Less than 1: AM Edition, October 2

This morning on Less than 1: the Supreme Court returns to the 9th Circuit as its new term opens, a jury awards $11.5 million against Caltrans for an injured longshoreman, and a law firm sues Thomson Reuters over the Casetext shutdown. Also: the legal sector outpaces broader U.S. job growth in September, and LA's city attorney confirms a months-long investigation into the Lineage warehouse fire.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Supreme Court returns to 9th Circuit as new term opens
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/394977-supreme-court-returns-to-9th-circuit-as-new-term-opens

(Reuters) Legal sector outpaced US jobs growth in September
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/legal-sector-outpaced-us-jobs-growth-september-2026-10-02/

(The LA Local) LA City Attorney's Office confirms it's been investigating the Lineage fire since July
https://thelalocal.org/neighborhoods/boyle-heights/la-city-attorneys-office-confirms-its-been-the-investigating-lineage-fire-since-july/