Entertainment & Sports
Douglas Mirell joins Nolan Heimann LLP, expanding firm's AI and digital rights practice
By David Houston
Mirell, who represents SAG-AFTRA, has been instrumental in shaping California's artificial intelligence and digital rights law...
Constitutional Law
Judge reverses course, allows state lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID to proceed
By Craig Anderson
After pressure from a state appellate panel, Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico A. Dourbetas has reversed his earlier dec...
Land Use, Environmental & Energy, Contracts
Legal battle over Point Reyes ranching deal escalates
By John Roemer
In a legal twist to a decades-long debate over ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County rancher Bill Niman and ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
California Bar exam failure sparks lawsuit, legislative inquiry
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The botched February California Bar Exam has triggered a federal lawsuit, widespread outrage among law school deans, and a leg...
Intellectual Property, Class Action
Fox's defamation lawyer joins Cohen Williams LLP, strengthening litigation boutique
By David Houston
Paul Salvaty, a seasoned trial attorney with experience in high-stakes commercial litigation, privacy law and antitrust disput...
Judges and Judiciary
The Commission on Judicial performance more than doubled the amount judges can receive as gifts, in keeping with the rise in c...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Business owners sue in US court over Moss Landing Power Plant fire
By Wisdom Howell
No cause has yet been determined for the power plant fire in Monterey County in January, but a federal lawsuit has now been fi...
Government, Constitutional Law
Lawsuit challenges Huntington Beach Library restrictions on minors' access to books
By Craig Anderson
The suit argues that the measures violate the California Freedom to Read Act and the state constitution's free speech and priv...
In this episode we explore how "cash out" settlements, while not guaranteed in policies, can offer flexibility and benefits to...
The event - planned to become annual -- brought together members of the legal community.
Judges and Judiciary, Discipline, California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court appoints 2 judges to judicial oversight commission
By Craig Anderson
Two judges will join the Commission on Judicial Performance, the agency responsible for investigating and disciplining judicia...
Civil Litigation
Judge ends $195M Kaiser lawsuit over fatal crash
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles judge rejected a $195M lawsuit against Kaiser, ruling the company isn't liable for a nurse's off-duty crash that...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
State Bar audit: growing backlog, stagnant revenue, rising staff costs
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The report released Thursday also found growing law school enrollment and diversity even though the state saw 19 law schools c...
Intellectual Property
Pepperdine fails to block Netflix series 'Running Point' on identity claim
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles federal judge rejected Pepperdine University's attempt to halt Netflix's "Running Point" premiere, dismissing cl...
Judges and Judiciary
Judges drunk on bench are rare, ramifications might be extensive
By Laurinda Keys
Orange County Judge Jeffrey Ferguson's admission of drinking daily at work shocks legal experts. His cases face scrutiny, pote...
Environmental & Energy, Class Action
Apple sued over 'carbon neutral' watch claims
By Wisdom Howell
A federal lawsuit accuses Apple of misleading consumers by touting its Apple Watch Series 9 as "carbon neutral" using dubious ...
Torts/Personal Injury, Bankruptcy
Fresno Diocese states bankruptcy plan in sex abuse trial hearing
By James Twomey
The Fresno Diocese, facing 150 sexual abuse claims, plans to file for bankruptcy in March, stirring controversy over whether t...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Veterans' groups urge 9th Circuit to uphold housing on VA campus
By Craig Anderson
Veterans' organizations and retired military leaders are urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm an order for c...
Retired justice brings appellate, trial court experience to alternative dispute resolution.
Civil Litigation
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital staff sue, claiming power grab
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Hollywood Presbyterian's medical staff sue, claiming management illegally interfered in their election and bylaws, fostering i...
Attorney Peter Klee discusses the insurance industry's approach to claims processing and payment timelines after major disasters.
Labor/Employment
Deputy who won $8.1M and lost it on appeal, dismisses case in 2nd trial
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy dismissed his retaliation case on the fourth day of a second trial, after winning $8.1M ...
Judges and Judiciary
New Sacramento courthouse set to open this fall
By Malcolm Maclachlan
After years of planning and construction, the Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse is set to open this fall. Th...
Government, Criminal
CARE Court and Proposition 36 center of Sacramento budget battle
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Some see the two measures as complementary, addressing crime, homelessness, and mental health, while others argue they are com...
Criminal
LA DA raids Huntington Park sites in 'Operation Dirty Pond' probe
By Skyler Romero
LA DA Nathan Hochman's team searched 11 locations, seizing records and devices, in a probe into possible misuse of millions fo...
Civil Litigation
90 more women to sue Cedars Sinai, doctor for sexual assault
By Skyler Romero
Nearly 90 new plaintiffs join over 250 accusers suing Cedars Sinai's Dr. Barry Brock, alleging sexual assault and hospital cov...
Judge Laura Seigle crafts a broad evidence preservation order for the Eaton Canyon wildfire case, but Edison and plaintiffs ca...
The case, centered on an oral agreement between former EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Data Privacy
Meta seeks to ban NSO Group from platforms after WhatsApp hack
By Wisdom Howell
Meta demands a permanent ban on NSO Group from its platforms, alleging the Israeli firm's Pegasus spyware hacked 1,400 WhatsAp...
Intellectual Property
Jurors to watch 'Moana' as Disney copyright trial unfolds
By Devon Belcher
In a high-stakes copyright trial, jurors will watch Disney's 2016 blockbuster Moana as part of a lawsuit claiming the film was...