Technology, Consumer Protection Law
Meta can't dismiss liability for kids' social media use
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The judge noted that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act significantly limited the claims and insulated the design a...
Class Action, Business Law
Judge knocks back Gametime settlement
By Wisdom Howell
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman criticized the fairness of the $2.5 million agreement Gametime reached wi...
Litigation & Arbitration
LA Archdiocese agrees to pay $880M to settle clergy abuse claims
By David Houston
The deal, subject to approval from all the plaintiffs, would provide compensation to 1,353 victims.
Intellectual Property, Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Consumers try new 'weak patents' gambit against Qualcomm in antitrust case
By Craig Anderson
Adam J. Zapala, a partner with Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP in Burlingame, made a new argument before a skeptical circui...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports
F1 company pursues trademark claim against ex-team manager's book
By Devon Belcher
In successfully arguing for dismissal of the lawsuit, defense attorneys argued that if the plaintiff's theory prevailed, any a...
Government, Environmental & Energy
Huntington Beach reaches $5M settlement over oil spill
By Skyler Romero
The settlement follows a $7 million agreement between the city and the producers of the annual Pacific Air Show, which was can...
Real Estate/Development
India-based landlord can't avoid LA court deposition
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The fact that Haresh Jogani is neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States does not exempt him from complying with a...
Family
Change in child support calculations overdue, lawyers say
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Before SB 343 and its counterpart, AB 1755, took effect in September, the income bands used to calculate parents' total net di...
Expert Advice, Discipline, Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation, Business Law
Quinn Emanuel client sanctioned over expert testimony
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen has barred the admission of an expert witness' evidence related to a medical trial after he...
Civil Litigation
Ye accused of sexual harassment by former assistant
By Skyler Romero
According to an amended complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Ye, aka Kanye West, "touched, groped, fondled, g...
Real Estate/Development, Consumer Law
Tenants sue over access to investigative reports
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Dozens of tenants claimed a landlord failed to furnish them with investigative reports ordered when they rented their dwelling...
Class Action
UCLA prepares appeal of closure of stadium on VA land in LA
By Devon Belcher
UCLA's lease of the land where its baseball facility is built includes a distinct land-use term that Congress enacted exclusiv...
Government, Community News
Alameda County DA recall: Who's for, who's against, what's next?
By Wisdom Howell
As the vote to recall Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price draws closer, her supporters and detractors are making the...
Musk vows free speech suit against Coastal Commission
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Musk said his comments on X have nothing to do with the California Coastal Commission, some of whose members criticized his po...
Constitutional Law
Law banning spectators at dangerous car events upheld
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The Alameda County ordinance criminalizes publicly observing the exhibitions of dangerous driving stunts, which often draw lar...
Prominent Sacramento estate planning attorney joins Boutin Jones Inc.
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
While not planning on retiring soon, K. Greg Peterson said he views this move as preparation for his and his clients' future.
Technology, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Google seeks stay in open-door order pending appeal
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Google claims the injunction would cost more than $100 million and could compromise the security of Android users.
Sidley Austin LLP celebrated the opening of its new Los Angeles office with an open house event.
Class Action
San Diego settles lawsuit over RV ordinance
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The settlement will require the city of San Diego to "provide real amenities like running water and showers at safe lots," acc...
Labor/Employment
SF Superior court clerks vote to authorize future strike action
By Jack Needham
Clerks seek a commitment by court management to address vacancies and increase the number of positions to better reflect the c...
CFO at Girardi Keese pleads guilty to embezzling from clients
By Skyler Romero
"The former longtime head of the accounting department at the now-shuttered Los Angeles plaintiffs' personal injury law firm G...
Government, Environmental & Energy
City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto said that settlement funds will be allocated to the cleanup and monitoring of local waterwa...
How a lunch turned a courthouse friendship into a family law powerhouse.
Law Practice, Class Action
Quinn Emanuel's fees halved for $3.7B win for insurers
By Craig Anderson
The law firm scored a major victory for health insurers in two class actions, getting $3.7 billion in damages for insurers see...
Data Privacy
Insurer sues software company over former employee's blackmail scheme
By Wisdom Howell
When the former software company worker failed to get a response from his employer, he turned to one of their clients, threate...
State Bar & Bar Associations
San Diego County Bar Association initiates pro bono estate planning services for first responders, military
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
This program, scheduled to run through the end of October, aims to assist in the creation of critical legal documents such as ...
Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution
JAMS introduces AI tools to aid dispute resolution
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
JAMS Next is a suite of AI-enhanced tools designed to improve efficiency and accessibility for legal professionals and clients.
Slideshow, Community News
MABA held its annual Judges' Night
The Mexican American Bar Association held its annual Judges' Night on Thursday at the Millenium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los...
Technology
New state laws could be key to TikTok filing decision
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The decision by state attorneys general to file 14 separate cases against TikTok bucked the trend of filing a united case in f...
Oakland says San Francisco acts like it owns Bay Area
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The City and County of San Francisco have argued that transforming Oakland International Airport into San Francisco Bay Oaklan...