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State Bar & Bar Associations


Company that handled exam had promised seamless remote test-taking, but results were disastrous, the State Bar said in a lawsu...


Environmental & Energy


Court slams LA port for air quality violations

May 5, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A San Diego judge rules the Port of Los Angeles violated air quality laws at its China Shipping terminal, ignoring a 2024 judg...


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers trimmed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, its executives and Microsoft but allowe...


Judges and Judiciary


Sacramento Judge Maryanne G. Gilliard's lawsuit for underpayment faces trimmed claims due to a one-year statute of limitations...


Environmental & Energy


An appellate ruling found the LA gondola's environmental report inadequate under CEQA, delaying construction. Experts say revi...


Civil Litigation


Jane Doe resists dismissal of claims in her lawsuit against Aylo, alleging sex trafficking content was republished, as judge c...


Constitutional Law


U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta's ruling Friday delivered a major blow to the state's decades-old labeling regime and...


Environmental & Energy


Attorneys for the Sierra Club pointed to the Oregon ruling -- which rebuked federal officials for skirting key environmental r...


Data Privacy


Dialpad faces a class action alleging it illegally records and uses customer calls to train AI models, violating California pr...


Litigation & Arbitration


Amazon Flex drivers arging that their role delivering interstate goods places them firmly within a longstanding exemption unde...


Community News


The group of mostly retired professionals plan to rally on May 10 at 11:00 a.m. on the steps of the historic Orange County Cou...


Intellectual Property


Antonio Villaraigosa called a lawsuit filed by rival Stephen Cloobeck a "bullying" attempt to drain his campaign, framing the...


Civil Litigation


Eleven artists settled for $1.26 million mid-trial after a 2021 Little Tokyo Art Complex fire destroyed their works, raising i...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Leah Wilson said Friday she will step down effective July 7, citing fallout from the disastrous February 2025 bar exam, where ...


Land Use


Appeals court rejects Dodgers gondola environmental report, delaying $385-$500M project for 2028 Olympics.


Wills, Estates & Trusts


Trust and estate law surges with the great wealth transfer of baby boomers, but a shortage of young lawyers as veterans retire...


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes denied independent producer Francesca Gregorini's bid for a new trial in $81M "Servant" inf...


Civil Litigation


Activision says "Call of Duty" fictional rifle didn't influence Uvalde school shooter; hearings postponed to July.


Labor/Employment


AB 1221 would limit how employers collect and use data on their workers. The measure reflects increasing legislative concerns ...


Torts/Personal Injury


According to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's scheduling order, the first wave is set to begin Dec. 8. Only two of the sel...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Responding to a State Bar complaint a retired judge made about her, San Francisco's district attorney said her political oppon...


Land Use, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge is considering petitions against Los Angeles for approving a luxury Hollywood hotel project, risking demol...


Torts/Personal Injury, California Supreme Court


The justices ruled Thursday that a release the cyclist signed cannot shield municipalities from public safety duties. The deci...


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple's noncompliance with her injunction to stop overcharging app devel...



Empowering Partner

May 2, 2025

Retired judge Paul D. Herbert brings empathy, preparation and deep experience to private dispute resolution.



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Slideshow, Judges and Judiciary


At events in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego, attorneys and members of the judiciary spoke out about recent ...


Disney seeks $532,815 in sanctions against the plaintiff's attorneys, saying copyright claims against "Moana" were baseless


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Wednesday that Apple's noncompliance with her injunction to stop overcharging...