Malibu sued two land management agencies over trail control and safety, alleging mismanagement and hazards, while the agencies...
Pepperdine will stand on its dismissed complaint to expedite an appeal in a trademark suit alleging a Netflix series misused i...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Judge lets malpractice claims proceed in estate dispute
By James Twomey
A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute...
Morrison Foerster adds former federal prosecutor as partner in San Francisco
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Leif Dautch led the Organized Crime Strike Force in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California.
The new laterals at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani are Sydne Alexander, Giugi Carminati, Yelitza Dunham, Whitnee Goins, and Jon...
The constitutional law expert said the disbarment violated his First Amendment rights, including his "professional speech."
Seven UCLA faculty members moved to join a federal lawsuit accusing the university of allowing antisemitic harassment and reta...
Defense says Armistice Capital trades, not fraud, drove Vaxart stock sales
By Daniel Schrager
Defense attorneys argued that hedge fund Armistice Capital followed its typical investment strategy, not a pump-and-dump schem...
Court considers recording Zuckerberg testimony for future MDL cases
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge signaled openness to recording Mark Zuckerberg's testimony for reuse in social media addiction trials, while p...
EFF asks California, New York to probe Google over subpoena notifications
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked state attorneys general to investigate Google's subpoena notification practices, ...
Torts/Personal Injury
OpenAI federal wrongful death suit over chatbot role won't be halted
By Laurinda Keys
A federal judge declined to pause a wrongful death case against OpenAI, ruling that parallel state proceedings won't resolve a...
A federal judge is considering whether Google investors can pursue class claims alleging the company misled markets about ad a...
Litigation & Arbitration
Judge denies UCLA bid to pause Rose Bowl lease dispute
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge denied UCLA's request to pause a Rose Bowl lease lawsuit, ruling the school must continue litigating despi...
Jason D. Russell, a veteran antitrust litigator, will head the firm's new office.
Court finds trial judge erred in allowing peremptory challenge
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 4th District Court of Appeal reversed a conviction after finding the trial court failed to assess whether a juror strike ...
Real Estate/Development
Greenspoon Marder adds 10 lawyers in Los Angeles expansion
By David Houston
The 215-lawyer Firm strengthened its Southern California presence with a group from Resch Polster & Berger, boosting real ...
Litigation & Arbitration
PG&E reaches $80M settlement over Mosquito Fire damages
By Laurinda Keys
PG&E will pay $80 million to settle claims by Placer County Water Agency over the Mosquito Fire, resolving litigation tied...
Class Action
Home Depot sued over license plate reader use in parking lots
By Daniel Schrager
A class action alleges Home Depot used license plate readers in California parking lots without proper notice or safeguards, s...
Civil Litigation
Judge closes Musk-OpenAI hearing, signals possible split trial ahead
By James Twomey
A judge closed a key hearing in Elon Musk's case against OpenAI and may split the trial, as Musk revised remedies and defendan...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
State Bar charges 3 attorneys over AI-generated fake citations
By Skyler Romero
Disciplinary actions target lawyers who filed court papers with fabricated AI-generated citations, as regulators stress duty t...
Civil Procedure
J&J to appeal denial of bid to disqualify talc plaintiffs' counsel
By Devon Belcher
Johnson & Johnson will appeal a Los Angeles judge's denial of its bid to disqualify Beasley Allen from talc litigation, wh...
Securities
Grocery Outlet investor sues board over expansion, store closures
By Daniel Schrager
A Grocery Outlet investor filed a derivative suit alleging the board misled shareholders about expansion and restructuring, tr...
Appeals court again blocks contempt sanction against SF public defender
By James Twomey
An appellate court again halts a contempt sanction against San Francisco's public defender, as judges consider whether overwhe...
A federal judge allows most FTC claims over Uber One billing and cancellation practices to move forward, while dismissing some...
A lawsuit alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o model amplified a user's delusions and enabled threats, raising novel questions about AI lia...
A Sacramento jury found a law firm partner was wrongfully removed during a temporary conservatorship, awarding more than $31 m...
Labor/Employment
Settlement ends last Twitter executive severance suit
By James Twomey
The last lawsuit from Twitter's post-acquisition executive firings ends in settlement, closing out claims Musk denied millions...
Torts/Personal Injury
Uber liable for assaults under North Carolina law
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge finds Uber owes a heightened duty to riders under North Carolina law, clearing a key issue ahead of the next b...
Intellectual Property
Dolby sues InterDigital in escalating patent fight
By Skyler Romero
Dolby seeks declaratory relief against InterDigital's patent claims as a sprawling, multi-forum dispute over video streaming a...