Civil Litigation
Judge trims lawsuit over FAIR Plan wildfire cost pass-throughs
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Los Angeles judge upheld Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's authority to allow insurers in the FAIR Plan to pass wildfire ...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
IP lawyers clash over generative AI at 9th Circuit conference
By Craig Anderson
Two leading IP attorneys sparred amiably over whether training large language models on copyrighted works qualifies as fair us...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
Tesla says 7th Amendment bans DMV trial over Autopilot advertising
By James Twomey
Tesla challenges DMV's administrative trial to suspend self-driving car sales, citing Seventh Amendment jury trial rights and ...
Data brokers violate California privacy law, UC Irvine study finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The CCPA, enacted in 2018 and amended in 2020, requires companies to give consumers access to or delete personal data upon req...
Intellectual Property
Battle over who owns 'OpenAI' heads to appeal court
By Wisdom Howell
Guy Ravine's Open Artificial Intelligence Inc. intends to appeal federal judge's ruling barring use of "Open AI" trademark. Th...
The former Orange County supervisor argues he should repay only the $868,612 in bribes tied to his conduct--not the millions o...
Microsoft's first GC championed baseball and rule of law
Federal prosecutors oppose Tom Girardi's request for release during appeal, arguing his Fourth Amendment claims lack merit and...
Civil Litigation
Ventura, contractor settle tree branch death suit for $19M
By Skyler Romero
Ventura and its tree contractor settled for $19 million with the family of a man killed by a falling tree branch, in one of Ve...
Contracts, Civil Procedure
Chief Justice says jury trial right ends at California court door
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Supreme Court ruled that forum selection clauses are enforceable even if they require litigation in jurisdictio...
A divided 9th Circuit panel exempted a Los Angeles firm's clients from the revived Remain in Mexico policy, allowing them to s...
Torts/Personal Injury
Inventor denies killing wife as jury awards $23.6M to her parents
By James Twomey
A jury awarded $23.6 million to Alice Ku's family after finding Silicon Valley inventor Harold Herchen responsible for her 201...
U.S. Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court relies heavily on emergency docket, experts say
By Craig Anderson
At the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, legal experts said the high court majority increasingly uses its emergency docket to f...
Securities
Judge asked to approve $150M Zoom investor class settlement
By Wisdom Howell
Robbins Geller seeks final approval of a $150 million Zoom settlement and about $28 million in fees after litigating claims th...
Orange County attorney Tiffany Chang said the award carried deep personal significance tied to her mentor's legacy in the figh...
Education Law
LA district can't block charter schools from sharing campuses
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge ruled that LAUSD's policy blocking charter schools from sharing campuses violates Proposition 39, ensuring...
Real Estate/Development, Environmental & Energy
Judge halts project over threat to rare flower, shrimp, snakes
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge paused a development project near Chico after ruling that U.S. officials failed to assess climate change risks...
Civil Litigation
FDA accused of bypassing safety review for spinal device
By Devon Belcher
A man who became paraplegic after spinal device complications sued Boston Scientific and the FDA, claiming unsafe design chang...
California courts brace for cuts, interpreter shortages, AI challenges
By Malcolm Maclachlan
At its latest meeting, the Judicial Council approved new AI rules, raised alarms over an aging interpreter workforce, and outl...
Civil Litigation
Activision seeks dismissal of suit linking it to Uvalde shooting
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Activision urged a judge to dismiss claims linking it to the Uvalde mass school shooter, while plaintiffs argued the video gam...
Constitutional Law
US judge blocks Washington law making priests report abuse confessions
By Craig Anderson
Catholic bishops challenged Washington's new clergy reporting law that requires them to disclose what they hear about in confe...
Torts/Personal Injury
Families seek faster depositions in Santa Clara VTA shooting lawsuit
By James Twomey
Families of Santa Clara VTA shooting victims push to expedite depositions and begin mediation, saying they have strong evidenc...
Civil Litigation
LA says Airbnb didn't do enough to halt price-gouging
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles sued Airbnb, claiming the platform allowed price-gouging after January wildfires and misled users with flawed host...
Disbarred Bay Area lawyer gets life without parole for 2008 Palm Springs murder
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Riverside judge handed down a life sentence Thursday to David K. Replogle for his part in the 2008 killing of Palm Springs s...
Labor/Employment
X seeks dismissal of lawsuit over fired 'security risk'
By Wisdom Howell
X Corp. argues a former Twitter employee was fired for cause, not laid off, and seeks to dismiss his lawsuit ahead of a Septem...
Labor/Employment
'Hell, Yes': How 2 top plaintiff lawyers joined forces to fight for women
By John Roemer
After decades of parallel careers fighting workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, plaintiff attorneys Genie E. Harris...
Civil Litigation
LA to pay $48.8M for garbage truck hitting pedestrian in cross walk
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles jury awarded $48.8M to Kamran Hakimi, left comatose after a city garbage truck struck him in a crosswalk, despit...
Civil Litigation
Peacock TV settles $3.6M lawsuit over deceptive subscription
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County settled with Peacock TV for $3.6 million, alleging the streaming service enrolled free trial users in paid ...
Constitutional Law
Catholic Church, White House oppose law on abuse reporting
By Craig Anderson
A Washington state law making clergy mandatory reporters of child abuse faces legal challenges from Catholic leaders and the T...
Civil Litigation
San Fernando council ignored city attorney, faces lawsuit over housing project
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Developers sue San Fernando, alleging the city council illegally rejected a low-income housing project, ignoring the city atto...
