California Supreme Court
1989 precedent on default judgments overturned
By Craig Anderson
The ruling could have significant implications in other collections cases in which defendants are not properly served.
Civil Litigation
LA county joins lawsuit against former official
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The county has intervened in a federal lawsuit filed against Thomas Shepos and a handful of landlords and developers following...
San Diego residents sue water treatment operator over sewage spills
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The lawsuit claims the treatment plant has logged over 500 illegal discharge incidents since 2018, releasing more than one bil...
LA must OK 78-unit project in single-family zone, judge rules
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Superior Court Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that the city did not act in bad faith when it denied the project.
Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, accused of fatally shooting his wife, will stand trial beginning Feb. 18 in Los Angeles.
Environmental & Energy
State agency agrees to make rules for pesticide-treated seeds
By Wisdom Howell
Five environmental organizations accused the pesticide regulation department and its directors of purposely failing to adequa...
Technology, Constitutional Law
X Corp sues to block state law against election 'misinformation'
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"It has the effect of impermissibly replacing the judgments of covered platforms about what content belongs on their platform...
Technology
TikTok moves state's consumer suit to federal court
By Craig Anderson
Daniel M. Petrocelli, a partner with O'Melveny & Myers LLP, argued in a motion Wednesday that California's lawsuit relied ...
Labor/Employment
Silicon Valley lawyer leaving job as patent office head
By Craig Anderson
Kathi Vidal, formerly Winston & Strawn's managing director, will be replaced by the office's deputy director from mid-Dece...
Attorney facing sanctions, along with client, calls it 'heartbreaking' blow
By Devon Belcher
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial Council's 2025 focus: more judges, money, court reporters
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom appointing new judges at a rapid clip, there were 89 vacancies on superior courts as of Nov. 1.
Brentwood law firm to flex muscles for women's charity
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Donors can pledge contributions based on the total pounds lifted by participants, with a penny-per-pound minimum suggestion.
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego County Bar Association elects 2025 leaders
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The board will be sworn in at the annual Stepping Up to the Bar reception on Dec. 6.
Consumer attorney raises alarm on non-consolidation clauses
By Jack Needham
Speaking at the Consumer Attorneys of California convention in San Francisco, Elizabeth J. Cabraser called the clauses "basica...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Split circuit affirms OpenAI Inc as senior holder of mark
By Craig Anderson
The 9th Circuit ruled 2-1 affirming U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland, who granted the preliminary injunct...
Litigator who won historic cases was committed to equality, rule of law
Constitutional Law
Care court is not conservatorship, Alameda County judge explains
By Wisdom Howell
After the program was initially challenged by organizations such as Disability Rights California as "unconstitutional," the pu...
The uncertainty over when and how those raids might play out prompted employers to reach out to their lawyers for advice on ho...
New consumer attorneys leader wants to return honor, integrity and civility to plaintiffs' bar
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Geoffrey Wells, incumbent president of the Consumer Attorneys of California says the civil justice system is the only way to h...
Contracts
Farm family's financial woes may mean trouble for Central Valley
By Malcolm Maclachlan
In a complaint filed this week, U.S. Bank National Association claimed several family members and associated trusts breached t...
Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate
$164M Riverside jury verdict for apparel supplier driven out of business
By Devon Belcher
Following a two-month trial in Riverside County Superior Court, Bird Marella Rhow Lincenberg Drooks & Nessim LLP partners ...
Civil Litigation
Disputes over shuttered abortion clinic won't be consolidated
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
DuPont Clinic claims landlord Douglas Emmett and the city of Beverly Hills caved to anti-abortion protesters following the U.S...
Community News
Local students excel at Blank Rome's annual adopt-a-center business competition
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Robert Hamilton's career trying cases now helps him resolve disputes, lawyers say.
Construction
Trial to determine who controls graffiti covered LA skyscrapers
By Skyler Romero
Attorneys for Lendlease Construction Inc. argued in opening remarks that Mickey Cheng and Edward Chen, executives for Los Ange...
Intellectual Property
Judge issues injunction against Oakland airport name change
By Wisdom Howell
While the name change wasn't intentionally deceptive, it would likely cause harm to San Francisco International Airport's bran...
Class Action
VA wins stay on 100 urgent shelters but not future housing obligations
By Devon Belcher
The 9th Circuit stayed an order for 100 immediate shelters for veterans in West LA while a district judge denied a stay of oth...
Labor/Employment
NLRB rules captive audience meetings unlawful
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The NLRB noted that an employer may hold meetings with workers to express its views on unionization if the meeting is voluntar...
U.S. Supreme Court, Securities, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Justices skeptical of Nvidia's argument in crypto sales boost case
By Craig Anderson
Nvidia's company leaders couldn't track revenues from cryptocurrency mining because the data didn't exist, Neal K. Katyal, a p...