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Two cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California -- with one now moving to the 9th U.S. Circuit Cou...


Pasadena sued UCLA, alleging the university plans to abandon its Rose Bowl lease early to move football games to SoFi Stadium....


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The federal appeals court panel on Friday ordered a San Jose magistrate judge to reinstate a jury's trade secrets misappropria...


A federal judge questioned whether businessman Stephen Cloobeck can bar Antonio Villaraigosa from using "proven problem solver...


Judge Richard Seeborg said the recovery--just over 9% of estimated maximum damages--aligns with comparable cases, concluding m...


The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles raised $1.25 million at its 27th annual Access to Justice Gala that also honored direc...


Judges and Judiciary


Brian Jones was appointed to the Monterey County Superior Court; Jose Olivera to the Sacramento County Court; and Clifford Ton...


U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera heard arguments on Northrop Grumman's motion to decertify a class of Canoga Park residents ...


The U.S. Department of Justice accused California air regulators of using contract law to bypass federal emissions preemption,...


While Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl's decisions do not determine liability, they ensure that the social media companies...


Antitrust & Trade Reg.


California and other states are seeking to challenge the Justice Department's approval of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise-Junip...


Southern California Edison finalized its Eaton Fire settlement plan, doubling eligible properties to 18,000, expanding coverag...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility


U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick said the law firm violated a court order that barred LinkedIn research on potential juro...


Slideshow, Community News


Attorneys from both sides of the courtroom came together in downtown Los Angeles for the debut of The 30/30 Bar, an invitation...


The attorneys will serve three-year terms and work on issues to help strengthen collaboration between the federal bench and ba...


A federal judge has ruled that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, but h...


Intellectual Property


Baron App Inc., which operates the celebrity video platform Cameo, sued OpenAI in San Francisco federal court, alleging that O...


Superior Court Judge Ronald O. Kaye will spend four months in Spain as a visiting scholar, one of only a handful of California...


Civil Litigation


LA County blocks suit by fired probation chief

Oct. 30, 2025
By Skyler Romero

Los Angeles County won summary judgment against former probation chief Adolfo Gonzales, with a judge ruling his wrongful termi...


Los Angeles County Judge Lawrence P. Riff approved mechanisms to distribute billions in settlements compensating thousands of ...


Civil Litigation


Santa Ana agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by nonprofit Share Our Selves, which accused the city of using zo...


Judges and Judiciary


A San Francisco felony judge is considering whether he can order the local bar association to supply more lawyers for indigent...


The state's judicial discipline commission found that Judge Susanne M. Rizo filed unfounded State Bar complaints, failed to co...


Insurance


Two insurer groups are challenging a deal in the Sacramento Diocese bankruptcy allowing four sexual abuse cases to proceed, in...


Government


California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday approved OpenAI's restructuring plan, allowing its for-profit arm to operate ...


Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, issued a preliminary injunction halting t...


Ethics/Professional Responsibility, Civil Litigation


A San Francisco judge admonished an attorney for "insulting" remarks during a hearing in a $5 million dispute involving the Go...


Civil Litigation


A Los Angeles judge is considering whether former county probation chief Adolfo Gonzales filed his whistleblower suit too late...



Procel, Levine launch Santa Monica litigation boutique

Oct. 29, 2025
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Veteran trial lawyer Brian Procel and former federal prosecutor Jeremiah Levine said Procel Levine LLP is focused on handling ...


9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Acting U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli of Los Angeles is not lawfully serving in his role, b...