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The Orange County Superior Court has implemented a mandatory eService system for family law and launched a pilot program to ea...


Civil Litigation


LA County court's new website is up

Jul. 2, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

LA County Superior Court debuts user-friendly website.


Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law


A federal judge in Los Angeles is weighing whether California's climate disclosure laws unlawfully compel speech, as the U.S. ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The agreement requires Hewlett Packard Enterprise to divest key assets and license software to maintain competition in the WLA...



Plaintiffs push for early Eaton Fire trial date

Jul. 1, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Plaintiffs in Eaton Fire litigation urge early trial date to spur mediation, while Southern California Edison argues it's prem...


Intellectual Property


A federal judge may slash a $71.5M award against MGA Entertainment, finding insufficient evidence of intentional copying of OM...


Slideshow, Community News



U.S. Supreme Court, Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The inaction left intact a 9th Circuit ruling that the Los Angeles policy did not constitute a taking under the Fifth Amendmen...


Antitrust litigator Meredith Dearborn, based in San Francisco, is the first West Coast attorney to join Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP.


The move responds to client demand for cross-border legal support and positions the Los Angeles firm in a key global legal and...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Coronavirus Reporter accuses Apple and Gibson Dunn of fraud, intimidation in $200B antitrust suit, seeking $20M in sanctions, ...


A legislative push to create an expedited licensing path for former federal attorneys has been shelved for the year, even as m...


DOJ sues Los Angeles, alleging its sanctuary ordinance violates the Constitution by discriminating against federal immigration...


A San Diego federal judge ruled ICE breached a settlement by ending a contractor-funded legal aid program for separated migra...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Central District judge joins JAMS and plans to write about grief, hoping to help others.


Civil Litigation


The verdict followed Nancy Valla's claims that Dignity Health retaliated against her for pushing safety improvements including...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law


What's less certain is how the court's 6-3 ruling will affect the underlying case involving President Donald Trump's executive...


California Courts of Appeal


An appeal court panel halted the prosecution of Los Angeles County Deputy DA Diana Teran for sharing public sheriff's deputy r...


Sacramento judges upheld Attorney General Bonta's right to hire outside counsel, while attorneys working for the state secured...


Plaintiff Peter Rogerson claimed he was repeatedly mocked for using a cane to walk, subjected to jokes for being a "cripple" a...


The move follows a May arbitration order, which found in favor of Mohammad Honarkar on key fraud and contract claims


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Elon Musk's attorneys from Toberoff & Associates accuse OpenAI and Samuel Altman of improper defenses in a lawsuit challen...


Judges and Judiciary


Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy joined judicial officers from across the world at a virtual event intend...


Civil Litigation


The fee award follows a November jury verdict finding that Coca-Cola Co. and Monster Beverage Co. misappropriated Hubert Hanse...


Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation


Mariposa Basin Environmental Alliance sues Los Angeles, claiming the city's bike path violates CEQA by ignoring environmental ...


Banking


San Francisco judge postpones ruling in whistleblower lawsuit accusing major banks of defrauding California taxpayers by infla...


Lee, who once served as the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under President Barack Obama, has extensive exper...


Intellectual Property


A federal judge made key findings in favor of CoStar Group in a copyright dispute with rival real estate platform CREXi over a...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles jury delivers defense verdict for Wheels in Motion in $100M injury case, despite defective motorcycle, as plaintif...


Civil Litigation


The California Insurance Department seeks dismissal of Consumer Watchdog's lawsuit, defending bulletins allowing FAIR Plan ins...