Civil Procedure
Feds widen LA homelessness fraud probe, warn more charges coming
By Skyler Romero
Federal prosecutors announced three new cases in an expanding investigation of Los Angeles homelessness spending, including al...
San Francisco Superior Court judges elected Assistant Presiding Judge Christopher C. Hite as the court's next presiding judge,...
Torts/Personal Injury
State Depo-Provera litigation continues as federal cases move to settlement
By Alicia Alvarez
California litigation alleging Pfizer failed to warn that Depo-Provera increases the risk of meningiomas continues in Alameda ...
California advertisers will have to disclose prominent use of AI-generated performers under a new law that drew opposition fro...
Slideshow, Community News
Gee marks changing of the guard in Southern California federal courts
By Skyler Romero
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee welcomed a new generation of federal judges and emphasized the importance of the bench-...
Insurance
New wildfire smoke standards could reshape insurance litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
New California laws establish standards for testing and remediating smoke-damaged homes and impose new requirements on insurer...
Real Estate/Development
Groups sue to block 22-story Marina housing project above storied Safeway
By Daniel Schrager
Community groups challenging an 850-unit development above a Marina District Safeway say San Francisco misapplied state housin...
Civil Procedure
Judge reconsiders reinstatement of plaintiffs over death certificate evidence
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge reconsidered an initial decision to reinstate eight plaintiffs in coordinated litigation over the 2021 Dom...
Criminal
Death penalty persists in California despite Reiner decision
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County prosecutors declined to seek death against Nick Reiner, but attorneys say capital punishment remains legall...
Government
New law lets Californians over 80 permanently opt out of jury duty
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Beginning in 2028, Californians 80 and older will be able to claim a permanent medical exemption from jury service without pro...
The city alleges the nation's largest fire apparatus manufacturers rigged bids, restricted competition and drove up prices whi...
Paramount exit could cost California 58,000 jobs, report warns
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Paramount-commissioned economic analysis estimates a full departure from California could eliminate nearly 58,000 jobs and $...
Judges and Judiciary
Kings County judge charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in cyclist's death
By Laurinda Keys
Attorney General Rob Bonta charged Kings County Superior Court Judge Kendra Weber with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in t...
Civil Procedure
Australian records, billionaire financier sought in 'The Deb' litigation
By Devon Belcher
Rebel Wilson and producers of "The Deb" are seeking evidence from Australia and England in their Los Angeles defamation litiga...
Environmental & Energy
High-speed rail legal fights shift as construction advances
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Recent disputes increasingly center on construction, property and contracts, while legislation awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's si...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge questions dangerous-condition claim over fatal recreation center shooting
By Alicia Alvarez
A San Francisco judge gave plaintiffs one final chance to amend a wrongful death suit alleging the city's recreation center de...
Civil Procedure
Opioid plaintiffs seek discovery into McKinsey's work for Johnson & Johnson
By Daniel Schrager
Plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation over McKinsey's role in the opioid crisis want Johnson & Johnson to produce documen...
Environmental & Energy
Judge skeptical of bid to revive Prop. 12 preemption challenge
By Skyler Romero
Triumph Foods argues a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling undermines the dismissal of its claim that California's animal-confine...
Nathaniel McGuire walked into the courthouse on Sept. 24, 2024, and threw a backpack containing an explosive device past a sec...
The group adds corporate, IP, litigation and employment capabilities, while strengthening the firm's technology, AI, life scie...
Federal prosecutors say the defendants paid people on Skid Row to use stolen voter identities to forge signatures on Californi...
Immigration
Fired immigration judge claims retaliation for ICE objections
By Laurinda Keys
Former San Francisco immigration judge Chloe Dillon sued federal officials, alleging she was fired for challenging an ICE-rela...
The former Buchalter partner recently helped secure an $80 million settlement with PG&E over damage caused by the 2022 Mos...
Insurance
The federal appeals court ruled the Korean automakers have sufficient ties to California to face claims by about 200 insurers ...
Education Law
Oakland schools defend compliance with state antisemitism directives
By Alicia Alvarez
Oakland schools and state education officials disputed whether the district has complied with mandated remedies for antisemiti...
Civil Procedure
Investors seek terminating sanctions in $35M Patten University fraud suit
By Daniel Schrager
Chinese investors represented by Boies Schiller say the defendants used false declarations and repeatedly defied discovery ord...
Civil Rights
9th Circuit won't reconsider landmark veterans housing ruling
By Skyler Romero
The court left intact a ruling requiring the VA to provide thousands of housing units for disabled homeless veterans in Los An...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Panel reverses disqualification of county attorney who concealed outside practice
By Laurinda Keys
An appeals court reversed the disqualification of an attorney who illegally maintained a private practice while working as an ...
Civil Procedure
WalkMe held liable after judge finds it intentionally destroyed evidence
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge imposed terminating sanctions in an employment discrimination case, finding WalkMe repeatedly faile...
Former Loop Industries director convicted of securities fraud, witness tampering
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A federal jury convicted Donald Danks of using inside information to solicit more than $100 million in investments while conce...