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...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Justice Thomas Goethals retires from 4th District, joins ADR Services
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Justice Thomas Goethals retires from 4th District, joins ADR Services
Torts/Personal Injury
Jury awards $33M to injured driver in crash with state investigator
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Chatsworth jury awarded nearly $33 million to a man rear-ended by a California Department of Insurance fraud investigator. R...
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy court orders unprecedented disclosure in Archdiocese abuse litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco has issued a groundbreaking ruling, compelling the Archdiocese of San Francisco to...
Civil Litigation
State sues Foodbank of Southern California over alleged multi-million-dollar fraud
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The state seeks over $11 million in damages and the return of improperly acquired equipment. The nonprofit, which quietly shut...
Criminal
Prosecutors applaud, defenders decry LA DA's death penalty decision
By Skyler Romero
LA DA Nathan Hochman's decision to allow death penalty pursuits in rare cases splits California's legal world, with prosecutor...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Judge questions Santa Ana's denial of church in zone with another church
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge challenges Santa Ana's rejection of a small church's use of an office property, questioning why a larger churc...
Probate
Estate law firms join forces in Central and Southern California
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Two California law firms--Teresa Rhyne Law Group and Carmel & Naccasha--have entered a mutual of counsel agreement, combin...
Torts/Personal Injury
Tesla faces 'hundreds of millions' in damage claims in autopilot suit
By James Twomey
An Alameda County judge's ruling allows a lawsuit against Tesla over a teen's death in an autopilot crash to proceed, with att...
Constitutional Law
Federal judge upholds California semiautomatic rifle ban for young adults
By Craig Anderson
Senior U.S. District Judge M. James Lorenz has upheld the state's restriction on semiautomatic rifle sales to 18- to 20-year-o...
Class Action
9th Circuit says claims over weed killer's safety can move forward against Bayer
By Craig Anderson
A 9th Circuit panel reversed the dismissal of a class action against Bayer AG over its Roundup weed killer, ruling that allega...
LA City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto sued nine parties for alleged rent gouging after the Eaton and Palisades fires, exploiti...
After 20 years of litigation, a Los Angeles jury ruled in favor of First American Title Insurance Company, rejecting claims of...
Government
Federal judge presses Mayor Bass to fix homeless funding 'mess'
By Devon Belcher
U.S. district judge rips Los Angeles for unfulfilled homeless promises and untracked millions, urging Mayor Karen Bass to act ...
Edison shareholders sue, alleging neglected equipment and misleading claims led to the Eaton Fire, as the utility faces over 1...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Doctors challenge state rule requiring implicit bias training
By Craig Anderson
A 9th Circuit panel is reviewing a First Amendment challenge to a California law that mandates implicit bias instruction in co...
Labor/Employment, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit rejects Trump administration bid to delay rehiring of fired federal workers
By Craig Anderson
The appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to pause a lower court order reinstating over 16,000 probationary ...
Environmental & Energy
Lawsuit targets Trump-era delay of salamander protections
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service of failing to pr...
Civil Litigation
County, plaintiff differ on whether settlement is enforceable
By James Twomey
Santa Clara County denies approving a $5 million settlement in a lawsuit over two deaths from a drug dealer's police pursuit, ...
Environmental & Energy
Attorney: EV battery storage fire can happen elsewhere as industry grows
By Wisdom Howell
Litigation against Vistra Corp. intensifies over the Moss Landing Power Plant explosion, with plaintiffs alleging negligence a...
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Torts/Personal Injury
Chatsworth jury awards $36.4M for motorist's life-altering injuries
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Chatsworth jury granted $36.4M to a motorist left with chronic health issues after a crash, including funds for her dog's ca...
Securities
San Diego securities lawyer convicted in pump-and-dump sting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A San Diego securities lawyer was convicted on 17 federal counts after helping undercover FBI agents create fake companies, fi...
LA Superior Court launches initiative to reform juvenile justice system
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles County Superior Court has teamed with juvenile justice leaders to evaluate its juvenile system, aiming to highligh...
A lawsuit alleging systemic abuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors and police has ended in settlement, clo...