Class Action
Wells Fargo seeks dismissal of putative class action over 'idle cash" sweep policy
By Wisdom Howell
Wells Fargo's website claims that the Bank Deposit Sweep Program at issue in the case allows the bank's advisers to automatica...
Tax, Business Law
Appellate court holds executives personally liable for their company's wrong action
By Skyler Romero
The 4th District Court of Appeal affirmed a $538,890 award against FemtoMetrix executives for filing a fraudulent tax return,...
Law Practice, Government
Law firm partners mobilize against Trump's sanctions on legal industry
By Craig Anderson
As major law firms take different paths in response to Trump's executive orders, hundreds partners have launched a new organiz...
Environmental & Energy
California regulators retreat on clean truck rules amid legal pressure
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California Air Resources Board has agreed to roll back portions of its landmark trucking emissions regulations in the face...
Judges and Judiciary
Ferguson's murder conviction exposes gaps in California's judicial oversight
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
On Friday, the Commission on Judicial Performance suspended Jeffrey M. Ferguson from the bench without pay. Ferguson's drinkin...
Judges and Judiciary
Orange County judge who killed wife is suspended from the bench
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
Jeffrey M. Ferguson faces 40 years to life for killing Sheryl Ferguson when he is sentenced on June 13.
Environmental & Energy
$1.6M in fees awarded in Lunada Bay case, $4M was asked
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Judge awards $1.6M in attorney fees in the Lunada Bay beach access case, but at least two plaintiffs' counsel may appeal.
State Bar & Bar Associations
California Supreme Court appoints new trustees, bar exam officials
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
The California Supreme Court has appointed Ryan Harrison to the State Bar Board of Trustees and named Juliane Smith and Joshua...
Labor/Employment, Government
Senate backs bill requiring employers to disclose worker surveillance tools
By Malcolm Maclachlan
A new bill from Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, D-Los Angeles would require California employers to publicly report how they elect...
Criminal
Trump's FCPA freeze casts uncertainty over corporate bribery cases
By Craig Anderson
An executive order by President Trump pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement has defense lawyers and companies reas...
Los Angeles judge voids Pomona's $500-a-day fine on Regency Outdoor Advertising, ruling it an illegal penalty in billboard dis...
Newsom, Spitzer clash over early release of twice-deported killer in teen DUI deaths
By Douglas Saunders Sr.
White House vows federal prison time for twice-deported felon who killed two teens in a DUI crash, igniting a sharp dispute be...
Judge William Orrick enjoins the Trump administration from withholding billions in funding from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions.
State Bar & Bar Associations, Legal Education
Supreme Court demands to know how, why AI was used on bar exam
By Malcolm Maclachlan
California Supreme Court investigates State Bar's undisclosed AI use in February bar exam questions, sparking transparency and...
Banking
$100M Wells Fargo shareholder lawsuit settlement tentatively OK'd
By James Twomey
Judge approves $100 million Wells Fargo settlement, including governance reforms and $33.3 million in stock for plaintiffs' co...
Litigation & Arbitration, Labor/Employment, Government
Union sues over administrative judge raises
By Malcolm Maclachlan
Union claims 85 judges denied raises, wins arbitration, but state ignores ruling, trapping them in pay dispute.
Class Action
$2.5 billion NCAA settlement to be renegotiated over roster limits
By Wisdom Howell
Federal judge halts $2.5 billion NCAA settlement, citing roster cuts harming athletes, orders renegotiation in landmark NIL la...
Civil Litigation
LA Courts mull court closures to serve public with kiosks, storefronts
By Laurinda Keys
A recent survey reveals public support for replacing aging courthouses with community-based service centers, as officials seek...
Civil Rights
El Segundo racial profiling lawsuit advances as judge denies city's demurrer
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge overruled El Segundo's demurrer, allowing a racial profiling lawsuit filed by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ...
Immigration
Judge considers partial injunction against Trump's sanctuary city funding cuts
By Wisdom Howell
Judge Orrick may partially block President Trump's executive order withholding billions from 16 sanctuary jurisdictions, inclu...
Government
Judge warns Huntington Park against replacing ousted council member
By Skyler Romero
A Los Angeles judge's stay on a Huntington Park council replacement is stalled by appeal, but the city risks legal peril if it...
Liaison counsel and steering committee appointed in Pacific Palisades fire lawsuits
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
The move came as disputes emerge over whether power lines or water supply failures fueled the destruction.
Health Care & Hospital Law, Civil Litigation
Eli Lilly sues telehealth companies over compounded weight loss drugs
By Wisdom Howell
The pharmaceutical company claims the compounded medications lack FDA approval and put patients at risk, while defendants argu...
Real Estate/Development
Landlord sues biosciences firm for $11.8M lease abandonment
By James Twomey
Landlord claims Foundery abandoned $11.8M lease, misrepresented finances, and mingled assets, seeking damages for breach and f...
Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit lifts injunction on SF sheriff's pretrial monitoring program
By Craig Anderson
The ACLU vowed to seek en banc review of the ruling that warrantless tracking and searches can be constitutional when court-or...
State Bar & Bar Associations
State Bar used AI to write exam questions, suggests lower pass score
By Malcolm Maclachlan
The California State Bar quietly disclosed it used artificial intelligence to help write some questions on the February Bar Ex...
State Bar & Bar Associations
Witness accuses ex-deputy city attorney of perjury in billing scandal case
By Skyler Romero
Disbarred attorney Paul O. Paradis testifies ex-deputy city attorney James Clark lied about steering a class action lawsuit ti...
Former judge is plaintiff and lawyer in suit over fire that wrecked his home
By Antoine Abou-Diwan
Ex-judge Vijay Gandhi, a plaintiff and lawyer, sues LA for wildfire that destroyed his and U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson'...
Tax
City workers protest Airbnb suit for lower taxes, judge argues with counsel
By James Twomey
City workers protest Airbnb's $120M tax refund lawsuit; judge challenges attorney as San Francisco faces $800M deficit.
Immigration, Administrative/Regulatory
Federal judge refuses to lift $5B legal aid order for migrant children
By Wisdom Howell
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on Tuesday rejected claims that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision nullified her...