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Antitrust & Trade Reg.


NCAA's $49.25 million settlement with unpaid assistant baseball coaches for antitrust violations nears approval by a federal j...


Civil Litigation


Apple won summary judgment in a San Francisco federal court against a claim the sound of an Amber Alert through Air Pods was s...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Even as it plans for a possible 10,000 applicants for the July Bar Exam, the State Bar faces renewed scrutiny after missing a ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


James Clark defends "toll and dismiss" plan in State Bar hearing over Los Angeles utility billing scandal, risking disbarment.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Meta Platforms asks San Francisco judge to exclude plaintiffs' damages expert, grant summary judgment in massive antitrust cla...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles County approves $4 billion settlement for 6,800 victims of systemic sexual abuse, straining budget.


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


The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss the TRO, which it said wrongly had the effect of a preliminary injunction, due...


Environmental & Energy


Seven lawyers who specialize in California environmental law joined the firm.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson dismisses copyright claims against "Yellowjackets," citing unprotected survival genre tr...


While law professors and test-takers agree it would improve fairness, the financially strained bar faces contractual and logis...


Civil Litigation


LA County court seeks to coordinate 80 silicosis lawsuits

Apr. 29, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Los Angeles County presiding judge pushes to coordinate nearly 80 silicosis cases from three counties over claims granite coun...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Sutter Health settles $228M antitrust lawsuit, denying claims it forced tying arrangements that allegedly inflated costs for ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


It illustrates what appears to be a reluctance by the Supreme Court to further clarify a major ruling in June 2022 that set fo...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


Judge orders UCLA to provide documents in age discrimination, retaliation lawsuit by Santa Monica medical center employees.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The supervisors expressed alarm that former supervisor Andrew Do's agreement -- limiting him to five years in prison despite s...


Real Estate/Development


RREEF sues contractors for alleged lead, asbestos disturbance at Embarcadero Centre, with trial set for June.


Wells Fargo's website claims that the Bank Deposit Sweep Program at issue in the case allows the bank's advisers to automatica...


The 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a $538,890 award against FemtoMetrix executives for filing a fraudulent tax return,...


Law Practice, Government


As major law firms take different paths in response to Trump's executive orders, hundreds partners have launched a new organiz...


Environmental & Energy


The California Air Resources Board has agreed to roll back portions of its landmark trucking emissions regulations in the face...


Judges and Judiciary


On Friday, the Commission on Judicial Performance suspended Jeffrey M. Ferguson from the bench without pay. Ferguson's drinkin...


Judges and Judiciary


Jeffrey M. Ferguson faces 40 years to life for killing Sheryl Ferguson when he is sentenced on June 13.


Environmental & Energy


$1.6M in fees awarded in Lunada Bay case, $4M was asked

Apr. 25, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Judge awards $1.6M in attorney fees in the Lunada Bay beach access case, but at least two plaintiffs' counsel may appeal.


State Bar & Bar Associations


The California Supreme Court has appointed Ryan Harrison to the State Bar Board of Trustees and named Juliane Smith and Joshua...


Labor/Employment, Government


A new bill from Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles would require California employers to publicly report how they elect...


An executive order by President Trump pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement has defense lawyers and companies reas...


Civil Litigation


Judge rejects Pomona's $500-a-day billboard fine

Apr. 25, 2025
By Skyler Romero

Los Angeles judge voids Pomona's $500-a-day fine on Regency Outdoor Advertising, ruling it an illegal penalty in billboard dis...


White House vows federal prison time for twice-deported felon who killed two teens in a DUI crash, igniting a sharp dispute be...


Immigration


Judge blocks Trump's sanctuary funding freeze

Apr. 25, 2025
By Wisdom Howell

Judge William Orrick enjoins the Trump administration from withholding billions in funding from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions.


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


California Supreme Court investigates State Bar's undisclosed AI use in February bar exam questions, sparking transparency and...