Class Action, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit vacates class status in Calico Critters choking hazard suit
By Craig Anderson
A grandmother who sued over Calico Critters toys lacked standing to represent a class, the 9th Circuit ruled, because she coul...
Torts/Personal Injury, Government
Former LA fire chief slams mayor's budget cuts in tort claim
By Skyler Romero
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley filed a tort claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass, alleging defamation, r...
A federal judge denied homeless plaintiffs' bid to block Fairfax's anti-camping ordinance, citing the Supreme Court's Grants P...
Class Action
National class sought against Live Nation and Ticketmaster 'monopoly'
By Devon Belcher
Consumers suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster for allegedly monopolizing concert ticket sales seek nationwide class certificati...
Securities
Judge allows Masimo suit over claimed shareholder collusion scheme
By Devon Belcher
A judge upheld Masimo's conspiracy suit, finding sufficient evidence that ex-CEO Joe Kiani and RTW Investments colluded in an ...
Children exposed to lead from the Eaton Fire filed a class action against Southern California Edison, seeking expedited trial ...
In her State of the Judiciary speech in March, California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said the act was making it more diff...
The Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions encourages judicial officers to fully participate in the American Inns of Court.
Orange County transfers DA's HR functions to county control following $3M verdict
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors stripped the District Attorney's office of control over its Human Resources department ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun owners ask Supreme Court to review California's magazine ban
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys Paul Clement and Erin Murphy have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on large-capacit...
California Supreme Court rejects challenge to Democratic redistricting bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Supreme Court rejected a Republican challenge to two Democratic redistricting bills, allowing the measures to m...
Immigration, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit questions timing of TPS stay amid parallel Venezuelan appeal
By Craig Anderson
The Trump administration revoked temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal.
Government
Republicans seek court order to block California redistricting bills
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The challenge comes as California Democrats rush to counter potential Republican redistricting efforts in Texas that could aff...
Appellate Practice
Atkinson Andelson ties up with Garrett & Tully in largest attorney addition to date
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The Cerritos-based firm is adding 13 lawyers from Garrett & Tully, bringing its total attorney count to 290 across 10 Cali...
Civil Litigation
In Onlyfans case, Hagens Berman filed AI-generated briefs with fake case citations
By Devon Belcher
Partner Robert Carey blamed the errors on an outside attorney dealing with a family crisis who used AI tools without proper di...
Civil Litigation
Judge denies request to seal courtroom in Gucci abuse case
By Skyler Romero
A judge denied a defense request to partially close the courtroom in a high-profile sexual abuse case involving the Gucci fami...
Data Privacy
Google settles data privacy suit over children's YouTube tracking
By Wisdom Howell
Google and YouTube agreed to pay $30 million to settle a long-running lawsuit alleging they illegally collected data from mill...
LA judge's fire lawsuit transferred to a colleague on the same bench
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
To avoid any appearance of conflict, Judge Laura Seigle transferred a fellow judge's personal fire damage lawsuit out of her c...
Buddhist abbots counter-sue former nun, call her an extortionist not a victim
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The nun accused the abbots in her own lawsuit of human trafficking, sexual assault, forced labor, and wage theft.
A federal judge paused a former deputy's prison term amid a rare dispute over prosecutors' post-sentencing attempt to dismiss ...
Santa Barbara Superior Court will raise its e-filing fee from $6.45 to $10 per envelope on Sept. 1 to recover costs from techn...
Immigration
Immigrant caregiver bill stalls amid clash over trans kids' rights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 495, meant to help children of deported parents by easing caregiver designations, drew heated opposition in the Senate over...
Civil Litigation
Judge: Beverly Hills unlawfully blocked mixed-use housing development
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge ruled Beverly Hills violated housing laws by rejecting a mixed-use development application under the Builder's Remedy,...
Civil Litigation
NY lawyer accuses California businessman of smear campaign tied to CIA impersonation claims
By Skyler Romero
A New York attorney sued a California businessman in Los Angeles federal court, alleging a coordinated smear campaign involvin...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun owners ask Supreme Court to review California's magazine ban
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys Paul Clement and Erin Murphy have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on large-capacit...
Class Action
NCAA settlement lawyers raise alarm over claim sales and taxes
By Wisdom Howell
Class counsel in the NCAA NIL settlement seeks a court order requiring disclosure of tax consequences before athletes sell cla...
Weil's Los Angeles office, opened in 2024, continues to expand with the arrival of executive compensation partner Jack Stratto...
Consumer Protection Law, Civil Procedure
New lemon law rules fuel surge in lawsuits, spark criticism from attorneys
By Jack Needham
Despite reforms aimed at easing California's civil court backlog, filings under the state's lemon law are climbing to record l...
Getty Images refiled its copyright lawsuit against Stability AI in San Francisco federal court, accusing the company of copyin...