Civil Litigation
Beverly Hills faces 3rd lawsuit from pro-housing nonprofit amid claims of evading state law
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Californians for Homeownership alleges the city is violating the Housing Accountability Act by using application technicalitie...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
High school athletes challenge federation of name, image, likeness rules
By Wisdom Howell
The suit draws from the NCAA's recent $2.5 billion NIL settlement and signals a push to extend similar rights to high school a...
State Bar & Bar Associations
More than 200 added to February Bar Exam pass list after scoring changes
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The State Bar revised February bar exam results after a change to its controversial second-read scoring method. The move follo...
Technology, Constitutional Law
San Francisco secures $100K settlement, injunction in deepfake pornography case
By James Twomey
The deal includes a permanent injunction and $100,000 penalty, as the city targets similar sites with help from internet inter...
Appeals court denies City of Hope's challenge to compensation for COVID-era cardiac arrest injury
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 4th District Court of Appeal has upheld a decision awarding workers' compensation to Andrea Morris, a nurse who suffered c...
The case centers on whether the state improperly bypassed the Attorney General's Office--and a judge called the agency's no-sh...
OC Superior Court mandates e-service in family law cases starting July 1
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Attorneys must register their email addresses to comply with updated California court rules. The shift aims to improve efficie...
Tax, Government
Santa Cruz's new sugar-sweetened beverage tax heads to court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Business groups say the measure violates the state's Affordable Groceries Act, which prevents local agencies from collecting a...
Entertainment & Sports, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Puig sues media outlets over false gambling claims
By Skyler Romero
The suit came just one day before the 9th Circuit ruled that the former Los Angeles Dodgers is not bound by a withdrawn plea a...
Mishawn L. Nolan and partner Wendy Heimann-Nunes built Nolan Heimann LLP to offer creatives and innovators a legal home attune...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Bar examiners are pilloried by people who took disastrous February test
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Friday's meeting took place two days after the California Supreme Court recommended the Committee of Bar Examiners be restored...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
L.A. wins CEQA challenge over Hollywood hotel project
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County judge has upheld city approvals for a luxury hotel project, rejecting lawsuits from environmental and hou...
Civil Litigation
Judge rejects ICANN's arbitration bid in $77M harassment suit
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Employee with 22-year tenure can pursue claims in court under End Forced Arbitration Act, judge finds.
Criminal
Judge weighs medical records, mental fitness ahead of Girardi's sentencing date
By Devon Belcher
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton has declined to delay Tom Girardi's sentencing hearing despite his recent hospitalizat...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Trump administration seeks reversal of injunction preserving legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children
By Craig Anderson
The dispute before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals centers on whether federal law mandates such support, with nearly $15...
Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Privilege battle brews in Apple-Epic dispute
By Wisdom Howell
Apple and Epic Games have returned to court in a heated clash over attorney-client privilege, filing dueling motions challengi...
Labor/Employment, Bankruptcy
Payouts in jeopardy as staffing platform Qwick enters bankruptcy
By James Twomey
The City of San Francisco is scrambling to secure court-ordered payments to 6,000 former Qwick Inc. workers after the hospital...
Slideshow, Judges and Judiciary, Community News
The San Fernando Valley Bar Association held its Annual Judges' Night
By Ricardo Pineda
The San Fernando Valley Bar Association (SFVBA) held its Annual Judges' Night on Thursday, May 29 at the Woodland Hills Countr...
Real Estate/Development
Thompson Hine brings on new partner to anchor real estate practice in L.A.
By David Houston
Veteran real estate dealmaker William Ticknor brings $850M portfolio experience to firm's West Coast expansion.
Labor/Employment
Attorney who won $8.7M retaliation verdict sues state again over LGBTQ harassment
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Lawrance A. Bohm, who last year secured an $8.7 million verdict in a whistleblower case against the state's police training ag...
Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation
Judge tosses Flamin' Hot Cheetos defamation suit, cites anti-SLAPP law
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge in Santa Ana has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by Richard Montañez, the former Frito-Lay janitor who ...
Civil Litigation
LA overstepped in reversing hotel's commercial status, judge says
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles County judge found the decision should have been challenged through the courts, not reversed internally. The cou...
Environmental & Energy, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal
Environmental groups ask state high court to overturn PUC rule slashing rooftop solar credits
By Craig Anderson
The organizations say a regulatory rule undermines California's climate goals and relies on an outdated legal standard. At iss...
Real Estate/Development
Judge agrees to last-minute settlement talks in $60M Embarcadero office dispute
By James Twomey
Landlord RREEF America REIT is suing Novo Construction and Conflo Services for $60 million, claiming their work led to hazardo...
Torts/Personal Injury, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge rebukes Uber over subpoena in assault case, drops bellwether plaintiff
By James Twomey
Judge Ethan P. Schulman said he was "highly concerned" by Uber's conduct after attorneys allegedly violated an agreement not t...
Government, Constitutional Law, California Courts of Appeal
Bonta argues state election law preempts Huntington Beach voter ID charter amendment
By Craig Anderson
The case, which pits state election protections against local control, will head to the 4th District Court of Appeal.
Torts/Personal Injury
Federal judge orders Uber accusers to disclose post-assault rideshare use
By Wisdom Howell
The ruling is part of a broader discovery dispute as bellwether trials approach in litigation involving over 2,000 personal in...
Retired San Mateo County Judge Robert D. Foiles has embraced a looser, more personal style in his second act as a JAMS mediato...
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Supreme Court restores bar examiner oversight after February exam failures
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Supreme Court has proposed amendments to restore the Committee of Bar Examiners' authority over the bar examina...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Justice gap widens as fewer Californians find legal help, State Bar study finds
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The report suggests persistent access barriers, especially in rural areas, and may bolster controversial reform efforts aimed ...