City Controller’s subpoena powers questioned in homeless dispute
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
“The controller seeks to expand the scope of his authority under the charter beyond all reasonable bounds in a politically mot...
Car part manufacturer accused of violating judge's trademark ruling
By Devon Belcher
WheelImage Corp. claimed two of its former employees violated a nondisclosure agreement and shared confidential manufacturing ...
The lawsuit is the latest to claim that the city adopted a handful of ordinances related to the airport for the purpose of low...
Legal questions surround Israel’s alleged genocide in Gaza, but is it a crime under international law?
The welter of exceptions to the Rule against Hearsay—besides resembling something from the old boardgame Mousetrap—tends to in...
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Takings Clause does not distinguish between legislative and administrative ...
Alameda County to review death penalty cases following bias allegations
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Jury selection notes released by District Attorney Pamela Price indicate prior administrations systematically excluded Black a...
Supreme Court hears baristas' reinstatement case
By Craig Anderson
Eric S. Beane, an attorney with the Foundation Law Group in Los Angeles who represents employers, said he believed Starbucks w...
Tesla faces class action over global layoffs
By Wisdom Howell
The group of employees suing the electric automaker may have difficulty meeting the notification requirements under California...
Jury orders insurance company to pay San Bernardino County homeowners $18M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
"This verdict sends a clear message that bad faith practices will not be tolerated, and victims will be rightfully compensated...
Judge OKs transgender notification initiative language
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys with the Protect Kids California campaign argued the materials Attorney General Rob Bonta's office wrote describing ...
Lawmakers act to reassert state control over solar market
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A pair of court rulings appear to have sparked a backlash in Sacramento.
U.S. v. Adam Gadahn
USA v. Newland et al.
Unpasteurized milk purveyor faces fresh allegations
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Medical officer Karl C. Klontz also wrote that testing "strongly" indicates a February E. coli outbreak was linked to Raw Farm...
Sacramento pension system sues software provider
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The county claims the botched implementation caused it to rely on its original legacy software system for several more years a...
ReactX sued Google in 2018 on claims that the tech giant misappropriated and misused its confidential information, platform an...
The Judicial Council’s Appellate Advisory Committee is proposing fillable briefs, in a standard format, for appeals to the App...
Erle Stanley Gardner was a California lawyer and a best-selling author of mystery novels, most notably featuring the character...
The unintended consequences of CCP 998 offers
CCP 998 is not intended as a surrogate for punitive damages and it should encourage settlement and reasonableness for both par...
Lawyers need to be aware of the uncertain and variable recovery times of concussion-related mild traumatic brain injuries (mTB...
The Office of Chief Trial Counsel received multiple complaints about John Eastman, leading to a single State Bar Investigation...
U.S. v. Julian Omidi et al.
Porn giant seeks to pare back sex trafficking case
By Devon Belcher
Marc E. Mayer, who represents Aylo, argued his motion to dismiss many of the claims that beneficiary claims should survive, no...
Lewis Brisbois accused of gender discrimination by former partner
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Julie W. O'Dell claims she was treated as an employee despite her promotion to equity partner on Jan. 1, 2022.
Tesla fears trade secrets at risk in Caltrans litigation
By Wisdom Howell
Tesla confidentially settled with the family of a man who perished in a 2018 car accident while using the auto pilot feature o...
Ventura City Attorney accused of indecent exposure at a Chick-fil-A is fired
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An attorney for Andrew Heglund called it "much exaggeration over some people who got upset at a Chick-fil-A."
Senate approves legislation for permanent federal judgeships
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act was introduced by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, both membe...
The court's Republican majority seemed unpersuaded by arguments made by lawyers for the homeless plaintiffs.