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Torts/Personal Injury


According to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's scheduling order, the first wave is set to begin Dec. 8. Only two of the sel...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Responding to a State Bar complaint a retired judge made about her, San Francisco's district attorney said her political oppon...


Land Use, Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge is considering petitions against Los Angeles for approving a luxury Hollywood hotel project, risking demol...


Torts/Personal Injury, California Supreme Court


The justices ruled Thursday that a release the cyclist signed cannot shield municipalities from public safety duties. The deci...


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple's noncompliance with her injunction to stop overcharging app devel...



Empowering Partner

May 2, 2025

Retired judge Paul D. Herbert brings empathy, preparation and deep experience to private dispute resolution.


Slideshow, Judges and Judiciary


At events in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego, attorneys and members of the judiciary spoke out about recent ...


Disney seeks $532,815 in sanctions against the plaintiff's attorneys, saying copyright claims against "Moana" were baseless


U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Wednesday that Apple's noncompliance with her injunction to stop overcharging...



The decision caps a chapter in litigation stretching back to the 1990s, involving complex asset protection schemes, IRS scruti...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Apple opposes redefining class in App Store antitrust case, citing overinclusion of 10 million uninjured users, trial set for ...


Labor/Employment, Civil Litigation


The plaintiffs are SpaceX employees who claim they were passed over for engineering jobs and paid less than their male, white ...


Judge delays ruling in $15M Microsoft tax case, likening complex gross receipts dispute to "learning Bulgarian."


Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A three-judge panel found enough musical and lyrical similarity to warrant a jury trial, reversing a lower court's dismissal i...


State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education


California Supreme Court petition shows AI-written questions were more likely to be thrown out, confirming test-takers' compla...


Civil Litigation


Judicial interpreters' lawsuit against One Call for alleged fake translators heads to trial after failed mediation, with disco...


Intellectual Property


The move adds top-tier experience before the ITC, federal courts, and the USPTO, with new hires in both San Diego and San Fran...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


NCAA's $49.25 million settlement with unpaid assistant baseball coaches for antitrust violations nears approval by a federal j...


Civil Litigation


Apple won summary judgment in a San Francisco federal court against a claim the sound of an Amber Alert through Air Pods was s...


State Bar & Bar Associations


Even as it plans for a possible 10,000 applicants for the July Bar Exam, the State Bar faces renewed scrutiny after missing a ...


State Bar & Bar Associations


James Clark defends "toll and dismiss" plan in State Bar hearing over Los Angeles utility billing scandal, risking disbarment.


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Meta Platforms asks San Francisco judge to exclude plaintiffs' damages expert, grant summary judgment in massive antitrust cla...


Civil Litigation


Los Angeles County approves $4 billion settlement for 6,800 victims of systemic sexual abuse, straining budget.


Immigration, Government, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss the TRO, which it said wrongly had the effect of a preliminary injunction, due...


Environmental & Energy


Seven lawyers who specialize in California environmental law joined the firm.


Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports


U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson dismisses copyright claims against "Yellowjackets," citing unprotected survival genre tr...


While law professors and test-takers agree it would improve fairness, the financially strained bar faces contractual and logis...


Civil Litigation


LA County court seeks to coordinate 80 silicosis lawsuits

Apr. 29, 2025
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Los Angeles County presiding judge pushes to coordinate nearly 80 silicosis cases from three counties over claims granite coun...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Sutter Health settles $228M antitrust lawsuit, denying claims it forced tying arrangements that allegedly inflated costs for ...