Law Practice
Lathrop GPM to combine with Silicon Valley IP boutique
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Lathrop GPM will combine with San Jose-based HG Law on Jan. 1, adding 27 attorneys and expanding its engineering-focused paten...
Civil Rights
Tesla faces new racial harassment and discrimination suit
By Alicia Alvarez
The suit comes as the California Civil Right's Department prepares for trial over similar accusations against Tesla.
Civil Procedure
Federal judge bars repeat CIPA filer without court approval
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner found that prolific pro se CIPA plaintiff Vivek Shah's litigation history showed frivolou...
Class Action
Class action targets Taco Bell, Taylor Farms over Cyclospora outbreak
By Skyler Romero
A proposed nationwide class action filed in federal court in Santa Ana accuses Taco Bell and Taylor Farms of selling Cyclospor...
Joshua White says his job isn't just to practice law but to build the systems behind it. In under two years, his remote-first ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Florida minor drops Meta claims days before bellwether trial
By Devon Belcher
The second Los Angeles social media addiction bellwether trial ended before jury selection after the Florida minor voluntarily...
Constitutional Law
Videogame addiction cases split on arbitration over parental consent
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge sent claims against Roblox and Microsoft to arbitration but kept claims against Epic Games in court, findi...
Constitutional Law
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an Oregon school district's ban on an educational specialist displaying chi...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Failure to probe alternate juror bias dooms PPP fraud convictions
By Skyler Romero
A unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal judge failed to adequately investigate an alternate juror w...
Environmental & Energy
Attorney General sues Trump Administration over greenhouse gas regulations
By Alicia Alvarez
Rob Bonta, along with 19 other states and one city claim the rule will allow industries to continue to use the gases which ha...
Class Action
Berkeley encampment sweep challenge cleared for class action
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen certified two classes of plaintiffs challenging Berkeley's homeless encampment enforcement ...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ex-Manhattan Beach lawyer pleads guilty to stealing clients' funds to feed gambling addiction
By Skyler Romero
Sergio Valdovinos Ramirez pleaded guilty to stealing more than $300,000 in client funds to finance a gambling addiction and fa...
Data Privacy
California privacy agency launches first audit targeting gig economy platforms
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The California Privacy Protection Agency will examine whether gig economy companies comply with state laws requiring them to p...
Thompson Hine launches national energy practice with four-lawyer team
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The four-lawyer energy practice team will be based in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York and Washington to capitalize on gr...
Class Action
Chen taps Cotchett team to lead Meta AI glasses privacy class action
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge selected Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Ahdoot & Wolfson PC and Clarkson Law Firm PC to lead the prop...
Intellectual Property
Anthropic settlement wins final approval; judge reduces lawyers' fee request by $86M
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge gave final approval to a $1.5 billion class action settlement resolving claims that Anthropic used pirated boo...
Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig L. Griffin ruled Monday that Huntington Beach's plurality at-large system for electin...
Torts/Personal Injury
Widow claims LASD ignored training protocols before fatal grenade blast
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The widow of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy killed in a bomb squad training explosion has sued the county and Sheriff's...
Criminal
DOJ's midtrial exit from Pangang case raises questions, former prosecutors say
By Daniel Schrager
Former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department's decision to dismiss economic espionage charges against Chinese steelma...
Consumer Protection Law
FDA's false-positive finding unlikely to derail Cyclospora investigation, lawsuits
By Alicia Alvarez, Skyler Romero
Lawsuits in several states including California were filed last week after the FDA linked recalled iceberg lettuce to a multis...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar judge sets March trial for Kiesel disciplinary case despite discovery concerns
By Laurinda Keys
A State Bar Court judge rejected requests to delay setting a firm trial date in attorney Paul Kiesel's disciplinary case, whil...
Attorneys told a Los Angeles judge they have tentatively agreed to pursue mediation over disputed abuse settlement overlaps, d...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge grants TRO blocking Paramount-Warner Bros merger but expedites hearing on preliminary injunction
By Craig Anderson
Paramount Skydance Corp. got the earlier hearing it sought, but U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of Oakland relied ...
Slideshow, Community News
ASCDC honors Kwan, Morgenstern and Chang at Hall of Fame awards
By Ricardo Pineda
The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel honored Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ruth A. Kwan, defense a...
Government
Oversight chair accuses county of secret deal to derail sheriff's records subpoenas
By Skyler Romero
The chair of the Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission accused county officials and the deputies' union Friday of s...
Constitutional Law
Landlord challenges California's Section 8 requirements
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Federal lawsuit claims state anti-discrimination laws force property owners to accept warrantless inspections.
Land Use
Sacramento housing development lawsuit previews Proposition 45 fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Challenge to 9,300-home Upper Westside plan highlights debate over whether the ballot measure would favor greenfield developme...
Intellectual Property
Quinn Emanuel joins OpenAI defense in Apple trade secrets suit
By Daniel Schrager
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has entered an appearance for OpenAI in Apple's trade secret misappropriation lawsui...
Technology
Lawyers embrace litigation analytics but still rely on human judgment
By Devon Belcher
California lawyers say litigation analytics and artificial intelligence improve efficiency and litigation strategy but cannot...
Government
State funding clears way for Stanley Mosk Courthouse to become next priority
By Laurinda Keys
The Judicial Council approved its updated five-year courthouse construction plan after the governor's budget fully funded nine...