Environmental & Energy
CEQA challenge to battery project gets 2nd chance
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge sustained a demurrer to an environmental group's challenge against a proposed City of Industry battery pro...
Immigration
Trump DOJ steps into private fights over blue-state laws
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Justice Department lawyers are taking increasingly prominent roles in private challenges to California environmental regulati...
Insurance
Angels insurers clash over costs of Tyler Skaggs wrongful-death defense
By Skyler Romero
ACE American Insurance Co. says Arch Insurance wrongly refused for years to defend the Angels in litigation over pitcher Tyler...
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra opens San Francisco office with Hamasaki at helm
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The management-side employment firm has tapped former Ogletree Deakins San Francisco managing shareholder Lisa C. Hamasaki to ...
After spending nearly three years building their Newport Beach boutique around trust litigation and selective plaintiff work, ...
Among them is David Sapp, who has served in Newsom's administration since 2019 and as legal affairs secretary since 2022.
Government
Judge presses HUD and LA city officials on suspension of federal homeless funds
By Skyler Romero
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter signaled he may seek a temporary compromise to avoid disrupting housing and services while...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Law firm could face malpractice liability where evidence showed its failure to supervise an associate assigned to the case and...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Judge blocks Nexstar executives from serving on Tegna board
By Craig Anderson
A federal judge ruled Nexstar Media Group cannot install current or former executives on Tegna's board while an injunction blo...
Labor/Employment
San Francisco Court grants renewed dismissal motion after order is lost
By Alicia Alvarez
Attorneys for the plaintiff had to seek an order removing them as counsel a second time in an employment lawsuit against the S...
Entertainment & Sports
Appeals court upholds Endeavor victory in consultant idea dispute
By Devon Belcher
A California appeals court upheld summary judgment for Endeavor, ruling a consultant failed to show the company understood it ...
Administrative/Regulatory
Teamsters challenge California rules allowing driverless trucks
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The union says state regulators understated the economic effects of autonomous commercial vehicles and failed to account for t...
Civil Procedure
The opinion spent nearly as much time dismantling the reasoning employed by the 2nd District Court of Appeal as it did explain...
Civil Procedure
USF loses bed to sanction players in baseball abuse lawsuit
By Daniel Schrager
A federal magistrate judge found that discrepancies between former players' interrogatory responses and deposition testimony a...
Cody confirmed to lead 2nd District's Division 6, 3 other judges elevated to Court of Appeal
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Justice Tari Cody is the first woman to lead the Ventura-based court. 5th District Justice Sunny S. Sandhu is the first Sikh ...
Retired Judge Jo-Lynne Lee says successful mediations begin with listening, not pressure. The former Alameda County Superior C...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Laura Farber will be the ABA's first Latina president. For now, she's listening.
By David Houston
The Pasadena employment lawyer declined to talk about criticisms of the ABA but said she hoped to spend time listening to the ...
Environmental & Energy
Dissent warns of 'regulatory freefall' from EPA pollution plan opinion
By Laurinda Keys
A divided 9th Circuit held that the EPA unlawfully approved California's particulate-matter contingency plan by relying on a f...
Government
Former Justice Cuellar joins Anthropic as global affairs chief
By Daniel Schrager
The former California Supreme Court justice will oversee global government relations and public policy as the AI company faces...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Court of Appeal rebukes lawyer for unfounded attacks on judge
By Skyler Romero
The 2nd District Court of Appeal held a Beverly Hills attorney in contempt, imposed a $1,000 fine and referred the matter to t...
Consumer Protection Law
San Diego man sues Amazon over exploding tabletop fire pit
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The lawsuit seeks to apply California product liability precedent holding Amazon responsible for defective goods sold through ...
Following an amicable parting from George LLP, Dennis S. Ellis said he and his team sought a larger platform for their consume...
Civil Litigation
Warriors say Wish owes overdue rent for Chase Center lounge
By Alicia Alvarez
The Golden State Warriors claim Wish defaulted on a settlement for overdue rent for a Chase Center courtside lounge. A judge a...
A federal lawsuit alleges Roblox and Discord enabled predators to groom and sexually exploit a 9-year-old girl by misrepresent...
An 18-month investigation by Los Angeles County and CAL FIRE concluded Southern California Edison equipment ignited the Eaton ...
Class Action
Judge approves class certification and PAGA settlement in wage-and-hour case
By Alicia Alvarez
A San Francisco judge certified a class and approved a $1.54 million settlement resolving wage-and-hour claims against the Ten...
The Justice Department alleged OpenAI illegally favored temporary visa holders over qualified U.S. workers in recruiting for t...
ArentFox Schiff launches Silicon Valley office with Reed Smith team
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
ArentFox Schiff has recruited a four-lawyer trademark and copyright team from Reed Smith LLP, led by Jason E. Garcia and Kathe...
Consumer Protection Law
Federal judge finds lemon law fee request excessive
By Daniel Schrager
U.S. District Judge Eumi K. Lee sharply reduced an attorney fee request in a Tesla lemon law case, citing unreasonable billing...
Intellectual Property
Apple seeks injunction in trade secrets suit against OpenAI
By Daniel Schrager
The iPhone maker asked a federal judge to bar OpenAI from using or soliciting its confidential information, arguing the AI com...