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Judge delays Google's petition to consolidate 2,296 privacy lawsuits alleging Incognito browser data collection, potentially c...


Criminal


Federal judge challenges prosecutor's bid to overturn jury's verdict finding former L.A. County sheriff's deputy guilty of ass...


LA judge accepts defense attorney's declaration under oath that he did not review a confidential client file a former attorney...


LACERA sues former cybersecurity officer Carmelo Marquez for allegedly defrauding $123,000 by secretly funneling contracts to ...


Universities cutting sports programs due to the $2.5 billion NCAA NIL settlement may face lawsuits from athletes, with experts...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg., 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


Epic Games argues Apple is retaliating for past legal challenges, escalating a long-running antitrust battle between the two c...


In the wake of a tragic crash that killed a Dana Hills High School student and injured five others, two families have hired le...


The San Francisco-based law firm is expanding its statewide footprint with the addition of longtime Fresno labor attorney Ryan...


The California Valley Miwok Tribe is seeking a court order to stop the California Gambling Control Commission from distributin...


Craig H. Missakian, who has most recently been in private practice in Pasadena, brings decades of legal experience in public s...


Several counties said they would suspend California's AB 1981 jury diversity pilot program, which raised pay for low-income ju...


Honors include first-place prizes for special section and technology reporting; immigration and features stories also recogniz...


Judges and Judiciary


Presiding Judge Bunmi O. Awoniyi of Sacramento County Superior Court was named Judge of the Year by the county bar association...


Real Estate/Development, Constitutional Law


Los Angeles landlords sue over rent control, alleging ordinances are unconstitutional takings. Advocacy group and city seek di...


The city of Los Angeles is faced with two lawsuits from four officers who objected to a former chief's allegedly assigning off...


Morrison & Foerster paid tribute to its late partner, Melvin Goldman, with an award recognizing complex litigation special...


Labor/Employment


A San Matero County judge declined to penalize Trader Joe's $254 million, according to the PAGA statute calculation, instead a...


Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The divided appellate panel ruled that two Oakland police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity in a wrongful death ...


Consumer Protection Law


Apple fights to dismiss and merge two class actions alleging AirPods Pro Gen 1 audio defects, as plaintiffs resist, claiming f...


Civil Litigation


The federal government is selling the historic Spring Street Courthouse in LA, a former federal courthouse now home to county ...


The campaign, in its ninth year, aims to help meet a growing demand for food assistance across the region.


Filed by the Western Growers Association and Fallbrook-based Olive Hill Greenhouses, the suit claims the 2022 law signed by Go...


Government, Criminal


Lawmakers warn Newsom over lack of Prop 36 funding

May 16, 2025
By Malcolm Maclachlan

California lawmakers criticize Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget for omitting Proposition 36 funding, warning of a fiscal crisis for ...


Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation


Claude is at the center of a putative class action by some of the largest music labels and publishers, which say Anthropic com...


Civil Litigation


An LA judge scolded attorneys in a sexual harassment and retaliation case against NBCUniversal, urging cooperation. Plaintiff ...


U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law


During a high-stakes hearing Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court justices voiced concern over the growing use of nationwide injunctio...


Consumer Protection Law


iPhone 16 users sue Apple, alleging misrepresentation of delayed Siri AI features promised last year. The class action claims ...


Legal Education


In a milestone for UC Irvine School of Law, Netflix senior counsel Jeffrey Wachs and his wife Hannah have created the school's...


Labor/Employment


A San Francisco judge urged the parties in the five-year Uber and Lyft wage litigation filed by the state to take the summer t...



Trial-Tested

May 16, 2025

Mark Kramer brings calm, human touch, decades of courtroom experience to mediation.