Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Corporate
Reed Smith faces privilege fight over alleged conflict in biotech deal
By Skyler Romero
A malpractice lawsuit by screenwriter Joel Cohen and his wife claims Reed Smith concealed a conflicted representation during t...
AI, holograms and the future of trial practice dazzle CAALA conference
By Diana Bosetti
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
California Supreme Court upholds higher tax valuation for LA hotel
By Craig Anderson
A divided state high court ruled that occupancy tax payments and "key money" must be included in the assessed value of the JW ...
Orange County supervisors reject motion to settle DOJ voter records lawsuit
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
State Supreme Court overturns death sentence in gang case
By Craig Anderson
The high court on Thursday reversed the death penalty for Jason Alejandro Aguirre, citing a 2021 law requiring stricter proof ...
LA judge admonished for 'jokes' about shooting people, bias from bench
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
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
California justices reject second challenge to redistricting initiative
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Michael A. Columbo, attorney for state Republicans, argued the ballot measures were rushed through the Legislature and violate...
Real Estate/Development, Land Use
Santa Clarita's ADU ordinance violates state law, lawsuit claims
By Skyler Romero
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...
CAALA conference returns to Las Vegas with 3,000 attendees and 150 speakers
By David Houston
Thousands of attorneys are gathering at the Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Resort this weekend for the Consumer Attorneys Associa...
Newsom taps Adobe lawyer as chief counsel for troubled high-speed rail project
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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.
CIF seeks dismissal of high school NIL antitrust case
By Wisdom Howell
The California Interscholastic Federation says it has immunity from claims that it is barring high school athletes from earnin...
Intellectual Property
Anthropic reaches settlement in landmark copyright class action
By Wisdom Howell
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
OpenAI faces wrongful death suit over teen's suicide after ChatGPT conversations
By Craig Anderson
An Orange County couple alleges that ChatGPT encouraged their 16-year-old son to take his own life, raising novel legal questi...
Santa Ana expands legal aid for immigrants amid rising federal sweeps
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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
By Devon Belcher
CoStar says that revived antitrust counterclaims are a stall tactic ahead of trial.
Family files $1M claim after disabled teen mistakenly detained by immigration agents
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Attorneys allege ICE and Border Patrol unlawfully handcuffed a 15-year-old boy with disabilities outside Arleta High School, t...
Government, Corporate
Skadden's dual role: Intel counsel and pro bono partner to Trump administration
By Craig Anderson
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 asks $217M in fees for app store suit, Google to appeal
By Wisdom Howell
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
$6.6M slip and fall win against Home Depot said to be record
By Skyler Romero
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
Divided California Supreme Court narrows Three Strikes law
By Craig Anderson
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
Federal judge rebukes ICE for warrantless detention of asylum seekers
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
This was the second Keker, Van Nest & Peters client detained in recent weeks under tactics the court ruled violate due pro...
Court upholds $11M verdict against San Bernardino sheriff's department
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The 4th District Court of Appeal unanimously rejected claims the award was excessive or swayed by improper argument.
Judges and Judiciary
Ex-Fresno judge indicted on sex assault of assistant, by federal grand jury
By Laurinda Keys
Former Fresno judge Adolfo Corona faces federal charges, including sexual assault and obstruction, alongside ongoing state cha...
Constitutional Law, Class Action
Sheriff fights class action over Riverside cash bail system
By John Roemer
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
High court to review fee-cut ruling in Los Angeles retaliation case
By Craig Anderson
The state Supreme Court has agreed to review a 2nd District Court of Appeal ruling that upheld a 30% cut to plaintiff's attorn...