Real Estate/Development
Court upholds city's denial of mixed-use development permit
By Skyler Romero
Agoura Hills defeats developer's lawsuit as judge upholds permit denial for a mixed-use project, citing zoning compliance and ...
Civil Litigation
Lunada Bay Beach access fight turns to fee fight after settlement
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
After settling a beach access lawsuit, Palos Verdes Estates and plaintiffs clash over $1M-$4M in attorney fees, debating the c...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired judges face uphill battle in challenge to assignment limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of retired judges arguing that California's 1,320-day cap on temporary judicial service discriminates by age faced tou...
Environmental & Energy
Marine group sues US Interior over Santa Barbara oil site
By Devon Belcher
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
Family files wrongful death claim after fatal Fullerton police shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The family of a recent high school graduate shot and killed by Fullerton police during a March 15 call is seeking legal action...
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
9th Circuit grills lawyers over California social media law
By Craig Anderson
A federal appellate panel pressed attorneys for the state and a technology trade group over California's attempt to restrict p...
Immigration
DHS appeals judge's block on end to Venezuelans' temporary stays
By Wisdom Howell
The Department of Homeland Security appealed a San Francisco federal judge's order blocking the termination of temporary stay ...
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
LA City Council OKs free legal defense to fight eviction
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
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
Family seeks to serve cartel leaders in agent's murder suit
By Devon Belcher
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
LA judge lets school district to add MICRA defenses in overdose suit
By Skyler Romero
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 expands into Central California with 3 veteran neutrals
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Signature Resolution strengthens its statewide presence by joining forces with Common Ground Resolutions and adding two retire...
Technology, Civil Rights
'Killer robots' bill debate turns tense over exception for police
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
Suit seeks to hold Uber liable for driver's low tire tread
By James Twomey
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
By Wisdom Howell
A San Francisco federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, stopping the Trump administration from imposing what he c...
Bonta warns attorneys on ethical solicitation after LA County fires
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Following a wave of lawsuits and legal ads tied to the recent Los Angeles County wildfires, Attorney General Rob Bonta has iss...
Government
Trump appoints Assemblyman Bill Essayli as next U.S. attorney for Central District of California
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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 strikes deal with Trump, agrees to $100M in services, ends DEI
By Craig Anderson
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is the latest law firm to comply with President Donald Trump's executive orders, agreeing to prov...
Constitutional Law
'These are not ordinary times': Chief Judge Dolly Gee defends judiciary's independence amid political attacks
By Jack Needham
Gee, who over sees the largest federal trial court in the nation, spanning nine Southern and Central California counties, issu...
Criminal, Civil Rights
Defense lawyer seeks to exclude Marsy's Law attorney over alleged threats, antisemitic remarks
By David Houston
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
Litigators whose homes burned find solace fighting for clients
By Skyler Romero
Attorneys who lost homes in LA County fires find solace in work, securing multimillion-dollar verdicts while rebuilding, leani...
Judges and Judiciary
Petition to recall Contra Costa County DA is filed
By James Twomey
Crime victims in Contra Costa County have filed a petition to recall DA Diana Becton, alleging leniency on crime. Over 76,000 ...
Government
Hearing delayed after prosecutor in Fatburger founder's tax case is fired
By David Houston
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
9th Circuit to weigh free speech challenge to California's social media parental consent law
By Craig Anderson
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...