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Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Corporate


A malpractice lawsuit by screenwriter Joel Cohen and his wife claims Reed Smith concealed a conflicted representation during t...


Nearly 3,000 lawyers and judges gathered in Las Vegas for the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles' annual conference...


Tax, Government, California Supreme Court


A divided state high court ruled that occupancy tax payments and "key money" must be included in the assessed value of the JW ...


The three Democratic supervisors voted against the measure, leaving the matter to the courts.


J. Dominic Campodonico has held several leadership positions in the International Association of Defense Counsel.


Criminal, California Supreme Court


The high court on Thursday reversed the death penalty for Jason Alejandro Aguirre, citing a 2021 law requiring stricter proof ...


The state's judicial watchdog publicly admonished Superior Court Judge Enrique Monguia for a five-year pattern of misconduct.



State Farm rate hike must be heard in public, administrative judge rules

Aug. 28, 2025
By Skyler Romero, Laurinda Keys

An administrative judge denied State Farm and the state Department of Insurance's bid for a remote hearing, based on safety co...


Government


Michael A. Columbo, attorney for state Republicans, argued the ballot measures were rushed through the Legislature and violate...


Real Estate/Development, Land Use


Housing advocates sued Santa Clarita, alleging its accessory dwelling unit restrictions defy state law. The petition claims un...


Delta Air Lines will pay $78 million to settle claims over jet fuel dumped on 38,000 Los Angeles and Orange County homes, comp...


Thousands of attorneys are gathering at the Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Resort this weekend for the Consumer Attorneys Associa...


Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Adam P. Brezine, a veteran of Adobe and Twitter, as chief counsel of the California High-Speed Rai...


Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


The California Interscholastic Federation says it has immunity from claims that it is barring high school athletes from earnin...


Intellectual Property


The deal between the company behind the AI assistant Claude and a group of authors follows class certification by Judge Willia...


Litigation & Arbitration, Constitutional Law


An Orange County couple alleges that ChatGPT encouraged their 16-year-old son to take his own life, raising novel legal questi...


Orange County's only sanctuary city will partner with the Immigrant Defenders Law Center to provide free legal services to res...


Intellectual Property


CoStar fights CREXi bid to delay copyright trial

Aug. 27, 2025
By Devon Belcher

CoStar says that revived antitrust counterclaims are a stall tactic ahead of trial.


Attorneys allege ICE and Border Patrol unlawfully handcuffed a 15-year-old boy with disabilities outside Arleta High School, t...


Government, Corporate


Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advised Intel Corp. on its $8.9 billion deal giving the U.S. Commerce Department ...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


Epic Games seeks over $217 million in legal fees from Google after winning a major antitrust case over Android app store pract...


Torts/Personal Injury


A $6.6 million verdict against Home Depot highlights the trial success of Beverly Hills attorneys Pejman Ben-Cohen and Robert...


Criminal, California Supreme Court


In a rare 4-3 split, the state Supreme Court ruled that prior convictions must qualify as serious felonies under current law t...


Ford expanded its racketeering suit accusing Knight Law Group and others of inflating legal fees in a $100 million billing sch...


Immigration


This was the second Keker, Van Nest & Peters client detained in recent weeks under tactics the court ruled violate due pro...


The 4th District Court of Appeal unanimously rejected claims the award was excessive or swayed by improper argument.


Judges and Judiciary


Former Fresno judge Adolfo Corona faces federal charges, including sexual assault and obstruction, alongside ongoing state cha...


Constitutional Law, Class Action


A coalition of civil rights firms has expanded a class action alleging Riverside County's cash bail system unconstitutionally ...


Radius Telematics sued former executives, accusing them of stealing trade secrets, misusing Slack to plan a competing startup,...


Litigation & Arbitration, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal


The state Supreme Court has agreed to review a 2nd District Court of Appeal ruling that upheld a 30% cut to plaintiff's attorn...