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Civil Rights


The defense argued the complex's management "responded quickly as possible to demands" and there was evidence the plaintiff wa...


The Los Angeles County prosecutors' union asked the state Supreme Court to take judicial notice that the dispute in a lawsuit ...


Immigration, Constitutional Law


One expert says Bonta is trying to navigate a "fine line" between helping immigrants who entered illegally and provoking the i...


A federal judge allowed to proceed a putative class action against Wells Fargo that claims it earned "billions" in profits fro...


Entertainment & Sports


Director Francis Ford Coppola sued the magazine for defamation over a July article covering claims about his behavior on the s...


Criminal, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


It is the second time within months that the circuit has reversed a Central District of California judge's dismissal of crimin...



The Good Teacher

Dec. 20, 2024

Mediator Emily Vasquez does a great job of educating disputing parties, attorneys say.


Criminal


Although U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton earlier ruled that Girardi was mentally competent to aid in his defense at tr...


Labor/Employment


Workers' comp attorneys welcome review of appeal delays

Dec. 19, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The state Supreme Court will take on the question of so-called "grant for study" case extensions, when the board grants a requ...


Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation


The County of Los Angeles sued Express Scripts Inc. and OptumRx last year, claiming that they worked with drug manufacturers t...


Friday's scheduled sentence hearing could be delayed as Tom Girardi's federal public defenders argued that the 85-year old's p...


Intellectual Property, Corporate


The jury found two months ago that Phillips 66 Company "willfully and maliciously" misappropriated trade secrets of Propel, a ...


Torts/Personal Injury


The amount far outstrips an offer of some $275,000 to the victim's wife and son by Calabasas-based Crusader Insurance Company,...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports


Los Angeles County Judge Armen Tamzarian rejected arguments by the band and management that the plaintiff was an independent c...


The Commission on Judicial Performance said that the alleged misconduct took place between 2018 and 2020, while Carrozzo was ...


Community News


ArentFox Schiff relocates to new LA office

Dec. 18, 2024
By Ricardo Pineda

The law firm said the new space features cutting-edge architectural design and integrates innovative technology and amenities ...


Environmental & Energy


Los Angeles County's lawsuit aims to secure a federal judge's order requiring the landfill's owners to accelerate containment ...


Labor/Employment


State micromanaging apprentices' work, trade groups argue

Dec. 18, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Several organizations sued the California Department of Industrial Relations, claiming its Apprenticeship Council overstepped ...


Intellectual Property


OpenAI's legal team argued in their motion that the plaintiffs' three state law claims -- unjust enrichment and unfair competi...


Judges and Judiciary, Government


The bill - the Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act - passed the House 390-0 on Monday after being approved by the Senate on a ...


Labor/Employment


"Plaintiffs have obtained in settlement an amount that will make the entire plaintiff class whole, with 10% interest, as well ...


Civil Litigation


Lawsuit aims to stop Long Beach oil storage increase

Dec. 18, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

The complaint claims that the port authorities attempted to expedite the project through a negative declaration under the Cali...


Tax


San Diego attorney indicted on tax evasion charges

Dec. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Robert Blair Krueger Jr. was convicted of a DUI charge three years ago and is currently suspended from practicing law.


Intellectual Property


MGA's attorneys argued that the opposing counsel's request to treble a $17.8 million disgorgement award was improper, because ...


Technology, Class Action


In a motion to dismiss, Apple said the claims are inadequately and implausibly pled, if not barred outright because two of the...


Judges and Judiciary


The complaint filed by attorney James J. Orland attributes his client's "brutal and severe beating" to "ineffective protection...


Civil Litigation


The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the latest in a series of complaints filed in state and fed...


Environmental & Energy


California can set vehicle emissions standards, Supreme Court says


Environmental & Energy


The workers' lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Northern District of California, claims discrimination and due process violations.


When financial struggles meet marital breakdowns, the consequences can be complex and far-reaching. Tune in for another insigh...