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Civil Litigation


Environmental groups may intervene in oil permit case

Jul. 29, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee allowed environmental groups to intervene in a lawsuit by Sable Offshore and ExxonMobil challeng...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge allowed a lawsuit to proceed against the city and an LAPD officer after a man was struck by a misfired les...



Lemon law firms move to dismiss Ford's $100M RICO lawsuit

Jul. 29, 2025
By Craig Anderson, Devon Belcher

Ford accused the firms of inflating fees by $100 million. Attorneys for several prominent California lemon law firms called Fo...


Class Action


Bank of America is challenging class certification in a lawsuit over frozen unemployment debit cards during the pandemic, citi...


Civil Litigation


Former Munchkin GC alleges toxic workplace, retaliation

Jul. 29, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The lawsuit claims Munchkin Inc.'s leadership fostered a culture of fear and retaliated against employees who spoke up about d...


Consumer Protection Law


A judge trimmed $5.5M from a $292.5M false advertising verdict against Natera but upheld the rest of the award and imposed an ...


Adam Sugarman will succeed Dion Cominos as managing partner in June 2026, marking a generational shift at the law firm with 80...


Slideshow, Community News


Coalition of diverse bar associations honors founding leaders and judicial appointees at California Yacht Club


Obituaries


Selma Moidel Smith, 1919-2025

Jul. 28, 2025
By Ricardo Pineda

Selma Moidel Smith was admitted to the California Bar in January 1943 at 23 and remained active in legal and scholarly circles...


After losing everything, attorney Tina Mehr fought back with help from appellate lawyers Scott Tillett and Norman Pine, winnin...


Intellectual Property


Anthropic seeks to pause a major copyright lawsuit over claims it illegally used millions of books to train its AI, Claude, ar...


Intellectual Property


Pepperdine cites a recent 9th Circuit ruling on NFTs to challenge Netflix's bid to dismiss its trademark suit, arguing the "Wa...


Judges and Judiciary


The ceremony, held on the Jonathan Club's Great Lawn, gathered members of the bench and bar to celebrate his influence on the ...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


With interim U.S. attorney appointments in California set to expire, the Trump administration is turning to a little-used stat...


Community News


Var Fox of Judicate West received the Raising the Bar award for largest individual donation. Edwards Lifesciences won the Roc...


Civil Litigation


Infinity Insurance sues law firm over $36.4M jury verdict

Jul. 28, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Infinity Insurance sued Ford Walker and attorney Mark Flory for alleged malpractice, claiming their mishandling of a personal ...


Labor/Employment


HCA Healthcare will cancel nurse training debts, refund prior payments, and pay $2.9 million in penalties after a legal settle...


Nicholas C. Rowley has a $1 million war chest, and said he regrets not targeting intemperate judges sooner.



Chief executive of Sacramento court retires

Jul. 28, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Lee Seale, credited with expanding court access, modernizing operations, and streamlining case backlogs, steps down Friday aft...


U.S. Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


In a speech at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference following a forceful dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan called...


Government


Los Angeles will appeal a federal judge's order finding "interim breaches" of a homelessness settlement, while advocates argue...


The ruling affirms a permanent injunction issued by a San Diego judge known for repeatedly finding California gun laws unconst...


Class Action


An Orange County judge has tentatively approved a $1.15 million class action settlement resolving wage-and-hour claims against...


Family, Ethics/Professional Responsibility


San Jose divorce attorney Mark A. Erickson faces a $3 million malpractice lawsuit from former client Richard Garcia, alleging ...


Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment


Sports lawyers say NFL players may sue or file labor grievances against the NFLPA for concealing an arbitration ruling on alle...


Torts/Personal Injury


Appeal panel dismisses New Zealand newlyweds' lawsuit in Los Angeles over crash in their home country.


Plaintiffs' attorneys urge Eaton Fire victims to avoid Southern California Edison's compensation program, calling it a PR move...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge paused county litigation over Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall's closure pending a September hearing on Attorney...



Softspoken Authority

Jul. 25, 2025

Mediator David Sotelo's patient approach encourages cooperation, attorneys say.


Family


Orange County court to launch family law e-filing system

Jul. 24, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Starting Aug. 25, family law attorneys must file appellate documents electronically in Orange County Superior Court, replacing...