Class Action
Judge lets disability class-action suit against Grimmway proceed
By Malcolm Maclachlan
U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd denied Grimmway's bids to toss the case and to deny class certification, allowing the Califo...
Judges and Judiciary
Judge Lawrence Brown to lead Sacramento Superior Court
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Brown, appointed to the bench in 2010, has presided over Sacramento's drug, reentry, mental health and homeless courts, earnin...
Civil Litigation
LA County judge rejects bid to block experts in social media trial
By Craig Anderson
Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl denied social media companies' motion to exclude plaintiffs' experts, finding their testi...
Civil Litigation
Judge rules Paramount terms don't restrict consumer speech on Yelp
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge ruled Paramount's website terms don't violate California's Yelp law, finding they apply only to conduct on...
Litigation & Arbitration, Intellectual Property
Authors, publishers defend $1.5B Anthropic deal after San Franisco judge's skepticism
By Craig Anderson
Attorneys for authors and publishers filed new responses this week seeking to satisfy Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup...
Ex-Orange County prosecutor sues DA's office for $15 million, alleging harassment and retaliation
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A former Orange County prosecutor alleges unwanted advances from a unit head; District Attorney Todd Spitzer's office says the...
Judges and Judiciary, Government, Criminal
DOJ: Essayli can remain acting US attorney; indictment should stand
By Craig Anderson
The Justice Department urged a federal judge to reject a bid to toss an indictment, arguing the Federal Vacancies Reform Act a...
Southern California Edison seeks to recover $2 billion in Woolsey Fire costs through rate hikes, potentially increasing custom...
Constitutional Law
Judge leans toward 4th jury trial in MGA-OMG Girlz dispute
By Devon Belcher
A federal judge tentatively ruled a fourth jury trial is needed to decide punitive damages in the trade dress infringement bat...
Immigration, Government, Constitutional Law
Just how unconstitutional is Newsom's ban on law enforcement masks?
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Scholars say the state can bind local police but likely can't enforce the new mask rule against federal agents; other student-...
Civil Litigation
Suit claims LA city attorney blocked Venice affordable housing project
By Skyler Romero
Housing nonprofits sued Los Angeles, alleging City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto and Councilmember Traci Park unlawfully obstr...
The five-year stipulated judgment requires notice, photo documentation, and bag-and-tag storage timelines, with a built-in dis...
U.S. Supreme Court
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive TPS revocation
By Craig Anderson
Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the justices to stay a ruling blocking Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from endi...
Cardrooms alleged state gambling regulators collected inflated fees for years; Judge Lauri A. Damrell signed off on a $43.3 mi...
Altadena tenants settle wildfire inspection case with Los Angeles County
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Altadena tenants reached a settlement with Los Angeles County requiring inspections and remediation of rental homes exposed to...
Court tosses former Assembly member's lawsuit against ex-wife, her sister
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Former Assemblymember Roger Hernández claimed that his ex-wife, Sen. Susan Rubio, and her sister, Assemblymember Blanca Rubio,...
Insurance
Insurers dismissed from wildfire smoke claims against FAIR Plan
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Twelve insurers were dismissed from lawsuits over wildfire smoke claims, leaving California FAIR Plan as the sole defendant as...
Technology
Hagens Berman seeks limited sanctions over AI-flawed filings
By Devon Belcher
Hagens Berman urged a judge to limit sanctions over AI-generated briefs containing fake citations, arguing errors stemmed from...
Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit weighs new trial over jury instruction errors in $40M trade secrets case
By Craig Anderson
The judges expressed frustration that parties allowed faulty instructions in Comet Technologies' case against XP Power, raisin...
Judges and Judiciary
The governor's 15 trial-court appointments span Alameda, Contra Costa, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Orange, Riverside ...
Known for representing celebrities, estates, and families in blockbuster disputes, Kinsella Holley is cultivating a new genera...
A Malibu buyer's claims against Sotheby's International Realty over unpermitted construction failed, with the court holding th...
Community News
LA court's strategic plan includes data for best use of resources
By Skyler Romero
Los Angeles Superior Court announced a 2025-2028 strategic plan to enhance access, reallocate resources using data, modernize ...
Civil Litigation
Long Beach lawyer defends multiple ADA suits amid sanctions battle
By Skyler Romero
A Long Beach attorney faces sanctions over ADA lawsuits, as opposing counsel accuses him of abusive tactics and using "spotter...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Laura Enderton-Speed at Judicial Council named new State Bar executive director
By Devon Belcher
Enderton-Speed is the director of the Leadership Support Services Office at the Judicial Council of California. She is expecte...
Torts/Personal Injury
LA to pay $18M settlement mid-trial to elderly brothers in police crash
By Laurinda Keys
After a year of legal wrangling and a week into trial, the City of Los Angeles has agreed to an $18 million settlement with tw...
Invitation Homes to pay $30 million over boy's near-drowning at rental pool
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The suit alleged violations of California's Swimming Pool Safety Act; the family's lawyers say the recovery will fund an acces...
Former state worker seeks $7.2 million in fees after $8.3 million verdict
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Tamara Evans, who won an $8.3 million retaliation verdict against the state's police training commission, is now seeking $7.2 ...
Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals panel keeps protections for 600,000 Venezuelans in place
By Craig Anderson
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel found the move likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act and left families at...
FTC, 7 states sue Ticketmaster, claim hidden fees and scalping scheme
By Devon Belcher
The FTC and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster, alleging deceptive fees, enabling scalpers, and violating consumer...
