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A San Francisco judge questioned whether city attorneys will have enough time to prepare for Uber's $75 million-plus tax refun...


Labor/Employment


A Los Angeles federal jury awarded $10.26 million, including $10 million in punitive damages, to a former Waymo roadside assis...


After careers in private practice, as in-house counsel at ARCO and 16 years on the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench, Jo...


California urged a federal judge to dismiss the Trump administration's challenge to its vehicle-emissions standards, arguing t...


The federal appeals court allowed a class of roughly 100,000 Californians to pursue claims that Classmates.com improperly used...


A Los Angeles judge considered Southern California Edison's bid to narrow claims over the Palisades Fire while hearing eight p...


The appellate court found county supervisors had a reasonable basis to declare an emergency and place the five-year sales tax ...


Torts/Personal Injury, Technology


A San Francisco judge admonished attorneys to avoid personal attacks in coordinated ChatGPT liability cases, set deadlines for...


Civil Procedure


U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson found Cyntec failed to disclose agreements that barred certain infringement claims invol...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


While other California cities and counties have been swept into federal multidistrict litigation in Wisconsin, Los Angeles is ...


Torts/Personal Injury


Seven women will receive about $2.64 million each to settle allegations that Adventist Health Sonora failed to act despite rep...


Judge Brad A. Weinreb oversees roughly 25 judges in San Diego Superior Court's North County Division, where shifting trial cal...


The Sacramento Democrat is seeking records on immigration courthouse arrests and restrictions on public access, citing a June ...


An Oklahoma pension fund alleges Alphabet's board allowed Google to pursue a data-hungry business model despite billions of do...


Torts/Personal Injury


Dordick Law has begun filing lawsuits on behalf of riders who say they suffered traumatic brain injuries on X2, alleging Six F...


A Los Angeles judge tentatively rejected Edison International's bid to exit the Eaton Fire litigation, finding factual dispute...


Environmental & Energy


Sacramento and Fresno counties are seeking to return lawsuits against Philip Morris and other tobacco companies to state court...


Administrative/Regulatory


9th Circuit weighs HUD bid to cut off LAHSA funding

Sep. 23, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

A 9th Circuit panel appeared receptive to HUD's concerns about alleged mismanagement at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Auth...


Two Hayward residents sued PG&E, Alameda County and others, alleging failures to prevent, contain and warn residents about...


Seven environmental groups asked the 9th Circuit to overturn a federal permit allowing Sable Offshore to operate two oil pipel...


The 9th Circuit has reappointed Southern District of California Chief Bankruptcy Judge Christopher B. Latham, who has served o...


Law Practice


State Bar backs nonlawyer legal aid program

Sep. 23, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The proposal would allow trained community justice workers to provide limited legal services under the supervision of approved...


Legal Education


Meazure Learning agreed to a $1.35 million settlement that would refund laptop fees to California Bar Exam takers following wi...


Consumer Law


California lemon law filings fell 31% in the first half of 2026 after reaching a record high last year, as attorneys cite earl...


An en banc 9th Circuit upheld Hawaii's firearm acquisition requirements, drawing sharp dissents that accuse the court of using...


Marin County Women Lawyers celebrated 50 years of advancing women in the legal profession, honoring founder Lois Prentice whil...


Criminal


New laws address indigent defense contracts, dismissed felony charges and threats against public officials.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


AB 2305 bars private equity firms and other litigation funders from influencing case strategy or settlements and gives the Sta...


Technology


U.S. District Judge George H. Wu said the Justice Department has not shown why TikTok's ownership changes and a contingent $10...


The province alleges OpenAI knew months before the Tumbler Ridge massacre that a teenager's ChatGPT conversations posed a cred...