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Judges and Judiciary


Four of the appointments were made to the Los Angeles County court.


Other claims brought by homeless veterans against the federal government are set to be considered at trial next month.


Civil Litigation


The matter concerns the compensation structure used by The Cochran Firm for business that originates via its advertised teleph...


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation


UC antisemitism cases draw on recent rulings

Jul. 17, 2024
By Craig Anderson

The cases regarding antisemitism at UC Berkeley and UCLA are at different stages, but plaintiffs in both actions are citing re...


Alternative Dispute Resolution


Video gamers target Sega's arbitration agreement

Jul. 17, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Lawyers for nearly 20,000 claimants have asked a Los Angeles court to enforce a previous arbitration agreement the company had...


Criminal


San Francisco court unlawfully delayed misdemeanor trial

Jul. 17, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

"The Superior Court's use of COVID-19 as a reason to endlessly delay trials has always been unjust and harmful," Deputy Public...


Data Privacy, Class Action


The company is accused of failing to maintain adequate security measures, which allowed a hacker to compile lists of data belo...


Daniel Stephen March is accused of mishandling funds from an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 clients of the Litigation Practice Gro...



Bill signing settles old disputes, sparks new one

Jul. 17, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Elon Musk on Tuesday cited one of the new laws as the "last straw" motivation for relocating his companies to Texas.


In one instance, Healy told people in court that one of them "reeks" of marijuana and needed a shower; court staff "later dete...


U.S. Supreme Court, Insurance


The Supreme Court ruling last month could give insurers even more say in Chapter 11 proceedings.


Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court


The court clarified that no bright line rule requires a court to refuse enforcement if a contract has more than one unconscion...


Intellectual Property, Civil Procedure


The dispute is related to a six-year-old patent infringement lawsuit against Apple, which is being bankrolled by litigation fi...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The panel ruled that the courts had no authority to get involved in the decision, citing the political question doctrine.


Judges and Judiciary, Government


One of the defendant's attorneys said the decision was an important reminder that the rights of unhoused individuals are myria...


Members of the Judicial Council also warned that retiring workers and aging buildings represent a ticking time bomb for the ju...


Technology, Consumer Protection Law, Civil Litigation


The lawsuit, which names several popular social media companies including Meta Platforms Inc., Tiktok Inc., and Google LLC's Y...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A 9th Circuit panel will consider the statute, AB 2273, which requires special online protections for underage internet users.


The city is accused of effectively granting Councilmember Traci Park veto power over the project, discriminating against prote...


Constitutional Law


Lawyers for Disney say the Supreme Court's analysis in Moody and Paxton supports the dismissal of Gina Carano's lawsuit agains...


Employees at the school are bringing an action against the school under the recently reformed PAGA.


Plaintiffs' counsel says they were simply acting in accordance with the judge's wishes when they filed a judgment motion, and ...


The plaintiffs in the case claim they struggled to get back into the California property market after the company's plans to m...



Report warns of looming insurance crises

Jul. 12, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The report found growing heat could undermine several insurance markets in the state.


The judgments came after months of rulings against the state over tribes' claims that Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration viola...



Reading the Room

Jul. 12, 2024

Irene Takahashi has a knack for putting all parties at ease.



LA judge publicly admonished for mistreating pro pers

Jul. 12, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Judge Thomas Griego was elected to the bench in 2014 following an unsuccessful campaign for a judicial seat in 2010 during whi...


Judges and Judiciary


Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges Michelle Williams Court and Anne Hwang, and State Bar Court Judge Cynthia Valenzuela ...


Judges and Judiciary


Brian Marc Pomerantz made the public announcement of his findings on July 5 as part of an ongoing review into potential juror ...


Attorneys for the former film producer argue allowing a civil trial to proceed in Los Angeles while a potential criminal retri...