9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mormon church can use tithes for investments, 9th Circuit rules
By John Roemer
In a ruling watched by many religious organizations, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel said the Church of Jesu...
Government
LA talks on settled lawsuit don't obviate Brown Act, lawsuit says
By Skyler Romero
L.A. City Council and officials were accused of using discussions on a settled lawsuit about homeless encampments as a ruse to...
Intellectual Property, Contracts
Actor sues Paramount over 'Top Gun: Maverick' photo use
By Devon Belcher
Actor Barry Tubb, who starred in the original Top Gun (1986), is suing Paramount Pictures, alleging the studio used a group ph...
Technology, Intellectual Property
Authors v Anthropic: Judge gets tutorial on AI training in copyright battle
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys for Anthropic PBC and authors presented a tutorial on the AI model Claude to a federal judge in San Francisco, focus...
Attorneys who have lost their homes in the L.A. County fires have no specific latitude for lapses in representing their client...
Immigration
Orange County DA urges crackdown on visas issued to Chileans
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is calling on the federal government to tighten restrictions on the Electronic Sy...
Civil Procedure
Challenges to DEI policies have trouble establishing standing
By Malcolm Maclachlan
While a wave of litigation followed the Supreme Court's landmark ruling against affirmative action, recent legal challenges to...
Retired Judge Geoffrey Goodman enhances Judicate West's expertise in criminal prosecution, civil litigation, and judicial over...
Consumer Law
Amazon settles for $600K over mercury-laced skin cream sales
By James Twomey
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has reached a $600,000 settlement with Amazon over the sale of skin-lightening creams co...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Trump's DOJ surprises some with suit to block HPE-Juniper tech merger
By John Roemer
Federal prosecutors challenged Hewlett Packard's $14B Juniper acquisition, signaling continued aggressive antitrust enforcemen...
Neutral Robert Schnider employs an empathetic approach to dispute resolution, lawyers say.
Labor/Employment
Ogletree Deakins shareholders Karen Tynan and Charles Thompson discuss how California employers can obtain workplace violence ...
Labor/Employment
Alaska Air faces class action over alleged wage violations
By James Twomey
A complaint against Alaska Air claims the airline systematically underpays flight crew by failing to compensate for time spent...
Consumer Protection Law
Lawsuit claims Hallmark's Harry Potter mugs are poisonous
By James Twomey
The complaint says the mugs contain lead that leaches onto the skin when consumers handle the mugs.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Disbarment recommended for attorney who filed suit in LADWP water bill scandal
By Devon Belcher
Michael J. Libman, the only attorney in the Los Angeles water billing litigation scandal ordered to disgorge his fees, was rec...
Southern California DAs urge Newsom to expand price gouging protections
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
District Attorneys from four Southern California counties are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to extend emergency price gouging p...
If confirmed as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could roll back liability protections and expa...
Data Privacy, Class Action, Civil Litigation
Class action accuses Amazon of unlawful data collection
By Craig Anderson
A new class action accuses Amazon of secretly tracking and selling California residents' sensitive location data through its a...
Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation
Uber accused of hiding assault reports in multidistrict sexual assault cases
By Wisdom Howell
Uber is accused of hiding violent incident reports in a lawsuit by 1,500 women claiming sexual assault by drivers. The plainti...
Administrative/Regulatory
New LA County presiding judge pledges innovation, transparency
By Skyler Romero
In his first address to Los Angeles County judges and staff, the new presiding judge focused on enhancing community outreach a...
Criminal, Administrative/Regulatory
State Bar moves to suspend Andrew Do's law license
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The State Bar of California is set to suspend Andrew Hoang Do's law license following his guilty plea to federal bribery consp...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Ursula Jones Dickson named Alameda County DA
By James Twomey
Judge Ursula Jones Dickson was selected as Alameda County's new DA after Pamela Price's recall. Dickson, a former prosecutor, ...
Civil Litigation
Judge chides San Francisco city attorney for overzealous discovery
By James Twomey
A judge chided the San Francisco City Attorney's team for excessive discovery in a flood damage lawsuit, setting a trial date ...
Judge Ursula Jones Dickson was appointed to a two-year term to replace the DA ousted by voters last year.
Wisner Baum sues over Eaton Fire in 'shifting evidence landscape'
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Wisner Baum's clients have joined the dozens of lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison now that there is more evide...
Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory
DC judge issues stay of Trump's federal funds freeze
By Craig Anderson
The Trump administration's order to temporarily freeze federal grants and loans has sparked a constitutional battle, with nonp...
Civil Litigation
US insists it didn't maliciously prosecute Erika Girardi's fashion designer
By Devon Belcher
In an $18M lawsuit, the U.S. government seeks dismissal, denying malicious prosecution claims against Erika Girardi's ex-fashi...
Edison barred from reenergizing lines near suspected fire origin
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
A Los Angeles judge has ordered Southern California Edison to refrain from reenergizing power lines in the area where the Eato...
Surf instructor sues Newport Beach over restrictive teaching ordinance
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A U.S. Navy veteran and surf instructor has filed a federal lawsuit against Newport Beach, claiming its ordinance requiring wr...
Data Privacy
LinkedIn seeks dismissal of medical data privacy lawsuit
By Wisdom Howell
LinkedIn seeks dismissal of a class action lawsuit claiming the company's Insight Tag illegally collected medical data from Ci...