The 9th Circuit affirmed a landmark order requiring the VA to build thousands of housing units for disabled veterans, while li...
9th circuit affirms dismissal of trafficking suit against James Dolan
By Daniel Schrager
The 9th Circuit affirmed dismissal of a woman's trafficking claims, ruling she failed to plausibly allege force, fraud or coer...
Despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling limiting cash bail, Civil Rights Corps' efforts to enforce individualized bail hearing...
California Supreme Court
Newsom pick could shift balance in criminal cases on California Supreme Court
By Craig Anderson
Gov. Gavin Newsom's choice to replace retiring Justice Martin J. Jenkins could determine whether the California Supreme Court ...
Class Action
Authors reject AI copyright settlement, sue tech giants
By Daniel Schrager
Six authors who opted out of a $1.5 billion class action settlement against Anthropic PBC filed a new lawsuit against the comp...
San Joaquin County psychiatrist wins $1.7 million in whistleblower retaliation verdict
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Jury sides with former behavioral health medical director who was fired after reporting alleged misconduct.
Judge Erica R. Yew was appointed to the Santa Clara County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis in 2001. Yew is a member of the A...
Decades after evidence emerged that Alameda County prosecutors systematically excluded Black and Jewish jurors from capital ca...
Attorneys say Tesla litigation tactics burden Alameda courts despite judge denial
By James Twomey
Attorneys say Tesla's aggressive litigation tactics, intense discovery disputes and frequent counsel changes strain Alameda Co...
Eaton and Palisades wildfire lawsuits involve tens of thousands of plaintiffs, novel immunity defenses, utility liability disp...
Intellectual Property
Authors reject AI copyright settlement, sue tech giants
By Daniel Schrager
Six authors who opted out of a $1.5 billion class action settlement against Anthropic PBC filed a new lawsuit Monday against t...
Government
Watchdog group sues California DOJ over withheld climate litigation records
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Public records lawsuit alleges coordination with environmental groups and improper redactions.
State Bar & Bar Associations
According to the Office of Chief Trial Counsel the man placed attorney ads in a Spanish-language outlet representing himself a...
Professor Robin Feldman is the Arthur J. Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Law and the director of the AI Law &...
Judges in California and Washington last week rejected class certification in lawsuits against Zendesk Inc. and Snap Inc., cit...
Mental Health Diversion for Former Kern Supervisor Triggers Calls to Rewrite California Law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Bipartisan lawmakers cite the Zachary Scrivner case as evidence the 2018 statute needs tighter limits.
Attorneys welcome LA Superior Court reforms but warn backlogs persist
By Skyler Romero
After a year of reforms, attorneys applaud Los Angeles County Superior Court technology and settlement tools but say staffing ...
Once a flowing river through Bakersfield, the Kern now runs dry for most of the year. A case now before the California Supreme...
San Diego jury awards $18M after stroke during pituitary surgery
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
After an 18-day trial, jurors concluded a neurosurgeon should not have performed a high-risk pituitary procedure that left wom...
The new judges come from varied backgrounds including prosecutors and public defenders.
Uber filed an amended federal complaint sharpening RICO allegations against Los Angeles personal injury lawyers and medical pr...
Benjamin Softness is a litigator and former Silicon Valley in-house counsel focused on complex litigation, appellate and criti...
A former Instacart executive aide alleges she was fired for running for Congress and her policy views, while Instacart contend...
Panel seeks overhaul of Racial Justice Act after troubled rollout
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A state advisory committee says confusion over appellate review and access to criminal justice data has stalled Racial Justice...
Drug treatment provider sues LA Fire Department over clearance refusals
By Devon Belcher
A Woodland Hills addiction treatment provider sued the Los Angeles Fire Department, alleging it unlawfully refused to sign rou...
UCLA arbitration and discovery motions consolidated in Rose Bowl dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge fast-tracked and consolidated UCLA's arbitration and discovery motions regarding Pasadena's lawsuit seekin...
Orange County's discovery pilot cuts delay with 97% IDC resolution rate
By Laurinda Keys
A pilot program assigning discovery and other law and motion matters in unlimited civil cases to a single courtroom is showing...
Torts/Personal Injury
Angels, Skaggs family settle wrongful death case as jury deliberations end
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Los Angeles Angels and the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs reached an undisclosed settlement as jurors prepared to del...
Intellectual Property
GoPro patent verdict challenged as both sides seek new trial
By Daniel Schrager
A decade-long patent fight against GoPro faces uncertainty after an inconsistent jury verdict, prompting both sides to seek ju...