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In California's first talc bellwether trial, plaintiffs challenged Johnson & Johnson expert Brooke Howitt over her views ...


Intellectual Property


A motion filed Thursday seeks $300 million in fees and nearly $2 million in expenses as Judge William Alsup of San Francisco p...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th Circuit panel upheld a restraining order barring OpenAI and IO Products from using the "IO" name, finding likely tradema...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles' chief negotiator, Matthew Szabo, testified the city met homelessness settlement reporting duties "to the extent p...


Jeffrey Lenkov's unpaid representation of Pete Rose did more than challenge Major League Baseball's ban on its all-time hits l...


The office opened with seven attorneys, including construction partner Stuart Eisler; health care litigation partner Natalie M...


Douglas M. Miller brings to the law firm decades of first-chair trial experience in securities, white collar and complex enfor...



Kilpatrick taps new leader in Los Angeles

Dec. 5, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Caroline Barbee succeeds longtime leader Larry McFarland, who will return full time to his practice with the firm's Trademark,...


In a courtroom where outcomes can reshape lives, Judge Leslie B. Gutierrez ensures litigants -- especially the self-represente...



The Activist

Dec. 5, 2025

Neutral Kendall Newman applies a direct but kind approach to mediation, lawyers say.


Criminal


Sacramento political figures pleaded guilty to conspiracy in campaign money siphoning case. Prosecutors have also accused a fo...


A California appeals court sanctioned attorney Fahim Farivar for submitting an inaccurate brief with AI hallmarks, stressing a...


A Los Angeles judge approved limited firefighter and state parks depositions in the Palisades Fire suit, allowing plaintiffs t...


California Supreme Court


In a long-running dispute over coastal development, justices pressed attorneys on both sides about jurisdiction, delay, and wh...


A federal judge dismissed a class action alleging Alaska Airlines illegally reduced Flight Pass benefits, finding the contract...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


A Humboldt County rancher filed a federal civil rights suit claiming deputies and prosecutors targeted him with baseless raids...


Judge Scott A. Steiner said privileged emails passed to Global Legal Law Firm should never have been reviewed and faulted the ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


After a three-judge panel struck down California's ammunition background-check requirement, the 9th Circuit has voted to rehea...


Two powerhouse plaintiff firms have joined San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu in filing the first government lawsuit again...


The San Bernardino terrorist attack on Dec. 2, 2015 left 14 dead and shattered the sense of safety in the Inland Empire. Daily...


With experience spanning government service, in-house counsel work, and complex healthcare litigation, Komal Chokshi will supp...


Edison International argues it can't be liable for the Eaton Fire, asserting only its Southern California Edison subsidiary op...


Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled that Musk's preference for his longtime lawyer outweighs concerns over Alex...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles accused Judge David O. Carter of echoing plaintiffs' arguments in a contempt hearing over homeless shelter obligat...


Judges and Judiciary


The trial set to begin this week would have featured a Who's Who of current and former Court of Appeal justices. Ex-Justice Wi...


Environmental & Energy


Jurors heard disputed testimony as Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella said Prologis' warehouse runoff cau...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Thirty-three law firms deny responsibility for a leak of sealed records in Uber's sexual assault litigation as Judge Ethan Sch...


Corrections systems across the nation have long struggled to assess the risk that female sex offenders pose if released.


Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation


The Justice Department argues Bilal Essayli was lawfully appointed first assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District, urgi...


Intellectual Property


With a key Sonos patent reinstated by the Federal Circuit, the dispute returns to Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of ...