Former LADWP commissioner faces disciplinary charges
By David Houston
"Once the full story is known, we feel confident Bill will be exonerated," Jan L. Handzlik, the lawyer for former commissioner...
Federal judge largely dismisses First Citizen's $1B lawsuit against HSBC
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The court dismissed all counts except a breach of contract claim against a former Silicon Valley Bank executive and trade secr...
Judge dismisses $500M claim against Elon Musk over Twitter layoffs
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson ruled that the plaintiffs' severance plan was not governed by ERISA, as the facts did no...
DoorDash reaches settlement with crash victim's family
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Plaintiffs' attorneys had alleged that the delivery service was vicariously liable for the incident, despite the company's dri...
9th Circuit upholds qualified immunity for police in Tulare shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Ryan D. Nelson emphasized that in cases of excessive force where officers face a threat, it will rarely be "obvious" tha...
The decision, ...
Third-party carriers use outside organizations to negotiate lower medical bills with healthcare providers without informing th...
The tools honed through advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) equip mediators to guide disputing parties toward eff...
Republican senators questioned Alameda County Judge Noël Wise about articles she wrote on judicial diversity, gender identity ...
Federal judge appears unlikely to toss homeless veterans' class action
By Devon Belcher
While it's likely that the class action will be allowed to proceed, it could yet be condensed, with Judge David O. Carter taki...
California Supreme Court reverses utilities commission ruling on water charges
By Skyler Romero
"The issue before us does not concern the merits of this decision, but the process that led up to it," the court's decision read.
Golden State Water Company v. Public Utilities Commission
By Skyler Romero
Retired judge was an antitrust expert who championed judicial system.
Hamilton chairs the Northern District of California's local rules committee and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' Wellnes...
Sedgwick trustee loses bid to claw back partners' money
By Sunidhi Sridhar
A federal judge in San Jose found that the liquidating trustee presented a flawed financial analysis at trial, and the defenda...
Sedgwick
By Sunidhi Sridhar
"It will be Los Angeles residents who pay the price for this bizarre decision through their tax dollars and utility payments,"...
Family of pedestrian killed by speeding CHP officer wins $40M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The motorcycle officer had recently been diagnosed with a serious eye condition.
Tenants accuse North Hollywood landlords of uninhabitable conditions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
26 tenants say the building was flooded during Tropical Storm Hilary.
Jeff Ponting, a longtime civil rights lawyer, will lead the office.
The NCAA has agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement in a class action lawsuit, which will establish a fund to compensate current ...
While tax law doesn’t explicitly mandate amending a tax return after errors are discovered, the IRS advises on when an amended...
A court must find that the employer intentionally created or knowingly permitted working conditions to exist that were so into...
Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi both join from Latham & Watkins.
US judge partially terminates 1997 settlement agreement for migrant children
By Craig Anderson
The judge ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services' new regulation provides adequate safeguards but allowed atto...
Brielle Cuskelly focuses her practice on real estate and real estate finance transactions.
The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit said it would consider whether to refer U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred of Ala...