Insurance
Lawsuit against State Farm adds racketeering, retaliation claims
By Skyler Romero
Palisades fire survivors amended their lawsuit against State Farm, adding racketeering claims, naming agents and a software ve...
The Los Angeles County Superior Court will align courtroom and room numbers starting May 4, beginning at Stanley Mosk Courthou...
Jonathan B. Cole, who co-founded Nemecek & Cole and built a four-decade career in professional liability and business liti...
The appointments span Alameda, Contra Costa, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Placer, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Mate...
A judge allowed investors to proceed as a class in a securities case against NVIDIA tied to cryptocurrency-related disclosures...
Blake J. Lindemann argued the transfer to Superior Court Judge Bradley S. Phillips in the same courthouse happened hours after...
The jury wrote 97 of the 98 figures in black ink, but one number -- the damages amount for plaintiffs who sold on Aug. 9, 2022...
Netflix argued that the company's global dominance resulted from its own internal innovation and the use of industry-standard ...
OC to pay $2.75M to settle whistleblower suit against DA Spitzer
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Payment resolves claims by former investigator Jennifer Kearns and adds to more than $12 million in county liability tied to m...
Vedica S. Puri conducts extensive pre-mediation work and moves discussions quickly toward final numbers.
Funding push for public defenders follows contempt ruling in San Francisco
By James Twomey
Assemblymember Ash Kalra proposed $45 million to address staffing shortages as defense offices warn of breaking point.
Judge taps Uber MDL veterans to lead Lyft sexual assault litigation
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin appointed experienced plaintiffs' counsel and pushed parties to begin discovery in parallel Ly...
Privacy bills targeting AI, online content advance in Assembly committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Measure imposing liability for nonconsensual images wins unanimous support; workplace surveillance bill draws business opposit...
At a status conference, the judge signaled openness to lifting a yearslong discovery stay as prospective plaintiffs press for ...
Judge allows Meta to amend copyright claim but has biting criticism for Boies Schiller
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said Boies Schiller & Flexner attorneys should have included the claim earlier and like...
$35M verdict in ICU sexual assault case against Dignity Health
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A jury found managing agents ratified misconduct by failing to act on reports of sexual assault by a nurse later convicted in ...
First bellwether trial finds Meta and Google liable for addictive design, marking shift away from content-based claims under S...
Measures targeting private equity influence and attorney misconduct cleared a key committee, as trial lawyers prepare for a hi...
San Bernardino County hit with $6M verdict after investigator causes crash
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A San Bernardino County jury held the county fully liable in a crash involving an undercover investigator, rejecting defense c...
A federal judge dismissed a former WhatsApp executive's whistleblower suit, finding he failed to plausibly allege protected ac...
A former Orange County judge was publicly censured and banned from the bench
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Israel Claustro resigned the court in January and pleaded guilty to defrauding a state workers' compensation trust fund.
Judge orders California to pay nearly $500K in fees in gun marketing case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The law banned firearms and ammunition advertisements using cartoons or "youth-oriented" branding.
Securities
Judge bars settlement evidence ahead of Vaxart securities trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge excluded settlement evidence in a securities case against remaining defendants, raising questions about how ju...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge rejects ballot name challenge in OC judge race
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A San Bernardino judge denied a writ seeking to force a judicial candidate to use her full legal name, finding no evidence of ...
A Los Angeles attorney was ordered to pay $76.5 million after a yearslong scheme siphoned funds from 24 trusts, though recover...
Frank J. Singer, a former DOJ environmental litigator, has been sworn in as a magistrate judge in California's Eastern Distric...
San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju sanctioned $26K for contempt
By James Twomey
The public defender's office has claimed unsustainable workloads prevented it from accepting the new clients as it threatened ...
Musk verdict highlights novel securities fraud theory tied to tweets
By Daniel Schrager
A jury's securities fraud finding against Elon Musk is drawing attention for its novel theory, potential chilling effect on ex...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Demurrer denied in $750K claim against Withers Bergman
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge allowed a malpractice lawsuit against Withers Bergman LLP to proceed, rejecting arguments that claims ov...
Judge gives Six Flags 53 days to mediate before ruling on contempt motion
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge granted Six Flags Magic Mountain and environmental groups 53 days to pursue mediation before ruling on a conte...