A federal judge paused a former deputy's prison term amid a rare dispute over prosecutors' post-sentencing attempt to dismiss ...
Santa Barbara Superior Court will raise its e-filing fee from $6.45 to $10 per envelope on Sept. 1 to recover costs from techn...
Immigration
Immigrant caregiver bill stalls amid clash over trans kids' rights
By Malcolm Maclachlan
AB 495, meant to help children of deported parents by easing caregiver designations, drew heated opposition in the Senate over...
Civil Litigation
Judge: Beverly Hills unlawfully blocked mixed-use housing development
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A judge ruled Beverly Hills violated housing laws by rejecting a mixed-use development application under the Builder's Remedy,...
Civil Litigation
NY lawyer accuses California businessman of smear campaign tied to CIA impersonation claims
By Skyler Romero
A New York attorney sued a California businessman in Los Angeles federal court, alleging a coordinated smear campaign involvin...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Gun owners ask Supreme Court to review California's magazine ban
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys Paul Clement and Erin Murphy have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on large-capacit...
Class Action
NCAA settlement lawyers raise alarm over claim sales and taxes
By Wisdom Howell
Class counsel in the NCAA NIL settlement seeks a court order requiring disclosure of tax consequences before athletes sell cla...
Weil's Los Angeles office, opened in 2024, continues to expand with the arrival of executive compensation partner Jack Stratto...
Consumer Protection Law, Civil Procedure
New lemon law rules fuel surge in lawsuits, spark criticism from attorneys
By Jack Needham
Despite reforms aimed at easing California's civil court backlog, filings under the state's lemon law are climbing to record l...
Getty Images refiled its copyright lawsuit against Stability AI in San Francisco federal court, accusing the company of copyin...
Criminal
Ex-deputy sheriff says novel appeal should keep him out of jail
By Devon Belcher
Defense attorneys for ex-deputy sheriff Trevor Kirk argue a novel post-sentencing issue justifies bail pending appeal, despite...
Criminal
Dance school seeks pause in lawsuits over hidden cameras
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Attorneys for a Hermosa Beach dance school seek to pause civil suits stemming from hidden restroom cameras, citing limited acc...
Civil Rights
Defense attorney challenges ADA lawsuits over alleged spotter use
By Skyler Romero
As ADA lawsuits target Long Beach businesses, defense attorney Michele Dobson challenges plaintiff Marvin Barnett's standing, ...
Long Beach lawyer lived life of courtroom battles and philanthropy
Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation
LA judge denies press access to jury qualification in civil case
By Skyler Romero
L.A. County Superior Court Judge Tony Richardson barred press from jury qualification in a UCLA Health discrimination case, ci...
Class Action
HopSkipDrive settles class action for $1.9M with $694,750 in fees
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
HopSkipDrive agreed to a $1.9 million settlement resolving a class action over a 2023 data breach affecting over 155,000 users...
A federal judge denied a request to enjoin California laws requiring large companies to disclose emissions and climate risks, ...
Uber accused plaintiffs and their attorneys in a major assault case of leaking sealed records to the New York Times, demanding...
Securities
Judge finds likely violation in Allied Gaming shareholder control bid
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge granted Allied Gaming a partial injunction, finding it likely shareholder defendants illegally coordinated a t...
Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court opens courthouse door for elder abuse cases
By Craig Anderson
In a unanimous opinion by Justice Leondra R. Kruger, the state's high court held that elder abuse wrongful death claims are n...
Michael McAfee's abrupt departure marks the second resignation from a small-county DA's office in California this month, follo...
Tentative ruling could end wage-and-hour class action against 24 Carrots
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Layne H. Melzer ruled that the plaintiff's Unfair Competition Law allegations lacked specifics on how Labor Code violati...
San Francisco judge sought to improve the world 'with good decisions'
Retired judge Michelle Rosenblatt blends facilitative and evaluative styles as a neutral.
Constitutional Law
Wyoming driver challenges California rideshare residency requirement
By Skyler Romero
A Wyoming man sued California's Public Utilities Commission, alleging the state's residency requirement for rideshare drivers ...
Beginning Sept. 2, Los Angeles County Superior Court will accept appellate briefs via a designated email account, streamlining...
Greenberg Traurig adds longtime Gores Group general counsel to corporate practice
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Joe Awad, who worked for more than two decades at the private equity firm, will split his time between Los Angeles and Orange ...
Labor/Employment
Vietnamese Buddhist nun accuses O.C. abbots of human trafficking, sexual abuse in 20-count suit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Vietnamese Buddhist nun has sued two Orange County abbots and their religious institutions, alleging human trafficking, sexu...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit upholds minimum wage law for detainees
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The 9th Circuit upheld a ruling requiring Geo Group to pay Washington's $16.66 minimum wage to detainees, sparking sharp disse...