Civil Litigation
Trial over student's playground brain injury begins
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
"It wasn't just that the playground was dangerous, it played a role in her fall," one of the plaintiff's attorneys told jurors...
Civil Litigation
Santa Clara school seeks documents linked to denial of charter renewal
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys for the Bullis-Purissima Elementary School claim the Santa Clara County Board of Education bowed to "political press...
Entertainment & Sports
2nd lawsuit still doesn't bring 'Romeo and Juliet' actors a happy ending
By Skyler Romero
Responding to the dismissal of their clients' lawsuit, attorneys for the plaintiffs aired their concerns that California court...
Exam taker may sue State Bar over accommodations, 9th Circuit says
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The three-judge panel decision reaffirmed that the State Bar generally enjoys Eleventh Amendment immunity but highlighted the ...
The organization honored litigator Jennifer Keller of Keller/Anderle LLP with its Judge Alicemarie H. Stotler Award.
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Google gets reprieve for now from opening Play Store to all app developers
By Craig Anderson
The order, which covers a three-year injunction starting Nov. 1, may not last long depending on what the appellate court does ...
Next San Fernando Valley bar president jumped into leadership right away
By Laurinda Keys
Amanda Moghaddam will be inducted as president of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association this week.
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Disney must face suit by actress fired for tweets, judge rules
By Devon Belcher
Disney lost its motion to refer a question about companies' First Amendment rights to the appellate court in a case where an a...
The lawsuit filed by David B. Fernandes of Baron & Budd PC in Encino is the latest in Los Angeles County Superior Court to...
Judges and Judiciary
X user terms to require disputes be filed in Northern Texas
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Having moved X headquarters from San Francisco, the company's new user terms require all disputes to be filed in the Northern ...
Keoni Gandall is accused of stealing company information to start another company.
Civil Litigation
Residents sue landlord over Marina Del Rey apartment shooting
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The complaint claims that management of the Pearl Apartments was aware of the tenant's behavior prior to the shooting.
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Propel Fuels wants to boost $604.9M award from Phillips 66
By Wisdom Howell
Daniel Zaheer of Kobre & Kim LLP said Propel Fuels will seek an enhancement of the jury's damages award "based on the find...
Real Estate/Development, Community News
Veteran real estate attorney joins Clark Hill in San Diego
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Brian Adkins joins the firm from Buchalter. He specializes in aiding clients with fair housing complaints and governmental age...
Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law
SpaceX rejects Coastal Commission authority over Air Force approved launches
By Devon Belcher
SpaceX attorneys have said the California Coastal Commission exceeded its authority and ignored federal law and policy by reje...
Environmental & Energy
Metal recycler, state rush to reach settlement
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Watts recycling facility accused of environmental violations and the attorney general's office are in the final stages of se...
Criminal, Civil Litigation
Meet the lawyer behind the LA archdiocese's record sex abuse settlement
By David Houston
Although Margaret Graf lacked litigation experience, she had an ability to work constructively with parties holding diverse in...
Labor/Employment, Government, California Supreme Court
State high court to decide who sets county workers' pay
By Craig Anderson
The case is a dispute between the public employee retirement system and Los Angeles County, which in 2018 started rejecting em...
Plaintiff Gus Murra sued the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club and the city in 2021 after several firearms he boug...
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Epic asks judge to reject Google's emergency stay
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Google asked U.S. District Judge James Donato to pause -- pending appeal -- a preliminary injunction requiring the company to ...
Labor/Employment, Class Action, Civil Litigation
Luxury retailer Hermes hit with wage lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
The complaint filed in San Francisco County Superior Court claims Hermes made "a concerted effort" to avoid paying California ...
Neutral Richard Buck is prepared for discussion on the merits of a case, lawyers say
Intellectual Property
Penile implant inventor calls rival's request for retrial 'pointless'
By Devon Belcher
Waymaker attorneys secured an $18.3 million victory for Dr. James Elist of Beverly Hills and his businesses on all 10 claims t...
Securities
Federal court dismisses Hawaiian Electric securities lawsuit over Maui wildfires
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Investor plaintiffs had claimed that the company and its executives provided misleading information to investors regarding the...
U.S. Supreme Court, Environmental & Energy
San Francisco tells high court EPA sewer standards are unclear
By Craig Anderson
The issue revolves around language intended to prevent wastewater from the sewer system from flowing into the Pacific Ocean d...
A Los Angeles judge found that attorneys for a stone worker diagnosed with silicosis had not presented enough evidence to esta...
Technology, Civil Litigation
Uvalde victims' relatives to add plaintiffs to Meta lawsuit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The potential additional plaintiffs are parties to the case as nominal defendants or minor children whose time to sue under Co...
Technology, Consumer Protection Law
Meta can't dismiss liability for kids' social media use
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The judge noted that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act significantly limited the claims and insulated the design a...
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman criticized the fairness of the $2.5 million agreement Gametime reached wi...
Litigation & Arbitration
LA Archdiocese agrees to pay $880M to settle clergy abuse claims
By David Houston
The deal, subject to approval from all the plaintiffs, would provide compensation to 1,353 victims.
