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Consumer Watchdog sues over FAIR Plan surcharges

Apr. 16, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Consumer Watchdog sues California's Insurance Department, alleging illegal surcharges on FAIR Plan policyholders to cover $500...


Environmental & Energy


Two lawsuits filed Tuesday in Santa Barbara County aim to stop a Texas oil company from restarting a pipeline system linked to...


A judge grants a temporary restraining order against Sonoma State University, blocking $6.8 million in academic cuts, citing p...


Intellectual Property


A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday upheld what is believed to be the largest Lanham Act verdict in history i...


State Bar & Bar Associations


A State Bar witness testifies that Los Angeles officials, including former Deputy City Attorney James Clark, orchestrated a co...


Data Privacy


AI firm faces privacy violation lawsuit

Apr. 16, 2025
By Wisdom Howell

National Domestic Violence Hotline callers sue Genesys Cloud Services, alleging its AI software illegally collected personal d...


Data Privacy


In a heated discovery dispute, plaintiffs' attorneys argue that Twitter is wrongfully withholding 12 incident reports related ...


Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A circuit panel on Tuesday upheld a ruling denying arbitration in a class action over automatic subscription fees -- but the a...


On the second day of Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson's retrial, his son testified about a long-buried family secret that prosecutors...


Civil Litigation


Two online casino companies sue Ben Travis Law and Kind Law, alleging the firms filed hundreds of baseless arbitration claims ...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles County jury awarded $48 million to victims of a child predator teacher who they found was allowed to molest chil...


Torts/Personal Injury


A Christmas Day explosion that leveled a home and restaurant in Capitola Village has triggered a class action against Pacific ...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge's son freezes up during testimony of mother's killing

Apr. 15, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The son of Orange County Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson testified Monday that he struggled to remember the night his father fatally...


Litigation & Arbitration


Gucci's alleged failure to pay arbitration fees on time could lead to a class action lawsuit, with claims its website misused ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


A federal judge allows consumers' antitrust claims against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices infla...


Immigration, Administrative/Regulatory


Federal agencies appeal an Oakland judge's order to restore a $5 billion legal aid fund for 26,000 migrant minors, claiming a ...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The owners of a mobile home park that straddles two Orange County cities say California lawmakers unconstitutionally targeted ...


Litigation & Arbitration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A former Tesla engineer's defamation battle with Elon Musk isn't over. The 9th Circuit reversed a federal judge's decision to ...


Judges and Judiciary


A retrial already charged with emotion and high stakes took an unexpected turn Monday when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck j...


Judges and Judiciary


Santa Barbara County Judge Michael Carrozzo, accused of posing as his judicial secretary's lawyer, has agreed to retire in Sep...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Mike Feuer testified in State Bar disciplinary proceedings against one of his former lieutenants.


Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge has awarded attorney's fees to the lawyer who blocked mass Ellis Act evictions at Barrington Plaza, ruling...


Civil Rights


A federal jury rejected a multimillion-dollar excessive force claim brought against San Bernardino County and two deputies, fi...


Federal judge sentences Tom Girardi's form accounting chief for "symbiotic" embezzlement schemes that "hastened the firm's dem...


Real Estate/Development, Law School


When a tenant missed his eviction deadline after a ceiling collapse, he found himself lost in a legal system stacked against t...


Government, Criminal


Fentanyl prosecutor sworn in as US attorney in San Diego

Apr. 14, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Adam Gordon, a veteran prosecutor known for targeting fentanyl traffickers and cartel-linked dealers, has been sworn in as U.S...


Government, Civil Litigation


San Francisco's looming $1 billion budget shortfall has sparked proposed cuts to general civil legal aid, threatening layoffs,...


Civil Litigation


In a filing tied to the Menendez brothers' criminal case, the L.A. County District Attorney's Office denies that internal staf...


Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law


California defends climate disclosure laws against free speech challenge


Santa Clara DA charges 12 Stanford protestors with felony vandalism for allegedly trashing the president's office during a pro...