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Law Practice


The latest lawsuits accuse the California Department of Parks and Recreation of failing to prevent a former superintendent fro...


Law Practice


Quinn Emanuel exits $35M Bay Area college fraud case

Aug. 28, 2026
By Daniel Schrager

Boies Schiller replaces Quinn Emanuel for two Chinese investors as the defense lawyer says he also plans to withdraw amid unpa...


Technology


Legal experts say Meta's $16.7 billion settlement could weaken key defenses in hundreds of pending cases while positioning the...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge said he was "very troubled" by whether a minor's alleged addiction to Fortnite could allow him to disaffir...


Constitutional Law


U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter ordered the parties to propose narrowly tailored relief in a First Amendment challenge t...


Insurance


Assembly and Newsom proposals would reshape wildfire compensation, insurance regulation and utility liability, but consumer ad...


A 9th Circuit Judge Danielle J. Forrest warned that a $62 million Google privacy settlement improperly bypassed class members ...


Judges and Judiciary


OC court proposes local rule changes

Aug. 28, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

If approved, the changes would take effect Jan. 1 and include two new rules and four amendments, according to the court's Rule...


Kenneth J. Medel says humor can help litigants move past the emotions that often stand in the way of practical resolutions.


A federal judge ruled Thursday that the Trump administration violated Anthropic's constitutional rights by punishing the compa...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Jessica Mah and Andrea Barrica accuse the litigation powerhouse of concealing a conflict and running up nearly $2 million in f...


Torts/Personal Injury


The development comes as more than 1,500 coordinated childhood sexual abuse lawsuits against Northern California Catholic dioc...


Technology


Legal observers say Meta's agreement with state attorneys general will not bind individual plaintiffs, but the company's commi...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


California bill targets investor control of litigation

Aug. 27, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

AB 2305, backed by plaintiffs' attorneys, heads to Newsom's desk after unanimous votes in both chambers.


Criminal


A Senate committee advanced measures increasing penalties for threats against election officials and judges and banning law en...


AB 2727 responds to cases involving serious sex offenders who came close to release under expanded parole rules.


Civil Procedure


Judge Consuelo B. Marshall took dueling spoliation motions under submission over missing server logs that could have shown how...


Technology


The deal ends a multistate trial over alleged harms to young users and requires Meta to impose time limits, nighttime restrict...


Adam Mosseri faced newly unredacted internal messages about edits to a youth wellbeing presentation, including references to "...


Constitutional Law


The panel that temporarily blocked SB 805 in April showed little inclination to change course, saying California cannot direct...


Business Law


FICT wins $50M despite jury finding of deception

Aug. 26, 2026
By Alicia Alvarez

A Santa Clara County jury awarded FICT Limited the maximum damages available in its contract dispute with Ampere Computing.


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Los Angeles says two Chicago attorneys improperly used privileged information overheard at a restaurant near LAX, while the Sk...


Government


Judge Jerrold Abeles denied two deputy unions' bids to intervene in a subpoena fight while sharply questioning County Counsel'...


Justice John Shepard Wiley Jr. says a divided appeals court improperly rescued a corporate borrower from a $1.5 million defaul...


Constitutional Law


A divided 5th District Court of Appeal rejected a compelled-speech challenge to the city's renaming of a street for Cesar Chav...


Immigration, Constitutional Law


Newsom signs immigration-worker privacy bill, setting up First Amendment fight.


Civil Rights


Judge David O. Carter declined to strike statements by former FBI informant Craig Monteilh, saying the Supreme Court ordered a...


Former Meta data scientist George Volichenko testified that safety features were often sidelined if they threatened core usage...


A San Francisco judge set a hopeful nine-day trial period in Lyft's tax refund suit against the city. Lyft seeks more than $1...


Litigation & Arbitration


Epic Games says newly discovered accounts showing a minor continued playing Fortnite after disaffirming its user agreement req...