Environmental & Energy
Center for Biological Diversity sues NOAA Fisheries over delay in protecting sunflower sea star
By Alicia Alvarez
The conservation group argues NOAA Fisheries missed a statutory deadline after proposing protections in 2023, despite finding ...
Torts/Personal Injury
PG&E settles wrongful death lawsuit days after jury is seated
By Alicia Alvarez
The settlement was announced after a jury was seated in San Francisco Superior Court.
Government
Legislators rush to get rideshare bill on Newsom's desk by Thursday
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders announced a broader $11.25 billion housing bond package, including $10 billion for a...
A coalition representing more than 10,000 wildfire survivors is seeking to intervene in a state enforcement action against Sta...
Slideshow, Community News
LACBA installs new president, honors judges and legal leaders at annual dinner
By Ricardo Pineda
The Los Angeles County Bar Association installed Theresa A. Leets as president for 2026-27 and Martin F. Hirshland as presiden...
Real Estate/Development
Family feud over real estate empire ends with $1.9M punitive damages award
By Skyler Romero
An Orange County jury awarded nearly $2 million after finding members of a wealthy family diverted funds from a family-owned r...
Immigration
Berkeley law professor files injunction to compel ICE to release data documents
By Alicia Alvarez
An injunction filed Thursday calls for the court to compel the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to produce a set of ex...
Court approves $10M good-faith settlement in Campbell Hall parking lot death
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Los Angeles County judge rejected the school's effort to block the agreement and prolong litigation involving vehicle manufa...
ASICS wins $6.1M jury verdict in $50M contract battle with Shoebacca
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A unanimous Orange County jury awarded ASICS America Corp. $6.1 million and rejected more than $44 million in counterclaims br...
Three months after losing a racketeering case against attorneys affiliated with Knight Law Group, Ford has filed a new lawsuit...
As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Elisabeth Freinberg is overseeing a rapidly expanding l...
Los Angeles prosecutors allege comedian Carlos Mencia failed to report $8.7 million in income between 2019 and 2024, making hi...
Los Angeles prosecutors' union alleges county and district attorney officials failed to bargain in good faith during contract ...
Los Angeles judge says Edison's broad discovery demands could jeopardize January bellwether trials, raising the possibility of...
A Northern District judge found that variations in customers' browsing activity and the data allegedly transmitted to third pa...
Witness says Finnerty helped San Bruno family recover Girardi settlement funds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A lawyer who helped recover millions of dollars from Tom Girardi testified that Robert W. Finnerty's knowledge of Girardi Kees...
Consumer Protection Law
Breyer questions Musk bid to overturn $2.6B securities fraud verdict
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer faulted Elon Musk's attorneys for attacking the plaintiffs' damages model after d...
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury seated in PG&E wrongful death trial over fatal electrocution
By Alicia Alvarez
The lawsuit alleges a downed PG&E power line caused the death of agricultural consultant Steven Dodge at a Monterey County...
Judges and Judiciary
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero appointed four voting and four advisory Judicial Council members from courts, court administra...
Ford Motor Co. alleges the Los Angeles lemon law firm used nonlawyers and overseas virtual assistants to perform work later bi...
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jackson estate arbitration fight tests federal sexual assault law
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge is considering whether sexual abuse claims brought against the Michael Jackson Estate must be arbitrated under...
L.A.'s top civil judge joins the Daily Journal's newest podcast to debunk misconceptions about the court's AI pilot -- and exp...
World travel reinforced retired Judge Daniel Ramirez's belief that mediation offers something litigation often cannot.
Proposed compromise would cap some auto-accident recoveries while imposing new rideshare safety requirements.
The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar to seek public comment on a proposed rule creating a community justice wor...
Judges and Judiciary
Judicial ethics committee seeks comment on draft opinion finding judges generally may appoint a colleague's attorney spouse as...
Entertainment & Sports
Tyra Banks faces uphill battle in Netflix defamation suit, legal experts say
By Skyler Romero
Banks' lawsuit against Netflix has sparked debate among media and entertainment lawyers, who say the case highlights the tensi...
Environmental & Energy
Carson odor plaintiffs defend $8.8M verdict against post-trial challenge
By Devon Belcher
Attorneys for Carson residents who won an $8.8 million verdict over a 2021 odor crisis argue the trial record supports the jur...
Environmental & Energy
Voters to decide fate of landmark environmental law
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A ballot measure that would create broad exemptions and accelerated review procedures under CEQA has qualified for November, d...
Class Action
Perplexity sued over alleged cuts to premium AI subscription benefits
By Daniel Schrager
A proposed class action alleges Perplexity sharply reduced access to its Deep Research feature for Pro subscribers and reroute...