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The bill backed by advocates for changes in the criminal justice system would ban flat-fee contracts for indigent defense in r...


Land Use, Government


A federal judge ruled Los Angeles misrepresented temporary encampment clean-ups as permanent reductions, violating a 2022 hous...


Mergers & Acquisitions


M&A lawyer Craig Menden has more than 1,000 transactions under his belt for companies like Cisco, Amazon, and Google.


Technology, Litigation & Arbitration


The arbitrator found T-Mobile had violated the the Federal Communications Act and by not safeguarding the customer's private i...


Data Privacy, Bankruptcy


23andMe's bankruptcy filing raises unique concerns over its DNA data sale, with experts and regulators scrutinizing consumer p...


Government, Business Law


While many attorneys denounced Trump's executive order threatening law firms that sue the federal government, some general cou...


State Bar & Bar Associations


With just a week remaining before the April 1 deadline, the State Bar reports that over 70,000 California attorneys have yet t...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The Trump administration on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a San Francisco judge's order requiring six federal ag...


While many top law firms hesitated to weigh in, Keker, Van Nest & Peters came out swinging--denouncing President Trump's l...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


35 UCLA students and faculty sue UC Regents, claiming campus police and security guards failed to stop an attack on a pro-Pale...


Judges and Judiciary


San Diego Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr. and family sue Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including Rafael Caro-Quintero, for the 1985 to...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Civil Litigation


After a 67-day trial, Judge JoAnne McCracken criticized attorney Stephan Barber for false statements in the homeowner's associ...


The objections, filed Thursday, all ask the judge to rescind or revise his fee distribution order, which attempted to compens...


Labor/Employment, Government


The Shasta County Board of Supervisors, backed by the Freedom Foundation, is challenging state laws that limit how public empl...


Slideshow, Community News


Attorney bands performed at Law Rocks LA, with Baker & The McKenzies crowned winners.


A Los Angeles jury awarded $32.5M to Briana Booth, injured in a car crash, after swerving to avoid a spun-out vehicle. Jason F...


After a traffic stop in Mojave in 2020, an encounter occurred between a sheriff's deputy and a driver, which resulted in the o...


Technology, Class Action


TikTok urges a San Francisco judge to shift a child privacy class action to Los Angeles, aligning with the DOJ's case, amid a ...


Civil Litigation


Target seeks LAPD records of guard who shot stabber

Mar. 21, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Target Corp. seeks LAPD personnel files of a security guard suing over a stabbing incident at its Downtown L.A. store, sparkin...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Alternative Dispute Resolution


As California moves to certify alternative dispute resolution providers under a new law, discussions within the State Bar's AD...


Government


A Los Angeles judge is reconsidering a quo warranto prerequisite after tentatively denying a restraining order for ex-Huntingt...


Criminal, Civil Rights


The District Attorney's Office stated that the ACLU was never entitled to non-anonymized criminal history data, later amended ...


Civil Litigation


Counsel for 1,500 Uber passengers seek sanctions in a sexual assault case, claiming the company defied court orders by withhol...



Orange County found liable for jail overdose

Mar. 21, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A federal jury awarded $3.3 million to the family of the inmate. The case highlights systemic failures in jail protocols for h...


Consumer Law


Amazon escapes a $500M lawsuit as the 9th Circuit affirms dismissal, ruling the company isn't liable for third-party false adv...


Labor/Employment


Court splits ruling in UCLA racial bias lawsuit

Mar. 21, 2025
By Skyler Romero

A Los Angeles judge denies summary judgment on a racial harassment claim against UCLA Health but dismisses a discrimination cl...


California Supreme Court


Erin Rosenberg will lead the 15-member team that supports the high court in reviewing civil petitions, writs of mandate, publi...


Retired judge Harry Powazek helps family law, probate litigants move beyond emotion.


Judges and Judiciary, Constitutional Law


Judge Lawrence VanDyke posted an 18-minute YouTube dissent against the 9th Circuit's ruling upholding California's large-capac...



Starting April 1, LA Superior Court introduces eService for probate and mental health cases to enhance efficiency with electro...