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Torts/Personal Injury

Apr. 3, 2026

LA personal injury hub ends as court returns to single-judge model

Los Angeles Superior Court sunsets its personal injury hub, shifting cases back to independent calendar courts as attorneys welcome single-judge oversight despite concerns about workload and long-term sustainability of the system.

LA personal injury hub ends as court returns to single-judge model

Originally created to handle overwhelming caseloads during budget cuts but long criticized by attorneys for delays and inefficiencies, the Los Angeles County Superior Court's Personal Injury Hub ends Friday as cases shift back to independent calendar courts.

"We have recovered from the days of 2012 and 2013 such that it's no longer necessary to send all the PI cases to hub courts, and we can have them handled in the IC courts, which is a better option," Supervisi...

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