Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Judge Ferguson's murder retrial begins amid rebuke over media appearances
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Eleanor J. Hunter warned that Ferguson's televised commentary could violate judicial ethics and risk tainting the jury p...
Real Estate/Development, Consumer Protection Law
California AG settlement with HomeOptions ends 20-year contracts, voids liens
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorney General Rob Bonta's $571,000 settlement with HomeOptions ends its 20-year contracts, voids liens on 500 homes and ref...
Los Angeles County Superior Court invites experienced attorneys to join its temporary judge program, offering a chance to serv...
Intellectual Property
Realtor.com, Homes.com clash over discovery delays
By Devon Belcher
Move Inc. and CoStar Group accuse each other of stalling a trade secrets lawsuit, risking an August trial delay as discovery d...
Class Action, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Health insurance giants, Zelis accused of price-fixing 'cartel'
By Wisdom Howell
A new antitrust suit claims Aetna, Cigna and others colluded with Zelis Healthcare to illegally suppress payments to out-of-ne...
Technology, Government, Data Privacy
California Privacy Board warned of lawsuits over ADMT rules
By James Twomey
California's Privacy Agency debates costly ADMT rules, risking lawsuits and $3.5 billion in losses, as board member Mactaggart...
Judges and Judiciary, Criminal
Retrial of Judge Ferguson in wife's shooting death set to begin Monday
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Jeffrey M. Ferguson, who has admitted to regular alcohol use while on the bench, claims the shooting was accidental.
Law Practice, Government
Amicus brief exposes legal community divide over response to Trump's orders
By Craig Anderson
A fierce legal battle unfolds as 504 law firms, led by ex-Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, challenge Trump's executive order...
L.A. County's $4 billion settlement with 6,800 abuse survivors from MacLaren Hall and probation facilities marks a historic ap...
A Los Angeles judge favored franchisees claiming Floyd Mayweather's fitness brand defrauded them of $8M, sustaining demurrers ...
Labor/Employment
Grubhub faces trial over driver wage damages in touchstone case
By Wisdom Howell
A former Grubhub driver's lawsuit, deeming drivers as employees, heads to trial April 9 to set the amount of unpaid wages from...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
State Bar sticks with Kaplan for July exam despite outcry over February test
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The State Bar ignored calls from law professors and test takers to abandon the format after technical failures and poorly vett...
Class Action
Judge upholds rare defense verdict in $250M solar investment case
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles federal judge upheld a jury's defense verdict for CMB Export LLC, saving it $250M in a rare class action by fore...
Judge tentatively denies arbitration in disability bias suit against Veg-Fresh
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
An Orange County Superior Court judge issued a tentative ruling rejecting Veg-Fresh Farms' attempt to compel arbitration in a ...
Law Practice, Government
Tariff turmoil may be a boon for global law firms
By Craig Anderson
President Trump's sweeping new tariffs have rattled global markets--but for well-positioned international law firms, the disru...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Lawsuit targets security firm, HOAs over Bob Lee murder footage
By James Twomey
A wrongful death lawsuit against Nima Momeni, convicted of murdering tech mogul Bob Lee, also accuses Securitas and two homeow...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired judge admonished for absences, offensive comments from bench
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Commission on Judicial Performance issued a formal admonishment of former San Diego County Judge Howard H. Shore, citing i...
Retired judge Victoria Wood brings compassion, legal insight, creativity to role as a neutral
Litigation & Arbitration, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Zooming into a new world of litigation
Zoom has streamlined legal proceedings but brings technical glitches, ethical risks, and poor dress codes, undermining the pro...
Real Estate/Development
Court upholds city's denial of mixed-use development permit
By Skyler Romero
Agoura Hills defeats developer's lawsuit as judge upholds permit denial for a mixed-use project, citing zoning compliance and ...
Civil Litigation
Lunada Bay Beach access fight turns to fee fight after settlement
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
After settling a beach access lawsuit, Palos Verdes Estates and plaintiffs clash over $1M-$4M in attorney fees, debating the c...
Judges and Judiciary
Retired judges face uphill battle in challenge to assignment limits
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A group of retired judges arguing that California's 1,320-day cap on temporary judicial service discriminates by age faced tou...
Environmental & Energy
Marine group sues US Interior over Santa Barbara oil site
By Devon Belcher
A marine advocacy group accuses the U.S. Department of the Interior of violating laws by allowing a Santa Barbara oil site to ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Family files wrongful death claim after fatal Fullerton police shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The family of a recent high school graduate shot and killed by Fullerton police during a March 15 call is seeking legal action...
The General Services Administration has canceled its $177 million sale of the 90-acre Ziggurat site in Orange County to Hilco ...
A San Francisco judge greenlit a $100 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit against Wells Fargo, alleging officers ignor...
Technology, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit grills lawyers over California social media law
By Craig Anderson
A federal appellate panel pressed attorneys for the state and a technology trade group over California's attempt to restrict p...
Immigration
DHS appeals judge's block on end to Venezuelans' temporary stays
By Wisdom Howell
The Department of Homeland Security appealed a San Francisco federal judge's order blocking the termination of temporary stay ...
The move places the conservative former prosecutor at the helm of the nation's most populous federal district--and signals a s...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Reginald Neal's path to the judiciary has been anything but ordinary. From surviving a...