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Kilpatrick taps new leader in Los Angeles

Dec. 5, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Caroline Barbee succeeds longtime leader Larry McFarland, who will return full time to his practice with the firm's Trademark,...


In a courtroom where outcomes can reshape lives, Judge Leslie B. Gutierrez ensures litigants -- especially the self-represente...



The Activist

Dec. 5, 2025

Neutral Kendall Newman applies a direct but kind approach to mediation, lawyers say.


Criminal


Sacramento political figures pleaded guilty to conspiracy in campaign money siphoning case. Prosecutors have also accused a fo...


A California appeals court sanctioned attorney Fahim Farivar for submitting an inaccurate brief with AI hallmarks, stressing a...


A Los Angeles judge approved limited firefighter and state parks depositions in the Palisades Fire suit, allowing plaintiffs t...


California Supreme Court


In a long-running dispute over coastal development, justices pressed attorneys on both sides about jurisdiction, delay, and wh...


A federal judge dismissed a class action alleging Alaska Airlines illegally reduced Flight Pass benefits, finding the contract...


Civil Rights, Civil Litigation


A Humboldt County rancher filed a federal civil rights suit claiming deputies and prosecutors targeted him with baseless raids...


Judge Scott A. Steiner said privileged emails passed to Global Legal Law Firm should never have been reviewed and faulted the ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


After a three-judge panel struck down California's ammunition background-check requirement, the 9th Circuit has voted to rehea...


Two powerhouse plaintiff firms have joined San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu in filing the first government lawsuit again...


The San Bernardino terrorist attack on Dec. 2, 2015 left 14 dead and shattered the sense of safety in the Inland Empire. Daily...


With experience spanning government service, in-house counsel work, and complex healthcare litigation, Komal Chokshi will supp...


Edison International argues it can't be liable for the Eaton Fire, asserting only its Southern California Edison subsidiary op...


Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled that Musk's preference for his longtime lawyer outweighs concerns over Alex...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles accused Judge David O. Carter of echoing plaintiffs' arguments in a contempt hearing over homeless shelter obligat...


Judges and Judiciary


The trial set to begin this week would have featured a Who's Who of current and former Court of Appeal justices. Ex-Justice Wi...


Environmental & Energy


Jurors heard disputed testimony as Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella said Prologis' warehouse runoff cau...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


Thirty-three law firms deny responsibility for a leak of sealed records in Uber's sexual assault litigation as Judge Ethan Sch...


Corrections systems across the nation have long struggled to assess the risk that female sex offenders pose if released.


Civil Procedure, Civil Litigation


The Justice Department argues Bilal Essayli was lawfully appointed first assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District, urgi...


Intellectual Property


With a key Sonos patent reinstated by the Federal Circuit, the dispute returns to Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup of ...


Valerie L. Makarewicz brings more than 20 years of federal litigation experience to the firm as it accelerates its Los Angeles...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Federal prosecutors are escalating tariff evasion and trade fraud investigations as rising duties, new enforcement task forces...


San Francisco's justice system faces mounting strain as public defenders and prosecutors struggle with soaring caseloads, staf...


Wisner Baum, Eleos Law, and Brent Wisner sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta to block AB 931, arguing the new ban on fe...


Class Action


A Los Angeles judge refused to certify a proposed class of homeowners seeking damages from Southern California Edison for wide...


Civil Litigation


A San Francisco judge refused to block a parallel Los Angeles lawsuit over $11.6 million in ABM Industries fee awards, deepeni...


Litigation & Arbitration


Perplexity AI counters Amazon's allegations that its Comet app violated federal and state laws against illegally accessing com...