Law Practice
Twelve more sue over State Parks locker room recordings
By Alicia Alvarez
The latest lawsuits accuse the California Department of Parks and Recreation of failing to prevent a former superintendent fro...
Boies Schiller replaces Quinn Emanuel for two Chinese investors as the defense lawyer says he also plans to withdraw amid unpa...
Technology
Meta settlement could reshape social media addiction litigation
By Daniel Schrager
Legal experts say Meta's $16.7 billion settlement could weaken key defenses in hundreds of pending cases while positioning the...
Civil Litigation
Fortnite addiction claim complicates Epic arbitration fight
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge said he was "very troubled" by whether a minor's alleged addiction to Fortnite could allow him to disaffir...
Constitutional Law
Judge presses UC, challengers to narrow pronoun-policy injunction
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter ordered the parties to propose narrowly tailored relief in a First Amendment challenge t...
Insurance
Critics blast last-minute push for sweeping wildfire package
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Assembly and Newsom proposals would reshape wildfire compensation, insurance regulation and utility liability, but consumer ad...
A 9th Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest warned that a $62 million Google privacy settlement improperly bypassed class members ...
If approved, the changes would take effect Jan. 1 and include two new rules and four amendments, according to the court's Rule...
Kenneth J. Medel says humor can help litigants move past the emotions that often stand in the way of practical resolutions.
Constitutional Law
Judge rules Trump administration illegally punished Anthropic over AI safety refusals
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration violated Anthropic's constitutional rights by punishing the compa...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Quinn Emanuel hit with second conflict, malpractice suit in a week
By Skyler Romero
Jessica Mah and Andrea Barrica accuse the litigation powerhouse of concealing a conflict and running up nearly $2 million in f...
Torts/Personal Injury
Discovery motion dropped in Northern California clergy abuse cases
By Alicia Alvarez
The development comes as more than 1,500 coordinated childhood sexual abuse lawsuits against Northern California Catholic dioc...
Technology
Meta settlement leaves thousands of youth-harm cases unresolved
By Devon Belcher
Legal observers say Meta's agreement with state attorneys general will not bind individual plaintiffs, but the company's commi...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
California bill targets investor control of litigation
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 2305, backed by plaintiffs' attorneys, heads to Newsom's desk after unanimous votes in both chambers.
Criminal
Lawmakers target threats, electroshock gloves in public safety bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A Senate committee advanced measures increasing penalties for threats against election officials and judges and banning law en...
Criminal
California lawmakers move to restrict elderly parole for serious sex offenders
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 2727 responds to cases involving serious sex offenders who came close to release under expanded parole rules.
Civil Procedure
CoStar, CREXi trade evidence-destruction claims in copyright fight
By Skyler Romero
Judge Consuelo B. Marshall took dueling spoliation motions under submission over missing server logs that could have shown how...
Technology
Meta's $16.7B deal puts new limits on teens' Facebook, Instagram use
By Daniel Schrager
The deal ends a multistate trial over alleged harms to young users and requires Meta to impose time limits, nighttime restrict...
Technology
Instagram chief pressed on efforts to limit 'exposure' to teen safety concerns
By Daniel Schrager
Adam Mosseri faced newly unredacted internal messages about edits to a youth wellbeing presentation, including references to "...
Constitutional Law
9th Circuit signals California federal officer ID law will fall
By Craig Anderson
The panel that temporarily blocked SB 805 in April showed little inclination to change course, saying California cannot direct...
A Santa Clara County jury awarded FICT Limited the maximum damages available in its contract dispute with Ampere Computing.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Restaurant conversation fuels bid to bar lawyers from LAX dispute
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles says two Chicago attorneys improperly used privileged information overheard at a restaurant near LAX, while the Sk...
Government
Deputy unions blocked from joining LA sheriff oversight fight
By Skyler Romero
Judge Jerrold Abeles denied two deputy unions' bids to intervene in a subpoena fight while sharply questioning County Counsel'...
Business Law
Dissent warns liquidated damages ruling could raise cost of business credit
By David Houston
Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr. says a divided appeals court improperly rescued a corporate borrower from a $1.5 million defaul...
Constitutional Law
Fresno can rename street for Cesar Chavez, appeals court rules despite reversal
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A divided 5th District Court of Appeal rejected a compelled-speech challenge to the city's renaming of a street for Cesar Chav...
Immigration, Constitutional Law
Newsom signs immigration-worker privacy bill, setting up First Amendment fight
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Newsom signs immigration-worker privacy bill, setting up First Amendment fight.
Civil Rights
Judge demands FBI informant appear in court over recanted testimony
By Skyler Romero
Judge David O. Carter declined to strike statements by former FBI informant Craig Monteilh, saying the Supreme Court ordered a...
Ex-Meta scientist says wellbeing team partly aimed to shield company from lawsuits
By Daniel Schrager
Former Meta data scientist George Volichenko testified that safety features were often sidelined if they threatened core usage...
Tax
Tentative dates set for Lyft's $100M San Francisco tax fight trial
By Alicia Alvarez
A San Francisco judge set a hopeful nine-day trial period in Lyft's tax refund suit against the city. Lyft seeks more than $1...
Litigation & Arbitration
Epic says continued Fortnite play revives minor's arbitration agreement
By Devon Belcher
Epic Games says newly discovered accounts showing a minor continued playing Fortnite after disaffirming its user agreement req...