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Civil Litigation


The Golden State Warriors claim Wish defaulted on a settlement for overdue rent for a Chase Center courtside lounge. A judge a...


Technology


A federal lawsuit alleges Roblox and Discord enabled predators to groom and sexually exploit a 9-year-old girl by misrepresent...


An 18-month investigation by Los Angeles County and CAL FIRE concluded Southern California Edison equipment ignited the Eaton ...


A San Francisco judge certified a class and approved a $1.54 million settlement resolving wage-and-hour claims against the Ten...



OpenAI agrees to $3.2M hiring bias settlement

Aug. 5, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The Justice Department alleged OpenAI illegally favored temporary visa holders over qualified U.S. workers in recruiting for t...


ArentFox Schiff has recruited a four-lawyer trademark and copyright team from Reed Smith LLP, led by Jason E. Garcia and Kathe...


Consumer Protection Law


Federal judge finds lemon law fee request excessive

Aug. 5, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee sharply reduced an attorney fee request in a Tesla lemon law case, citing unreasonable billing...


Intellectual Property


The iPhone maker asked a federal judge to bar OpenAI from using or soliciting its confidential information, arguing the AI com...


Government


AI disclosure bill for State Bar heads to Newsom

Aug. 5, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California lawmakers returned from summer recess by sending Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill requiring the State Bar to disclose its u...


Torts/Personal Injury


Judge Lawrence Riff ruled that plaintiffs who elected explant breast surgery without a diagnosis, a manifested defect or a phy...


A federal judge scheduled a 12-day trial starting March 2, 2027, on the consolidated antitrust suits brought by 12 state attor...


David Emanuelson, who also worked in house at Novartis, has worked on a broad range of issues including technology, life scien...


California Supreme Court


The California Supreme Court ruled that drug manufacturers cannot be sued for negligently delaying the commercialization of a ...


Torts/Personal Injury


Two deaths related to cyclosporiasis were reported Monday in Michigan. The outbreak is tied to lettuce grown and distributed b...


The 2nd District Court of Appeal revived several of Leah Remini's defamation claims against the Church of Scientology, ruling ...


Consumer Protection Law


A Los Angeles judge tentatively ruled that four of five lawsuits in coordinated video game addiction litigation belong in arbi...


Labor/Employment


U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim said she is considering terminating sanctions against SAP-owned WalkMe after a former employe...


Environmental & Energy


Environmental groups argued federal dam operations threaten endangered winter-run Chinook salmon, but the court found they had...


Construction


A lawsuit alleges contractor Alarcon Bohm overbilled millions, abandoned work on the Castro Theatre renovation and falsely pro...


Judges and Judiciary


The Los Angeles Superior Court has launched a pilot online portal that consolidates public case information across multiple ca...



Defense wins complete verdict in hotel harassment suit

Aug. 4, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A San Diego County jury found a former Best Western housekeeper was not an employee of the hotel operator, defeating her FEHA ...


Government


The California Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Los Angeles County, not its retirement board, has final authority to set classific...


A Los Angeles Superior Court filing seeks to confirm an arbitration award that preserved a major SpaceX investment, permanentl...


A Los Angeles judge indicated Southern California Edison may argue SoCalGas shares liability for Eaton Fire losses without req...


Labor/Employment


San Francisco-based robotics startup Bot Company is accused of 10 Labor Code violations with potentially hundreds of class mem...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Paramount Skydance and a coalition of 12 state attorneys general are urging a federal judge to adopt vastly different trial s...


Entertainment & Sports


Strength coach sues NCAA over cap on football staff

Aug. 3, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

A college strength and conditioning coach alleges the NCAA's limit on the number of strength coaches Football Bowl Subdivision...


Environmental & Energy


The Trump administration's proposal to sharply reduce Colorado River water deliveries to California, Arizona and Nevada while ...


Real Estate/Development


Shelly Sterling is asking a federal judge to throw out a $2.8 million jury verdict in favor of a tenant who accused an apartme...


After years of balancing work, school and grueling commutes to earn her law degree, Orange County Judge Carmen D. Snuggs-Sprag...