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Civil Procedure


The utility wants records about SoCalGas' response before and after the fire and says newly released investigative evidence re...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


The dismissals halt, at least for now, a multistate unauthorized-practice case that the State Bar had expanded earlier this ye...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


Valle Makoff attorney Timothy Miller testified from the counsel table about disputed billing in the firm's $423,773 fee lawsui...



A federal judge dismissed the administration's Title IX lawsuit, ruling California schools lacked clear notice that excluding ...


Constitutional Law


AB 1896 would prohibit former federal officers who participated in immigration enforcement from becoming California peace offi...


Los Angeles and attorneys for thousands of Palisades Fire victims will meet Oct. 2 with two veteran wildfire mediators to begi...



Hoover Krepelka expands into Southern California

Sep. 2, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The Northern California family law firm has opened offices in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, extending its complex divorce ...


Insurance


Los Angeles County sued State Farm, alleging systemic delays, underpayments and misleading claims practices affecting thousand...


Government


A sweeping deal to reshape California's wildfire liability system fell apart after utilities warned it could undermine their f...


Business Law


An Orange County judge reduced punitive damages against Mira Kim's father to $120,000 and eliminated a $500,000 award against ...


The lawsuit filed by Larson LLP alleges Samsung falsely relabeled lower-end televisions as Mini LED models to undercut TCL and...


Labor/Employment, Civil Rights


A San Francisco judge dismissed proposed class actions accusing Uber and Lyft of discriminating against male drivers through p...


Intellectual Property


Sony and Warner music publishers allege Anthropic downloaded copyrighted lyrics from pirate libraries to train its Claude AI m...


Data Privacy


SB 690 would restrict private claims involving websites and apps under California's pen register law while leaving other CIPA ...


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Susan J. Townsend draws on lessons learned from her immigrant parents, nearly two deca...


Obituaries


Richard A. Curtis 1944 - 2026

Sep. 1, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Longtime L.A. County court commissioner sought to ease toll of family disputes


Torts/Personal Injury


Two social media addiction bellwether plaintiffs will face Meta, YouTube and Snapchat in a consolidated October trial that cou...


Criminal


Israel Claustro, who resigned from the bench and is permanently barred from judicial office, received one year of probation a...


Class Action


Theodore H. Frank says the 9th Circuit is an outlier in allowing class settlements to send millions of dollars to nonprofits w...


Insurance, Government


California lawmakers reach wildfire liability compromise

Aug. 31, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Revised SB 492 drops several proposals sought by Gov. Gavin Newsom while creating an expedited compensation process for wildfi...


Constitutional Law


A Pasadena woman sought to prevent health officials from using what she described as a racial eligibility requirement for a st...


The court ruled that Kalshi's sports event contracts are not swaps protected from state regulation under federal commodities ...


Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley said a special master was warranted because of the defendants' conduct, the case's ex...


Data Privacy


U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg called the fee request "extraordinary" but warranted after Boies Schiller, Susman Godfrey ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Lawmakers further narrow California antitrust overhaul

Aug. 31, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

New amendments to AB 1776 preserve single-firm antitrust claims while limiting enforcement to the attorney general and distric...


A Riverside judge said appellate precedent may require treating minors held in juvenile facilities as prisoners, potentially i...


Technology, Class Action


A child sexual abuse survivor filed suit against artificial intelligence company xAI claiming its Grok chatbot used images fro...


Technology


Judge Richard Seeborg called the fee request "extraordinary" but said it was warranted after Boies Schiller, Susman Godfrey an...


Torts/Personal Injury, Government


Last-minute compromise would raise the burden of proof for some claims against public entities, limit joint liability and requ...