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Former chief transformation officer Hakan Kardes claims he was forced out after raising concerns that millions in operating ex...


Environmental & Energy


Federal filing says Air Resources Board is trying to enforce emissions standards despite Clean Air Act preemption.


Former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson asks a Los Angeles judge to reduce a $198 million wrongful death judgment by $14 million...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Beverly Hills attorney now faces State Bar discipline proceedings in the same scandal where he once represented Los Angeles.


Labor/Employment


A federal appeals court panel sharply questioned whether California's law barring employers from disciplining workers who...


Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that four state attorneys general may present evidence that Meta made f...


Environmental & Energy


Sable Offshore Corp. has asked the Trump administration to use eminent domain to acquire state-owned shoreline, parkland and p...


A Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled that fraud claims brought by carbon offset startup investors against Steve Ballmer, Baker Ho...


Civil Procedure


A federal magistrate judge denied a motion to sanction Rack Room Shoes and its attorneys in a privacy lawsuit, criticizing pla...


A judge ruled that Southern California Edison may pursue claims that Los Angeles County's vegetation management contributed to...


Several recent state and federal rulings have limited the application of portions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act to...


The San Francisco Public Defender's Office has asked an appellate court to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a defendant, ar...


Consumer Protection Law


A Los Angeles jury's verdict finding Honda liable for fraudulently concealing a vehicle safety defect could encourage more pla...


The indictment had alleged a yearslong scheme to influence a Navy contracting official through gifts, jobs and other benefits ...


Edward K. Bernatavicius, a longtime trial attorney with the U.S. Trustee Program in Arizona, will serve a 14-year term in the ...


Intellectual Property


Netflix argues a Finnish inventor and his lawyer pursued a patent infringement case in bad faith despite evidence the inventor...


Civil Procedure


Judge Lawrence P. Riff ordered briefing on the legal basis for challenging overlapping childhood sexual abuse claims before de...


Environmental & Energy


A coalition of environmental organizations alleges Barstow violated the California Environmental Quality Act by approving BNSF...


Government


SB 690 would curb private lawsuits over website tracking tools while leaving enforcement to the attorney general.


Torts/Personal Injury


A Tracy resident alleges he suffered respiratory injuries after the June fire at Medline Industries' distribution warehouse re...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers takes leadership from the court from Judge Richard G. Seeborg.


A San Diego County judge struck Huntington Beach's latest challenge to California's Housing Element Law, ruling the city's CEQ...


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Tiana J. Murillo rejected a petition filed by Consumer Watchdog last year, leaving int...


Securities


A receiver appointed in an SEC enforcement action alleges Murchison & Cumming LLP aided a fraudulent cannabis investment s...


The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that three state charges against David Wayne DePape were barred by the state's double j...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


A lawsuit filed in federal court alleges a Sheppard Mullin partner breached fiduciary duties by soliciting a business owner's ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Yelp wins key ruling in Google antitrust suit

Jul. 2, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

A federal magistrate judge ruled that Yelp may rely on findings from the Justice Department's successful antitrust case agains...


After more than three decades as a trial lawyer and nearly 20 years as a private neutral, Leonard S. Levy says hosting "Master...


Environmental & Energy


A Los Angeles judge ordered a new trial in the Carson warehouse fire litigation after ruling that the late admission of key en...


Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue agreed to stop enforcing water-transfer restrictions against residents of Shasta Vi...