Civil Procedure
Dominguez Channel plaintiffs seek more time as trial deadline approaches
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge will consider whether California's five-year trial deadline can be extended in Dominguez Channel odor liti...
Government
Bonta sues to block closure of National Archives in San Bruno
By Alicia Alvarez
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued to block the closure of a federal archives facility in San Bruno, arguing that relo...
Law Practice
New lawyers more diverse, but women of color least satisfied, State Bar finds
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Women of color are 37% of new California attorneys but report the lowest workplace satisfaction, a State Bar report finds.
Intellectual Property
OpenAI, Apple reach deal to avert injunction in trade secrets case
By Daniel Schrager
OpenAI agreed to disclose any Apple trade secrets it discovers, subject to a review for privilege and confidentiality, resolvi...
Delaney's opinions draw lines on privilege, debt collection and civility
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Thomas A. Delaney has written appellate opinions on privileged emails, debt collection and lawyer civility. A former O...
Bromberg brought 3 decades of appellate advocacy to 6th District court
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Daniel H. Bromberg's MICRA dissent won unanimous agreement from the California Supreme Court. A former appellate speci...
Intellectual Property
Judge closes courtroom for final arguments in Synamedia-DIRECTV dispute
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge George H. Wu sealed closing arguments in a multimillion-dollar trade secrets and contract dispute, citing ...
Insurance
Judge certifies class in suit over auto insurance premiums
By Alicia Alvarez
A San Francisco judge certified a class accusing four affiliated auto insurers of overcharging good drivers, rejecting defense...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge tosses baby food autism claims after excluding expert testimony
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted summary judgment to seven baby food manufacturers, finding plaintiffs lack...
California legal aid groups receive $950K to expand pro bono services
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Federal grants will help three organizations expand legal assistance for low-income Californians seeking criminal record clear...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge questions Lyft's reliance on 2017 safety ruling in sexual assault litigation
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge questioned whether a nine-year-old regulatory decision shields Lyft from negligence claims brought by passenge...
Civil Procedure
Edison, SoCalGas clash over gas shutoffs during Eaton Fire
By Devon Belcher
Edison accuses SoCalGas of delaying discovery into its Eaton Fire response, while the gas utility says Edison has failed to id...
Justice Monique Langhorne Wilson, a former Napa County trial judge, has written opinions on murder resentencing, whistleblower...
Scott's sanctions opinion warns lawyers they are 'not mere mouthpieces'
By Laurinda Keys
Justice Nathan R. Scott of the 4th District, Division 3, who co-chairs the Orange County Bar Association's civility task force...
The retired Los Angeles County judge brings a hands-on approach to mediation and arbitration, helping attorneys overcome impas...
Immigration
Attorney General Rob Bonta alleges federal immigration arrests at state courthouses have frightened witnesses, derailed crimin...
A federal magistrate judge ruled that prosecutors cannot automatically review confidential communications between two develope...
Intellectual Property
OpenAI accuses Apple of similar trade secret theft as judge weighs injunction
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge indicated he is likely to grant Apple an injunction in its trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, but questione...
Intellectual Property
Apple challenges record patent award as jury guesswork
By Craig Anderson
Apple argues that a San Diego jury's $5.7 billion patent infringement award to Taction Technology was unsupported by damages e...
Real Estate/Development
Judge reconsiders grounds for denying Chiquita Canyon's $11.6 million refund
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge questioned his tentative rejection of Chiquita Canyon's $11.6 million landfill fee refund claim after atto...
Twice, the California Supreme Court has unanimously adopted 3rd District Justice Jonathan Renner's reasoning. The former legal...
New 4th District Presiding Justice Joanne Motoike, whose dissents were twice vindicated by the state Supreme Court, faces rete...
Jenner & Block adds former Northern District national security chief
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Helen Gilbert, who led national security and cyber prosecutions in San Francisco, joins Jenner & Block after more than a d...
Constitutional Law
9th Circuit orders injunction against California law requiring federal agents to display identification
By Craig Anderson
The appeals court ruled that California cannot require federal law enforcement officers to display their agency and badge numb...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Procedure
Judge narrows Edison liability in Palisades Fire litigation
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge dismissed inverse condemnation and punitive damages claims against Southern California Edison while allowi...
Immigration
Judge preliminarily approves settlement in Adelanto detainees' chemical exposure case
By Skyler Romero
The agreement involving more than 2,700 immigration detainees includes confidential payments to six plaintiffs and a declarati...
Data Privacy
Children seek share of OpenAI equity in data privacy class action
By Devon Belcher
A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of collecting children's sensitive information through ChatGPT without valid parental c...
Class Action
GoPro accused of keeping tariff refunds after raising consumer prices
By Alicia Alvarez
A proposed class action accuses GoPro of raising prices to offset $20 million in tariffs, then retaining the benefit of refund...
GKN Aerospace agrees to $125M settlement over Garden Grove chemical emergency
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The proposed settlement would compensate thousands of residents displaced by a five-day evacuation, reimburse emergency respon...
Government
Nossaman partner's travel expenses draw scrutiny in high-speed rail spending probe
By Malcolm Maclachlan
An inspector general's report found the California High-Speed Rail Authority paid $127,300 in travel expenses and travel time ...