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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


A judge allowed key malpractice claims against estate attorneys to proceed while trimming parts of the complaint, as a dispute...


Leif Dautch led the Organized Crime Strike Force in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California.



GRSM adds 5 partners in Northern California expansion

Apr. 16, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

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 attorneys argued that hedge fund Armistice Capital followed its typical investment strategy, not a pump-and-dump schem...


A federal judge signaled openness to recording Mark Zuckerberg's testimony for reuse in social media addiction trials, while p...


The Electronic Frontier Foundation has asked state attorneys general to investigate Google's subpoena notification practices, ...


Torts/Personal Injury


A federal judge declined to pause a wrongful death case against OpenAI, ruling that parallel state proceedings won't resolve a...


Securities


A federal judge is considering whether Google investors can pursue class claims alleging the company misled markets about ad a...


Litigation & Arbitration


A Los Angeles judge denied UCLA's request to pause a Rose Bowl lease lawsuit, ruling the school must continue litigating despi...



Davis Polk to open Los Angeles office with Skadden partner

Apr. 15, 2026
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Jason D. Russell, a veteran antitrust litigator, will head the firm's new office.


The 4th District Court of Appeal reversed a conviction after finding the trial court failed to assess whether a juror strike ...


Real Estate/Development


The 215-lawyer Firm strengthened its Southern California presence with a group from Resch Polster & Berger, boosting real ...


Litigation & Arbitration


PG&E will pay $80 million to settle claims by Placer County Water Agency over the Mosquito Fire, resolving litigation tied...


Class Action


A class action alleges Home Depot used license plate readers in California parking lots without proper notice or safeguards, s...


Civil Litigation


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


Disciplinary actions target lawyers who filed court papers with fabricated AI-generated citations, as regulators stress duty t...


Civil Procedure


Johnson & Johnson will appeal a Los Angeles judge's denial of its bid to disqualify Beasley Allen from talc litigation, wh...


Securities


A Grocery Outlet investor filed a derivative suit alleging the board misled shareholders about expansion and restructuring, tr...



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...


Technology


A lawsuit alleges OpenAI's GPT-4o model amplified a user's delusions and enabled threats, raising novel questions about AI lia...



Jury awards $31M to lawyer in firm ownership dispute

Apr. 13, 2026
By Malcolm Maclachlan

A Sacramento jury found a law firm partner was wrongfully removed during a temporary conservatorship, awarding more than $31 m...


Labor/Employment


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

Apr. 13, 2026
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 seeks declaratory relief against InterDigital's patent claims as a sprawling, multi-forum dispute over video streaming a...