Orange County jury awards $26M to paralyzed plaintiff in Yamaha rollover case
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case involved a Utah man paralyzed when his Yamaha off-road vehicle overturned at Little Sahara Recreation Area.
Civil Litigation
Federal judge dismisses racketeering suit over alleged fake legal leads
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge permanently dismissed attorney Ronald Makarem's $1.25 million racketeering lawsuit, finding his fraud claims a...
Slideshow, Community News
Sheppard Mullin celebrates the opening of new office space in LA
By Ricardo Pineda
Judge Mesiwala, a former appellate court research attorney, spent 13 years toiling behind the scenes on the court where she is...
The pilot program was spearheaded by Craig M. Peters of Altair Law and Richard Schoenberger of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Sc...
Defense counsel with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP told Judge Slaughter the only effective penalty for the AI misu...
Civil Litigation
Judge rules TikTok must face class claims over speech restrictions
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge allowed a class action against TikTok to proceed, ruling its terms of service may unlawfully restrict cons...
Civil Litigation
Judge allows class action over misleading YouTube 'purchase' label
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge denied Google's request to dismiss a class action alleging YouTube misled users by labeling digital rental...
Edison fire settlement details blasted by plaintiffs' attorneys as unfair
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys criticized Southern California Edison's draft compensation plan for Eaton Fire victims, calling it unfair, self-serv...
If convicted, the defendant could be subject to enhanced sentencing due to prior felony convictions.
Neutral Luis Rodriguez says establishing trust with litigants requires more than a formula.
Intellectual Property, Class Action, Civil Litigation
Judge grants preliminary approval of $1.5B Anthropic AI copyright case
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco granted preliminary approval of a $1.5 billion settlement between au...
Triumph Foods sued to overturn California's Proposition 12, arguing the animal-confinement law violates federal meat regulatio...
Intellectual Property
USPTO policy shift on patent reviews sparks Federal Circuit fight
By Craig Anderson
A dramatic change in how inter partes reviews are handled under interim U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan ...
Civil Litigation
Judge rejects Pepsi and Coke demurrer in plastic recycling suit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge overruled Pepsi's and Coke's demurrer to a Los Angeles County lawsuit accusing them of misleading consumers about plas...
Civil Litigation
Judge weighs Imhoff demurrer in legal marketing asset dispute
By Skyler Romero
A judge took under submission a demurrer by Imhoff & Associates amid a legal dispute over marketing assets, with allegatio...
Law firms are facing intense competition, prompting them to explore alternatives to traditional debt.
Riverside County criminal trial judge accepts sometimes there's no good ending.
Maurice Hastings spent nearly four decades behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. Now, after DNA evidence identified the re...
A federal judge rejected Tom Girardi's request for release during appeal, ruling his legal arguments--including challenges to ...
Class Action
Judge lets disability class-action suit against Grimmway proceed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd denied Grimmway's bids to toss the case and to deny class certification, allowing the Califo...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Lawrence Brown to lead Sacramento Superior Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Brown, appointed to the bench in 2010, has presided over Sacramento's drug, reentry, mental health and homeless courts, earnin...
Civil Litigation
LA County judge rejects bid to block experts in social media trial
By Craig Anderson
Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl denied social media companies' motion to exclude plaintiffs' experts, finding their testi...
Civil Litigation
Judge rules Paramount terms don't restrict consumer speech on Yelp
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge ruled Paramount's website terms don't violate California's Yelp law, finding they apply only to conduct on...
Litigation & Arbitration, Intellectual Property
Authors, publishers defend $1.5B Anthropic deal after San Franisco judge's skepticism
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for authors and publishers filed new responses this week seeking to satisfy Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup...
Ex-Orange County prosecutor sues DA's office for $15 million, alleging harassment and retaliation
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A former Orange County prosecutor alleges unwanted advances from a unit head; District Attorney Todd Spitzer's office says the...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal
DOJ: Essayli can remain acting US attorney; indictment should stand
By Craig Anderson
The Justice Department urged a federal judge to reject a bid to toss an indictment, arguing the Federal Vacancies Reform Act a...
Southern California Edison seeks to recover $2 billion in Woolsey Fire costs through rate hikes, potentially increasing custom...
Constitutional Law
Judge leans toward 4th jury trial in MGA-OMG Girlz dispute
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge tentatively ruled a fourth jury trial is needed to decide punitive damages in the trade dress infringement bat...
Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law
Just how unconstitutional is Newsom's ban on law enforcement masks?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Scholars say the state can bind local police but likely can't enforce the new mask rule against federal agents; other student-...
