Constitutional Law
Judge signals Anthropic likely to prevail in First Amendment fight with Pentagon
By Craig Anderson
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin strongly suggested the Trump administration's decision to label Anthropic a national security ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Family seeks delay in NFL player's custody death trial
By Devon Belcher
The family of former NFL player Stanley Wilson Jr. seeks to postpone an October wrongful death trial, arguing Los Angeles Coun...
Environmental & Energy
Judge questions need for recruitment discovery in Chiquita Canyon litigation
By Skyler Romero
A federal judge questioned whether allegations that some Chiquita Canyon Landfill plaintiffs were improperly recruited are rel...
Data Privacy
LinkedIn wins partial dismissal in health data privacy suits
By Daniel Schrager
A federal judge found that allegations that the platform collected medication and dosage information were sufficient to suppor...
Technology
Stanford report finds investor claims rising with AI boom
By Alicia Alvarez
A Stanford-Cornerstone report finds AI-related securities class actions are on pace to nearly double this year as investor ent...
Former DFEH director Phyllis W. Cheng says careful preparation, candid evaluations and a focus on solutions help resolve some ...
In mediation, good manners are practical tools that often determine whether parties reach resolution or leave empty-handed.
Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech
FTC sues Hims & Hers over alleged deceptive subscription practices
By Daniel Schrager
The Federal Trade Commission, joined by Los Angeles County and Utah officials, sued telehealth provider Hims & Hers, alleg...
Experts: FBI search of lawyer's office signals extraordinary step in Inland Empire probe
By Skyler Romero
The FBI's search of a Southern California attorney's office as part of a widening public corruption investigation involving tw...
Immigration
Immigrants seek permanent curb on ICE stops, citing evidence of racial profiling
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Civil rights groups asked a federal judge to permanently bar immigration agents from stopping people based on their apparent L...
Intellectual Property
Trademark fight over Atticus name tests legal ethics, venture funding
By David Houston
An Orange County lawyer named after Atticus Finch challenges a venture-backed legal technology company's trademark, arguing it...
Business Law
9th Circuit revives indemnity claims against Orrick in conversion ruling
By Laurinda Keys
A 9th Circuit opinion held that parties liable for conversion under California law may seek equitable indemnity from negligent...
Immigration
Visiting judges reinforce Eastern District amid immigration habeas surge
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Six judges from outside the district are helping manage thousands of detention challenges, but Chief Judge Troy Nunley says th...
Business Law
Judge won't halt Industrial Realty Group's $2.9B property transfer
By Devon Belcher
A Los Angeles judge denied minority investors' emergency bid to stop Industrial Realty Group's proposed $2.9 billion transact...
Consumer Protection Law
Breyer bars damages in DraftKings fantasy sports suit
By Daniel Schrager
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer ruled that California's longstanding prohibition on recovering gambling losses ba...
A Los Angeles judge expressed skepticism that Southern California Edison must produce a post-fire Microsoft Teams chat, sugges...
Civil Procedure
WP Engine accuses WordPress creator of destroying key evidence
By Daniel Schrager
The plaintiff asked U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguín to instruct the jury to make an adverse inference about the de...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Environmental groups sue to block BLM approval of Cadiz water pipeline
By Skyler Romero
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club argue BLM failed to adequately evaluate the environmental impacts of l...
Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation
HFPA accuses Penske, Golden Globe Foundation of scheming to seize Golden Globes
By Skyler Romero
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has filed a $150 million federal lawsuit accusing Penske Media Corp., the Golden Globe...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Litigation
Boyle Heights fire class action removed to federal court under CAFA
By Skyler Romero
One defendant argues the case satisfies the Class Action Fairness Act's jurisdictional requirements because it involves more t...
Commercial finance and insolvency attorney Steven N. Kurtz has joined Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP as a partner to launc...
A jury found the lender wrongfully fired Balboa Capital founder Patrick Byrne and retaliated against him for challenging the b...
Torts/Personal Injury
Judge advances lawsuit against family of Cash App CEO's convicted murderer
By Alicia Alvarez
San Francisco Judge Harold Kahn overruled a demurrer against claims of conspiracy and aiding and abetting in a civil suit over...
Law Practice
Incoming LACBA family law chair champions program to recruit next generation of attorneys
By David Houston
Tigran Palyan says family law has failed to build a pipeline for young lawyers. His answer is a structured summer associate pr...
Immigration
Monitor finds ICE failing to meet court-ordered care standards at facility
By Alicia Alvarez
The findings, filed in the Northern District of California, stem from a class action alleging unconstitutional conditions at t...
Labor/Employment
State high court clarifies limits on leave cashouts in public pension calculations
By Craig Anderson
The California Supreme Court unanimously ruled that public employees cannot increase their pension benefits by counting leave ...
Torts/Personal Injury
Stadium wins dismissal in Drakeo the Ruler wrongful-death litigation
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
A Los Angeles County judge ruled LAFC Stadium Co. owed no duty in the fatal stabbing of rapper Drakeo the Ruler at a 2021 musi...
Criminal
Prosecutors drop labor leader's case, raising questions about protest prosecutions
By Skyler Romero
Federal prosecutors have agreed to dismiss the misdemeanor obstruction case against labor leader David Huerta, a move legal ex...
Torts/Personal Injury
Lawsuit blames fireworks companies, government agencies for deadly explosion
By Alicia Alvarez
Nearly 30 plaintiffs have sued fireworks manufacturers and California state and local agencies over the 2025 Esparto warehouse...
Insurance
State Farm settlement wins final approval, locking in rates, refunds
By Devon Belcher
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved a settlement resolving State Farm's emergency rate case, making revised increases...