immigration agents emerging from...