Civil Rights
Siskiyou County settles suit over water access for Shasta Vista residents
By Alicia Alvarez
Siskiyou County and Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue agreed to stop enforcing water-transfer restrictions against residents of Shasta Vi...
Administrative/Regulatory
Judge says state cardroom rules exceeded state DOJ authority
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The San Francisco Superior Court ruling is a victory for cardrooms challenging regulations on blackjack-style games.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has signed a 12-year lease for new offices at One Market Plaza's Spear Tower, expanding its f...
LA city attorney trainer's new book turns courtroom advocacy into a teachable science
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In Rules to Speak By, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office legal training director John G. Snow argues that effective courtroom ...
Government
AI ethics bill for courts moves ahead in Assembly committee
By Malcolm Maclachlan
SB 574 would require attorneys to verify citations, protect confidential information, and disclose some AI use in court work
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge dismisses Visa investor suit over DOJ antitrust probe
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Noël Wise threw out a securities class action against Visa, finding investors failed to plausibly allege t...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge scrutinizes online consent records in Roblox addiction case
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge heard arguments over whether online account records prove a minor or his parents agreed to arbitrate claim...
Consumer Protection Law
Meta liable under federal child privacy law ahead of social media addiction trial
By Daniel Schrager
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Meta violated COPPA by failing to notify parents before collecting data from users und...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Appeals court voids law firm's arbitration clauses over undisclosed client conflicts
By Skyler Romero
The 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled that a law firm's failure to obtain informed written consent to foreseeable conflicts a...
Judges and Judiciary
Veteran LA Judge Stephen Czuleger to retire after nearly 40 years on the bench
By Ricardo Pineda
Longtime Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Czuleger, a former presiding judge known for demanding preparation...
Judge finds Meta violated child privacy law but leaves key COPPA question for jury
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Meta failed to provide the parental notices required by COPPA but held t...
Torts/Personal Injury
TikTok settles 2nd social media bellwether case weeks before trial
By Devon Belcher
TikTok has settled claims brought by the second bellwether plaintiff in the Los Angeles social media addiction litigation, lea...
Government
LAHSA sues Trump administration over HUD funding suspension
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority alleges HUD exceeded its authority and endangered more than $200 million in homelessne...
Torts/Personal Injury
Broader bellwether pool for social media addiction litigation
By Devon Belcher
Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl approved a broader framework for selecting the third wave of bellwether plaintiffs, rejecting defense ef...
Criminal
Appeal heats up over San Francisco public defender contempt ruling
By Alicia Alvarez
The parties filed competing responses to amicus briefs supporting and opposing San Francisco Public Defender Manohar Raju as t...
Real Estate/Development
Defense concession emerges as Beverly Hills mansion trial is postponed
By Laurinda Keys
A Los Angeles judge postponed a Beverly Hills mansion nuisance trial until March, scheduling a special October hearing to reso...
Orange County judge was mentor and champion of civility
The Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic marked its 17th anniversary with a patriotic Walt Disney Concert Hall performance celebra...
Environmental & Energy
Roundup ruling fuels fears of broader shield for manufacturers
By Alicia Alvarez
Plaintiffs' lawyers say the U.S. Supreme Court's decision shielding Bayer and Monsanto from certain Roundup failure-to-warn cl...
Bankruptcy
San Francisco archdiocese agrees to $395 million abuse settlement
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The settlement would resolve claims by about 530 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, a deal plaintiffs' attorneys say would be t...
Attorneys and academics said the government struggled to persuade jurors that Rinderknecht could be held criminally responsibl...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Bail bond insurers agree to $66 million antitrust settlement
By Daniel Schrager
Nine bail bond insurance underwriters agreed to pay $66 million and end alleged price-fixing practices in a proposed settlemen...
Consumer Protection Law
Meta loses bid to exclude internal evidence before August trial
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge indicated she will allow states suing Meta over alleged adolescent social media addiction to use internal comp...
Environmental & Energy
Judge says record from retired colleague's trial is a 'Gordian knot'
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge said he remains undecided whether alleged evidentiary errors during a Carson odor bellwether trial require...
Judges and Judiciary
More than 100 retired California judges form 'wall of justice' to defend an independent judiciary
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
More than 100 retired California judges have released a video tribute defending judicial independence, timed to the 250th anni...
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed 14 Superior Court judges Friday, including three newly elected judges who will assume office immed...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed compromise legislation governing rideshare safety and medical billing, ending competing ballot campai...
A Los Angeles judge refused to let District Attorney Nathan Hochman intervene in the county's $4 billion juvenile abuse settl...
Data Privacy
Judge picks Bursor, Edelson to lead Flock privacy litigation
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria said Bursor & Fisher and Edelson's track record in automated license plate reader litig...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that migrants turned away while still in Mexico cannot invoke federal asylum laws, giving the fed...