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Real Estate/Development


Agoura Hills defeats developer's lawsuit as judge upholds permit denial for a mixed-use project, citing zoning compliance and ...


Civil Litigation


After settling a beach access lawsuit, Palos Verdes Estates and plaintiffs clash over $1M-$4M in attorney fees, debating the c...


Judges and Judiciary


A group of retired judges arguing that California's 1,320-day cap on temporary judicial service discriminates by age faced tou...


Environmental & Energy


A marine advocacy group accuses the U.S. Department of the Interior of violating laws by allowing a Santa Barbara oil site to ...


Torts/Personal Injury


The family of a recent high school graduate shot and killed by Fullerton police during a March 15 call is seeking legal action...



GSA reverses $177M Ziggurat sale amid lawsuit

Apr. 3, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The General Services Administration has canceled its $177 million sale of the 90-acre Ziggurat site in Orange County to Hilco ...


A San Francisco judge greenlit a $100 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit against Wells Fargo, alleging officers ignor...


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


A federal appellate panel pressed attorneys for the state and a technology trade group over California's attempt to restrict p...


The Department of Homeland Security appealed a San Francisco federal judge's order blocking the termination of temporary stay ...


Government


Essayli sworn in as US attorney for Central District

Apr. 3, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The move places the conservative former prosecutor at the helm of the nation's most populous federal district--and signals a s...


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Reginald Neal's path to the judiciary has been anything but ordinary. From surviving a...


Real Estate/Development


Los Angeles tenants earning below 80% of median income now qualify for free legal defense against evictions, funded by Measure...


LA County Superior Court unveils a revamped jury portal launching April 7, featuring mobile registration, chatbots, and person...


Judges and Judiciary


A federal judge is urged to have U.S. Marshals serve Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including "El Chapo," with a civil suit over the ...


Torts/Personal Injury


A Los Angeles judge tentatively permits LAUSD to file MICRA defenses in a lawsuit over a student's fatal overdose, despite cla...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Signature Resolution strengthens its statewide presence by joining forces with Common Ground Resolutions and adding two retire...


Technology, Civil Rights


A bill to ban weaponized consumer robots passed a key state Senate committee Tuesday -- but not before a heated debate over wh...


Torts/Personal Injury


A San Francisco couple sues Uber, claiming the company is liable for a crash due to a driver's low tire tread, raising questio...


Government, Constitutional Law


Judge halts Trump's AmeriCorps grant conditions

Apr. 2, 2025
By Wisdom Howell

A San Francisco federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, stopping the Trump administration from imposing what he c...


Following a wave of lawsuits and legal ads tied to the recent Los Angeles County wildfires, Attorney General Rob Bonta has iss...


President Donald Trump has selected Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Central District...


Litigation & Arbitration, Law Practice, Government


Willkie Farr & Gallagher is the latest law firm to comply with President Donald Trump's executive orders, agreeing to prov...


Gee, who over sees the largest federal trial court in the nation, spanning nine Southern and Central California counties, issu...


Veteran defense attorney James E. Blatt has asked a judge to exclude a Marsy's Law attorney from criminal proceedings, citing ...


Christopher Kamon, ex-CFO of Girardi Keese, requests a 30-month sentence, claiming he was a minor player following Tom Girardi...


Community News


Attorneys who lost homes in LA County fires find solace in work, securing multimillion-dollar verdicts while rebuilding, leani...


Judges and Judiciary


Crime victims in Contra Costa County have filed a petition to recall DA Diana Becton, alleging leniency on crime. Over 76,000 ...


Prosecutors have not said why Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam P. Schleifer was fired Friday --just one hour after a far-right act...


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


An appellate panel will hear arguments Wednesday on whether to block parts of SB 976, a California law requiring parental cons...


The team enhances the firm's capabilities in cutting-edge technology disputes, from AI and blockchain to semiconductors and tr...