Family court overstepped in limiting spousal support changes, panel rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The case involved attorney Christian Chapman, who had challenged orders requiring him to pay $3,461 per month in child support...
The plaintiffs are dependents of servicemembers who for years received gender-affirming hormone therapy through the military h...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Pro swimmers reach $4.6M settlement with World Aquatics in antitrust suit
By Devon Belcher
Professional swimmers secured a $4.6 million settlement with World Aquatics, ending a six-year antitrust case that challenged ...
Intellectual Property
9th Circuit revives Trader Joe's trademark suit against union over merchandise sales
By Craig Anderson
The court ruled that a district judge erred in dismissing allegations that apparel and tote bags sold by Trader Joe's United c...
Government
Santa Monica weighs fiscal emergency as abuse claims mirror dioceses' crises
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Attorneys say the city's plight mirrors that of Catholic dioceses hit by AB 218 lawsuits--though without the same level of ban...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government
LA defends officer's actions in lawsuit over high-speed collision
By Skyler Romero
A trial begins over a crash involving an LAPD officer accused of excessive speeding, with plaintiffs seeking damages for lifel...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
LA, opponents want more money for disputes in encampment settlement
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles opposes $1.8 million in legal fees sought by advocacy groups after a federal judge found the city failed to meet o...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Judge denies mistrial motion as Uber sex assault bellwether trial starts
By James Twomey
A mistrial motion was denied at the start of a bellwether Uber sexual assault case, as attorneys clashed over pretrial rulings...
Constitutional Law, Civil Rights
Bonta sues L.A. County over 'inhumane' jail conditions tied to 206 deaths
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
After failed negotiations, the state seeks sweeping court-ordered reforms to address what investigators call a humanitarian cr...
Immigration, Constitutional Law
Supreme Court lifts block on ICE detentions in Los Angeles
By Craig Anderson
Justice Brett Kavanaugh said ethnicity can be a relevant factor in assessing reasonable suspicion, while Justice Sonia Sotomay...
Intellectual Property
Instacart, Partiful move to dismiss trademark suit over "Fizz" app
By Craig Anderson
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP argued Fizz cannot claim exclusive rights to a common word, while Fizz's lawyers countered th...
Environmental & Energy
State challenges chamber's evidence in emissions disclosure lawsuit
By Devon Belcher
California and the Air Resources Board objected to new evidence filed by the U.S. Chamber in a climate effects disclosure case...
For the second time in six weeks a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered a reporter out of his courtroom during proc...
Immigration
Bondi reinstates limits on asylum for domestic violence survivors
By John Roemer
In twin rulings, Bondi characterized domestic violence as "private conduct" outside asylum protections, drawing praise and con...
Labor/Employment
X tentatively settles with 70 laid-off Twitter employees
By James Twomey
X has tentatively settled a lawsuit with 70 former Twitter employees who alleged the company broke severance and remote work p...
Data Privacy
Guidance needed on legality of website tracking, judge suggests
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge allowed a privacy lawsuit against Future US to proceed, suggesting appellate guidance is needed on wheth...
The ruling preserves Inglewood's 20-year agreement with WOW Media to construct 60 signs and 108 screens, with potential extens...
The ruling is the first significant interpretation of California's Free to Read Act, which bars library book restrictions base...
Criminal, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court reverses death sentence in gang case under AB 333
By Craig Anderson
The justices cited tightened proof standards for gang allegations. The unanimous ruling marks the third time in 10 days the h...
Consumer Law
Wildfires rekindle debate over lawyer advertising practices
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California lawmakers and plaintiffs' attorneys are backing new bills to restrict misleading advertising, referral kickbacks an...
Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation
Judge denies split in LegalMatch founders' retaliation trial
By James Twomey
A San Francisco judge refused to bifurcate Anna Ostrovsky's lawsuit against LegalMatch co-founder Dmitry Shubov, keeping whist...
Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment
Munchkin moves to compel arbitration in ex-GC's wrongful termination suit
By Laurinda Keys
Joseph Berkowitz claims Munchkin fostered a "toxic" culture targeting working mothers; the company counters he was "terminated...
Discipline
Disciplinary trial opens for attorney accused of misusing $6M from brother's trust
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Campbell attorney and physician Richard Brian Fox is accused of misappropriating nearly $6 million from his late brother's tru...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jury clears San Jose divorce lawyer in malpractice suit
By James Twomey
A Santa Clara County jury cleared San Jose divorce lawyer Mark Erickson of malpractice claims by a former client seeking $3 mi...
The former Orange County Superior Court judge Jeffrey Ferguson, convicted in April of murdering his wife, claims retrial was u...
Neutral Halim Dhanidina brings a kind empathy to dispute resolution, attorneys say.
Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli filed federal lawsuits accusing Southern California Edison of negligence in the Eaton and Fa...
Constitutional Law, Business Law
Business rival's disparaging texts deemed commercial speech, judge rules
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Lee Gabriel denied Joshua Cua's anti-SLAPP motion in Beverage Visions, LLC v. Cua, holding ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Airport overwriting slip and fall video wasn't willful
By James Twomey
Alameda County Judge Keith Fong ruled Oakland Airport's erasure of slip-and-fall video wasn't willful spoliation, finding othe...
Kirkland & Ellis secured a landmark settlement with LAUSD, granting vulnerable students three years of intensive tutoring ...