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State Bar & Bar Associations


Enderton-Speed is the director of the Leadership Support Services Office at the Judicial Council of California. She is expecte...


Torts/Personal Injury


After a year of legal wrangling and a week into trial, the City of Los Angeles has agreed to an $18 million settlement with tw...


The suit alleged violations of California's Swimming Pool Safety Act; the family's lawyers say the recovery will fund an acces...


Tamara Evans, who won an $8.3 million retaliation verdict against the state's police training commission, is now seeking $7.2 ...


Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found the move likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act and left families at...


The FTC and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging deceptive fees, enabling scalpers, and violating consumer...


Litigation & Arbitration, Government, DEI, Constitutional Law


U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin of San Francisco said she is inclined to grant at least part of a preliminary injunction for U...


Southern California Edison is launching a voluntary claims program for Eaton Fire victims, offering fast compensation without ...


Intellectual Property


The group from Ropes & Gray LLP strengthens the firm's position as one of the nation's largest patent litigation practices...


California Supreme Court


California Supreme Court Justices Goodwin H. Liu and Kelli M. Evans dissented more than 60 times each in the 2024-25 term over...


Securities


Investors accuse Edison International of misleading them about wildfire safety measures, linking stock losses to alleged failu...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A judge ruled an attorney's email directing clients to destroy evidence in a Beverly Hills mansion case isn't protected by pri...


Judges and Judiciary


Orange County judge sentenced to prison for wife's murder

Sep. 17, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

A former Orange County judge has been sentenced to prison following his conviction for the murder of his wife.


More than 200 documented instances of U.S. legal decisions have involved legal hallucinations to date, according to a database...


A Bay Area attorney filed a class complaint in the Western District of Missouri accusing Husch Blackwell LLP and its executive...


Torts/Personal Injury


Volunteer sues Orange County after dog attack at shelter

Sep. 17, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Emily Moncur alleges gross negligence by the County of Orange and OC Animal Care after a shelter dog attacked her, leaving at ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Investors seek to disqualify Quinn Emanuel over alleged conflict involving attorney Michael Swartz, claiming he previously adv...


Government


A former clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has already argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, Samuel Harbourt will begin...


A Los Angeles jury awarded $115 million to Gucci heiress Alexandra Zarini, finding her stepfather liable for sexual abuse and ...


Government, Constitutional Law


The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is unlawfully coercing the UC system to police speech and reshape its curriculum b...


A Los Angeles judge has vacated a $100,000 damages award against attorney Mark Geragos, leaving youth basketball coach Gary Fr...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Refugee admissions halt reinstated by 9th Circuit

Sep. 16, 2025
By Craig Anderson

While the panel majority said the government is likely to prevail, it required agencies to continue services for refugees alre...


Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory


Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in ordering the...


Entertainment & Sports


A federal judge in Sacramento signaled approval of a settlement resolving claims by former Division I baseball coaches who sai...


Lawyers for Alexandra Zarini said Joseph Ruffalo, her stepfather, offered no witnesses to rebut claims he sexually abused her ...


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Samantha P. Jessner has authorized plaintiffs in the Palisades Fire litigation to file...


Ford Motor Co.'s $100 million racketeering suit against Knight Law Group and other lemon law firms intensified over the weeken...


Adam Fee, a former federal prosecutor with white collar expertise, and James "Bo" Pearl, a veteran entertainment litigator, wi...


Brian J. White, sworn in Friday, succeeds Judge Benjamin J. Cheeks.


Sacramento County Judge Jennifer K. Rockwell declined to dismiss outright a petition by Underdog Sports seeking to block Attor...