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Torts/Personal Injury


A jury awarded $50M to a driver burned by a Starbucks coffee spill, finding the company liable. Starbucks plans to appeal, cla...


The City of Compton has filed a lawsuit against City Attorney Eric Perrodin, alleging he neglected his duties, misused city re...



Civil Litigation


$18M verdict slams landlord in fatal CO poisoning case

Mar. 14, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

A Los Angeles jury awarded $18 million to a tenant who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after a grill was brought indoors, h...


Civil Litigation


Two Comerica Bank employees sue over hidden cameras in the restroom and vault, alleging uninvestigated sexual harassment, host...



Civil Litigation


Fanmio sues Ryan Garcia, claiming he faked an injury to skip a Japan exhibition bout, costing millions, while favoring a Golde...


Technology, Constitutional Law


Opponents had branded the law a "Trojan horse" for censoring constitutionally protected speech.



At a Senate hearing, a key witness likened the potential costs to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, underscoring the magnitud...


Los Angeles County commissioner, after 28 years, transforms lives in dependency court, leading Recovery Support Court to help ...




Shares His View

Mar. 14, 2025

Mediator and arbitrator Peter Wilson will weigh in when the timing is right.


Judges and Judiciary


A Los Angeles County judge has tentatively scheduled the retrial of Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson for Ap...



Labor/Employment, Government


A federal judge ruled the Office of Personnel Management unlawfully ordered the firing of tens of thousands of probationary e...


LA Fires


Three face up to 30 years in prison for allegedly defrauding FEMA of $20,000 in wildfire relief, with U.S. Attorney promising ...



Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


LA judge leans toward granting summary judgment to city, LADWP in workplace harassment case, criticizes both sides' briefs, do...


Torts/Personal Injury, Government


The decision reinforces legal protections for public entities but comes amid conflicting rulings from other courts. The plaint...



Class Action


A federal judge certified a class action against telescope firms accused of price-fixing, misleading regulators, potentially w...


Immigration, Criminal


Prosecutors allege Danhong "Jean" Chen orchestrated a scheme to obtain fraudulent immigration benefits for more than 100 forei...



Criminal, Civil Rights


San Francisco Public Defender wins first Racial Justice Act motion in the county, reducing felonies to misdemeanors after judg...


Torts/Personal Injury, LA Fires, Insurance


Insurance firms are accused of underpaying and delaying claims from January's Altadena and Palisades wildfires, prompting atto...



A federal judge's order to cross-examine the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management over the firing of probatio...


Real Estate/Development, LA Fires, Insurance, Construction


The measures, including a potential six-year freeze on code updates, have sparked fierce debate among environmentalists, const...



Law Practice, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Kyle Mach, who previously supervised over 400 lawyers at the FTC, brings significant experience in antitrust litigation and re...


Law Practice, Construction


Mike Viayra has nearly 30 years of engineering and legal experience. The law firm has been expanding its presence in Los Angel...



A 2019 California law that reopened the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault survivors has led to massive lawsu...


Technology, Data Privacy


Matthew D. Pearson brings extensive experience in privacy litigation and class action defense, particularly in the advertising...



Labor/Employment


A judge ended Melanie McDade-Dickens' lawsuit against Inglewood and its mayor, ruling she committed perjury, destroyed evidenc...


Republicans on the Assembly Judiciary Committee voiced concerns over AB 250's limited focus and potential costs, while the bil...



Civil Litigation


A San Francisco judge sanctioned a Santa Monica attorney $500 for missing court hearings in a class action against Philz Coffe...


The city claimed it had terminated the agreement because it was breached when one of three agreed-upon investors improperly tr...



Ethics/Professional Responsibility


After a 67-day trial, Judge JoAnne McCracken criticized attorney Stephan Barber for false statements, awarding significant dam...


Beginning March 14, court users can make secure, remote payments for various services in Civil and Probate matters, offering c...