Environmental & Energy, Constitutional Law
Judge tosses most of lawsuit against California's climate disclosure laws
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge has dismissed most of the U.S. Chamber of commerce's claims against California's climate disclosure laws, SB 2...
Civil Litigation
Judge orders LAX to release documents in worker death case
By Skyler Romero
A judge ordered release of all documents related to a deadly CO2 system malfunction at LAX, highlighting the public entity's o...
Intellectual Property
Judge changes mind, upholds jury's $71.5M award to OMG Girlz in doll case
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge in Orange County reversed his tentative order, affirming a $71.5 million verdict for the OMG Girlz and T.I. ag...
Civil Litigation
Fox seeks deposition of litigation funder in Smartmatic defamation case
By James Twomey
LinkedIn's founder may be the first litigation funder to be deposed before a trial he has funded. Fox Corp. has filed a discov...
Labor/Employment
Worker groups vie for role in pivotal farm labor case
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the United Farm Workers are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit challeng...
Arthur Bryant, a Title IX attorney, objects to a $2.5B NCAA settlement, claiming it unfairly benefits male athletes, breaches ...
Labor/Employment
Irvine council weakens hotel worker protections
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
While the Irvine City Council maintained panic button requirements for worker safety, it removed compensation rules that would...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider a decision on the Los Angeles school district's now-defunct vaccine mand...
Government
Gold investment rejected, religious group a 'sham,' cemeteries seized
By John Roemer
Judge disallowed gold as an investment, declared Evergreen Ministries a sham, and placed four neglected Northern California ce...
Judges and Judiciary
LA judge to be honored for humanizing the court experience
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Los Angeles County Judge Ronald Kaye, blending mental health advocacy with judicial duties, humanizes court interactions, earn...
Immigration
Adelanto ICE center to reopen amid calls for permanent closure
By Devon Belcher
The ACLU pushes for the closure of Adelanto ICE center after a judge's ruling to reopen it following the 2020 COVID shutdown. ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
NFL players, others who opted out of $2.5B settlement re-sue NCAA
By Wisdom Howell
College athletes, including NFL players Brevin Jordan and Anthony Gould, sued the NCAA and five conferences for antitrust viol...
Consumer Law
New San Diego law firm blends political, trial, and financial expertise
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Former U.S. Representative Lynn Schenk has partnered with her brother, veteran trial attorney Frederick Schenk, and his son, B...
Immigration
Santa Ana weighs reviving immigrant protection panel
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Santa Ana is considering reinstating an advisory group to strengthen immigrant protections. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach is tak...
Civil Rights
Conservative group challenges California law protecting transgender students
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit, brought by attorneys representing two female high school cross-country runners, argues that AB 1266 violates Titl...
Criminal
San Francisco officials revive legislation to crack down on street vendors
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The new measure, backed by Mayor Daniel Lurie and state Sen. Scott Wiener, would give law enforcement greater authority to cit...
Torts/Personal Injury, Environmental & Energy
Weekend explosion may be added to class action against refinery
By James Twomey
A law firm involved in a class action against Martinez Refinery might include a recent explosion in its lawsuit, citing toxic ...
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Panel pushes back on Google's argument to reverse loss to Epic
By John Roemer
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges asked skeptical questions about the differences between Google and Epic Games.
Intellectual Property
U.S. Legal Support Inc. gets TRO against ex-worker in trade secrets case
By Devon Belcher
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles persuaded a federal judge in Riverside to restrain U.S. Legal Support's former employee and her...
The organic food market was accused in a lawsuit of selling kale chips contaminated with harmful minerals. The maker of the ch...
Drone operator pleads guilty in LA firefighting aircraft collision
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Culver City man faces penalties after his drone struck and grounded a crucial firefighting aircraft during January's devasta...
Consumer Law
Half-empty cereal box claim kept alive, but endangered by notice error
By Devon Belcher
A consumer's lawsuit over a cereal box containing up to 47% air has survived a dismissal motion, but the plaintiff must correc...
Securities
Lucid executives face derivative suit over 'fantastical' production claims
By Wisdom Howell
Attorneys representing Lucid shareholders claim that an Aug. 8 ruling from U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in a se...
Criminal
Orange County judge to be tried on home turf in wife's murder
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
An Orange County judge accused of his wife's murder will be tried in his home court, the Los Angeles County judge who will pre...
Labor/Employment
Judge seeks justification for 33% fee request in Peet's Coffee settlement
By James Twomey
An Alameda County judge said she is disinclined to award 33% of an $800,000 settlement fund as attorney fees in a wages and ho...
Mediators and four major provider organizations have united to waive their fees for pro bono services, in an effort to assist ...
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...