Data Privacy
Judge delays Google's push to consolidate 2,296 privacy lawsuits
By James Twomey
Judge delays Google's petition to consolidate 2,296 privacy lawsuits alleging Incognito browser data collection, potentially c...
Federal judge challenges prosecutor's bid to overturn jury's verdict finding former L.A. County sheriff's deputy guilty of ass...
No disqualification of attorney who was mistakenly given opposing party's file
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
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 ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Universities could face lawsuits over sports cuts post NCAA settlement, attorney says
By Wisdom Howell
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
Judge orders Apple to justify refusal to restore Fortnite app
By Craig Anderson
Epic Games argues Apple is retaliating for past legal challenges, escalating a long-running antitrust battle between the two c...
Teens retain counsel after Dana Point crash kills 16-year-old driver and injures 5 others
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In the wake of a tragic crash that killed a Dana Hills High School student and injured five others, two families have hired le...
Hanson Bridgett expands into Central Valley with Fresno partner hire
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
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...
Former Benghazi investigator named interim U.S. attorney for Northern District of California
By Wisdom Howell
Craig H. Missakian, who has most recently been in private practice in Pasadena, brings decades of legal experience in public s...
Government
Effort to raise juror pay and diversify panels faces first setback following governor's budget revision
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
Awoniyi honored as Judge of the Year, reflects on milestone and identity
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
Landlords argue LA rent control laws are unconstitutional takings
By Devon Belcher
Los Angeles landlords sue over rent control, alleging ordinances are unconstitutional takings. Advocacy group and city seek di...
Civil Litigation
LAPD officers sue over policy to assign Black officers to mayor's security
By Skyler Romero
The city of Los Angeles is faced with two lawsuits from four officers who objected to a former chief's allegedly assigning off...
Community News
Joseph Cotchett is 1st recipient of MoFo's Melvin Goldman Tribute Award
By James Twomey
Morrison & Foerster paid tribute to its late partner, Melvin Goldman, with an award recognizing complex litigation special...
Labor/Employment
Trader Joe's to appeal $30M PAGA penalty over no seats for workers
By James Twomey
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
9th Circuit says Oakland officers can be sued in deadly taco truck crash
By Craig Anderson
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, merge AirPods Pro defect lawsuits
By Wisdom Howell
Apple fights to dismiss and merge two class actions alleging AirPods Pro Gen 1 audio defects, as plaintiffs resist, claiming f...
Civil Litigation
US puts historic Spring Street Courthouse in LA up for sale
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The federal government is selling the historic Spring Street Courthouse in LA, a former federal courthouse now home to county ...
Community News
Orange County firms launch 'Food from the Bar' campaign with $100K fundraising
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The campaign, in its ninth year, aims to help meet a growing demand for food assistance across the region.
Labor/Employment
Farm group's challenge to union card check law transferred to Fresno federal court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
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
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 AI tool misstates citation in case about its training
By Wisdom Howell
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
Judge reprimands parties in NBCUniversal harassment case
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
An LA judge scolded attorneys in a sexual harassment and retaliation case against NBCUniversal, urging cooperation. Plaintiff ...
U.S. Supreme Court, Immigration, Constitutional Law
Justices question nationwide injunctions, grapple with alternatives
By Craig Anderson
During a high-stakes hearing Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court justices voiced concern over the growing use of nationwide injunctio...
Consumer Protection Law
Hey! Siri AI features delay brings putative class action
By Wisdom Howell
iPhone 16 users sue Apple, alleging misrepresentation of delayed Siri AI features promised last year. The class action claims ...
Legal Education
Netflix attorney endows first alumni-named scholarship at UC Irvine law
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
In a milestone for UC Irvine School of Law, Netflix senior counsel Jeffrey Wachs and his wife Hannah have created the school's...
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...
Mark Kramer brings calm, human touch, decades of courtroom experience to mediation.