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Criminal


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


AB 495, meant to help children of deported parents by easing caregiver designations, drew heated opposition in the Senate over...


Civil Litigation


A judge ruled Beverly Hills violated housing laws by rejecting a mixed-use development application under the Builder's Remedy,...


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


Attorneys Paul Clement and Erin Murphy have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California's ban on large-capacit...


Class Action


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


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...


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

Aug. 18, 2025
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


As ADA lawsuits target Long Beach businesses, defense attorney Michele Dobson challenges plaintiff Marvin Barnett's standing, ...


Obituaries


Samuel "Skip" Keesal Jr., 1939 - 2025

Aug. 18, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Long Beach lawyer lived life of courtroom battles and philanthropy


Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation


L.A. County Superior Court Judge Tony Richardson barred press from jury qualification in a UCLA Health discrimination case, ci...


Class Action


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...


A federal judge granted Allied Gaming a partial injunction, finding it likely shareholder defendants illegally coordinated a t...


Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court


In a unanimous opinion by Justice Leondra R. Kruger, the state's high court held that elder abuse wrongful death claims are n...



Mariposa County DA resigns after just months on job

Aug. 15, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Michael McAfee's abrupt departure marks the second resignation from a small-county DA's office in California this month, follo...


Judge Layne H. Melzer ruled that the plaintiff's Unfair Competition Law allegations lacked specifics on how Labor Code violati...


Obituaries


Andrew Y.S. Cheng, 1967 -- 2025

Aug. 15, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

San Francisco judge sought to improve the world 'with good decisions'



Calling It

Aug. 15, 2025

Retired judge Michelle Rosenblatt blends facilitative and evaluative styles as a neutral.


Constitutional Law


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...


Joe Awad, who worked for more than two decades at the private equity firm, will split his time between Los Angeles and Orange ...


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

Aug. 14, 2025
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...