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Securities

Plaintiffs claim the company and executives misled the public over its compliance with antitrust laws. It comes two months af...


Civil Litigation

LASC boosts incentives for court reporters

Nov. 22, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The measures were announced two months after the court shifted its policy on electronic recordings in an attempt to deal with ...



"Phillips 66 will continue its cooperation with the U.S. Attorney's office and is prepared to present its case in these matter...


Judges and Judiciary

Judge Charles A. Smiley, appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court in 2012, was nominated by Newsom to be a justice of th...



CriticalPoint has sued two companies founded by former employees, claiming they continue to use its confidential data to make ...


Intellectual Property

The dispute focused on compounded ophthalmic medications.



A federal judge in Los Angeles ordered the VA to construct 100 modular housing units this winter for homeless veterans. The VA...


Alexis Loeb was deputy chief of the U.S. Justice Department's Capitol Siege Section, overseeing the coordination of the federa...



Class Action

City Attorney David Chiu had claimed that the decision to appoint a guardian to represent one of the lead plaintiffs made both...


Walmart called the verdict "outrageous," and said it "simply does not reflect the straightforward and uncontested facts of thi...



Judges and Judiciary

Senate Democrats are hurrying to confirm judges by the end of the year, before Republicans take control of the chamber in the ...


Riverside County court announces cutbacks

Nov. 21, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Furloughed staff is one of several measures courts throughout the state are taking to close a $97 million budget cut.



Community News

Judges spoke on matters including mass tort litigation and wage and hour actions.


Judges and Judiciary

All the publicly posted comments from judges said the opinion's cautions - particularly suggestions that judges have others de...



Legal Education, Constitutional Law

Some prominent judges -- including the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brenna Jr. --and law professors have tried ...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Business Law

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said he intended to sanction Valerie Lozano, a Los Angeles partner at Quinn Emanuel, for viola...



Civil Litigation

Claims dismissed against Brink's sales agent

Nov. 20, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The plaintiffs accused the defendant of advising them to understate the value of their goods before they were placed in an arm...


Judges and Judiciary, Government

The nominees who advanced were Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Anne Hwang and State Bar Court Judge Cynthia Valenzuela...



Civil Rights

The plaintiff had claimed that "less lethal" munitions used by LAPD officers were responsible for injuries he suffered during ...


Judges and Judiciary

The nominees who moved forward were Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Anne Hwang and State Bar Court Judge Cynthia Valen...



Civil Rights

The lawsuit claims that the Redwood City based school district has a long history of "tolerating casual antisemitism" on its f...


Immigration

The ACLU pointed to statements made by Trump adviser Stephen Miller as evidence that ICE is likely to ramp up its air operatio...



Government

Huntington Beach voter ID initiative gets court win

Nov. 19, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Friday's decision by Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico A. Dourbetas is not the final word in the dispute over the city's...


Insurance

The complaint filed in Los Angeles County claims exceptions to coverage contained within Travelers Insurance policies provided...



California Supreme Court

1989 precedent on default judgments overturned

Nov. 19, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The ruling could have significant implications in other collections cases in which defendants are not properly served.


Civil Litigation

LA county joins lawsuit against former official

Nov. 19, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The county has intervened in a federal lawsuit filed against Thomas Shepos and a handful of landlords and developers following...



The lawsuit claims the treatment plant has logged over 500 illegal discharge incidents since 2018, releasing more than one bil...


Superior Court Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that the city did not act in bad faith when it denied the project.