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The team enhances the firm's capabilities in cutting-edge technology disputes, from AI and blockchain to semiconductors and tr...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Justice Thomas Goethals retires from 4th District, joins ADR Services



Torts/Personal Injury


A Chatsworth jury awarded nearly $33 million to a man rear-ended by a California Department of Insurance fraud investigator. R...


A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco has issued a groundbreaking ruling, compelling the Archdiocese of San Francisco to...



The state seeks over $11 million in damages and the return of improperly acquired equipment. The nonprofit, which quietly shut...


LA DA Nathan Hochman's decision to allow death penalty pursuits in rare cases splits California's legal world, with prosecutor...



Real Estate/Development, Land Use


A federal judge challenges Santa Ana's rejection of a small church's use of an office property, questioning why a larger churc...


Probate


Two California law firms--Teresa Rhyne Law Group and Carmel & Naccasha--have entered a mutual of counsel agreement, combin...



Torts/Personal Injury


An Alameda County judge's ruling allows a lawsuit against Tesla over a teen's death in an autopilot crash to proceed, with att...


Constitutional Law


Senior U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz has upheld the state's restriction on semiautomatic rifle sales to 18- to 20-year-o...



A 9th Circuit panel reversed the dismissal of a class action against Bayer AG over its Roundup weed killer, ruling that allega...



LA city attorney sues over post-fire 'rent gouging'

Mar. 31, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto sued nine parties for alleged rent gouging after the Eaton and Palisades fires, exploiti...



Insurance


After 20 years of litigation, a Los Angeles jury ruled in favor of First American Title Insurance Company, rejecting claims of...


Government


U.S. district judge rips Los Angeles for unfulfilled homeless promises and untracked millions, urging Mayor Karen Bass to act ...




Shareholders claim Edison misled on wildfire risks

Mar. 28, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Edison shareholders sue, alleging neglected equipment and misleading claims led to the Eaton Fire, as the utility faces over 1...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th Circuit panel is reviewing a First Amendment challenge to a California law that mandates implicit bias instruction in co...



Labor/Employment, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court order reinstating over 16,000 probationary ...


Environmental & Energy


The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service of failing to pr...



Civil Litigation


Santa Clara County denies approving a $5 million settlement in a lawsuit over two deaths from a drug dealer's police pursuit, ...


Environmental & Energy


Litigation against Vistra Corp. intensifies over the Moss Landing Power Plant explosion, with plaintiffs alleging negligence a...



With real-world insight, mediator guides litigants without drama or delay.


Torts/Personal Injury


A Chatsworth jury granted $36.4M to a motorist left with chronic health issues after a crash, including funds for her dog's ca...



Securities


A San Diego securities lawyer was convicted on 17 federal counts after helping undercover FBI agents create fake companies, fi...


Los Angeles County Superior Court has teamed with juvenile justice leaders to evaluate its juvenile system, aiming to highligh...



Criminal


ACLU ends lawsuit Over OC jailhouse informants

Mar. 27, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A lawsuit alleging systemic abuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors and police has ended in settlement, clo...


California's Commission on Judicial Performance issued more public discipline and resolved more complaints in 2024 than in pre...



Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy


LA sued over revised construction impact rules

Mar. 27, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A nonprofit is suing the city of Los Angeles over its newly revised construction impact thresholds, alleging violations of CEQ...


A federal judge ruled that Santa Ana may have acted in bad faith when it abruptly passed a zoning ordinance blocking a nonprof...



Real Estate/Development


Studio City residents sue LA, claiming a 102-unit housing project was illegally approved without parking, as nearby bus lines ...


Labor/Employment


A homeless, mentally ill man won $2.5M against Alameda Health System for retaliation, interference with rights despite never a...