Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NCAA nears $50M settlement with 'volunteer' baseball coaches
By Devon Belcher
NCAA's $49.25 million settlement with unpaid assistant baseball coaches for antitrust violations nears approval by a federal j...
Civil Litigation
Judge: Child didn't suffer hearing loss from Amber Alert in Air Pods
By Wisdom Howell
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
State Bar prepares for surge in July exam amid fallout from February test
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
Ex-deputy city attorney defends water billing strategy
By Skyler Romero
James Clark defends "toll and dismiss" plan in State Bar hearing over Los Angeles utility billing scandal, risking disbarment.
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Meta seeks to dismiss antitrust suit by users, advertisers
By Wisdom Howell
Meta Platforms asks San Francisco judge to exclude plaintiffs' damages expert, grant summary judgment in massive antitrust cla...
Civil Litigation
LA County approves $4B settlement for sex abuse survivors
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
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
9th Circuit upholds block on Trump-era legal aid cuts for immigrant children
By Craig Anderson
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
Beveridge & Diamond expands in California with Barg Coffin tie-up
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Seven lawyers who specialize in California environmental law joined the firm.
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
Showtime cleared in "Yellowjackets" copyright dispute over "Eden" movie
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson dismisses copyright claims against "Yellowjackets," citing unprotected survival genre tr...
Senior senator pressures State Bar to restore Multistate Bar Examination
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
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 suit with policyholders
By Wisdom Howell
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
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California gun show sales ban
By Craig Anderson
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 suggests UCLA settle age discrimination lawsuit
By Skyler Romero
Judge orders UCLA to provide documents in age discrimination, retaliation lawsuit by Santa Monica medical center employees.
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Orange County supervisors urge DOJ to reexamine former colleague's plea deal
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The supervisors expressed alarm that former supervisor Andrew Do's agreement -- limiting him to five years in prison despite s...
Real Estate/Development
Landlord sues contractors over $130M lead, asbestos at Embarcadero Centre
By James Twomey
RREEF sues contractors for alleged lead, asbestos disturbance at Embarcadero Centre, with trial set for June.
Class Action
Wells Fargo seeks dismissal of putative class action over 'idle cash" sweep policy
By Wisdom Howell
Wells Fargo's website claims that the Bank Deposit Sweep Program at issue in the case allows the bank's advisers to automatica...
Tax, Business Law
Appellate court holds executives personally liable for their company's wrong action
By Skyler Romero
The 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a $538,890 award against FemtoMetrix executives for filing a fraudulent tax return,...
Law Practice, Government
Law firm partners mobilize against Trump's sanctions on legal industry
By Craig Anderson
As major law firms take different paths in response to Trump's executive orders, hundreds partners have launched a new organiz...
Environmental & Energy
California regulators retreat on clean truck rules amid legal pressure
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Air Resources Board has agreed to roll back portions of its landmark trucking emissions regulations in the face...
Judges and Judiciary
Ferguson's murder conviction exposes gaps in California's judicial oversight
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
On Friday, the Commission on Judicial Performance suspended Jeffrey M. Ferguson from the bench without pay. Ferguson's drinkin...
Judges and Judiciary
Orange County judge who killed wife is suspended from the bench
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
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
California Supreme Court appoints new trustees, bar exam officials
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The California Supreme Court has appointed Ryan Harrison to the State Bar Board of Trustees and named Juliane Smith and Joshua...
Labor/Employment, Government
Senate backs bill requiring employers to disclose worker surveillance tools
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new bill from Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles would require California employers to publicly report how they elect...
Criminal
Trump's FCPA freeze casts uncertainty over corporate bribery cases
By Craig Anderson
An executive order by President Trump pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement has defense lawyers and companies reas...
Los Angeles judge voids Pomona's $500-a-day fine on Regency Outdoor Advertising, ruling it an illegal penalty in billboard dis...
Newsom, Spitzer clash over early release of twice-deported killer in teen DUI deaths
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
White House vows federal prison time for twice-deported felon who killed two teens in a DUI crash, igniting a sharp dispute be...
Judge William Orrick enjoins the Trump administration from withholding billions in funding from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Supreme Court demands to know how, why AI was used on bar exam
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Supreme Court investigates State Bar's undisclosed AI use in February bar exam questions, sparking transparency and...