Judges and Judiciary
New U.S. magistrate judge named in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Guillermo "Gil" Cabrera was a litigator and a judge pro tem in state court.
Judges and Judiciary
Bench shortages loom as courts race to recruit judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
From San Diego to Kern County, courts are holding outreach events to build a pipeline as vacancies fluctuate and retirements c...
Cuauhtémoc Ortega, longtime head of the Central District federal defender office, will join Stris & Maher as a partner, br...
Civil Litigation
Musk can't seek punitive damages in OpenAI fraud case, judge rules
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge ruled Elon Musk cannot seek punitive damages in his fraud lawsuit against OpenAI, finding his $134 billion res...
Torts/Personal Injury
Reluctant defendant must sit for deposition in $77M coverage fight
By James Twomey
A man at the center of a San Jose crash must testify or face sanctions as an insurer disputes coverage for a multimillion-doll...
Civil Litigation
Judge's monitor cites progress, but unreliable homelessness data
By Devon Belcher
A federal court monitor said Los Angeles County is making progress toward meeting its obligations under a landmark homelessnes...
Mao confidant's diaries to remain in US, judge rejects Beijing claim
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An Oakland federal judge ruled that the personal archives of Li Rui--Mao Zedong's former secretary turned critic--will remain ...
Securities
Extreme board says investors failed to clear derivative suit bar
By Daniel Schrager
Extreme Networks' board urged a federal judge to dismiss a shareholder derivative suit, arguing investors failed to plead part...
Civil Litigation
Reddit data scraping suit against Anthropic back to state court
By James Twomey
A federal judge ruled Reddit's claims against Anthropic involve contractual and business violations beyond copyright law, send...
Jury delivers partial verdict for Honda in braking defect class action
By Skyler Romero
A federal jury rejected contract claims against Honda over alleged unintended braking defects but deadlocked on a California c...
Attorney urges group to rescind award to Orange County judge over informant scandal
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Six-page letter alleges constitutional violations tied to concealed jailhouse informants and warns recognition undermines righ...
Superior Court Judge Ashley M. Price runs a pilot program testing a more intensive model of dependency proceedings, with frequ...
A federal judge denied class certification in a Meta Pixel privacy case, ruling that Statute of Limitations issues and individ...
Banking
King & Wood opens offices in Los Angeles and Vancouver
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lu Yinghao will lead the Los Angeles office and head the firm's U.S. banking and finance practice.
Criminal
Public defenders relaunch motions bank to ease workload pressures
By James Twomey
California public defenders relaunch a revamped motions bank, offering searchable filings and time-saving tools as offices sta...
Community News
Asian American attorney launches anthology to document AAPI legal trailblazers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The volunteer-run project run by an associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati features first-person narratives from AA...
Litigation & Arbitration
Ruling may reshape how retailers present online arbitration terms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal judge in San Diego denied Abercrombie & Fitch's bid to compel arbitration, finding Hollister's checkout design f...
Technology
Defense experts barred in federal social media addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge excluded key defense expert opinions in social media addiction litigation, limited foreign evidence use, and a...
Technology
Social media plaintiff's counsel make 2nd try at strict liability claim
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl weighs whether social media platforms can face strict liability claims, a decision shaping u...
Government
Appeals court backs subpoena power for sheriff oversight boards
By John Roemer
In a key test of a 2021 reform law, the 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that oversight bodies have subpoena authority, a de...
The court found that the firm's prior representation of Masimo's founder created a conflict in his wage dispute with the board...
Judges and Judiciary
The court won the 2026 Justice Chin Technology Innovation Award for its AI chatbot, which improved access by guiding users to ...
Community News
UCLA panel brings trial lawyers, students together for career discussion
By Ricardo Pineda
Attorneys from criminal defense, civil litigation and civil rights practices spoke with law students at UCLA about career path...
Civil Litigation
Ex-Ben & Jerry's chair sues Unilever over alleged sham probe, defamation
By Daniel Schrager
Former Ben & Jerry's chair Anuradha Mittal sued Unilever, alleging a sham investigation and defamatory statements led to h...
Judge Kimberly A. Repecka, a former public defender elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2024, presides over a ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Dana Fox talks about what he's learned switching from a defense to a plaintiffs practice
By David Houston
Dana Fox spent four decades defending catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. His move to BD&J -- late in his career...
A federal magistrate judge allowed key Mountain West claims against the Pac-12 to proceed over school departures, dismissing f...
Judicial watchdog signals tougher stance as retirements no longer shield judges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Commission on Judicial Performance disciplined 13 judges in 2025 and pursued more cases against retired or departing jurists.
Southern California Edison has issued over 1,000 settlement offers totaling nearly $380 million for Eaton Fire claims, while p...
Verdict against Meta, Google raises stakes in pending addiction lawsuits
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles jury's $6 million verdict finding social media "addictive design" liability could influence thousands of cases, ...