Land Use, Government
LA accuses 'Airbnb influencer' of skirting short-term rental ban
By Skyler Romero
The defendants misrepresented the addresses of their rentals to avoid being subject to the short-term rental ordinance, giving...
The new group, chaired by two retired U.S. district judges, allows neutrals with a background in federal court to discuss new ...
Judge says she's impatient with inaction on prisoner mental health
By Malcolm Maclachlan
"I understand the prisoner mental health class is unpopular. But that class has constitutional rights," Judge Kimberly J. Muel...
The plaintiff alleges that local church leader Craig Harward would frequently remove her from bible class with the permission ...
"Once the full story is known, we feel confident Bill will be exonerated," Jan L. Handzlik, the lawyer for former commissioner...
Government, Corporate, Banking
Federal judge largely dismisses First Citizen's $1B lawsuit against HSBC
By Sunidhi Sridhar
The court dismissed all counts except a breach of contract claim against a former Silicon Valley Bank executive and trade secr...
Labor/Employment, Administrative/Regulatory
Judge dismisses $500M claim against Elon Musk over Twitter layoffs
By Sunidhi Sridhar
U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson ruled that the plaintiffs' severance plan was not governed by ERISA, as the facts did no...
Civil Litigation
DoorDash reaches settlement with crash victim's family
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Plaintiffs' attorneys had alleged that the delivery service was vicariously liable for the incident, despite the company's dri...
9th Circuit upholds qualified immunity for police in Tulare shooting
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Judge Ryan D. Nelson emphasized that in cases of excessive force where officers face a threat, it will rarely be "obvious" tha...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Federal judge nominee sharply questioned over past writings
By Craig Anderson
Republican senators questioned Alameda County Judge Noël Wise about articles she wrote on judicial diversity, gender identity ...
Federal judge appears unlikely to toss homeless veterans' class action
By Devon Belcher
While it's likely that the class action will be allowed to proceed, it could yet be condensed, with Judge David O. Carter taki...
California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court reverses utilities commission ruling on water charges
By Skyler Romero
"The issue before us does not concern the merits of this decision, but the process that led up to it," the court's decision read.
Retired judge was an antitrust expert who championed judicial system.
A federal judge in San Jose found that the liquidating trustee presented a flawed financial analysis at trial, and the defenda...
Labor/Employment, Government
"It will be Los Angeles residents who pay the price for this bizarre decision through their tax dollars and utility payments,"...
Torts/Personal Injury
Family of pedestrian killed by speeding CHP officer wins $40M
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The motorcycle officer had recently been diagnosed with a serious eye condition.
Torts/Personal Injury
Tenants accuse North Hollywood landlords of uninhabitable conditions
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
26 tenants say the building was flooded during Tropical Storm Hilary.
Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice
Jeff Ponting, a longtime civil rights lawyer, will lead the office.
Tana Ryan and Navneeta Rekhi both join from Latham & Watkins.
Immigration
US judge partially terminates 1997 settlement agreement for migrant children
By Craig Anderson
The judge ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services' new regulation provides adequate safeguards but allowed atto...
Real Estate/Development, Law Practice
Brielle Cuskelly focuses her practice on real estate and real estate finance transactions.
The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit said it would consider whether to refer U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Kindred of Ala...
Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
Attorney for Road House screenwriter moves to strike Amazon countersuit
By Devon Belcher
"Try as they might to deflect and convert this federal copyright case into a state-law contest, defendants' punitive countercl...
U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit partially lifts injunction on homeless camp laws
By Craig Anderson
However, the panel affirmed provisions of a magistrate judge's ruling requiring city officials to comply with its own statute...
Real Estate/Development, Civil Litigation
Real estate partners accused of fraud in proposed investor class action
By Sunidhi Sridhar
Sonoma County real estate partners and longtime friends-turned-rivals Ken Mattson and Tim LeFever have been hit with a propose...
Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice
Retired LA judge joins law firm as litigation chief
By Skyler Romero
"I ultimately decided that I wanted to be in the trenches, helping to litigate cases, as opposed to mediating or arbitrating c...
The California Department of Justice has key advantages: it is less dependent on the state's General Fund than most agencies, ...
The injunction will compel the school district to reassess the way its discipline policy deals with students with disabilities.
Criminal
Prosecutors oppose Girardi's bid to suppress evidence linked to bankruptcy
By Jack Needham
"The Motion is based on a fundamental misapplication of Fourth Amendment law and a mischaracterization of the facts underlying...
Citing juror bias and 'nonsensical' calculations, NFL moves for $4.7B jury verdict to be set aside
By Devon Belcher
In its motion, the NFL claims errors at the June trial led to the improper verdict, including the jury's use of a phone calcul...